Library Buildings: a Bibliometric Analysis (1968-2011) Introduction Earlier library buildings were use to construct in the context of preservation of documents which had only the purpose of protection to them. Because of the tremendous growth in the literature in all the subjects’ it was difficult to accommodate more number of documents in the established libraries. At this stage librarians were seeking adequate building structure for libraries to protect the documents. As the information‚ communication
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Singapore 21 & Nation Building In August 1997‚ Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the Singapore 21 Committee with the aim of strengthening the “heartware” of the Republic in the 21st Century. This comprised of five subject committees that were formed to study the pertinent issues Singaporeans would have to face in the building of such a new society during the 21st Century. Some 6‚000 Singaporeans from all walks of life were then consulted for the time span of one year in order to understand
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Infrastructure Practice Building India Accelerating Infrastructure Projects August 2009 McKinsey & Company‚ Inc. 21st Floor‚ Express Towers Nariman Point Mumbai 400 021‚ India Telephone: +91 (22) 2285 5532 Fax: +91 (22) 2285 5531 4‚ Echelon Institutional Area Sector 32 Gurgaon 122001 Telephone: +91 (124) 661 1000 Fax: +91 (124) 661 1400 Design: New Media‚ Sydney Pre-production and printing: Magnum Custom Publishing‚ New Delhi The information contained in this report prepared by McKinsey
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The History of Building Codes‚ Construction‚ and the Aftermath of September 11 Jhimelle I. Sepulveda Columbia Southern University Abstract There have been many catastrophic incidents involving fire throughout history with countless of lives lost and billions of dollars’ worth of damages. The lessons learned from these incidents have led to changes in the way we plan and how we build high-rise structures. These changes evolve into codes and building standards with people’s safety in mind.
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proposed of building the third runway in the Hong Kong International Airport as the maximum capacity of the airport is going to be saturated soon. The society has a great controversy over the construction of the third runway. While the airline companies welcome to the economic benefits that will be brought from the expansion of airport‚ the environmental organizations concern about the potential destruction to the environment. This essay will focus on both the arguments for and against building the third
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“go green” blog named 2B Green World Website-LEED Consultants‚ “buildings represent over 50% of US wealth; $800 billion is the amount of renovation and new construction in the United States‚ buildings account for 1/6 of the worlds freshwater withdrawals‚ ¼ of its wood harvest and 2/5 of its material and energy flow” (Go Green Facts 1).These figures represent the disadvantages of a world without green building. Throughout this report the focus is on LEED certification and accreditation‚ and the impact
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E FFECTIVENESS OF INDUSTRIALISED BUILDING SYSTEM (IBS) IMPLEMENTATION FOR MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MARDHIAH BINTI ZAWAWI A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Science (Construction Management) Faculty of Civil Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia NOVEMBER 2009 A BSTRACT Generally‚ the used of Industrialised Building System (IBS) in construction industry throughout the world has positive perceptions
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| |Code |: |JSB554 | |Course |: |Integrated Building Systems | |Level |: |Bachelor of Architecture | |Credit Unit |:
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The Effect of the Type of Building Material on the pH of the Vinegar Introduction: For this experiment‚ the town council wanted to test which building material would be the best to build statues in a zoo. The building material with the lowest pH would be the best building material because while 7 is neutral anything below 7 is considered acidic and anything higher than 7 results in a base. Precipitation of 5.5 or lower is considered acid rain. Connecticut and most of the United States have to
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is on the inside. The article called “Indoor Pollution and Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms”‚ by Chi-Shan
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