An element for thermal insulation between two building parts, particularly between a building (A) and a protruding exterior part (B), comprising an insulating body (2) to be arranged between the two building parts and reinforcement elements in the form of at least tensile elements (3), extending in an installed state of the element (10) essentially horizontally and perpendicular to an essentially horizontal extension of the insulating body through said body, and respectively projecting in the horizontal direction from the insulating body and here allowing a connection to one of the two building parts preferably made from concrete. Here the tensile reinforcement elements (3) are formed as multi-part composite elements such that at least in the proximity of the insulating body (2) they have a central rod section (3a) made from fiber-reinforced synthetic material and have a separate anchoring rod section (3b) in an area outside the insulating body (2) with geometric and/or material characteristics at least partially deviating from the central rod section (3a), with the anchoring rod section (3b) and the central rod section being arranged at least essentially aligned to each other and at least indirectly fixed to each other, and with the anchoring rod section (3b) cooperating with an interior anchoring element for fixing at the central rod section (3a), which interior anchoring element engages a radially interior area of the central rod section. The central rod section (3a) comprises on its radial exterior an annular radial support element and/or a radial support area (3ab) with fibers (3f) extending at least partially in the circumferential direction of the central rod section (3a), with the interior anchoring section (3v) and the radial support area (3ab) at least partially overlapping each other.

A connection system for connecting a timber component to a building element, comprising a first holding section for the building element, a second holding section for the timber component, a coupling element which releasably connects the first holding section and the second holding section, wherein the second holding section comprises (i) a timber-component-side fitting having a first contact surface for attachment to a first surface of the timber component, and (ii) a second contact surface for a second surface of the timber component, wherein the first contact surface of the timber-component-side fitting and the second contact surface of the second holding section together enclose an angle () other than 180.

A device for retrofitting a second load-bearing construction element to a first load-bearing construction element has an insulation body arranged between the construction elements. Tensile force-transmitting, compressive force-transmitting, and shear force-transmitting elements are provided. The compressive force-transmitting elements include a contact surface, accessible from a longitudinal side of the insulation body, for absorbing horizontal compressive forces of the second load-bearing construction element. The shear force transmitting elements include a support surface, accessible from the longitudinal side of the insulation body, for absorbing vertically oriented forces of the second load-bearing construction element and further include a shear rod connected to the support surface. A support angle bracket has first and second legs and a transversely arranged cheek connecting the first and second legs. The first leg forms the contact surface. The second leg forms the support surface. The shear rod has a slanted section fixed directly to the cheek.

A deck board support bracket includes a drainage channel in a top surface of the bracket and deck boards are secured in an end to end manner with a space between two deck board ends centered over the drainage channel. Water presented on the deck surface at two deck board ends passes therebetween and to one side of a supporting joist. The deck board support bracket can be used with various deck board fastening arrangements and preferably is made of an injection molded plastic material.

A construction element is for forming a connection between two parts of a building that are thermally insulated from one another. The element includes an elongate portion having a thermally insulating material, tension bars which run through the thermally insulating portion and which are configured to be anchored in the building parts that are to be connected, and components for absorbing compression and shear forces between the building parts. The construction element has the underside and part of the raised side walls of the elongate portion formed by a fire-resistant profile with a base surface and two raised side walls. A thermally insulating layer is on the base surface of the profile.

A building element adapted to provide thermal insulation between two building parts such as a floor or ceiling slab and a balcony slab is described. The element comprises: an elongate insulating body; a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body so as to be disposed in use within and serve to reinforce each of the two building parts; at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body so as to be able to receive in use a post-tensioning tendon member. A building system including at least one such building element, a building structure incorporating such a building system and a method of building are also described.

A device and method for anchoring an overhanging element to a construction, which device includes two coupling parts, one coupling part of which is suitable to be connected to the overhanging element whereas the other one is suitable to be connected to the construction, and whereby the coupling parts are provided with mechanical coupling and whereby at least one of the coupling parts includes a freely protruding element whose maximum length is larger than ten centimetres.

A construction element is for forming a connection between two parts of a building that are thermally insulated from one another. The element includes an elongate portion having a thermally insulating material, and configured to be placed between the parts of the building. Bars run through the thermally insulating portion and are configured to be anchored in the building parts that are to be connected and thus to absorb the tensile forces between the building parts. The element includes an insulating portion for absorbing compression and shear forces between the building parts. The bars include metal bars, as well as non-metallic bars formed of a thermally insulating material. The metal bars are configured to maintain the connection when the tensile force absorbed by the non-metallic bars is lost.

A deck board support bracket includes a drainage channel in a top surface of the bracket and deck boards are secured in an end to end manner with a space between two deck board ends centered over the drainage channel. Water presented on the deck surface at two deck board ends passes therebetween and to one side of a supporting joist. The deck board support bracket can be used with various deck board fastening arrangements and preferably is made of an injection molded plastic material.

The system for removably securing slats juxtaposed to form a deck, for example for a terrace, includes fasteners disposed in rows on level floor or joist or beam structure supports oriented perpendicular to the axis of the slats. The fasteners have a device for securing the supports to the slats. A plurality of impermeable channels is disposed parallel for a level floor, or at a rate of one impermeable channel for each joist or beam support. The top surface of the support, a device for removable securing and a device for positioning provided on the profiled section are covered. The fasteners are made of a flexible elastic material, and the device for positioning allows clearance in a direction of an axis of the channel.