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Safe Access when Working on Deep RC Slabs 1 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 51 vote, average: 5.00 out of 5

Published 6 August 2018 | No comments
Written by Dickson Pang
CategoriesFalling objects
During the planning stages on constructing the 2.4m depth basement raft slab, we identified a significant risk of working at height and falling from height that the steel fixers would be exposed to when standing on the first layer of top mat above the rebar chairs. In order to overcome the above risks, we introduced a layer of D49 (Wrapping...

Highly Energy Efficient Office Fit Out

Published 11 July 2017 | No comments
Written by Patrick Smith
CategoriesCarbon offsetting Conserve of energy Green/renewable energy
The office for The Dumont site team was inherited from three Network Rail viaduct archways. The arches were converted into site offices using a stand-alone metsec framing system, with extremely high energy efficiency measures in place. This made it one of the most sustainable offices in Berkeley Group. It included the following measures: Site office thermally insulated beyond recommended U-values...

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