DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY BLDG 501 ASSIGNMENT BY MOHAMMED O. MUBARAK U05BD1041 2010 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2010 Q1-CONCEPT OF GREEN BUILDING/ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDINGS G reen Building is a holistic approach to programming planning‚ designing‚ and constructing (or renovating) buildings and sites. Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes
Premium Construction Deconstruction Building
Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? Even as children our male heroes were buff‚ tan‚ and attractive‚ princesses had large breasts and unbelievably small waists‚ while the villains were monstrous and often deformed. The models and figures we often see in the media have‚ along with unrealistic‚ unhealthy lifestyles‚ the advantages of photo shop and airbrush on their side. Losing weight no longer has to be a battle with exercise and dieting‚ when you could simply have a tummy tuck and liposuction for only
Premium Breast Plastic surgery
BUIDLING SKINS It is interesting to see the evolution of the building skin throughout history‚ from first being seen as just shelter and the same as a building to the envelope becoming independent and having its own identity. Also‚ it is hard to distinguish whether roof or wall came first. Although they seem like to different elements‚ Werner Lang explains they can be one in the same. In the beginning‚ mans’ main concern was to shelter himself from natural elements. Today‚ there are many new factors
Premium Construction Architecture Building engineering
NUSSERWANJEE BUILDING INTRODUCTION: This is the new building on the site of the Nusserwanjee building which was relocated to Clifton as a new wing of Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. The old building was marked for demolition but was saved by concerned citizens and architects as a cultural heritage. Shahid Abdulla‚ one of the founders of the Indus Valley School‚ excitedly called to say he had found a beautiful old building‚ right in the heart of Kharadar‚ which was for sale and about
Premium Karachi Construction Architect
ability to think of different ways and types of structures to build. The first structure was built to represent a pyramid. As I started building it the image in my head wasn’t matching to what my hands were building. I didn’t stop building I just went with the flow and built till I was satisfied. I focused on equilibrium‚ tension‚ and compression when building this structure. I wanted to make the base of the structure wider and as I built it taller each level would have to be narrower or smaller
Premium Mind Thought Cognition
Hudson Burnham was the architect responsible for creating the Flatiron Building in New York City‚ which opened in 1902. Born in Henderson‚ New York and raised in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Burnham first apprenticed as a draftsman under William LaBaron Jenney. At the age of 26 he met future business partner John Wellborn Root‚ and together they were responsible for the design of one of America’s first skyscrapers: the Masonic Temple Building in Chicago. As an internationally prominent figure‚ Daniel Burnham
Premium Skyscraper New York City Manhattan
1 (Page 1) 1.1 Team building definition. (Page 1) 1.2 Reasons why people don’t believe in team building. (Page 2) 1.3Motivation for team building. (Page 2) 1.4 Benefits from team building.
Premium Team building Teamwork Soft skills
Green buildings have greater payoffs than the cost to construct them making them a good investment over using standard building sites and materials. Many components play into the construction and design of a green building including location and building materials (just to name a few). Green buildings‚ whether they are homes‚ offices‚ or schools‚ are built to reduce pollution‚ conserve energy used‚ and to more efficiently use renewable resources. Several practices that are now used by those “going
Premium Construction Green building Natural building
Building a Computer Most people don’t think of what is actually inside their computer when they power it on‚ but they would be shocked and intrigued to know that anyone can build a computer of their own. Opening the case of their computer would be a taunting experience and most would be in immediate confusion. But once they get familiar with the components‚ they will find it to be an easy task. Most of all‚ building one’s own system is fun. Technology has become increasingly complex‚ but PCs are
Premium Personal computer Hard disk drive Serial ATA
In building construction and in fire prevention there are organizations that have created a useful system on how to determine what type of building falls under which category. The ICC (International Code Council) and the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) create these building codes for the safety of firefighters. The two most commonly known standards for building classifications are the NFPA 5000 and also the International Building Code (IBC). The two are very similar‚ however‚ they different
Premium Construction Building Fire protection