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PASSIVE HOUSE DESIGN OF HIGH-RISE, MIXED-INCOME HOUSING RELIES ON STRUCTURAL THERMAL BREAKS

Civil + Structural Engineer

425 Grand Concourse’s southern exposure required installing sunshades on 13 floors to save energy. Concrete-to-steel thermal breaks connect to the interior slab and isolate the steel clips that attach the rainscreen to the façade. They are isolated from the interior slabs supporting them by structural thermal breaks.

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Managing moisture in construction: Effective strategies for durable roofing systems

Construction Specifier

By Chadwick Collins Photo and illustrations courtesy Single Ply Roofing Industry (SPRI) An often-overlooked issue during new construction or a commercial renovation project is the addition of unwanted moisture into the structure. Typically, water vapor or moisture movement—called diffusion—travels from warm humid (i.e.

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Meet the most innovative precast floor system in the U.S.

Construction Specifier

Meet the most innovative precast floor system in the U.S. When Tindall brought its new precast floor system from Denmark to the U.S. customers were not satisfied with accepting the system’s historical performance and European test results. m (30 to 45 ft), supporting both commercial and residential floor loads.

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Making Better Buildings

Natural Building

To my knowledge, building science has never been approached with such an attitude of precise evaluation of all of the factors that affect the environmental impact of materials and building systems. Simple bar graphs indicate at a glance just how “green” each material or system might be.

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How to Building Construction Process Step by Step

CivilJungle

Also, read: IS 516:1959 Most Important Point (Method of Tests For Strength of Concrete). After the foundation work is completed, ground beam formwork preparation has been started and poured with concrete. Floor Slab or Roof Structure. Internal walls are plaster with a smooth finish, and flooring is done with tiles.

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Retail Construction: 3 Construction Cost-Savings Tips for De-malling a Shopping Mall

HardHatChat

Don’t work against the existing shopping center floor plans, but evolve them into the new design. Reusable elements should include: Steel and concrete – save as much of the physical shell as you can. The base structure – no need to pour a new foundation. Roof systems – depending on their age and how they work into the new plan.

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All About Transportation of Concrete | What Is Transportation of Concrete | Methods for Transportation of Concrete

CivilJungle

What Is Transportation of Concrete? Transportation of concrete is a process where we move freshly prepared concrete from one place to another place. Generally, we move concrete to that place where that concrete need to be dumped for structural construction purpose. Methods for Transportation of Concrete.