Phu My is enhancing internal training
Annually, Phu My Designing Consulting – PMDC has training plan, through which the employee team is fostered and developed in terms of professional knowledge. In the time of 2 days, 9 and 10, December 2012, PMDC was organizing the advanced training course, special...
Low-cost home buyers must be patient
HCMC – Information about low-cost houses has been mentioned much lately, but the public wonders whether this housing model can develop and when low-income earners can approach such housing products.
The program to develop low-cost housing projects is moving at a sl...
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Efficiency of low-cost homes doubted
HANOI – Viglacera’s launch of 1,500 condos worth between VND300 million to VND500 million a unit has attracted public attention since late last month. Besides views supporting the low-cost housing project, large numbers of consumers and investors are still doubtfu...
Minimum housing applications for Social Housing in Vietnam
In Vietnam, more than ever, social housing is the first concern. Not only the poor and low-income people, but also the officials having stable incomes on average are expected to own a minimum living space. It is the common desire of the whole...
Limits on free fall of concrete
Q. Is there a maximum acceptable free-fall distance for concrete placement?
A. The American Concrete Institute’s two main standards governing building construction, ACI 318-05 and 301-05, don’t directly address the issue of free fall of concrete. Other ACI documents curre...
Durability - Carbonation
Q. A reinforced concrete façade has been investigated and the concrete has been found to be carbonated to an average depth of 1.5 in. (38 mm). Given a concrete cover of 2 in. (51 mm), should remedial measures be considered to arrest further carbonation in the concrete? If not,...
Maximum temperature limits for hot-weather concreting
Q. What are the ACI building code requirements for placing concrete in a tropical climate? Some people in our office say we should specify a maximum permissible concrete temperature of 90 ºF (32 ºC). Others say a temperature higher than 90 ºF (32 º...