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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Recently I had a friend fall walking near a construction zone while carrying a case of water to her coffee shop. She tripped over one of the construction sign legs that was sticking out beyond the construction cone and fencing, but she was not walking in the construction zone. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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NAR Study Says Years of Underbuilding to Blame for Housing Shortage

Pro Builder

In 2009 the opposite issue burdened the market: There were too many homes for too few buyers. Home prices and rents are rising rapidly because of the severe lack of supply, says the Washington Post, and the study says low supply results from years of underbuilding. But with economic recovery came the increase in home prices and rents.

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don't think: Do Revit: AU 2009! Project Templates

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Sunday, November 15, 2009. ▼ 2009. (38). Revit Zone. skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Project Templates. Its the final run-up to AU2009. Im teaching a course on Project Templates this year. . ► September. (9). ► May.

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Alternative Deck Footing Product, Diamond Pier, Releases 10-year Study Examining Frost Heave Performance

Pro Builder

Additionally, since there is no ASTM testing methodology for foundation systems in freezing conditions, so the building code industry relies upon observational evidence as the basis for deriving a reasonable standard of performance for a given frost zone depth. The study included all warranty claims in the designated area from 2009 to 2019.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The more complex answer is workers are being pushed and pressured on production to the point that workers get into a zone of “get it done regardless of safety.” December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009.

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Revit OpEd: Room Separation Lines - Agida for MEP?

Revit OpEd

The essence of my response via email: HVAC Zones are meant to combine spaces into larger more coherent collections for engineering purposes. I have recently had to use room separation lines as the only way to create rudimentary FM schedules to allocate users and equipment to a desk/zone. Aaron Maller. Thanks for the comments all!

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High-performance roofing strategies

Construction Specifier

To design a high-performance roof, it is essential to consider building science, the fundamentals of heat, air, and moisture, as well as understand the local climate zone and the different pressures acting on the building enclosure. McCarthy, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Storm Prediction Center, Norman Oklahoma, June 2009. Schaefer, Jason J.

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