IPC Subgroup
E04B 2/44 using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildings; Wall construction with regard to insulation; Connections specially adapted to walls > built-up from layers of building elements > Walls having cavities between, as well as in, the elements; Walls of elements each consisting of two or more parts, kept in distance by means of spacers, at least one of the parts having cavities > using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position; Spacers for cavity walls
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- BUILDING
- Subclass:
- GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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