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Time to rethink floodproofing

August 9, 2017

In addition to the hurricanes  and catastrophic floods making national headlines, a damaging flood happens frequently in the United States, caused by heavy rainfall, dam failures, land development runoff, drainage problems, inland remnants of tropical storms, or many other conditions.

Holding it All Together: Designing, specifying, and installing connectors

August 8, 2017

A building’s framing system performs the essential task of providing strength and stability to the structure, offering a path to transfer loads from gravity, uplift, and seismic forces to the foundation.

A worker in protective gear applies a coating to a concrete surface at a construction site near a large brick building on a clear day.

Henry^® Prodeq™ System: Waterproofing That Keeps Projects Moving

The Existing Plaza: Considerations for repair or replacement

August 4, 2017

By adding functional space to  the building exterior, plazas provide inviting areas that extend building use throughout the day and evening. As the needs of the owner and occupants change, plaza rehabilitation can incorporate new amenities and landscape elements to adapt to building use.

Building in tight urban spaces

August 3, 2017

Erecting a new building in an urban setting means coordinating a whole range of challenges not faced in open areas. Just managing the logistics—material deliveries and construction site traffic, for example—takes on a new level of complexity in the face of rush-hour traffic and sidewalks full of people.

But I didn’t bid it that way!

August 3, 2017

All too often, design/construction professionals end up in a rush to pump out bids that seem to be routine, everyday tasks. What happens when you are awarded a project, then come to find out you were low bid for all the wrong reasons?

Embedded in Concrete: Reinforcing steel corrosion protection

August 2, 2017

Many different types of concrete construction projects can use reinforcing steel (rebar), including architectural buildings, exposed beams and columns, bridge decks, and various transportation infrastructure projects. The steel embedded within is essential to the performance of these structures.

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