Sinkey‚ Jr. Terry College of Business‚ University of Georgia‚ Athens‚ GA 30602-6253‚ USA Abstract Globalization is a buzzword in international finance and economics. On May 6‚ 1998‚ in London‚ Daimler-Benz of Germany signed a merger agreement with Chrysler Corporation of the United States. Using the DaimlerChrysler merger as a case study‚ this paper focuses on value creation and analysis of various issues in an international transaction. The market responded very favorably to this merger‚ and we review
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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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Source: IS PARAGRAPH-WWW http://online.prg.kz INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION NORMS MSN 3.02-03-2002 Buildings and Premises for Institutions and Organisations Contents Introduction 1 Scope 2 Codes and standards 3 Terms and definitions 4 General 5 Requirements to premises 6 Fire safety 7 Safety in use 8 Compliance with sanitary and epidemiological requirements 9 Energy conservation 10 Durability and maintainability Appendix А (mandatory). References Appendix B (mandatory)
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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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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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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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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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architecture both in the westernworld and further afield. After starting his studies in architecture over 50 years ago he has designeda range of buildings (and bridges) and continues to produce outstanding designs today. Aswell asexploring Foster’s career this essay will focus primarily on two of Foster’s buildings‚ Creek VeanHouse in Cornwall and the Willis Building in Ipswich (originally the Willis Faber and DumasHeadquarters).Born in Manchester on 1 June 1935 to working class parents‚ Foster was a bright
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in many aspects of its form. Shape is a major aspect of form that was used to honor the previous towers. The base of the Freedom Tower is of the same dimensions and shape as the previous towers‚ 200ft by 200ft square base. The first 200ft of the building is identical in shape
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