Wooden structures I / III. The material and its structural capacity
Wood is not a material only for camping bungalows. Wood is the most sustainable material we know of and also a material that has very high structural performance. Proof of [...]
Project of subdivision and reform of housing in C / Diputació de Barcelona
Project overview and intentions Our client has an apartment of about 256 m2 on Diputació street in Barcelona and he intends to rent it. It is an area in which [...]
Remove a load-bearing wall
Load-bearing wall shoring Every day it is more common for our clients to decide to modify the distribution of their home in a reform to adapt it to your [...]
We finished the ITE in Calle Andrade in Barcelona
Visit overview Last July we carried out the technical inspection of the building (ITE) of a building located in the municipality of Barcelona on Andrade street. Due to the number [...]
Thermally insulate the facade
INTRODUCTION In the technical inspections we carry out of buildings, they have a very common deficiency: the lack of thermal insulation of the facades. The lack of insulation causes condensation [...]
The importance of ventilation
One of the most important aspects in the maintenance of our home is its ventilation. Poor ventilation is not only detrimental to the health of residents (unpleasant odors, stuffy [...]
Evolution of the regulation of l’accés al bany in the decrets d’habitabilitat
Can you get the bany to the living room? At the time of distributing the spaces of a dwelling, and above all in dwellings of minimal surface or dwellings on [...]
How do you write “certificate of occupancy”?
The usual mistake in Spanish is to write "habitability cell". As with Spanish, when writing in Catalan a common error is also "cellula d'habitabilitat". However, in Catalan, there is a [...]
Applicable habitation regulations
Below is a historical list of the Decrees that have existed as a legal framework for the granting of the habitability certificate : Decret 141/2012. [...]
Rehabilitation of facade with SATE
SATE is a façade construction system that can be used for both new construction and renovations. In recent years there has been a boom in SATE in rehabilitation works. The [...]
