The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Residential house site should be located away from the busy commercial roads. Nearness of schools, hospitals, market, etc. are considered good for residential site but these facilities do not carry any significance in the selection site for other public buildings. Good foundation soil should be available at responsible depth.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 8, 2018

Technology companies are creating tools like bricklaying robots and printing houses with 3D printers. Architects are looking to wood—specifically cross-laminated timber—as an alternative to steel and concrete for high-rise buildings. Concrete, on the other hand, has a high carbon footprint since creating it requires a lot of energy.

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HardHatChat

APRIL 30, 2012

When converting a grocery story into the new headquarters of Englewood Construction, many existing materials were reused, including this concrete floor, which received a face lift with a new stain. Back of the house – for a restaurant construction retrofit, can you use existing shelves or simply regrout existing tile.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

In a different take on shipping container student housing from Christian Salvati''s work in Connecticut, a new student development has just opened to tenants in South Africa. In less than a year, developer Cintiq built a 15-story structure, using pre-existing concrete grain silos and shipping containers. Body Image: read more.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 12, 2023

Introduction of Green House Color Schemes Are you tired of looking for green color houses? Are you stressing over what green combination you should choose for your house? Are you looking for some green siding color suggestions? Interior colors are important for making an impression of your house.

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Construction Enquirer

APRIL 20, 2023

A 345-metre-long viaduct that will take HS2 trains across the A413 and local rail lines south of Wendover has been given the green light by Buckinghamshire Council. Its girders will be made from weathering steel which naturally ages to a dark russet finish to blend in with the natural tones of the surrounding landscape.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

Sweet Home 3D (For Windows) Sweet Home 3D is an interior design Java application for quickly choosing and placing furniture on a house 2D plan drawn by the end-user, with a final 3D preview. Geerkoto Computer Aided Interior Designing.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This is an earthbag house in Jaipur that is surrounded by concrete and high rises in the main city. Now the house sports a lovely green roof! Chinmay Pareek from Brzee Studio in India sent me some recent photos of how his project is progressing. We reported on this awhile ago in this post.

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Lets Build

JULY 1, 2022

As the industry focuses on green construction to alleviate the environmental stresses caused by construction—the sector uses 48% of global energy , depletes natural resources, and is responsible for 38% of global greenhouse gas emissions —construction professionals worldwide are searching for ways to make their efforts more sustainable.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

3D-Printed Technology Offers Solution for Affordable Housing. Builders are experimenting with 3D-printing as an innovative step toward addressing urgent housing needs across the U.S. Green, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg in Virginia. “I Thu, 02/03/2022 - 09:56.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 6, 2015

Montgomery County, Maryland has proposed adopting the International Green Construction Code 2012. Many hundreds of LEED projects have been registered in Montgomery County, putting the county near the very top of the list for green construction in the U.S. the alternative compliance path built into the green code.

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Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

You can use it with other materials as part of a structure or use it as the main material to any part of the house. The first and most obvious way to go green is to use recycled materials whenever possible. This material can be used for both interior and exterior building.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 10, 2023

Gray House Color Schemes What color trim would look best with grey siding?, This post has been produced as a starting point about grey house colour schemes, colour theory, and the best paint colours for your home. Clearly shown If you want to have a beautiful house that is aesthetically pleasing.

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Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 11, 2020

At the point when you're building another house, you're confronted with a wide range of decisions which will affect your life to come, to what extent until your house is done and your spending plan. The orientation of your house is particularly significant with respect to daylight.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 22, 2012

A backhoe with a snow plow attachment clearing snow A worker attaches a lifting cable to a concrete sewer pipe section. Due to its (relatively) small size and versatility, backhoe loaders are very common in urban engineering and small construction projects (such as building a small house, fixing city roads etc).

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CivilJungle

JULY 3, 2020

Which Cement Is Best for House Construction? Which Cement is Best for House Construction is a common question to ask people who are thinking about constructing a new home themselves. Must think about this question Which Cement is Best for House Construction. The followings are two best types of cement for house construction.

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Construction Specifier

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The first step for installing the green roof was to map out the specific areas on each roof section that would eventually house the growth media. In addition, the project will include nearly 2,100 housing units to serve a diverse range of incomes, providing both rental and homeownership options. m (24- x 24- x 2-in.)

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Realizing the Bahay Kubo could be adapted to create a contemporary home, Forlales began designing his own bamboo houses and co-founded Cubo in 2019. Cubo’s houses survived unscathed. Each house is made to order and can be customized to include elements such as solar panels on the roof.

