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Since we organised our first uk lean summit way back in 1997, weve always tried to push the frontiers of lean thinking both in terms of lean research and lean practice. It has been used in construction by asian cultures for centuries. Paper contracting the howto of construction management. Basic construction techniques for houses and small buildings. Bamboo is one of the most renewable types of building materials as well as one of the strongest. Production of concrete requires meticulous care at every stage. House construction wikibooks, open books for an open world.
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