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  2. Party wall - Wikipedia

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    A party wall (occasionally parti-wall or parting wall, shared wall, also known as common wall or as a demising wall) is a wall shared by two adjoining properties. [1] Typically, the builder lays the wall along a property line dividing two terraced houses , so that one half of the wall's thickness lies on each side.

  3. List of building and structure collapses - Wikipedia

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    Residential building: 34 dead, 40 injured 1971: 2000 Commonwealth Avenue collapse: Boston, Massachusetts, US: Condominium building under construction: 4 dead, 30 injured 1971: South Bridge Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany: Bridge under construction: 13 dead, 13 injured 1971: 1971 Certej dam failure: Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County ...

  4. Party Wall etc. Act 1996 - Wikipedia

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    The Party Wall etc. Act 1996 introduced a procedure for resolving disputes between owners of neighbouring properties, arising as a result of one owner's intention to carry out works which would affect the party wall, involve the construction of a party wall or boundary wall at or adjacent the line of junction between the two properties or excavation within certain distances of a neighbour's ...

  5. Pop Quiz: Do You Know the Weird History of These Companies ...

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    The origins of company names are often unknown to the public at large, and that's especially true with older companies: When a business has existed for as long as you've been alive, you just take ...

  6. Category : Construction and civil engineering companies of ...

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    Pages in category "Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 267 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. List of management consulting firms - Wikipedia

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    This list includes notable management consulting firms. Management consulting indicates both the industry of, and the practice of, helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement.

  8. 2003 Chicago balcony collapse - Wikipedia

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    Three days after the disaster, the city sued the owners and managers of the building in the Housing Court due to a number of breaches in building regulations. Those named in the complaint included LG Properties, the company's president Philip Pappas, and George Koutroumos, the contractor who built the balcony. [ 4 ]

  9. List of structural engineering companies - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable structural engineering companies. Only companies with a Wikipedia article should be included in the list. Many of the companies included in this list do not practice only structural engineering, but may also be involved in civil engineering, architecture, and other related practices.