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What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction? Expert Recommendations

Construction Placements

What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction? Expert Recommendations Temporary wall systems are essential for construction projects, ensuring safety, privacy, and efficiency. The post What Are the Top-Rated Temporary Wall Systems for Construction?

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SLSCO wins $145M border wall contract

Construction Dive

The government contract, to build a 6-mile piece of a border-levee wall system along the U.S.-Mexico Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, is the Texas contractor's second border wall award this year.

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What’s the Difference Between a Chimney Flue and a Flue Pipe? A Simple Guide for UK Homeowners

UK Construction Blog

They might sound similar, but they play very different roles in your heating system. Its a visible, metal pipe that carries hot gases from the stove to the point where they enter the chimney system. For the flue pipe: Use single-wall steel pipes where safe clearances allow.

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Moresby Hall A595 Roadway Embankment Repair Project  

Civil + Structural Engineer

The goal was to rebuild the roadway embankments and integrate a new drainage system, thereby facilitating long-term improvements and reducing maintenance needs for the A595. A lightweight yet strong system that could also support a vegetated finish was essential.

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Renovated historic site gets structural and mechanical overhaul

Construction Specifier

Renovation work included significant reinforcement of the original structure, restoration of historic interior trim, and upgrading modern mechanical and fire safety systems through original masonry walls. Many of the original doors have been restored and fixed in place on unit walls and throughout hallways.

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Bendheim Glass Mural Captures Historic Olympic Moment

Civil + Structural Engineer

The wall includes four panels of digitally printed glass which combine to create the overall image. The glass is installed with Bendheim’s innovative TurnKey Fusion Light Wall system, which uses petite clips to capture the glass, eliminating the need for adhesives or expensive glass drilling.

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Border wall contractors tapping new building tech

Construction Dive

Fisher Sand & Gravel, for example, used what it says is an entirely novel cast-in-place concrete system on the privately funded We Build the Wall section.