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    Building and Renovating in Lebanon

    Guides to the questions that come up before a project starts. Written from work MAGMA has actually completed, with the specifics left in.

    4 min

    Why In-House Panel Board Manufacturing Changes a Project

    Electrical distribution panels are usually subcontracted out, even by large contractors. MAGMA manufactures its own in Bikfaya. Here is what that changes on site, and why a consulting engineer called it rare.

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    5 min

    What an Office Fit-Out Actually Involves

    Fit-out sounds like decoration and is mostly engineering. Using a completed 375 square metre office as the example, here is what the work actually contains and where the time goes.

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    5 min

    Do You Need a Permit to Renovate in Lebanon?

    The short answer is that it depends on what you are touching. Finishes are one thing, structure is another. Here is the distinction that matters, and what gets asked for when a permit is needed.

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    6 min

    Solar for a Building in Lebanon: What a Real System Looks Like

    Most solar advice online is written for houses in countries with reliable grid power. Lebanon is a different problem. Here is what two real systems MAGMA installed look like, and how the sizing decisions were actually made.

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