There are multiple benefits to natural wood floors‚ least of all that they look good. But you might be worried that they are not good for the environment‚ or you will have your eco-conscious friends sneer at you when you show them your shiny new oak floor. Of course‚ oak does take an exceptionally long time to re-grow‚ but you can still get natural oak floors without worrying that you are damaging the eco-system. Reclaimed wood Most oak forests in the UK and Europe have been depleted and new oak
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Question 1 a) What is meant by a load path? A load path is the transfer of loads and forces from the through the building to the bottom of the building‚ following the most direct structural path. b) Sketch an example of a load path from roof cladding to foundation for a brick veneer dwelling with trussed roof. Label clearly and indicate the load path with arrows. Diagram 1.b Page 3 Question 2 Outline the roles of the following people in the design of a building: Architect:
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1. Predetermined overhead is a method of applying overhead to the products under job order costing system. In this method we estimate the overhead and estimate a base and calculate the predetermined rate as Estimated overhead/estimated base. Based on the usage of base‚ the overhead is applied to products. 2. The advantage is simplicity‚ the cost of each print is know and so overhead can easily be applied. The disadvantage is that the cost of print may not be a correct cost driver. As we have seen
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Introduction In ancient times‚ the population was small and there was enough in the forests for satisfying everyone’s needs. As the population increased‚ more and more forest areas were destroyed for habitation‚ agriculture‚ fuel‚ timber‚ dams and industrial complexes. Shifting cultivation is still a practice responsible for forest clearance in the tribal areas Orissa‚ Madhya Pradesh and North-Eastern Hill Regions. Needless to say that the forest-based industries play a major role in the forest destruction
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A utilitarian believes in the action for the good for all people. This would mean that a Utilitarian would agree with the magistrate’s decision on framing the innocent man. The reason behind this agreement is that since the one man being killed is saving lives and saving chaos it makes it ethical‚ from a utilitarian standpoint. According to utilitarianism one must consider the consequences of a certain action. So in this case the magistrate must weigh the pros and cons of the decision to execute
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Coming today Steel drawings - came in last night - Nick reviewing‚ will send to MDA/Sfingi today Drywall subs - Pricing in‚ references contacted - Nick will compile and send off today AgraTec - They finished up framing the exterior walls on Building B and started working on framing the interior walls. I assisted Kevin through out the day on layout and Structural design. Grand Teton Concrete - Ryan showed up before the scheduled pour today and finished doweling in the shovel footing to the exterior
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Firstly‚ it will investigate the theoretical understanding of media framing regarding conflicts or global terrorism in the world. Secondly‚ it will explore Australia’s nature of political system within the media‚ and essentially the country’s media background and the government’s stances on international terrorism. Thirdly
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market globally. Moreover‚ the corporation has added new brands into the portfolio such as WATERPOINT® rainwater tanks and TRUECORE® residential steel framing. More importantly‚ BlueScope has developed local brands to match with local conditions‚ clear COLORBOND® steel which is perfect for the tropical conditions of Asia. SMARTRUSS®‚ roof framing brand is another example of local brand for Thailand and Indonesia. Weakness The company reported a weak performance since 2009. Its 2011 financial
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Chapter 10 Review 1A)Describe the Green Belt Movement founded by Wangari Maathai Q)The Green Belt Movement is a movement that organizes poor women in rural Kenya to plant and protect millions of trees in order to combat deforestation. A)Distinguish among an old-growth forest‚ a second growth forest‚ and a tree plantation Q)An old-growth forest is an uncut or regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for several hundred years or more
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influences on moral judgments and decisions. Three lab experiments explored the potential ethical dangers of deliberative decision making. Experiments 1 and 2 showed that deliberative decision making‚ activated by a math problem-solving task or by simply framing the choice as a decision rather than an intuitive reaction‚ increased deception in a one-shot deception game. Experiment 3—which activated systematic thinking or intuitive feeling about the choice to donate to a charity—found that deliberative decision
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