A device for thermally insulating, force-transmitting retrofitting of a second load-bearing construction element to a first load-bearing construction element has an insulation body to be arranged in a construction joint between the construction elements. The insulation body has a casing filled with insulation material. The casing has a first longitudinal side to be arranged at the first construction element and an oppositely positioned second longitudinal side. The casing has a length direction, a transverse direction, and an upright direction perpendicular to length direction and transverse direction. A compression element for transmitting compressive forces between first and second construction elements extends from the first to the second longitudinal side. First tension rods project into the casing at the first longitudinal side and second tension rods project into the casing at the second longitudinal side. A connection arrangement is arranged in the casing for force-transmittingly connecting the first and second tension rods.

Mortise lock with an operating mechanism with a pinion that is turnable around a geometric axis and a rack engaging therewith that is movable along a direction perpendicular to the aforementioned geometric axis, whereby the pinion is provided with a double toothing with two sets of teeth that are separated by a geometric dividing plane that extends perpendicularly to the axial direction of the pinion, wherein the teeth of each set of teeth of the pinion form an oblique toothing, whereby the faces of these teeth are oblique with respect to the axial direction and these faces include an angle to one another that is such that the width of the teeth of each of the two sets of teeth either decreases or increases in the direction of the dividing plane.

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.

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 thermal insulation structure comprises a thermal insulation unit provided between a floor slab and a balcony slab. Tension rebars are formed in parallel in the floor slab and the balcony slab, but are not in the thermal insulation unit. Connection tension rebars which are parallel with each other pass through the thermal insulation unit and connect the tension rebars in the floor slab and the balcony slab. Shear rebars are formed inside the thermal insulation unit to connect and support the connection tension rebars. Auxiliary shear rebars horizontally connect the shear rebars to reinforce support.

A thermal insulation structure comprises a thermal insulation unit provided between a floor slab and a balcony slab. Tension rebars are formed in parallel in the floor slab and the balcony slab, but are not in the thermal insulation unit. Connection tension rebars which are parallel with each other pass through the thermal insulation unit and connect the tension rebars in the floor slab and the balcony slab. Shear rebars are formed inside the thermal insulation unit to connect and support the connection tension rebars. Auxiliary shear rebars horizontally connect the shear rebars to reinforce support.

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 thermal-break assembly including a thermal-insulation block configured to be installed between a first floor section and a second floor section. A weight-receiving device is configured to receive the thermal-insulation block. Spaced-apart reinforcing bars extend through, and beyond, the thermal-insulation block; this is done in such a way that the spaced-apart reinforcing bars, in use, extend into the first floor section and into the second floor section (once the thermal-insulation block is installed therebetween). The spaced-apart reinforcing bars are in intimate contact with the weight-receiving device.

A flooring substrate system that uses one of three substrate components upon which various types of finish flooring may be attached above a deck structure. The deck structure may be open lumber framed or may be a waterproofed planar surface. Affixation of the flooring system may be by direct connection or by gravitational placement. Height and slope adjustable components interlock through a plunge, twist and locking teeth arrangement to form supporting members beneath the substrate components. A special fastening system is utilized with one the substrate components to provide a floating structural panel assembly that may be gravitationally placed atop a waterproofed deck while allowing for water to pass under the top finish flooring.

A flooring substrate system that uses one of three substrate components upon which various types of finish flooring may be attached above a deck structure. The deck structure may be open lumber framed or may be a waterproofed planar surface. Affixation of the flooring system may be by direct connection or by gravitational placement. Height and slope adjustable components interlock through a plunge, twist and locking teeth arrangement to form supporting members beneath the substrate components. A special fastening system is utilized with one the substrate components to provide a floating structural panel assembly that may be gravitationally placed atop a waterproofed deck while allowing for water to pass under the top finish flooring.