Do these Essential Steps Before White Washing an old Surface

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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 …

Prestressed Concrete- Invention, Definition, Why and Where it is used

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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 …

Oceanix project: Upcoming Flood resistant Floating City in South Korea

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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 …

Ventilation Systems: General Terminologies You Must Know

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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 …

SketchUp Shortcuts: Master These to Double Modelling Speed

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SketchUp is one of the most famous and widely used 3D modeling software. Ask any architecture student or furniture design enthusiast and they will likely tell you that this program is a constant competitor on their lists of most used products. How do you get faster in modeling? In this article, I’ll highlight the keyboard shortcuts I use most often Read More …