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However, today's opinion may not be in line with the views prevalent at the time of its demolition, and many consider it detrimental to demolish buildings that were often built with high artistic demands at the time. In the early 20th century, Columbus was a dense city dependent on streetcars and downtown retail, with unbroken rooflines.
Highly flexible, the BREEAM standard can be applied to virtually any building and location, with versions for new buildings, existing buildings, refurbishment projects and large developments: BREEAM New Construction is the BREEAM standard against which the sustainability of new, non-residential buildings in the UK is assessed. Developers and ...
Eastern end of Preston Road (2005) The Preston Road Estate is the south-eastern part of Hull, east of the river, between the main Holderness Road and Hedon Road ().It is located along, and to the north and south of the east–west running dual carriageway Preston Road, which crosses the north–south running Holderness Drain in approximately the middle of the estate.
Its original location will likely be demolished by the end of summer, promotion manager R.J. Seifert told The Enquirer. Seifert said owners Bobby and Denise Mackey planned to renovate the 46-year ...
The locations of three boats used in the Dunkirk evacuation in the Second World War have been uncovered for the first time by a detailed survey of 30 shipwrecks off the French coast.
Deconstruction creates 6-8 jobs, for every job created by traditional demolition. [5] [6] In addition, solid waste from conventional demolition is diverted from landfills. This is a major benefit because construction and demolition waste accounts for approximately 20% - 40% of the solid waste stream.
The Huffington Post has updated Hospice Check to reflect current inspection data. Since we first published this map in June, the number of hospices that haven’t been inspected in more than six years fell below 400, from 759.
Sustainable refurbishment describes working on existing buildings to improve their environmental performance using sustainable methods and materials. A refurbishment or retrofit is defined as: "any work to a building over and above maintenance to change its capacity, function or performance' in other words, any intervention to adjust, reuse, or upgrade a building to suit new conditions or ...