What is BIM?
By now, widely varying opinions on the meaning of BIM – Building Information Modeling – have developed. In the 1970s, the theoretical basis for this development appeared under the...
Technical infrastructure has played a key role in architecture as far back as in ancient times, as is evidenced by impressive examples from the time of the Roman Empire. Roman aqueducts and cisterns...
Concrete supply agreements entered into with large construction contractors usually include the following (or similarly worded) sentence:
“The contractually agreed compressive strength class is...
The agreement that the ready-mixed concrete plant entered into with the shell construction contractor pertains to the supply of appropriately specified concrete. Contractual performance is governed by...
The present case refers to the legal relationship between the shell construction contractor and the precast producer that manufactures and delivers the semi-precast floor units. Pursuant to section...
A developer is constructing a hotel and – as it subsequently turns out – requires the room ceilings to be smooth with a “premium-quality paint finish” and indirect lighting. Work is split...
Assumption 1
The specifications contained in the Code of Practice on parking garages and underground car parks (p. 23) do not apply to the load-bearing, uncoated reinforced-concrete foundation slab...
Topic
This paper exclusively deals with underground car park foundation slabs, rather than vehicle-accessed intermediate and top decks of parking garages and underground car parks. Besides the fact...
Introduction
As a result of the introduction of the partial safety concept, the safety factors to be considered in the ultimate limit state design must be divided into the action Ed and the resistance...
Sustainability continues to be a key socio-economic development trend with particular relevance to the construction and property sectors. In the building materials and construction supplier...
