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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Dzintars Berzinskis Back in uni, in Denmark we had one project we worked on where we used similar panels, a bit thicker if i remember correctly though. As a structural engineer they do present issues when lateral loads start becoming large enough that the standard Simpson strap-tie holdowns cannot resist those loads.

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What to Get an Architect for Christmas [2017]

Life of an Architect

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art: Landscape and Architecture $45 by Michael Sheridan (Author) and‎ Michael Holm (Editor) Fun Fact: The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is located just outside Copenhagen, Denmark and NOT in Louisiana. These 5 stocking stuffers should become the new gold standard of what goes into a stocking.

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