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Western Specialty Contractors Restoring Minneapolis’ Historic Wesley Church

Civil + Structural Engineer

3, 2023) Western Specialty Contractors – Minneapolis Branch is nearing completion of a project to restore a masonry wall section of the historic Wesley Church located at 101 E. The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota listed the church on its 2010 Most Endangered Historic Places list. Louis, MO, Aug. in downtown Minneapolis, MN.

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Dr. James M. Fisher is MBMA’s 2024 Ellifritt Award Winner

Civil + Structural Engineer

Named after MBMA’s original director of research and engineering, this honor is given to a researcher annually for contributions to the advancement of metal building systems. Fisher has contributed extensively to the advancement of metal building systems,” said Lee Shoemaker, Ph.D., Dr. Fisher received the 1984 T.R.

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Serialize INI configuration to python dictionary ? Linux by Examples

Construction Dive

ConfigTemplate (name=None): The construct the INI structure in another dictionary, storing the Section Name as well as your comments. Related Posts Python vs Lua, data structure In python, we have various type of data structure, such as list, set, tuple, dictionary etc, but in Lua, we only have ta. November 2010 (1).

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Off-Grid Monolithic Cob House

Natural Building

It has a 1-kilowatt solar power system and a backup generator for electricity, a propane radiant in-floor heating system and a Rumford fireplace for heat, and a constructed wetland for natural wastewater treatment. This home is different because it’s a structural cob house, so the 2-foot thick walls are load-bearing.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. ► 2010.

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Effects of acoustical ceiling panel type: Vertical sound isolation

Construction Specifier

Much is known about constructing partitions, whether they are made of masonry or gypsum wall board attached to metal or wood studs, to achieve the desired level of noise isolation. For nonresidential buildings with concrete structural floors and suspended acoustic panel ceilings, the information and test data are limited.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Adobe Homes.

Natural Building

Published in 2010, Adobe Homes for All Climates: Simple, Affordable, and Earthquake-Resistant Natural Building Techniques , by Lisa Schroder and Vince Ogletree presents a comprehensive look at how one might go about building with adobe. One of the more unique aspects of their system is the use of specialized molds for fabricating the blocks.