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Design-Build gets sweeter: Expanding a Hershey plant with a high-tech approach

The Korte Company

This half of the job involved liquid unloading bays, custom pumps and an intricate, suspended network of mixed flexible piping. A beam clashed with a duct, or a pipe lay where a fire sprinkler system needed to go. Things got interesting in phase two: a two-story processing and packaging addition.

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Firestopping In Construction and Buildings

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One of the first projects I was on the architect asked us if the firestopping material was installed in the movie theatre. Because I was new I had no idea was this crucial element to the building life safety systems were. It identifies the separation and the required rating by highlighting them on a floor plan.

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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

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Introduction of Glass Block Floor. 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. Glass-block floors are not economical, but they have extremely strong and scratch-resistant properties. Advantages of Glass Blocks.

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

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Slabs are structural elements manufactured from concrete constructed to produce flat surfaces, usually horizontal, in building floors, roofs, bridges. It diminishes floor -to-floor lofts when there’s no requirement for a deep false ceiling& hence building loftiness may be diminished. What Is a Slab?

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Polysulfide Sealant Vs Polyurethane Sealant | Functions of Sealants | What Is Polysulphide Sealant | What Is Polyurethane Sealant

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After all the columns of the building had been concreted up to the first-floor level, the construction of beam & slab begins. In the construction of the building, many types of joints are observed (a joint is where two walls meet, two floors meet, or one wall and one floor meets, in a building). What Is Polyurethane Sealant?

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Success in cold storage warehouse construction

The Korte Company

Obviously, the lifeblood of any cold storage warehouse is its HVAC system. These systems feature powerful ammonia cooling units that help maintain ideal temperatures. It’s crucial that these systems work efficiently. Another key cold storage warehouse construction technique is the installation of floor heating systems.

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Success in cold storage warehouse construction

The Korte Company

Obviously, the lifeblood of any cold storage warehouse is its HVAC system. These systems feature powerful ammonia cooling units that help maintain ideal temperatures. It’s crucial that these systems work efficiently. Another key cold storage warehouse construction technique is the installation of floor heating systems.