Utilitarianism 1. Moral theories can be divided into two major types‚ teleological and deontological. In teleological theories‚ (moral) right is derived from a theory of the (non-moral) good‚ or what is good or desirable as an end to be achieved. In Greek‚ telos means ‘goal’ or ‘aim.’ In deontological theories‚ (moral) right is derived without a theory of (non-moral) good‚ or what choice is (morally) right regardless of the end consequences. In Greek‚ deon means ‘duty.’ Utilitarian theories are
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Guide card Active voice In most English sentences with an action verb‚ the subject performs the action denoted by the verb. In active sentences‚ the thing doing the action is the subject of the sentence and the thing receiving the action is the object. Most sentences are active. [Thing doing action] + [verb] + [thing receiving action] These examples show that the subject is doing the verb’s action. Because the subject does or "acts upon" the verb in such sentences‚ the sentences are said
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project. 17 4. Software‚ GUI‚ and communication protocols. 25 5. Drawbacks of the overall system. 25 6. Discussion. 25 BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM PROJECT- ADMINISTRATION BUILDING OF TRELLEBORG LANKA (PVT) LTD 1.0 PROJECT DETAILS A Building Management System (BMS) is a computer-based control system installed in buildings that controls and monitors the building’s mechanical and electrical equipment such as ventilation‚ lighting‚ power systems‚ fire systems‚ and security
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Sustainable Construction and the Built Environment Building Management Systems BMS system requirements and evaluation of proprietary product offerings Introduction A building management system is a computerised system which can help the user control and monitor the surrounding conditions within their property. The main benefits of having a building management system installed are that they operate at maximum levels of efficiency and economy‚ but new modern systems have the dual benefit of acting
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Building codes and safety purpose. Building codes act an important role in construction and design phase. In the past‚ most building codes and standards have used prescriptive (or compliance) criteria. In recent years‚ there has been strong interest worldwide in developing codes and standards that are more performance based ( Foliente‚ 2000). The purpose of building codes are to increase safety in the design of the project and its construction. For example‚ according to the 2010 California Building
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Nusserwanjee Building is a century old Kharadar landmark‚ named after Karachi philanthropist‚ Jamshed Nusserwanjee. Today‚ it has been relocated‚ stone by stone‚ to become a part of the INDUS Valley School Campus Relocation The building relocated and transported to the new location near the sea with complete area of 25000 sq.ft. The building was made up of 26000 stones and the new building at the seaside in Karachi was made with the same stones to preserve cultural heritage. How the Building relocated
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ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCE NAME: NYAGAYA SAMUEL PETER REG. NO: B02/0966/2014 IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE Material culture consists of the physical elements that define the culture of a society‚ this include the tangible and visible instruments that show the technological development of that society. These are the materials that the community use in their way of life‚ developed by the various
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Building an Ethical Organization Part II HSM/230 Dr. Lind Organizational ethics is the ethics of an organization‚ which is a very important factor for an organization‚ the principles‚ and standards. They will be expressed and shown through fairness- be sure everyone is treated fair no matter race‚ ethnicity‚ status. Compassion- show that you care about what is going on in an individual’s life. Integrity-be honest and show good character. Honor‚ and take responsibility of every employee as well
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Indiana Building Supplies - Comment An analysis of these ratios shows that both Clemens and Willis are right. All of the profitability ratios for IBS are higher than the industry average. Thus‚ IBS seems to have done well. And indeed‚ it was done well for its shareholders in 2005. Note‚ however‚ that the current and quick ratios have generally been trending downward and are significantly lower than the industry averages as well as the stipulations in the loan covenants. Thus‚ liquidity is poor
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area of the world leaving a lot of spectacular and interesting heritage and history. For example‚ we have Lebanon. It is a country where many heritage is left in it due to its iconic geographic location. Over the years‚ the Lebanese old historic buildings have been a point of interest to the whole world‚ leaving the tourists in a surprise. The capital of Lebanon is thought to be in excess of 5‚000 years of age‚ making it one of the oldest cities on the planet. Romans‚ Arabs‚ Byzantines‚ Crusaders
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