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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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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is the cell phone. This one device has improved our lives in so many ways like being able to communicate with people at anytime‚ checking e-mails‚ and texting. It has also negatively impacted our lives in that it has been proven to increase the chances of getting cancer‚ some people feel lost without their cell phones and can not pay attention when using them which could and has ultimately caused death. Everywhere you go‚ you can see people on their cell phones. It has become a way of life. Many
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Burke Properties Policies and Procedures Re: Facilities Information—Building Security Security is a vital issue in all aspects of running our business effectively. Our Security System is one way in which we try to control and secure our environment. For the safety of our employees and the protection of our equipment‚ we utilize numerous security devices and procedures to accomplish this goal. However‚ the security system is only as efficient as the way in which we support it. Here are guidelines
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The oldest extant road was constructed trough the mountains of Crete‚ from Knossus to Leben in about 2000 BC. It could have been man’s first effort at major road building as it was no mean structure with elaborate longitudinal drains‚ a 200 mm basecourse of sandstone in a clay-gypsum mortar‚ and a 4m longitudinal surface of basalt blocks. The first major arterial road was probably 2.5Km route built by Assyria from its capital Susa in eastern Iran‚ via Nineveh to the Mediterranean ports of western
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When it comes to cell phones‚ practicality is not the first thing I consider. Many people are satisfied with just “having a phone that works”‚ but that’s never been good enough for me. I’ve owned my own cell phone ever since the fifth grade; a technology that none of my friends had at the time. Most kids would be happy just having a phone to begin with‚ but I have always enjoyed being a step ahead of everyone else. By the time my friends were getting their first cell phones‚ I was already on my second
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FIRT 1327 Building and Construction Volunteer Lieutenant Killed and Two Fire Fighters Injured Following Bowstring Roof Collapse at Theatre Fire – Wisconsin 10/15/13 Mr. Conklin Christian Rodarte In Wisconsin on March 4th ‚ 2012 a 34 year old lieutenant volunteer firefighter was killed. This man was on top of the roof on a theatre when he suddenly fell through the roof and was trapped isinde the burning theater. I choose this topic because I wfound it interesting
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A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR A 3-STOREY BUILDING ABSTRACT This paper discusses the structure and features of the modern day Building automation system (BAS). Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. The control system is a computerized‚ intelligent network of electronic device designed to perform the maintenance of the mechanical systems in a building. The field technology used in this is a distributed control system with Lonworks technology
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People have their own thought process when it comes to fitness and getting in shape. Everyone has their own specific goals in which they are trying to accomplish. Today I am going to talk about how BUILDING MUSCLE INCORPORATES MANY DIFFERENT FACTORS BUT CAN ULTIMATELY BE ACHEIEVED BY NUTRION‚ WEIGHT TRAINGING‚ AND ADDING SUPPLEMENTS TO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. Let’s start with nutrition. There are hundreds of fad diets out there today‚ however the foundation of a successful nutrition plan begins a
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INTRODUCTION: Capacity building and Community Development models to formulate programs and projects that is not only sustainable but can also benefit the community in the long term with self-reliance and make a positive difference in community. There are different social and political ideologies and perspectives of community development‚ these ideologies and perspectives make different assumptions of how society functions and the need and level of interventions in the society (Ife‚ 1995‚ p 119)
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