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Italian ceramics are "produced in under an hour but last for over 50 years"

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Although first invented in the Palaeolithic period more than 25,000 years ago, ceramics today are still made using more or less the same materials, including clay and sand alongside minerals such as feldspar and kaolin. Italian ceramic tiles are made using natural raw materials.

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Implementing an ‘asset drawdown strategy’ for site decarbonization

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rcassidy Mon, 06/05/2023 - 12:44 Andrew Lehrer and Tyler Jensen, Environmental Systems Design A significant climate impact can be achieved with hybrid electrification that balances capital expenditure and operating expenses. is a complex system that delivers power as it is produced.

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Adhesives or Sealants: How to choose the right product for a specific job? (+Demo videos)

Building and Interiors

Also, these are used in several ways such as wallpaper and tiling adhesives, or silicone sealants. These construction chemicals sometimes use the same material for their preparation. They determine the final results of using either of the products. They are used for permanent, semi-permanent, and even temporary attachments.

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A Strategic Plan for Baltimore's Transit Buerau

Community Architect Daily

One of the new fleet of Charm City Nova buses (Photo Philipsen) The 2010 Charm City bus, clad in purple and green, was an innovative electric bus that looked a bit like a Wienermobil and was charged with an internal gas powered micro-turbine. The water taxi, in operation in various forms since 1975, predates all of that.

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

With an increasing number of jurisdictions prohibiting gas as a fuel for heating, cooking or hot water for new construction or major rehabs, electric demand will go up and the cost of electricity will become even more the focus of the operating cost of buildings of all kinds and sizes.

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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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Difference between carbon neutrality and net zero Mackintosh Building Glasgow School of Art RICS and YouGov survey 2022 Next generation of knowledge work: hybrid workplaces Data-Informed Design for the User Experience at Work The fluid, sustainable future of retail Designing for Extra Care: What Can Covid Teach Us? Do We Need Libraries?

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

Community Architect

Two years of pandemic have changed the trajectory of much we were doing, not only in the US but globally. For people who believe in progress technology used to be the beacon of hope that allows a better life. For example Keystone XL from Canada and the $7 billion Nordstream 2 gas pipeline from Russia. Unattainable summit?

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