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Team Erects 460-Ft.-Tall Tower on Tight Manhattan Site

ENR Construction

Tall Tower on Tight Manhattan Site Faced with tight timelines and site constraints, the team crafted a strategy to keep critical concrete pours on a consistent schedule By Bruce Buckley A tight site forced the team to position the crane close to the building and secure it through temporary openings in the facade.

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Renovating a Crumbling Stone Home in Italy

Natural Building

“We met in 2018 while volunteering for an architecture NGO in Tanzania,” Maddalena says. The couple also had to remove the internal walls. They then spent a lot of time removing the old plaster that was covering the remaining structural walls. ” This image shows the new walls complete.

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Waterproof tanking techniques

GCP Applied Technologies

Thu, 06/07/2018 - 15:10. June 07, 2018. 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. Are there resources to maintain the waterproofing system? Phillip.fry@gc….

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Although waterproofing systems account for a small fraction of the cost of an overall building project, if the wrong solution is chosen or it’s installed improperly, the costs of remediation can be tremendous. .

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing mass transit systems. Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:42. April 03, 2018. Water and moisture intrusion can cause significant damage to mass transit systems, resulting in high replacement costs, lost revenue, and serious disruption in travel. Pre-applied Waterproofing: Understanding concrete bonding methods.

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Waterproofing mass transit systems

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproofing mass transit systems. Tue, 04/03/2018 - 11:42. April 03, 2018. Water and moisture intrusion can cause significant damage to mass transit systems, resulting in high replacement costs, lost revenue, and serious disruption in travel. Phillip.fry@gc…. GCP Applied Technologies. Challenges. Underground Solutions.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Although waterproofing systems account for a small fraction of the cost of an overall building project, if the wrong solution is chosen or it’s installed improperly, the costs of remediation can be tremendous. .