A little more than 40 years ago, the concept of a foam insulating concrete form was nothing more than a thought in an enterprising inventor's head. In the early-'60s, no one would have given odds that a newly created concrete form made of slender pieces of foam held together by a metal web would succeed.
A prefabricated wall system combining the durability and appearance of precast concrete with the light weight and strength of cold-formed steel framing is finding its place in history in a recently constructed facility at the Huntington Library, one of the most important research libraries in the country.
As building owners and developers demand higher performance buildings, architects, specifiers and designers look for building materials that make a greater contribution to sustainability, durability, energy efficiency and improved occupant comfort and safety.
Visiting France to see the country's wealth of cultural and historical treasures-and being able to help preserve and restore those treasures-was an opportunity of a lifetime.
Rarely do you find anyone in the construction business who hasn't been victimized by "shrinkage" of tools, equipment and inventory. Most estimates peg construction theft to be a $1 billion "industry." Pilferage is estimated to add a percentage point or two to the cost of new homes and small commercial buildings.
I live in France and have found it very difficult to find a person who does plastering. I have been back to England to buy the materials, as the man I found to do the work said he cannot work with the lime-based products available here.
I learned that nothing sends a person into a tailspin quicker than feeling he is not valued or respected. I believe people have an interior dialogue going on in their head, causing them to react the same way each time they are hurt.
Gypsum board systems can either be non-rated or rated for fire, sound or shear resistance. The joint tolerances in gypsum board systems rated for fire, sound or shear resistance need to be tighter than the joint tolerances in non-rated systems.
Everybody can relate to the frustration of stripping out a fastener; one can try to tighten it but gets nowhere fast. Sometimes, the head of a screw will even break off completely. There is a reason for this, and it isn't by coincidence that some strip out, while others perform like a champ.
Last year, our parent company BNP Media began a recycling initiative with two separate bins placed next to printers-one bin is for paper; the other for cardboard. It took awhile for all of us to start employing the service.
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