What is Stucanet?
Stucanet is a flexible plaster base from Bekaert made of welded steel wire mesh with perforated card, used for curved shapes and suspended ceilings.
What is plastering?
Plastering is applying a smooth coat of plaster to walls and ceilings, usually gypsum indoors; in the Netherlands this work is called stuc or stucwerk.
What is a structure plan?
A structure plan (Dutch structuurplan) was a strategic spatial policy plan setting out the broad lines of how an area should develop.
What is structuralism?
Structuralism is a Dutch architectural movement from the late 1950s, with buildings made of many repeated small units at a human scale.
What is structural glazing?
In structural glazing the glass is bonded to a support frame with structural silicone, so no pressure plates or caps show on the outside.
What is a stream ridge?
A stream ridge (Dutch: stroomrug) is a sandy rise in the landscape left by a former river channel and its natural levees, often with sandy clay soil.
What is a diagonal brick course?
A diagonal brick course (Dutch: stroomlaag) is a single row of bricks laid at an angle as packing when repairing masonry foundations or underpinning.
What is an accent brick?
An accent brick is a facing brick or paver that deliberately differs from the rest, scattered through a wall or paving to make it livelier.
What is a hydrokinetic power plant?
A hydrokinetic power plant generates electricity from the flow of a river or tidal current, using free-standing turbines without a dam or reservoir.
Removing asbestos yourself: is it allowed, and how do you do it safely?
Removing asbestos yourself? Learn when it is allowed (max 35 m2), which types, the free notification, safe working, packing and disposal at the tip.