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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

Site Selection for Residential Buildings Following are some of the important factors which should be considered while selecting site for any residence. Civic services such as water supply, drainage sewers, electric lines, telephone lines, etc. Residential house site should be located away from the busy commercial roads.

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Sewer Contractor Fined for Trenching Hazards

Construction Equipment

for failing to protect workers from cave-in hazards after an employee’s leg was broken when a trench wall collapsed during a residential sewer line installation. OSHA has proposed fines of $46,200 for the company, which specializes in sewer installation, and placed the company in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.'

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Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns?

GCP Applied Technologies

While some folks commonly think of precast as grey concrete, used for sewer systems or structural elements, it can also be used to construct entire buildings, including schools, office structures, and condominiums. Residential buildings. Is offsite construction the answer to jobsite safety concerns? Phillip.fry@gc…. August 26, 2020.

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How to estimate materials for a underground sewer pipe

Construction Cost Estimating

By watching this construction video tutorial, one can learn how to make calculation for sewer line in a building construction. In fact the sewer line belongs to an underground pipe that works to discharge sewage from residential building or residential area as well as commercial buildings or any other type buildings.

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All You Need To Know About Construction Project Management To Get Started

Construction Marketing

Even infrastructure projects like roads and sewers. The most common types of construction projects are residential, commercial, roadway, industrial and heavy construction. Tall skyscrapers, tourist attractions, factories, homes. The role of the construction project management team is to successfully oversee and build a building.

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Weekly Product Gallery: Flood control

Contractor Magazine

This week we focus on flood control products: a wireless leak protection solution that covers multiple zones; a system for large buildings that shuts off water to the backflow; an electronic motorized brass water ball valve system that can shut off water in five seconds; a unit that seals off water backup caused by overloaded sewers; a detector for (..)

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How NAHB Members Can Benefit From Biden’s New Infrastructure Measure

Pro Builder

For the past three years, the NAHB has been fighting to restore an exemption for water and sewer contributions in aid of construction (CIAC). . The new law ends a tax liability for builders installing new water or sewer infrastructure to support additional housing in areas served by a corporate, for-profit water utility.

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