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Article 4 Direction: What Property Owners Need to Know Before Converting

UK Construction Blog

The Legal Framework and Purpose Article 4 Directions derive their authority from Article 4 of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development Order 2015. For example, in areas with consistent architectural styles, restrictions on window replacements help preserve the visual harmony of the streetscape.

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High-performance coating systems

Construction Specifier

Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to a just-like-new condition designed to last for over 20 years. Preserving modern history. The building’s historical status meant less aggressive removal processes needed to be applied.

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Failures: Beware of condensation in the attic

Construction Specifier

Severe and frequent condensation in this small condominium building has resulted in wood decay and mold growth, resulting in deterioration not just of the oriented strand board (OSB) roof deck but even the top chord of the wood truss. However, when a similar design is adopted for structures with low-sloped roofs (such as 0.25:12

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

Downtown Arts & Entertainment District: Rochester became a National Main Street Community in 2006, gaining approval from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their strategic plan and achieving non-profit organization status. City Hall offices will be expanded into the Annex. percent in 2003 to 24.7

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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency

Business Facilities

million-square-foot distribution center, and the company currently operates a fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing facility in the City of Rensselaer. Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean. Lawrence Seaway.

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Connecticut Has A New – And – Nearly $1 Billion Dollar- revitalization Mixed Use Construction Project On The Connecticut River. The Well Known Development Group Sets The Tentative Schedule For The Planning, Design, & Development As The Largest new Mixed Use Project In Nearly 50 Years Takes Shape

Bylt News

This project has been identified as one of the many early action projects of the Greater Hartford Mobility Study which is being undertaken by the Department to develop a comprehensive program to improve the transportation system and address mobility within the region. Federal Nexus: 23 U.S.C. § 25 East West Hill Rd, Barkhamsted, CT 06063. .