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Hilton’s SE hotel showcases Linetec finishes on Tubelite windows.

CCR Magazine

As the Middle Tennessee’s first full-service hotel built in nearly a decade, the eight-story, 244-room Hilton Franklin Cool Springs offers one of the only roof-level patios in town plus a stylish lobby and contemporary guest rooms with Tubelite thermal entrance systems and floor-to-ceiling window wall.

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Transforming Your Basement with Bench Footing

UK Construction Blog

However, traditional basement finishing methods often need to pay more attention to a critical first step – installing proper structural support. Bench footing refers to a continuous concrete footing installed around the perimeter of a basement. It provides a sturdy foundation for framing basement walls and finishing the space.

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Rehabilitation Extends Life, Restores Historical Aspects of Minneapolis’ Third Avenue Bridge

Civil + Structural Engineer

The span, which is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is a classic example of a cast-in-place concrete arch-type bridge. Historic concrete was extensively deteriorated. Partially historic retaining walls at the northern abutment had deteriorated so badly that they were starting to lean outward.

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What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete | Cast in Place Concrete Advantages and Disadvantages | Concrete Casting Techniques

CivilJungle

What Is Cast-In-Situ Concrete? Cast-in-situ concrete is prepared, placed, and finished on the construction site. Another name of cast-in-situ concrete is poured-in-place concrete. Generally, concrete slabs, concrete foundations , beam, column, wall, roof, etc.,

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Seattle Aquarium Brings New Ocean Pavilion to Life with Trimble Construction Technology

Civil + Structural Engineer

At the turn of the century, the company pioneered the use of steel-reinforced concrete to create safer, stronger, and more efficient buildings. The project includes the creation of three large habitats with essentially no straight edges, including a main habitat consisting of 680 cubic yards of concrete and 355 tons of rebar.

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Everything You Need to Know About Building Your Own Home

CCR Magazine

Consider factors such as size, style, layout, number of rooms, and special features like outdoor spaces, basements, or energy-saving systems. In addition to your contractor, you may need to work with an architect, an engineer, and subcontractors specializing in plumbing, electrical work, and HVAC systems.

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Waterproof tanking techniques

GCP Applied Technologies

Tanking – also referred to as below grade waterproofing – involves the application of a waterproofing barrier to the walls, the base slab and in some cases to the roof of the below grade structure. Drainage , or cavity wall construction, where water is allowed to enter the outer wall and then is pumped out. Tanking methods.