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Dubai’s largest real estate developer, Emaar Group, will develop a shopping mall in Srinagar to facilitate investment in the country’s northernmost region, India, in accordance with an agreement signed between Dubai and Jammu and Kashmir governments. Emaar India develops real estate projects mainly in Delhi-NCR and Punjab. The 500,000 square foot Emaar Mall of Srinagar will be the first major Read More …
Whitewashing and color washing of building surfaces is necessary for both hygienic and aesthetic reasons. In order to obtain a clean, clean and uniform surface, surfaces such as concrete, masonry, or plaster must be prepared. Painting of masonry, concrete, and plaster, and similar calcareous surfaces is not only carried out for hygienic or aesthetic reasons, but also for waterproofing and Read More …
History of Prestressed Concrete Prestressed concrete was built in 1886 by the San Franciscan engineer P.H. Jackson patented it, although it didn’t prove to be an accepted building material until 50 years later when a shortage of steel combined with technological advances was made prestressed concrete the preferred building material. The early history of prestressed concrete is almost entirely associated Read More …
The South Korean city of Busan has the green light for an ambitious new ocean colony, with work on the first neighborhood set to begin next year. The initiative aims to find solutions for coastal cities that are threatened by rising sea levels: According to UN-Habitat, two out of five people worldwide live within 100 kilometers of the coast, and Read More …
Like any other specialty industry, ventilation has its own terminology, definitions, and abbreviations. This important ventilation glossary brings together the most common terms you are likely to hear and is essential to understanding if you want to better understand ventilation. Air Change per Hour – The amount of air leakage into or out of a building or room in terms Read More …
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