SRT153 – Building Materials Science Material Report Mitchell Young Timber has been extensively used over the past century for many residential constructions‚ furnishings‚ frames‚ floorings and facades. It’s been a strong component in architectural developments and with such use‚ it’s recognized in the availability‚ renewability‚ environmental friendly‚ strength‚ weight‚ price‚ and durability.1 Within Australia‚ 90 percent of their housing frames are made from timber due to its sustainability and energy required to produce it
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Timber Framing There are many different types of material that can be used today when framing a house or a building‚ from concrete to steel to timber and depending on the budget of the project and what the project is trying to achieve will determine the type of material used for framing. People have been using timber for framing purposes for thousands of years throughout the world due to its easily accessible means‚ the ready supply of wood and aesthetic appeal of the timber itself. Timber is a
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The role our group played for this assignment was Land Managers. We decided on the name JJDR‚ L.L.C. as our company name. We felt this best represented all of us‚ as it is the first letter of each of our first names. We‚ as JJDR L.L.C.‚ feel that the development should be set at least 200 feet from any water sources such as streams‚ rivers‚ or lakes. We feel this way because the development will increase the surface water and nutrients put in the water. By setting the buildings back at least
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar‚ affectionately known as Babasaheb‚ was one of the most renowned sons of India. He appeared on the Indian socio-political scene in early 1920 and remained in the forefront of all social‚ economic‚ political and religious efforts for upliftment of mankind. Dr.Ambedkar was a great scholar who made outstanding contributions as an economist‚ sociologist‚ legal luminary‚ educationalist‚ journalist‚ Parliamentarian and above all‚ as a social reformer and champion of human rights. Dr
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Introduction Unifine Richardson is a food manufacturer with 110 employees. The company’s sole supplier of honey announced that effective immediately it was no longer able to supply Chinese honey. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency had rejected the importation of Chinese honey due to recently found traces of an antibiotic chemical. China had provided 20% of the world’s honey supply. Faced with escalating prices‚ issues with customer preferences‚ and possible product recalls Issues The
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approximately one million pounds of honey per year. A majority of the purchased honey is a 50-50 blend of Chinese and Canadian honey. Unifine Richardson’s main honey supplier is Harrington Honey. Unfortunately‚ Harrington Honey has informed Unifine Richardson that they can no longer supply the company with honey from China. Harrington Honey’s decision to stop importing honey from China was based on China’s use of chloramphenicol‚ which is an antibiotic that is band for use in food-producing animals.
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THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON NON TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS Introduction Over the years‚ there have been growing concerns over the maintaining and sustainability of the ecosystem. One of the areas that have not been left out is the growing need to monitor forest management. Natural changes such as climate change cause variations in the nature and quality of products in these forests. The areas of interest in this case are the non-timber forest products which are becoming of extreme importance in
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Capstone Turbine Corporation Capstone Turbine announced the results for its third quarter (ended 31st December 2015) of fiscal 2016 on 3rd February. The company’s revenue has increased 20 % sequentially from $ 17.9 million in the second quarter to $ 21.5 million in the third quarter. The company was also able to improve its gross margin sequentially from 11 % to 19 % and reduce the net loss from $ 7.9 million to $ 6.0 million‚ an improvement of 24 %. A more representative metric than the net income
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greatly caused the timber shortage in 1803‚ unlike the situation in the 1770s. As a result of Lord St. Vincent’s reform in the naval administration including the dockyards to make them rational and economical‚ the navy suffered from the shortage of the timber supply. In addition‚ the consumption of oak timber increased in the early nineteenth century Britain. The stock of timber in the dockyard was not ample in 1803. The Napoleonic Wars resumed and the navy’s demand for timber raised after the short
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of Timber in Timber Framed Buildings | Civil Engineering Construction 1 | | Adam Roberts | 13/12/2011 | | Table of Contents The History of Timber Framed Construction 1 Modern Timber Frame Construction 2 Multi Storey Timber Frame Construction 5 Benefits and Drawbacks of Timber Framed Construction 7 References 8 The History of Timber Framed Construction Timber framed construction has been “used in Europe and Asia since the 9th century” (Wikipedia‚ 2011) . Timber framed
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