Proceedings of the 5th Asia-Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (APSEC 2003) 26 – 28 August 2003 Johor Bahru‚ MALAYSIA HAZARDS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid1‚ Wan Zulkifli Wan Yusuf2 and Bachan Singh3 1‚2 &3 Department of Structures and Materials‚ Faculty of Civil Engineering‚Universiti Teknologi Malaysia‚ 81310 UTM Skudai‚ Johor‚ Malaysia. rahimhamid@utm.my‚wanzul@fka.utm.my and bachans@utm.my Abstract. Statistic has shown that the number of fatality
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Portfolio construction models The project that we have done based on the Markowitz and Sharp methodologies that allow investors to build an efficient portfolio. An efficient portfolio is defined as the portfolio that maximizes the expected return for a given amount of risk (standard deviation)‚ or the portfolio that minimizes the risk subject to a given expected return. Markowitz method determines the asset allocation that produces the highest expected return for each unit of risk. The calculation
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BRE 533 Value Management in Construction and Property Final Report Propose Development of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Phase 8 Development 30 April 2010 Content Executive Summary | | Introduction | Background to the value management study | Function of the value management workshop | Project objectives | Value management workshop objectives | | Information Phase | Overview of presentations | Q&A of the presentation | | Function Analysis Phase |
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Contents FACTORS OF CONFLICT AND DISPUTE IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 1.0 MAIN RESEARCH TITLE Factors of Conflict and Dispute in Construction Industry ABSTRACT Today‘s construction projects become more complex in nature. The complex‚ relational and lengthy process of designing and building makes construction a process in which disputes are virtually ensured. Furthermore‚ the involvement of multidisciplinary in the construction project also leads to conflicts among the parties. It
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Fire 73: Construction Types & Occupancy Classifications Fire 73: Fire Prevention Technology Learning Outcomes Following instruction the student shall: Understand fire resistive construction‚ noncombustible construction‚ combustible construction‚ and what constitutes fire-resistance. Identify and describe each of the five construction types and the construction features and fire dangers that are common to each construction type. Chapter 4: Construction Types & Occupancy Classifications
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Critical Feedback Systems for BAS………….…………………….75 4.4. Building Energy Ratings…….……………………………………………81 Introduction: Welcome back‚ the following document will complement this year’s module content and hopefully provide relevant information for you in the future. Following the same format from last year’s notes this document again contains many extra documents and links which will guide you to a successful completion of Building Automation 3. This semester we will concentrate on the
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The “Social Construction of Reality” is a work of hypothetical reasoning to the redefine the task and to broaden its range to understand the redefining of sociological knowledge. Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann both argue that reality is socially constructed by the knowledge of the people for social reality is produced and communicated amongst others. They emphasize on the fact that human is a part of a product of society and vice versa: society is a product of human. Berger and Luckmann follow
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HOTEL BUILDING A DESIGN PROJECT REPORT Submitted by DHIVYAA.D PRAKASH.V.R VIVEK.M POOJA RAIKWAR in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN CIVIL ENGINEERING [pic] EASWARI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CHENNAI-89 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025 NOVEMBER 2012 ANNA UNIVERSITY: CHENNAI 600 025 BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this project report‚ “ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF A BUSINESS CLASS HOTEL BUILDING” is the
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heart and soul. Building a winning culture By Paul Rogers‚ Paul Meehan and Scott Tanner Paul Rogers is a partner with Bain & Company in London and leads Bain’s Global Organization Practice. Paul Meehan is a Bain partner in Tokyo and leader of Bain’s Organization Practice in Asia. Scott Tanner is a partner in Bain’s Melbourne office. Copyright © 2006 Bain & Company‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Editorial team: Paul Judge and Elaine Cummings Layout: Global Design Building a winning culture
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SAFER CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying‚ assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: Heddre it has been strongly influenced by the mass of research on vulnerability that has appeared in print since the mid-1970s.[1] It is the responsibility of development and relief agencies alike. It should be an integral
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