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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. Designing buildings that provide good fire protection, cost-effectively, can be challenging.

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Let's build toward a circular economy

BDC Network

A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ceiling. In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems.

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Let's build towards a circular economy

BDC Network

A sustainable relationship to a building, community and planet should be the floor, not the ceiling. In the simplest sense, a circular economy is an approach to material lifecycle management guided by three principles: eliminate waste, keep materials in circulation for as long as possible, and regenerate natural systems.

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Cogan Mezzanine: Space Efficiency Unveiled

CCR Magazine

Installing a mezzanine floor is one of the most efficient ways to effectively double your storage capacity without expanding the building footprint. Understanding Mezzanine Storage Platforms A mezzanine floor refers to an intermediate or partial floor constructed between two main floors of a warehouse or industrial facility.

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19 Different Types of Slabs in Construction | What Is a Slab

CivilJungle

Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. To supply plain ceiling surface giving preferable diffusion of sunlight. Utilized during a flat plate system, it’s impossible to possess a sizeable span.

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Yale Students Build a Regenerative Building on Horse Island

Natural Building

The crew used screws and bolts to assemble the building’s components, which were prefabricated at the university’s West Campus and transported to the island on a barge. A rainwater collection system will provide water for washing. The restroom will feature an incinerating toilet, which burns waste into ash.

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Glass Block Floor | Advantages of Glass Blocks | Disadvantages of Glass Blocks | Uses of Glass Blocks | Types of Glass Block | Glass Block for Windows

CivilJungle

Introduction of Glass Block Floor. Glass blocks can provide light and it can be used as a decorative material to an Architectural structure. Glass Block Floor. Glass block is the most commonly used for the Construction of transparent or translucent walls , but it is also used on the floors. Advantages of Glass Blocks.