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    Retrofitting is an important process used for valves and actuators to ensure optimal operation of an industrial plant. One example is retrofitting a...
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  • Urban retrofitting is a combination of policies and phenomena done with the goal of undoing or remedying the effects of urban sprawl. The phenomena of...
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    holistic approaches to building retrofitting are being explored, including combined seismic and energy retrofitting. Such combined strategies aim to...
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  • earthquake construction is a process that consists of the building, retrofitting or assembling of infrastructure given the construction materials available...
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    Superinsulation is an approach to building design, construction, and retrofitting that dramatically reduces heat loss (and gain) by using much higher insulation...
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    period between the First and Second World Wars. It involved fitting (or retrofitting) partially water-filled compartmentalized sponsons on either side of...
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    connectors, fasteners, anchors, and products for new construction and retrofitting. The company was founded by Barclay Simpson in Oakland in 1956, as a...
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  • sustainability programmes. The SEAI is the body overseeing Ireland's national retrofitting of domestic and business buildings to increase energy efficiency and...
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  • Initiative to Limit Property Taxation 2010 California Proposition 13, Seismic Retrofitting 2020 California Proposition 13, Public Preschool, K-12, and College Health...
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    element of climate change mitigation alongside other improvements like retrofitting buildings to increase building performance. Energy efficiency improvements...
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  • regarding the retrofitting of American suburbia into a denser, more efficient system. She teaches site tech at CCNY. Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia:...
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  • with advanced thermal retrofitting materials or systems, TRM may offer avenues for the combined seismic and energy retrofitting of building envelopes...
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    Power Station which became the first power station in the world to be retrofitted with pulse jet fabric filter plants. In 2001 Eskom was named the best...
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  • accepted and considered a necessary trade-off. A supplement or precursor to retrofitting can be the implementation of earthquake-proof furniture. Earthquake modification...
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    A pin and hanger assembly is used to connect two plate girders of a bridge. These assemblies are used to provide an expansion joint in the bridge. One...
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  • Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas popularly known by the genericized brand name Freon (as Freon-12). It is a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane...
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    involve prediction, forecasting, and preparedness, including seismic retrofitting and earthquake engineering to design structures that withstand shaking...
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    of Oakland container yard. The Transbay Tube has required earthquake retrofitting, both on its exterior and interior. The total cost of seismic retrofits...
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    III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. Variants are under development for retrofitting Flight IIA Arleigh Burkes and for installation aboard Constellation-class...
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    the corrosion problems seen in earlier installations. Many states are retrofitting older highways with epoxy-coated dowel bars. The retrofit begins with...
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    Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. In 2014, work was completed on retrofitting the dam to add a hydroelectric plant. The dam's operator, Tri-County...
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  • GPM's Julian Darley (archived 2005) Retrofitting the Suburbs for Sustainability Permaculture principles ‘Retrofitting the suburbs’ for food production,...
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    improvement in the construction of resistant structures and the development of retrofitting method have only recently been developed, largely in response to the...
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    extensive retrofitting to preserve its historical architecture while upgrading the structure to meet modern safety standards. This retrofitting process...
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    neighborhood of Richmond, California. It was closed in August 2001 for seismic retrofitting and reopened in August 2010. It now is back to a regular schedule. Promoted...
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    tallest in France. It is owned and operated by Uniper. It is going to be retrofitted into a wood fired powerstation. France portal Energy portal List of tallest...
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    Part of the Uncompahgre Project located on the western slope of central Colorado, the Taylor Park Dam was engineered by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is...
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    Bucharest, Romania. It provides structural design & assessment, consultancy, retrofitting design, and project management services for all aspects of the built...
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    finish. Compatible components of the MP5 MLI can be switched out and retrofitted with other compatible MP5 variants. The MP5SD ("SD" meaning Schalldämpfer...
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    better design of new buildings, and higher levels of energy efficiency in retrofitting. The use of technologies like heat pumps can also increase building energy...
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