The task for the future: Renovation

The new manual issued by the Building Gypsum Industry Group (German abbreviation: IGB) within the Federal German Association of the Gypsum Industry focuses on “The task for the future: Renovation”. The work‘s more than two hundred pages familiarize the reader with the fundamental aspects of assessment, damage analysis, and the planning and performance of remedial work using the versatile building material, gypsum.

One of the many fascinating challenges involved in the modernization of buildings is that every individual property presents a unique situation, demanding an individual approach....

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