Rainwater Storage, Attenuation and SUDS - Prevent Flooding
Under SUDS requirements rainwater has to be held on site and discharged into the drainage system at a slow rate in order to prevent flooding …
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Building Construction & Design
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SUDS - Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems for Car Parks
Drainage discharges from any hard surfacing where there are vehicles can be a problem to keep clean. This is done with the use of separators.
Continue ReadingEnvironmentally Sustainable Building and Construction
There is much talk at the moment about ozone layers and sustainable building practices, but very little help on how to design and build sustainable …
Continue ReadingFinishing Touches With Architectural Facade & Cladding Materials
While the least important structurally, sometimes the most important step in finishing a building construction project is the outer skin. These …
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What is Tilt up Concrete Construction? Tilt up Concrete Wall Panels.
Tilt up concrete construction process is used for building of schools, office buildings, houses etc, ranging from single storey to multiple story …
Continue ReadingMarble Formation, Characteristics, and Applications
Marble has been used since ancient times in sculpture and as a decorative construction material. It has been a symbol of beauty in the grand buildings …
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Insight at Organic and Dynamic Architecture
Since the beginning of architecture, values such as balance and strength were the basis for all design, but recently a tendency to the adoption of …
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What are Formwork Systems?
The formwork sector is being influenced by the requirements of improved workplace safety and crane-independent systems that are fast and reliable. …
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Construction techniques used today should focus on protecting the environment and decreasing pollution to slow down the impact of global warming on …
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Using Discrete Event Simulation (DES) in Construction Simulation
Discrete event simulation permits experimentation in construction by modeling. The results of processes are determined without incurring the actual …
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