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Protecting lives and our most important heritage

Specification Product Update

Advances in fire resistant glazing have enabled modern performance expectations to be applied to architecturally sensitive and listed buildings as a variety of Promat SYSTEMGLAS® projects demonstrate. The project required a large fire resistant screen complete with fire doors to compartmentalise two areas of the building.

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General Contractors License in Nebraska: Contractor Licensing Requirements

Contractors Liability Blog

Why Contractor Licensing is Required in Nebraska Licensing contractors in Nebraska is important so all contractors meet certain standards and qualifications to do the work safely and correctly. Plus licensing contractors promotes fair competition among contractors by having everyone follow the same standards and requirements.

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Leave lightning protection to specialists: Install & Disconnect.

CCR Magazine

Installing a watertight roofing system requires attention to every detail from exhaust penetrations and skylights to snow retention and gutters. Various components of lightning protection systems are installed before, during and after the roof installation , meaning everyone should be included in the project schedule.

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FIREFLYTM SYSTEM UPGRADES ROOFSPACES AT ASHFIELD WELLBEING CENTRE

Specification Product Update

DC Fire Protection Ltd., based at Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, works right across the country covering multiple sectors of the construction industry, installing active as well as passive fire protection systems. DC Fire Protection Ltd.,

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Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction

BDC Network

Fire-Rated Systems in Light-Frame Wood Construction 1 kcichowicz Thu, 07/20/2023 - 09:38 Multifamily Housing Find guidance on designing and building some of the most cost-effective, code-compliant fire-rated construction systems.

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Dissecting code language updates to lightning protection systems

Construction Specifier

In 2018 (latest data available), insurance companies paid nearly $1 billion in lightning-related claims to some 78,000 policy holders, according to the Lightning Protection Institute (LPI). Beyond physical building damage, lightning poses a threat to data, security, and all electrical and electronic components in a building.

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Benefits of Temporary Suspended Ceilings: A Comprehensive Guide

CCR Magazine

They are a multi-use tool and a great friend to any good building contractor. On a construction site, they have many uses and can be utilized to protect equipment and workers across the site against roofing debris and dust. They are both flexible and waterproof and are ideal against the elements.