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11:53 Dec 15, 2019 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / high-tech building methods | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Sarojini Seeneevassen Mauritius Local time: 15:24 | ||||||
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4 | dry building technology |
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4 | dry trade(s) |
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dry building technology Explanation: ‘UNE ÉVOLUTION DES MÉTHODES DE CONSTRUCTION La construction sèche est une méthode de construction novatrice qui ne nécessite pas d’eau contrairement à la filière classique dite « humide »’ https://www.smc2-construction.com/blog/quest-ce-filiere-sech... From Linguee : ‘[...] préfabriquées et utilisés pour les technologies de la construction sèche, les constructions dans les conditions climatiques [...] cetris.cz [...] prefabricated buildings of all kinds; they are ideal for dry building technologies, building in demanding climatic conditions and [...] cetris.cz’ |
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dry trade(s) Explanation: I think that the more usual plural form of "trades" would probably be best here, but you haven't given enough context to be sure. Wet trades (e.g. on-site concrete laying and plastering) take more time on site, as the materials need to dry and cure. Prefabrication can enable shifting the wet phase of work to factory production and enable the installation on site to be carried out by dry trades. https://p3planningengineer.com › ... 6 General Architectural Works Sequence “Wet” first then “Dry”. That is to say, for a room or a confined space, start “wet” trades (skim coat, plastering, floor screeding, tiling, marbling, etc.), then “dry” trades (partition, carpentry work, steel work, etc.). “Top” first then “down”. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2019-12-16 11:51:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.mowatandco.com › waterloo-road-offices A demountable office building designed and built in 18 months ... tight timeframe, we used dry trades; a lightweight, prefabricated modular construction and a ... Note that eliminating or minimising wet trades on site doesn't necessarily mean that the construction technology is dry; e.g. concrete casting is still a wet construction technology, but it is performed off-site and under factory conditions. |
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