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1. Building inlet for a plastics pipe for supply lines, in particular for gas and water, with a protective metal pipe (2, 5; 17) secured in the building wall in which the plastics pipe (1) is arranged coaxially with radial clearance, having a connecting pipe or connecting fitting (4) ...
(such as gas and electricity), and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), among others. These elements primarily determine the functionality, efficiency, and safety of building spaces. Given that the nature of building envelopes heavily depends on these services, how can they serve as...
(such as gas and electricity), and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), among others. These elements primarily determine the functionality, efficiency, and safety of building spaces. Given that the nature of building envelopes heavily depends on these services, how can they serve as...
Search crews spent the day digging through still smoldering rubble after an explosion caused the collapse of two buildings in the New York City neighborhood of Harlem. A gas leak was reported 15 minutes before the explosion, but workers arrived too late. Michelle Miller reports.Mar 14, 2014 ...
Special care needs to be taken to ensure that pipes are not getting crossed and other parts of the structure are the correct size. For example, medical gas is sometimes piped into a room using a headboard structure. The wall has to have a specific depth so that the nozzles on the medica...
The range of daylight and artificial lighting-related metrics will likely evolve as new building regulations become more energy-conscious and more considerate to the well-being of building occupants. Illuminance is the baseline photometric term that measures light incident on a surface, which is bench...
Traditional buildings are formally defined in regulations in the United Kingdom as “buildings of traditional construction with permeable fabric that both absorbs and readily allows the evaporation of moisture” [5]. In practice, this definition appears difficult to apply, and traditional buildings are...
The growth of this market is attributed to the rise in the need for energy-efficient façade systems and strict environmental regulations. In addition, the upward trend in the building & construction industry is projected to contribute to the growth of the glass curtain wall market during the ...
With the UK’s building stock notoriously aging, many of us live and work in buildings that were built under outdated regulations and have not been updated for decades in some cases. As such there is an enormous amount of remedial safety work to be done that covers essential fire protection...