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PVC Sheet Guide: Types, Properties, Applications & Benefits Explained

UK Construction Blog

Extensive colour and finish options range from white and grey marble effects to tinted variants and solid colours, providing aesthetic flexibility for both commercial and residential applications. Foamed PVC consists of a lightweight plastic foam core with paper lamination on both sides.

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Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site

The Pro Builder

By shaving just a foot off the depth of the three-story, side-by-side duplex destined for an infill lot in Pittsburgh, he enabled Structural Modular Innovations to build three boxes at a time on its factory floor instead of only two. And losing that 1 foot didn’t affect the livability or marketability of the homes at all.”

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Iowa fire station embraces biophilia to reduce PTSD in firefighters

Construction Specifier

Recipient of multiple honors, a fire station in Marion, Iowa, has been designed using a sustainability consultant’s 14 biophilic principles to reduce post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in firefighters. Use of natural materials: The exterior skin of the building is clad in shou sugi ban wood, complemented by cedar and Ipe wood decks.

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GSA, LEED, USGBC, and Politics

Building Information Management

General Services Administration (GSA) is to be commended for its leadership in improving energy and environmental performance across its federal building portfolio. GSA reduced emissions from federal buildings more than 20 percent compared with 2008. performance building rating system in the United States. 106 Greenway.

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What Is Drywall | Drywall Water Damage | Drywall Water Damage Repair | Cost to Repair Drywall Ceiling Water Damage

CivilJungle

In drywall, a gypsum board is sandwiched by two paper boards. The Gypsum board is placed in the middle of the total structure and it is surrounded by two paper boards. Paperless Type: In other types of drywall, we are using coated paper on the outside of the gypsum board but here we are using fibreglass, instead of paper.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

Full White Paper. The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Instructions on building services interruption. Risk assessment of susceptible patient locations.

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2015 Healthcare Construction – Construction Contractor Compliance

Building Information Management

Full White Paper. The terms Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) are getting focused attention from regulators, business owners, and property managers with new requirements. Instructions on building services interruption. Risk assessment of susceptible patient locations.