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Precast Concrete Lintels: The Ultimate Guide to Strength, Durability & Installation

UK Construction Blog

Available in various types (standard prestressed, high strength and fair-faced options) and sizes (widths from 100mm to 215mm and lengths from 600mm to 3000mm), these lintels can accommodate diverse building requirements. What Are Precast Concrete Lintels?

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IMPROVED AWWA C904 IMPORTANT FOR  UNDERGROUND POTABLE PEX WATER SERVICE LINE INSTALLATION

Civil + Structural Engineer

Named Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Pressure Tube, 1/2 Inch Through 3 Inch for Water Service, it is the ANSI-approved standard for PEX tubing intended to deliver potable water into homes and buildings. director of engineering for PPI’s Building & Construction Division.

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New Heating Units Offer Cost-Effective Comfort in Boston Apts

CCR Magazine

From their energy efficiency, quiet operation and low maintenance to the fact that they can be controlled individually for personalized comfort, electric heaters offer several benefits in apartment buildings,” explained Andrew Martin, Manager of Product Management with Marley Engineered Products®. The culprit?

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Prototyping multi-store retail leads to substantial store returns

CCR Magazine

Be it comfort, convenience, performance, energy, economy or efficiency, the goal of quality architecture is to improve the human experience of place and space in meaningful ways. White says that controlling facility improvements through the prototype affords ALDI immense efficiency in creating near-identical stores from market to market.

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DoD FSRM, BUILDER SMS and the LEGACY of Wasteful Politics

Job Order Contracting

There are specialized SMS modules, such as BUILDER (buildings), RAILER (rails), ROOFER (roofs), and PAVER (pavements). web-based with single instance for entire component) 2005: Navy selects commercial tool for facility assessments in lieu of continuing with BUILDER 2006: USMC begins pilot tests of BUILDER 2007: BUILDER 3.0

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Swinerton Energy Names New Operations Manager

CCR Magazine

Her tenure at Swinerton Builders, (a Swinerton Energy affiliate), started in 2006 as an Assistant Project Manager and culminated in her previous appointment as Corporate Quality Director. Under her co-directing guidance, the department experienced significant growth, expanding from a team of four to nearly 30 professionals.

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Protecting sensitive sites: Noise and vibration rules

Construction Specifier

In these cases, the noise and/or vibration control requirements should often be much more restrictive. 113, Noise Control Code and Construction Rule of January 18, 2007. State of California The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) defines noise as a part of the environment. s) for a frequency range above 10 Hz.