The Call for Sustainable Construction The construction of buildings in the United States accounts for thirty percent of waste output annually. The construction of these buildings also consume seventy-one percent of the total electrical energy in the U.S. Due to the diminishing health of our planet‚ it is evident that sustainability in construction is a necessity. Sustainable‚ or green‚ buildings are not only beneficial to the planet‚ but also to the owner‚ the designer‚ and the builder. Sustainable
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contradicting advertisements to the perception of information‚ one can take notice to a striking resemblance. The construction of knowledge is affected through both the impact of advertisements in society as well as our recent exposure to the luxury of the internet. The regulation of information and the modern‚ instantaneous method of attaining knowledge contribute to the deterioration of our construction of knowledge. Author Jean Kilbourne describes in her article Advertising’s Influence on Media Content
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socially constructed categories) to be social constructions. What is meant by the phrase ‘social construction’? How is race‚ for example‚ socially constructed? Social constructions of reality means the process of developing jointly constructed understandings‚ thoughts or concepts of the world by a society. Meaning‚ notion or connotations placed on an individual‚ group or event by a society through cultural or social practice‚ they become social constructions when they are adopted by the inhabitants
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Appraise Current Issues in Test Construction Blanton‚ H.‚ & Jaccard‚ J. (2006). Arbitrary metrics in psychology. American Psychologist‚ retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=7c416ac3-4edf-46c1-a7e8-6284000d9f81%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4111 According to Blanton & Jaccard (2006) the problem of arbitrary metrics is essential to elaborating the different areas of the conceptual dimensions than depending on one classification of the construct. Arbitrariness
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wellbeing and the systems by which wellbeing may be promoted.’ In my opinion this explanation is clear‚ concise and makes it easy to understand. (Dean‚ 2005). Our thoughts and ideas of childhood as a social construction have altered noticeably over the last ten years. The development of constructions of childhood has steadily become more intricate as the numbers of theories rise. Through research of early
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY with Air & Odor Management (AOM)CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYECV3144Alexandre DUSHIMESCM – 019559Lecturer: Mr Chan Joo Aik | Date : 17th October 2012 | | | Contents A. INTRODUCTION 2 Green Building 2 About Air & Odor Management (AOM) 2 1. AIR CLEANING AND PURIFYING 3 1.1. Air purifier 3 1.2. Fresh air system 3 1.3. Ceiling mounted electronic air cleaner 3 1.4. KITCHEN EXHAUST ELECTROSTATIC AIR CLEANER 4 2. ODOUR CONTROL 5 Examples: 5 Portable
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same page the work will come to a crawl. Me and my team as well as project manager will set the bar‚ leading by example setting the standard at the 1st phase to final phase through time‚ quality‚ and safety. Time * We will implement lean construction working efficient maximize our value bringing in materials‚ as need to minimize our waste. For us to do this me some of my team and project manager will meet with my subcontractors once a week where we will coordinate key items and we look into
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following. Excavation and Earthworks D3 Clearing undergrowth Clearing site of undergrowth‚ bushes‚ scrub and the like and grubbing up their roots‚ which shall be deemed to include their disposal‚ shall given in square meter Before the construction work begin‚ the site must be prepared by clearing the site and grubbing up the roots of undergrowth‚ bushes‚ scrub and any kind of small trees. The disposal material from the clearing site must be removed. The clearing and disposal of undergrowth
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Absolute construction 独立主格结构 1. 独立主格结构是由名词或代词加上分词或分词短语构成的一种独立结构，用于修饰整个句子。 2. 独立主格结构可置于句前、末和中，常用逗号和主句隔开。 e.g. The boy listened carefully to the teacher‚ his eyes fixed on the board. 独立主格做时间状语： The rubbish sorted‚ it is transported to a recycling company for processing. = After the rubbish is sorted‚ … 独立主格做条件状语： ➢ Its products proven unsafe‚ a company is likely to be sued for million of dollars. = If its products are proven unsafe‚ … 独立主格做原因状语： ➢ Her company prospering
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The Construction Sequence Although the specific sequence of construction steps varies and overlaps‚ generally we build your home in the following order: ▪ Survey ▪ Permits ▪ Sewer & Water ▪ Plan Commission ▪ Building Department ▪ Foundation ▪ Excavation ▪ Footer ▪ Form and pour walls ▪ Perimeter drain ▪ Waterproof ▪ Ground rough plumbing ▪ Basement/Crawl
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