Title: Critical Review of “ A Building LCA Case Study Using Autodesk Ecotect and BIM Model” Summary: The main objective of the paper was to prove that the BIM (Building Information Model) integrated with other software for energy analysis and CO2 emissions of buildings could lead to a comprehensive and successful LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) study. The authors claimed that using BIM would save much time and effort when conducting LCA studies. They also addressed a research question of how the
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Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Federal Department of the Environment‚ Transport‚ Energy and Communications (DETEC) Seismic Conceptual Design of Buildings – Basic principles for engineers‚ architects‚ building owners‚ and authorities Hugo Bachmann Impressum Editor: Quoting: Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology Swiss Agency for Development
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The Truth Behind Two Roofing Myths Even though a roof is an incredibly important feature of your home that keeps the structure safe‚ homeowners can sometimes be uninformed about it. That is why there are some roofing myths out there that are simply not true. Here is the truth behind two of them‚ which should clear up any misconceptions you may have. Myth 1: The Energy Efficiency of Your Roof Cannot Be Improved The roof is one place where you are losing a substantial amount of energy in your home
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Commercial garage doors need to be able to take a lot more beating than residential doors. In many cases there will be high traffic moving through these doors‚ trucks and other sorts of equipment entering and leaving or a combination of both. These doors also need to comply with local codes and will require heavy-duty security locks. Commercial doors for garages are made from different materials than what you would find on simple residential garages. They can either be made from rolling steel‚ steel
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Stone‚ Andrew M.‚ Public Space‚ Cambridge University Press‚ New York‚ 1992. Curran‚ Raymond J. Architecture and the Urban Experience‚ Van Nostrand Reinhold Company‚ New York‚ 1983. MIT Press‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ 2003. Forty‚ Adrian. Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture‚ Thames & Hudson‚ New York‚ 2000. Frampton‚ Kenneth. Studies in Tectonic Culture‚ MIT Press‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts‚ 1995. Giedion‚ Sigfried. Space‚ Time and Architecture‚ Harvard University Press‚ Massachusetts
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Praise to Allah SWT the Most Merciful and the Most Gracious‚ I have successfully completed my 10 weeks of Industrial Training that begins on June 25‚ 2012 until September 1‚ 2012. I also would like to extend my thankfulness to my parents‚ Mohd Kassim Abd Rahman and Nismah Hussin and my siblings for their never ending support in terms of moral and financial support. As for my Academic Supervisor‚ Dr. Lim Yee Yan‚ I thank you for your reprimand and guidance during my training and the
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dated 2.9.2008‚ and notified in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazettee Extraordinary No.266‚ Part II-Section 2 dated September 2‚ 2008 ) Amendments incorporated upto December‚ 2010 Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority Thalamuthu - Natarajan Building‚ No.1 Gandhi - Irwin Road‚ Egmore‚ Chennai - 600 008. Contents DR No. 1 2 3 4 4(4) 4(5) 5 6 7 8 9 9A 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Short title Definition Written Permission for development Manner of obtaining permission Scrutiny fees
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make up my mind. Then I read about civil engineering‚ an occupation involving the construction of buildings‚ roads‚ and bridges. As I looked further into civil engineering‚ I began to like many aspects of this career. Civil Engineers play a crucial role in the design‚ construction‚ and maintenance of structures. Before beginning construction civil engineers plan layout and every other aspect of a building. As in the article‚ “Architecture must satisfy its intended uses‚ must be technically sound‚ and
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powerful events on earth‚ and their results can be terrifying. Earthquakes in general does not kill people directly. Instead‚ many deaths and injuries result from the collapse of buildings‚ bridges‚ and other structures. We cannot prevent natural disasters from striking‚ but we can prevent or limit their impact by making buildings strong enough to resist their destructive forces. This can be achieved by earth quake resistant structures. In the case of earth quakes‚ it is possible to neutralize their harm
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Construction Materials Language Skills: Word Formation BUILDING STYLES AND MATERIALS Houses and public buildings in Britain and the US have been built in a range of styles and materials. Old and new stand side by side. In Britain there are timber-framed houses‚ buildings of brick or stone‚ and modern concrete and glass structures. Many US architectural styles came originally from Europe. The South-west has many buildings in the Spanish colonial or mission style. The federal
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