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How to Plan a Home Addition That Blends Seamlessly with Your Existing Home

UK Construction Blog

Ceiling Height : Match the ceiling height of the existing rooms. Adding proper insulation to walls, floors, and ceilings. Installing energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. Plan for Interior Continuity The interior of your addition should feel like a natural extension of your home.

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Schimenti Announces Printemps Opening at One Wall Street

CCR Magazine

Schimenti’s scope extended beyond typical construction, managing every interior detail, including custom lighting, audiovisual systems, furniture, artwork, and high-end finishes. Ceiling heights rise and fall, colors change, and materials transition, creating an immersive and intimate journey.

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The Desert Comfort Idea Home: a True Desert Oasis

The Pro Builder

To do so, he combined and optimized several commercially available materials, products, systems, and practices—including insulated concrete forms (ICFs), structural insulated panels (SIPs), and a “plug-and-play” ducting system—that currently live outside the mainstream of the housing industry.

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OWA UK’s metal ceilings get to work

Specification Product Update

OWA UK has fulfilled its largest contract to date for its OWAtecta S80 demountable metal ceiling raft, with the innovative system being used on two of the buildings that form part of Assembly – a landmark riverside commercial office development in Bristol.

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Top 10 Construction Defects: Prevent These Costly Building Mistakes

UK Construction Blog

The most dangerous defects include structural issues (foundation cracks, wall collapses), water infiltration, electrical/plumbing failures and HVAC system problems, which often remain hidden for years. These systems run throughout buildings, making repairs particularly invasive and expensive.

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DO YOU FIRESTOP BOTTOM OF WALL

Halpert Life Safety

it says joints installed in or between fire-resistance rated walls, floors or floor/ceiling assemblies…shall be protected by an approved fire-resistant-joint system…. Do we have to firestop THAT? Well, if you go to IBC 715.3 It gives a bunch of exceptions, but the bottom of wall is not one of them.

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5 Best Practices Of Energy Efficient Buildings

Construction Marketing

When heat and coolness dissipate, your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system needs to work harder, thereby using up more electricity. As recommended, find the right HVAC contractor who can advise you on which systems are preferable for your building. . All these can lead to wasting energy.