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Pro Builder

MAY 24, 2021

Multifamily Housing to its Iconic Roots. A competition run by the office of Los Angeles’ chief design officer seeks to return the city’s multifamily housing back to its roots while addressing the need for more units. The city’s iconic bungalow courts are another example of effective dense housing. Housing Markets.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2023

Recent efforts in North America to reduce embodied carbon in concrete are similar to British solutions to eradicate cobras in colonial India. While some of the population searched under houses and in bushes to find these creatures, others saw a business opportunity and established cobra farms to maintain a more consistent supply of snakes.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 23, 2016

On September 28, 2016, the County Executive of Montgomery County, Maryland submitted Executive Regulation 21-15, which adopts the International Green Construction Code 2012, to the County Council. If the Council does not approve or disapprove the proposed IgCC within 60 days after receiving it, the green code is automatically approved.

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Natural Building

MARCH 14, 2020

This is the 100-mile house! Of course it was impossible to source absolutely everything from within 100 miles, but Briony and her team of builders did an impressive job with this green building! The post The 100 Mile House in British Columbia appeared first on Natural Building Blog. Have you heard of the 100-mile diet?

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CivilJungle

JUNE 30, 2022

What Is the Concrete Core Test? The concrete core test need when concrete is strong, and workshop solid experiment event expose bad issue than to assure the variety of essential functions the core test on concrete is the act. Why Is a Concrete Core Test of Concrete Required? Concrete Core Sample.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 31, 2020

Thick, Green Lawn. Thick, green grass is second only to a renovated kitchen when it comes to what homebuyers are looking for; the expectation being it will improve their quality of life. . The top trending hardscape feature today is the walkway to the house. The lawn is the emerald of the crown surrounding the home.

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BD+C

JUNE 10, 2024

Mass timber serves as a low-carbon alternative to steel and concrete, with cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam being popular examples of contemporary mass timber products. Access to green spaces in affordable housing complexes reduces instances of domestic violence by approximately 25% compared to those without such access.

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CivilJungle

APRIL 8, 2023

Best Pool House Designs In summer, everyone needs a pool and begins to enjoy it, and it honestly is the wardrobe you can obtain for a summer holiday at home. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center. The best pool house plans to set off in the exterior luxury center.

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Construction Cost Estimating

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Besides, concrete, other materials like steel, fibre, plastic, glass, wood and other superior materials can also be used together with concrete to build up homes. Advantages of Concrete Homes: 1. Adaptable Concrete is a multifaceted material from which any shape and form can be developed.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Rochelle and Joel Payne of Auckland, New Zealand, a PhD student and former aircraft engineer, are building a rammed-earth house which is part of the the Living Building Challenge. The house will be highly insulated to Passive House standards; it will also generate its own power. “But it is so difficult.

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Viewpoint Construction Technology

AUGUST 16, 2017

The structural system is built of composite concrete core and steel plates. Nicknamed the “Pearl of the North” for its giant inset pearl that will house an executive club, the Global Financial Center Tower 1 will be the tallest building in Shenyang, and the highest of the seven towers making up the complex. Height: 1,864 feet.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Precast concrete is in a unique position because precast concrete projects are built to last longer than other construction materials. EPDs allow a manufacturer to be transparent with interested parties, such as architects, designers, and specifiers, about its products’ environmental performance.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Myk Brazier here – These are a few pics of the house we’ve been working on. We mixed and poured our own concrete foundation. This house is being built by Meg and myself and a lot of the time it’s just me cuz Meg is gardening. The house is built into the middle of a hill (8ft down) so it drains on all sides.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 18, 2021

High style and high performance go hand-in-hand in this year's annual show house. That process is just as applicable for custom/luxury homes such as TNAH 2021, as it is for production or community-scale housing. High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart. Thu, 03/18/2021 - 07:00. When we added a 13.2

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This Cannon Beach house, built in 2005, has a green roof planted in sedum and wild strawberries and is clad with cedar shakes. The walls are Durisol insulated concrete forms made from recycled wood chips, cement, fly ash – a waste byproduct from coal-fired power plants – and rock-wool insulation.

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Business Facilities

AUGUST 5, 2019

The net-zero buildings within their own insular mini-city will feature automated multi-functional designs, renewable energies from solar/wind/water/kinetic, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, supertrees, and self-healing concrete structures.

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The Korte Company

AUGUST 17, 2018

While juggling sustainability and profitability at the same time is a challenge, construction companies can help owners achieve both by implementing green construction principles. Harness natural resources with green construction. In a way, green construction is partly an exercise in holistic thinking. It’s also free.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

faces a housing deficit of 3.8 Issue 2: Adding natural light Housing facilities require exterior views in living units and it’s important to consider how this can be accomplished in an office conversion. Determining whether the floor plate is made of concrete, steel, or wood has a significant impact in the feasibility of a project.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Bamboo has long been eclipsed by timber and concrete as a permanent building material. Richard traveled to the Green School in Bali to take part in a two-week introductory bamboo training course. Compared with timber, steel and concrete, only steel has a greater strength-to-weight ratio, but bamboo is stiffer than all three.

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