The DIY home improvement market reported a skyrocketing growth in 2020. According to a report published in October 2020, the industry is growing at an annual rate of 4.8% and is on track to reach $1137.57 billion in the following five ...
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We, the constructors, build the world. We all have been in a position where our construction sites become everything to us. The attachment between a constructor and his construction site is something unparalleled and can’t be found in any other ...
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How to Effectively Manage Time and Activity to Boost Your Productivity?
Almost 96% of the population do not know how to manage their time and work activities effectively and increase their productivity. Most of them plan daily, make their schedules, and put timing hours to each activity they want to work ...
Architectural Dictionary – 108 Words Used by Architects
The following are the words commonly used by Architects in their works and drawings. Understanding of these words is essential for construction professionals. Contents:Architecture DictionaryABATEMENTABUTMENTADDENDUMALCOVEAMBULATORYAPPROVED EQUALAPSEARBORARCADEARCHITECTARCHITRAVEARCHIVOLTASHLARATRIUMBALUSTRADEBALUSTERBASILICABATTENBIDBREEZEWAYBUILDING CODESCAMBERCANTILEVERCANTONCATHEDRACAVETTOCELLACERTIFICATIONCHANGE ORDERCLERESTORYCLOISTERCONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTSCORBELCORNICECRIPPLEDENTILDERRICKDESIGN/BUILDDESIGN DEVELOPMENTDORMERDOVETAILDRESSEDEASEMENTENTABLATUREEURYTHMYFASCIAFENESTRATIONFORMWORKGIRANDOLEGROINGROTTOHAUNCHHEPTASTYLEHIERONHIPHYPOTHYRUMILLUMINANCEJALOUSIEKEYSTONELIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSISLINTELLOGGIALUNETTEMASTERSPECMEGALITHICMEZZANINEMORTISENAVENICHEOBELISKORTHOSTYLEPAGODAPARAPETPEDIMENTPERGOLAPERIPTERALPIAZZAPROGRAMMINGPROJECT BUDGETPROSCENIUMQUADRIPARTITEREGULATIONRELIEFRETEMPERINGSCALLOPSCHEMATIC DESIGNSCUPPERSERVICE CONNECTIONSERVICE DROPSPECIFICATIONSSQUARE FOOTAGESTUCCOTABERNACLETENONTORCHERETRACERYTRAVERTINETRELLISTRIFORIUMUNDERLAYMENTVISTAVOMITORYVOUSSOIRWAINSCOTWEEP HOLEXYSTYOKEZONING Architecture ...
Outdoor Furniture: Why Quality Matters
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How to Achieve Safety of Slopes at Construction Sites? [PDF]
To get a construction project done safely, you must make sure you are working on stable ground. Surprisingly, this can sometimes be a bigger challenge for construction managers than it seems. For example, building on or near a slope can ...
7 Tips to Prepare Accurate Construction Estimates [PDF]
Project planning and budget estimation is very important for a construction project to be successful. If you don’t plan your project beforehand, you will miss out on minor details and this will impact the budgeting process. In case you feel ...