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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The requirements of site for buildings with different occupancies are different. So all the buildings proposed for different purposes have different requirements and thus different considerations for their site selection. The site should be in fully developed area or in the area which has potential of development.

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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. Good site planning therefore starts with a comprehensive analysis of the site, within the immediate and regional context.

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PFAS in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?

Green Building Law Update

The question de riguer in commercial real estate transactions is if PFAS is included in a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? A peer reviewed study cited approvingly by the EPA describes 99.7% of Americans have a detectable PFAS in their blood! 9601) and petroleum products.”.

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Gatwick Airport expansion plans delayed

Construction Law

billion plan for a second runway at Gatwick Airport, delaying a final decision until October. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has given a tentative approval to the 2.2

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5 noteworthy megaprojects still under construction during the outbreak

Construction Dive

Amid ever-changing mandates and guidelines, projects such as Amazon HQ2, a bullet train line, an airport and professional sports stadiums have continued work, even though some of these sites have had confirmed cases.

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Its snow joke as normal service continues at Arlanda airport

Digger Blog

These specially built snow clearing machines at Arlanda airport in Stockholm, are based on Volvo A25D articulated haulers, with a supporting fleet of Volvo wheeled loaders fitted with ploughs and snow blowers. The advanced Volvo A25D based PSB machines (plough, sweep and blow), are fitted with a 7.3

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$19B JFK project opens construction support facility

Construction Dive

The hub will produce concrete on site and employ barges to reduce emissions and congestion on the airport rehab project.

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