Portable power drills are some of the most useful tools in the construction industry, but without taking the proper safety precautions they can quickly become some of the most dangerous.
When selecting the appropriate passive sprayed fire protection components, the Underwriters Laboratories Inc. “Fire Resistance Directory, Volume 1” is an essential part of the design process.
For many decades, consensus wallboard application standards have mandated that the surface for the attachment of wallboard be at least “1½ inches wide for wood members.”
LEED 2012 was released for a second round of public comment August 1. The comment period will be open until September 14, which will have come and gone by the time this goes to press.
Every American I know wants to visit Australia. It’s sometimes called “The Land of Milk and Honey” and it is. Next to Canada, Australia is more like the U.S. than any other country I can think of.
Several months ago, I wrote a column entitled
“Stupid Prices.” The theme of the column was the inevitable price dropping in
recessionary times, sometimes to ridiculous levels.
I like choices. Who doesn’t? When I was in
college on a study abroad program for a semester, I visited then
communist-ruled East Berlin and got a little
taste of what it was like to live life with very few choices.
Everyone’s heard of Stonehenge in England-the
weird stone blocks in the middle of a field. But who has heard of Foamhenge in Virginia? It is a full
size replica of the real Stonehenge made of
EIFS. Who could dream up a cooler name?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 30 percent of companies misclassify employees. Misclassification is defined as employees being referred to as independent contractors and it is a violation of the law.
I have long been bothered by the fact that legislative bodies have been broadly requiring that buildings be certified by nongovernmental private organizations such as the USGBC and its LEED green building rating systems (also included on the list is the GBI’s Green Globes rating system).
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