(4) Building construction is a complex‚ significant‚ and rewarding process. It begins with an idea and culminates in a structure that may serve its occupants for several decades‚ even centuries. Like the manufacturing of products‚ building construction requires an ordered and planned assembly of materials. It is‚ however‚ far more complicated than product manufacturing. Buildings are assembled outdoors on all types of sites and are subject to all kinds of weather. Additionally‚ even a modest-sized
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magnificence‚ is in its final stages of construction. Located at Yonge and Gerrard‚ the mixed-use building will play host to a populous community‚ economically rejuvenate the Yonge and college strip‚ and contribute to the urban renaissance of Yonge street. Aura is an excellent example of how urban intensification for the city will support economic development and alleviate the pressures of urban sprawl. The building consists of three stories of retail and 985 residences with underground connection to the
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take your company to court? Today‚ working mothers have become more likely to sue their employers for discrimination. According to data collected by the Center for WorkLife Law‚ in the United States‚ roughly two-thirds of plaintiffs who sue in federal court on the basis of family responsibilities discrimination prevail at trial. The type of discrimination for particularly working mothers has a name: “maternal wall bias”. It takes the form of comments like “Don’t you feel bad leaving your kids at
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Facebook’s vision‚ mission statements and purpose. Defining a mission or purpose should be a starting point in business strategy formulation. It gives people working on a project a set of objectives they can relate to and be committed to. Christopher Cox‚ the Vice president of product at Facebook was the person behind the development of Facebook’s mission‚ values and people strategy. Mission Facebook’s mission is ‘To give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected’
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Enhance the Vitality of Your Company Vitality of all people within a company is quite an important aspect. Nowadays‚ it is crucial for all kinds of working places that their employees can work in a healthy environment‚ which includes healthy eating as well. If you ask people whether they think eating healthy is important‚ they will all agree. But in practice they do not always choose the healthiest option. Especially during snack time‚ the temptation is to choose a product rich in sugar and fat
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Are you okay? Wake up!” A male’s voice fades in. “Who is calling my name? Where am I?” Wu opens his eyes dazedly. “Welcome to Hell‚ my son.” “Father!?” Wu shouted in surprise‚ “Why am I here? I do not deserve this!” “Don’t worry my son‚ I am your guide. After this journey‚ we all can go to heaven. ” His father clams him down. Wu’s father‚ Dr. Ji‚ was one of the best doctors in the country. He was famous for his kindness and leniency. He always helped ill people even they cannot afford the
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The Role of the Youth in Nation Building I once heard a song by Cock Sparrer‚ and in that song are the lines‚ “Because you’re young‚ you’re torn between a world of hate‚ and a world of dreams; so much to lose‚ so much to gain; so much to fight for‚ so much to change.”. I then realized that the youth has so much potential to make a difference‚ we have the power to make a change. We have the capability of raising the status of our country. It all depends on how we want our future to be. Decide
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Introduction The "Building Envelope" is the area that separates conditioned space from unconditioned space or the outdoors. A building envelope includes all elements of a building that enclose conditioned space. Building envelope components separate conditioned spaces from unconditioned spaces or from outside air. For example‚ walls and doors between living areas are part of the building envelope; walls separating a garage from the living areas are not. Besides that‚ floors of conditioned basements
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Broadening Your Prospective 17-2 Michael Orcutt ACC/561 4 September 2015 Mr. Joe Primiano Broadening Your Perspective 17-2 The Ideal Manufacturing Company wants to be able to track its costs and keep their cost at correct levels. The example provided in the “Broadening Your Perspective” exercise provides the tools to do just that‚ keep Ideal Manufacturing Companies costs at correct levels. Activity based costing is defined as “An activity based costing (ABC) system recognizes the relationship
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Vol. I – Intelligent Buildings - Show-Ling Wen‚ Chiang-Pi Hsiao‚ Ching-Tzu Chen INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS Show-Ling Wen Department of Architecture and Urban Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Chiang-Pi Hsiao Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI)‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Ching-Tzu Chen College of Environmental Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan U SA NE M SC PL O E– C EO H AP LS TE S R S Keywords: intelligent building‚ design specifications
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