Sustainable building" is the design and construction of buildings using methods and materials that are resource efficient and that will not compromise the health of the environment or the associated health and well-being of the building’s occupants‚ construction workers‚ the general public‚ or future generations. Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
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Ahlam Namoos Ms. Patricia Philips ESL 41 March 30‚ 2014 Engineering As My Career Choice From the time I first learned what an architect was‚ I knew that this would be the career field I would choose. Currently‚ I am studying at Blue Ridge Community College‚ and have enjoyed improving my drawing talent and improving my knowledge of design. There are many reasons why I chose engineering architecture as my learning goal; the education I am receiving is assisting me to becoming a better design
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answer you that I am now aiming to be an engineer or I want engineering to be my career. You may have different reactions when I say that but it is just a matter of choice and all of us are have that right. To be an engineer‚ I must study the prerequisites of entering college. First‚ I should finish my high school and then enroll in a university or college and acquire an engineering course‚ a mechanical‚ industrial or civil engineering may do. Anyway‚ engineers abide by a simple law and the only
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Polytechnic Univerity of the Philippines College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Assignment No. 4 Exercise 3.0 Cube Submitted by: Jemmalyn M. Tiglao Course & Section: BSCE 1-2 Date of Submission: March 23‚ 2013 Submitted to: Engr. Oscar L. Poloyapoy Score Polytechnic Univerity of the Philippines College of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Assignment No. 5 Exercise 3.1 Rectangular Parallelepiped Submitted by: Jemmalyn M. Tiglao Course &
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"Sustainable building" is the design and construction of buildings using methods and materials that are resource efficient and that will not compromise the health of the environment or the associated health and well-being of the building’s occupants‚ construction workers‚ the general public‚ or future generations. Sustainable building involves the consideration of many issues‚ including land use‚ site impacts‚ indoor environment‚ energy and water use‚ solid waste‚ and lifecycle impacts of building materials
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for a three storey building. The two most popular construction frames‚ timber and steel will be compared and the focus will be on the types of frames and construction time for both frames. * History - timber frame * History - steel frame * Properties of timber * Properties of steel * Advantages of timber framed buildings * Advantages of steel framed buildings * Disadvantages of timber framed buildings * Disadvantages of steel framed buildings * Problems connected
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Building Types (Low Rise) Building type | Structural form | Description | Advantages | Disadvantages | Dwelling – detached semi-detached up to three storeys. | Traditional masonry cavity wall structureTimber frame Structure.Lightweight steel structureStraw bale construction. | Dwellings are lightweight structures requiring relatively small spans. The enclosing walls usually carry the load uniformly throughout their length down to a strip foundation.The enclosing walls are either masonry formed
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Green Buildings Can Save Us Green buildings‚ or energy-efficient buildings‚ are perceived to be the kind of modern buildings that can save energy by implementing advanced technologies in these days. Looking at many good examples on the internet or television about these energy-efficient buildings‚ I feel that if we have the technology‚ why wouldn’t we do something to save us from the increasing shortage of energy? It is easy and if we change all our old style utilities‚ we can live more comfortably
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Nusserwanjee Building is a century old Kharadar landmark‚ named after Karachi philanthropist‚ Jamshed Nusserwanjee. Today‚ it has been relocated‚ stone by stone‚ to become a part of the INDUS Valley School Campus Relocation The building relocated and transported to the new location near the sea with complete area of 25000 sq.ft. The building was made up of 26000 stones and the new building at the seaside in Karachi was made with the same stones to preserve cultural heritage. How the Building relocated
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Translate the current concept to the market demand: broaden your audience by allowing smaller offices. - To make the office building more attractive to its clients‚ offer the client a rental free period. - When interest rates fall again‚ people have regained confidence in the economy and are willing to invest again. - Incrementally finish the building‚ i.e. floor by floor. As soon as enough companies have signed up for one floor‚ use their upfront payment to finish the floor and
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