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

UK Construction Blog

These lintels must comply with strict British and European standards (including BS EN 845-2:2013+A1:2016 and BS EN 1992-1-1:2004+A1:2014) to ensure proper load-bearing capacity and safety requirements. These lintels undergo rigorous testing following BS EN 845-2:2013 and BS EN 846-9:2016 standards, ensuring consistent performance.

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Esh starts Hull bridge works

The Construction Index

Andy Thompson, director of bridges at Mason Clark Associates said: “After over a year of design, and having completed extensive investigations and consultations to gain all the necessary permits to undertake the works, it is great that work will be starting on strengthening this structure.”

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Skanska Clinches $303M Massachusetts Bridge Replacement Job

ENR Construction

Since MassDOT has received necessary permits for the bridge design and construction, Skanska will proceed “ensuring full compliance with the permits and protecting the environmentally sensitive areas as we design and build the bridge,” Pine says.

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Updated NEPA Procedures Could Reshape Federal Environmental Reviews

ENR Construction

It should make permitting timelines a lot faster.” During the first Trump administration, a CEQ report found that final environmental impact statement issued between 2013 and 2018 averaged 661 pages, and their appendices averaged another 1,042 pages. Reviews have frequently exceeded these limits.

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Data center vacancy rates hit record low

Construction Dive

We have not seen pricing follow historical norms, which for 2013 to 2020 was a decrease year after year,” said Dolven. The ability to construct high voltage power lines and new substations in certain geographies is challenging from a planning, permitting, zoning, right-of-way and easement perspective — these are large projects.”

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Sunshine

Revit OpEd

Revit 2013 - Sunshine. If we advance a single frame at a time it permits us to capture a view with the sun in the view, like this. Labels: Image , Revit 2013 , Visualization. Revit 2013 - Sunshine. Revit 2013 - View References. Revit 2013 - Diameter Dimension. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013.

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QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits | ENR.

ENR Construction

QR Codes Unlocking Secrets of NYC Building Permits. New York City building permits are sprouting up with QR codes that instantly unlock vast amounts of project information. It is now nearing the issuance of its 200,000th building permit with a QR code. QR codes are expected to be on all permits by the end of 2013.