city of Abuja. At 170 metres (560 ft)‚ the tower would be the tallest building in Nigeria. The tower was designed by Manfredi Nicoletti and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which includes the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Municipal Building. Construction started in 2006 and is due to be completed in time for the 20th birthday of Nigeria’s new capital in 2011.[2][3] The 170 metre tower will be Nigeria ’s tallest building when completed along with an eight storey‚ low rise‚ pyramid shaped Cultural
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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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Analysis of the fragments from ‘The Passionate Year’ by James Hilton The fragments from ‘The Passionate Year’ written by English writer James Hilton is under our interpretation. The problems of teacher and pupil are touched upon in these passages. Here we can read about the problem of a new teacher and how children rag him. But a teacher can have a strong will and won’t let his pupils make jokes at him‚ how to manage them. The author of this story is omniscient‚ he goes through the psychological
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDING MATERIALS In the general environment for humans’ survival‚ all the materials or products used in structures or buildings are called building materials which are the material foundation for all the construction engineering. There is a wide variety of building materials. They are usually classified from different angles for the sake of study‚ application and description. The most common classifications are based on their chemical components and functions. Building materials are
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development and quality of life. Construction activity accounts for more than 50% of the national outlays. Building Construction costs registered an increase in rates year after year at scales much faster than inflation. It is seen that in view of the increase in cost for basic input materials like steel‚ cement brick timber and other materials as well as the cost of construction labour‚ buildings cost increase at around 20% to 30% annually even when inflation is in single digit. Even though income
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My favorite building --an amazing green building Today I want to introduce an amazing green building. But‚ first‚ I want to show some pictures about Green Buildings. Green building concept has emerged from the need to meet high standards of energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. It is said to reduce the energy bills and offer a healthier and more comfortable living environment‚ and improves people’s health and productivity. Use of non-toxic or emission-free materials and products
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which must be taken into consideration. Keen attention must be paid to the building codes and regulations in order to ensure that all construction activities are carried out in a potentially safe and efficient manner. These may be sighted to include occupational safety and health of employees and the preservation as well as the protection of the environment. Therefore‚ the main aim of this project is to determine the building codes‚ regulations as well as the environmental factors used in order to
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Large public buildings (Introduction: mention that public buildings exist in all cities and towns‚ large and small‚ e.g. post office‚ court pause‚ places of worship‚ theater) A public building is a building that belongs in some way to the state. The number of public buildings in any town or village will depend on the size of that community and its needs. For example‚ you will usually find a town hall of some sort‚ a school and a place of worship at he least. In anger communities there will be
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When reflecting on what I have read in the book Building an Ethical School by Robert J. Starratt‚ and the information obtained from my current Ethics and Social Responsibilities class‚ I feel I have an abundance of valuable information that will guide me in creating an ethical school environment when I am a school leader. When I think of an ethical school‚ I envision a school where all members of the school make decisions based on what is right and good. I read once in an article that real leaders
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Intern. J. of Research in Marketing 17 Ž2000. 105–126 www.elsevier.comrlocaterijresmar Building models for marketing decisions: Past‚ present and future Peter S.H. Leeflang a‚) ‚ Dick R. Wittink a‚b a Department of Economics‚ UniÕersity of Groningen‚ P.O. Box 800‚ 9700 AV Groningen‚ Netherlands b Yale School of Management‚ New HaÕen‚ CT‚ USA Abstract We review five eras of model building in marketing‚ with special emphasis on the fourth and the fifth eras‚ the present and the future
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