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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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Gatwick Airport expansion plans delayed

Construction Law

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has given a tentative approval to the 2.2 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. See the panel to the right.

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FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

The Constructor

Factors that affect construction project Site selection is mainly based on two factors: 1. Aim should be to reduce the consumption of energy resources and still create an efficient structure. Factors concerning before construction of the project 2.

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PRECAST CONCRETE PROCESS

The Constructor

The individual components are prefabricated off site then taken to site where they are erected. Transport to site: The components are delivered to site in a pre-determined sequence to ensure that hardened concrete are ready for instant erection. Erection at site: The components are erected straight from the lorry.

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FEATURES OF PRECAST CONCRETE

The Constructor

No space needed on site for storing moulds and reinforcement: Precast components are made in a factory and delivered to site where they are lifted straight from the lorry onto the building. Faster erection at site: Components are erected straight from the delivery lorry.

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WHAT IS PRECAST CONCRETE?

The Constructor

Tweet Precast concrete is cast under factory controlled conditions and not erected on site until it is fully hardened. Cast in-situ concrete is formed on site using traditional methods of formwork and ready-mixed concrete. WHAT IS PRECAST CONCRETE?

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