Fire in a Heritage Building‚ Kolkata A case study Background: Kolkata has been nicknamed the City of Palaces. This comes from the numerous palatial mansions built all over the city. Some of the major buildings of this period are well maintained and several buildings have been declared as heritage structures. Today‚ many of these structures are in various stages of decay. Conservation efforts are patchy and are often affected by problems of litigation‚ tenant troubles
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and political impacts. Although Islamic Caliphates and Mongol Khanates had different approaches with some similarities‚ they still managed to expand and build a larger empire with their strategic thinking. A majority of state building branched from religious‚ political and power of control impacts that could innovate and create empires but was not promised to maintain successfully. Islamic Caliphates purpose originally were successors to Muhammad as
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Why Teams Don’t Work An Interview with J. Richard Hackman by Diane Coutu * Comments (3) * * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Related Executive Summary Also Available * Buy PDF Over the past couple of decades‚ a cult has grown up around teams. Even in a society as fiercely independent as America‚ teams are considered almost sacrosanct. The belief that working in teams makes us more creative and productive is so widespread that when faced
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Character Building Last Saturday I went to a class that taught me how the build my character and my self esteem. In this class I learned about the six pillars of character which are trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring‚ and citizenship. Trustworthiness is basically just being honest‚ be reliable‚ be loyal‚ don’t deceive‚ cheat or steal. All its saying is to have the courage to do the right thing. Respect is something that you have to give before you can get it. So to be respectful
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Process description Planning is the main key to a successful building project. Every project is a separate entity and should be always carried out individually. Knowing the main steps and the flow of the project delivery process is important. There are three different ways to carry out a building project. The way of going thru the steps is determined by the size of the project. In smaller in-house design and construction projects investigative scope and budgeting are done first. After a letter
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buckets of water to extinguish fire. Many people were throwing sands and dust over the fire. A few people were trying to control fire by throwing blankets on it. But the fire was ravaging. It was a horrible sight. This house was a three-storeyed building. Some inmates of the house were on the second floor. The fire started from the ground floor. Soon‚ it spread to the first floor. The inmates of the house who had been entrapped on the second floor were crying for help. Someone in the crowd informed
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Building Codes Building code is a set of rules that specify the minimum acceptable level of safety for constructed objects such as buildings. The main purpose of building codes are to protect public health‚ safety and general welfare as they relate to the construction and occupancy of buildings and structures. The building code becomes law of a particular jurisdiction when formally enacted by the appropriate authority. The major model building codes used in the United States are developed by the
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Literature Review of Financial Literacy Building Wealth as a Nation Denise Fesel WRIT 391‚ Spring 2 UMUC 10 May 2012 Literature Review of Financial Literacy Building Wealth as a Nation American adults have not mastered basic economic skills and are considered financially illiterate. When it comes to the financial literacy of America’s young people‚ the news is equally disturbing. In 2006 former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan stated that “our children
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WHY GREEN BUILDINGS ARE IMPORTANT TODAY ? I Introduction Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s life-cycle: from siting to design‚ construction‚ operation‚ maintenance‚ renovation‚ and demolition. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy‚ utility‚ durability‚ and
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The Seagram Building is prime example of the international style of design in the 20th century. The building is a true landmark of the city having an open plaza at the base of the building with high ceilings‚ floor to ceiling tinted windows and bronze mullions. Its imperious design‚ set in a plaza with fountain‚ was imitated many times and became an icon of North American corporate design. Mies is known as the father of the steel and glass structure. Mies designed many buildings during his life however
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