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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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When To Hire a Structural Engineer over a Civil Engineer

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If you are undertaking a new construction project, renovating a home extensively, or carrying out other construction works, you may need to hire a civil engineer, structural engineer, or both. Type of Structure. When a building collapses, you need the input of both a civil engineer and a structural engineer.

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Structural engineered wood products exempt from new EPA formaldehyde ruling

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formaldehyde emissions regulations as of June 1, 2018. Composite wood products must meet new U.S.

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SO-IL designs Massachusetts museum with undulating CLT roof

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The roof was designed to evoke the surrounding mountains Both the building's structure and roof will be built from mass timber. Engineered via an experimental technique in warped cross-laminated timber, the roof will be the first of its kind in North America," said the studio.

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Studio Circle Growth uses traditional forms and materials for Czech home

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Due to its location on the edge of the ÄŒesky Kras nature reserve southwest of Prague, the project was required to visually blend in with the local vernacular, with regulations specifying a simple gable-roof form with rounded eaves.

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Cork Covers This Tiny London Extension—and Also Fills It

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Post it here. Inside, the home is totally transformed from a pokey back room to an area filled with light and open space.

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PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

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PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. Recycled timber clads the bathroom blocks Cast concrete provides flooring, intended to help regulate temperatures in the bedrooms.

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