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It was blown into the roof spaces of homes during the 1960s and 1970s, to provide thermal insulation. [2] [3] [4] The companies are also believed to have sold sacks of asbestos fibre direct to home owners to insulate their own homes, and other operators may have also used the hazardous material, trying to copy Jansen's business model. [4]
Hulme was the largest public housing development in Europe, encompassing 3,284 deck-access homes and capacity for over 13,000 people, [1] but was marred by serious construction and design errors. [2] Demolition of the Crescents, comprising 923 dwellings, began in 1993, 21 years after it was constructed in 1972.
Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...
Nestled in the heart of Cashiers, North Carolina, Sherwin and Roane Loudermilk of Loudermilk Homes built and designed this mountain house to endure the region’s heavy rainfall and rugged terrain ...
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1974 (4 C, 1 P) Residential buildings completed in 1974 (2 C, 19 P) S. School buildings completed in 1974 (1 C, 3 P)
The Spodden Valley asbestos controversy arose in May 2004 when approximately 72 acres (290,000 m 2) of land in Spodden Valley in Rochdale, England, formerly used by Turner Brothers Asbestos Company (later known as Turner & Newall), and the site of the world's largest asbestos textile factory, was sold to MMC Estates, a property developer.
The U.S. housing market crisis has been marked by tight inventory and high prices, but two economists pointed to a source of affordable homes that could be unlocked by amending a federal law from ...
One of the oldest homes built in a historic area near downtown Miami — the former residence of a well-known Miami musician and civil rights activist — is for sale. The two-story single-family ...