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What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction? Expert Recommendations

Construction Placements

What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction? Expert Recommendations Temporary wall systems are essential for construction projects, ensuring safety, privacy, and efficiency. The post What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction?

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Black Buffalo Hits Print on First Internationally Code Compliant 3D-Printed Home

The Pro Builder

The first of its kind in the world, the LoMa home utilizes technology that makes it the first International Code Council Evaluation Service (ICC-ES)-approved home to use load-bearing 3D-printed walls. “We Black Buffalo 3D-printed home building process. Photos courtesy BB3D Creating this magic is Black Buffalo’s NEXCON Printer.

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New BJC Health Tower Breaks Ground in St. Louis

Civil + Structural Engineer

Louis area, Barnes-Jewish Health Systems (BJC) undertook a long-term, campus wide renewal project. A key architectural element of the building was on the west projection, which featured a cantilever piece that stemmed out 25 feet beginning on the fifth floor. PD5 shoring systems spanned up to 40 feet.

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MBMA Welcomes Four New Members 

Civil + Structural Engineer

CLEVELAND, OHIO – www.mbma.com : The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) is pleased to welcome four new associate members to its ranks: Innovative Clean Energy LLC , the International Accreditation Service (IAS) , Robert Sage Careers, LLC, and SWD Urethane.

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National Precast: 50 years of building Australia’s future

Roads Online

How reinforced earth technology works Reinforced earth involves strengthening soil with materials like concrete, steel strips or geosynthetics to enhance its load-bearing capacity. This technique has been widely used in the construction of retaining walls, bridge abutments and embankments.

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Styrofoam’s Promise for Hurricane-Proof Homes

The Pro Builder

But as it turns out, there may be bigger opportunities for the polystyrene foam to benefit our daily lives—and it comes in the form of building homes. Vero Building Systems , a building materials manufacturing company, has begun production of its lightweight structural concrete insulated panels (SCIP).

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Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes

The Pro Builder

Combining Concrete and Offsite Manufacturing to Create Resilient Homes qpurcell Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:53 Before it could build resilient , high-performing homes across the country, Onx Homes decided it first needed to prove it could do so in a challenging climate. This is not a theory. We have done it,” he says.