UK Construction Blog
JANUARY 31, 2024
The post Choosing the Right Curtain Wall System for Your Project appeared first on UK Construction Blog. At Crucial Engineering we pride ourselves on being aluminium curtain walling system experts. With that in mind we’ve put together this guide to choosing the right curtain wall system for your project.
Construction Specifier
AUGUST 24, 2023
This is a follow-up article speaking to additional questions in this system type. Considerations for the use of exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS) overclad solutions. Structural considerations, including thermal bridging and construction costs. The appropriateness of face-sealed systems in certain climate regions.
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Construction Specifier
JUNE 25, 2024
Aiming to enhance the fire safety standards in exterior walls, fireblocking is now mandatory behind ventilated cladding , with few exceptions. Simultaneously, it enables the design of exterior walls which can meet the other stringent performance requirements imposed on today’s buildings. By Antonie Habellion, P.Eng., from the 2000 IBC.
Civil + Structural Engineer
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In the fall of 2012, Superstorm Sandy devastated the East Coast of the United States, including the State of New Jersey. Sandy’s storm surge flooded ninety percent of the Borough and as a result, sixty structures were destroyed and 629 were substantially damaged, leaving behind 4,500 tons of debris.
Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Over the last 10 years (2012-2021), there has been at least $1 trillion in disaster damage costs resulting from 142 weather and climate disaster events. Sustainable construction considers the entire life cycle of a structure and aims to reduce the environmental damage at every stage, from the initial choice of products to demolition.
Natural Building
MAY 2, 2021
Most of each day will be spent practicing a wide range of hands-on natural building systems, some ancient and time-tested, others experimental. He has experience with a wide range of effective low-cost, low-tech building techniques including cob, straw bale, and many lightweight natural infill systems.
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Due to the direct proximity of the basements and ground levels of commercial structures to soil and rock matter, as well as to the gaseous movement of radon upward through that matter and into the air, there is risk to the users of commercial facilities should the gas infiltrate and accrue in more dangerous amounts indoors.
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