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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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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. 1 The agreement was enacted in 2016. Net-zero is the primary objective necessary for climate management. C above pre-industrial levels.

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California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing

Construction Dive

Rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and nonprofit food banks/pantries. The environmental impact process, before the changes, could take a year and a half from beginning to end. Under these changes, Babich said, that is no longer the case. Housing element rezoning. High-speed rail projects.

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Southwark picks Bouygues to build key worker housing

The Construction Index

Oliver Campbell, managing director of Bouygues UK’s development arm, said: “Building on our successful collaboration on several projects, including the Tustin Estate scheme where we are delivering nearly 700 new homes, we value our strong partnership with the council.

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Changes at Barratt North East

The Construction Index

His replacement is Kerry Moore, who is currently senior land manager. Milburn joined Barratt Homes in May 2001 as land manager and has been development director since July 2004. This includes identifying potential sites, negotiating deals, managing risk, securing planning approvals and ensuring the delivery of projects.

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Designing for recovery: The role of flooring in healthcare facilities

Construction Specifier

In 2012, The Center for Health Design established eight evidence-based design goals that support how the performance of flooring materials can have an actionable impact on multiple health-related outcomes. 9 Managing the acoustic needs of spaces is deeply important.

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COVID-19 and variations

Practical Law Construction

A great deal has been written about force majeure and change in law in the context of COVID-19. We typically think of a variation as being a change to the permanent works and the COVID-19 crisis will have resulted in many instances of this type of change. The type of change that can qualify as a variation under a contract.