Lean construction is an efficient way to design production system in order to eliminate the waste of material‚ time and bring more value to the project. The article used the example of Toyota production system to explain the lean construction. The engineer Taiichi Ohno’s pursuit of perfection and his redesigned production process reduced the cost and improved the value of the new production system. The article compares the lean construction with current practice in Toyota. As the result they
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The Urban and Rural Divide 1 Imagine life in Los Angeles. Now imagine life in a neighbouring rural California town. Finally‚ picture life in Cairo‚ Egypt. Which of these last two places is more different from Los Angeles? Many people might mistakenly choose Cairo because it is in a different country. In fact‚ city dwellers all over the world tend to have similar lifestyles‚ so the biggest differences are between Los Angeles and its smaller neighbour. Urban people and rural people‚ regardless
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Have you ever thought about the blame behind the violence in our urban cities? No matter where you are‚ your loved ones will always want you to be safe and secure with the raise of drugs‚ gangs‚ and guns with the threat of violence within the communities. According to Joan Mccord the author of “Placing American Urban Violence In Context” stated‚” American cities are more violent than those in other developed nations”. There are several types of violence such as emotional‚ physical‚ sexual‚ financial
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they do for their past to the nature. It happen when deforestation occurred! By definition‚ deforestation means the cutting or removal of trees from woodlands or forests in order to convert the land into commercial or logging reasons or for whatever purpose it may serve them (Hata 2008). People agree with deforestation because of agriculture and increasing of population. Deforestation is risky to environment and human being because it can cause erosion of soil‚ increases of temperature which also
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Week 4 Lecture Notes: Ch 10-11 Advanced Construction Documents Week 4 Lecture Notes Chapter 10: Sections Section drawings take an imaginary slice through an object or building and give information on height‚ and relationships between floors‚ ceilings‚ spaces‚ walls‚ and in some instances details of specific contraction techniques. Two or more sections are often cut at 90 degrees to one another to give additional information‚ unless the space or object is very simple. The slice should be
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exposes them to electrical hazards. Construction workers of all types must also contend with this danger. Their accidents with electricity happen because complacency‚ distraction‚ or a rushed schedule caused them to accidentally make contact with a power line. They also work with electrical power tools that can potentially cause electrocution. Here are three ways that serious injury or death may happen to construction workers: Damaged Electrical Power Tools Construction workers use electrical power tools
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Urban legends have been the highlight of the unknown. A way for people to make sense of things they do not know. Urban legends usually do have some true story basis but over time these stories get fabricated. Over time we are introduced to these stories and really wonder what part of these stories are real and is fabrication. So I have decided to expand and really look into the origins of a few urban legends that are lesser known. We will explore the legends of the vanishing hitchhiker‚ Walt Disney
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people away from the predicaments at hand‚ which is to push the homeless‚ working- and lower class away using violent tactics to make room for the young‚ affluent whites. People think that by having the middle- and upper-middle class in these poor urban communities will “civilize” the people in the community. Yet when in reality‚ they are doing more harm than good. The homeless now have nowhere to stay or sleep. The community can’t use their park how they want to. And instead of putting funds into
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7.5 Building regulations 7.6 Sampling and testing 7.7 Health and Safety 7.8 Achieved at this stage 8.0 Technical design 8.1 Overview of stage 8.2 Implications on design 9.0 Production phase 9.1 Overview of stage 9.2 Design implications 10 Other construction projects 2 1.0 Introduction The aim of this report is to explain to the client how the design process for the proposed project is likely to progress. This report will explain the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the design
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the Problem • State the problems facing the manager/key person The manager Joe of Project Scheduling at Blanque Cheque Construction (B) is facing late competition of his first project due to schedule slipping and unforeseen circumstances and it can be damaging to his career due to serious consequences and other penalties. • Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems. Upon analyzing this case I identify the warning sign of schedule slipping. The manager Joe was worry
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