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    Building Skins

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    BUIDLING SKINS It is interesting to see the evolution of the building skin throughout history‚ from first being seen as just shelter and the same as a building to the envelope becoming independent and having its own identity. Also‚ it is hard to distinguish whether roof or wall came first. Although they seem like to different elements‚ Werner Lang explains they can be one in the same. In the beginning‚ mans’ main concern was to shelter himself from natural elements. Today‚ there are many new factors

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    Zakir Hossain May 2012 Executive Summary The client requested that AkijGroup provide direction and oversight for the commissioning of Building X. Akij Group engaged AKH Group to work as part of the commissioning team and provide primary support for the construction phase commissioning. The project incorporated a highly energy efficient design with the goal of obtaining a high performance

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    Nusserwanjee Building

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    NUSSERWANJEE BUILDING INTRODUCTION: This is the new building on the site of the Nusserwanjee building which was relocated to Clifton as a new wing of Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. The old building was marked for demolition but was saved by concerned citizens and architects as a cultural heritage. Shahid Abdulla‚ one of the founders of the Indus Valley School‚ excitedly called to say he had found a beautiful old building‚ right in the heart of Kharadar‚ which was for sale and about

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    Building Envelope

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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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    Building Relationships

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    Building Relationships April Ruffin Grantham ECE 312: Administration of Early Childhood Ed. Programs Instructor Mary Jane Hill August 8‚ 2011 Building Relationships Because young children lives are fixated in their communities and families‚ teachers need to be able to understand and apply building family and community relationships. Successful early childhood teachers are required to have a strong understanding of family structures‚ home language‚ cultural values‚ and community resources

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    Building Structures

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    ability to think of different ways and types of structures to build. The first structure was built to represent a pyramid. As I started building it the image in my head wasn’t matching to what my hands were building. I didn’t stop building I just went with the flow and built till I was satisfied. I focused on equilibrium‚ tension‚ and compression when building this structure. I wanted to make the base of the structure wider and as I built it taller each level would have to be narrower or smaller

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    Building Muscle

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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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    Department of Human Resources 50 DESCRIBING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE FOR STAFF Mail # AQU 217 2115 Summit Avenue St. Paul‚ MN 55105 651-962-6510 www hr stthomas ed Communication Communicates ideas orally: ____________ always communicates his/her ideas clearly and concisely. He/she organizes and explains even very complex topics in easy-to-understand terms‚ and is careful to tailor his/her remarks to his/her audience. ____________ always presents his/her ideas clearly and concisely

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    A Visit to a Famous City

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    A few months ago my father and I visited Singapore‚ one of the most famous cities in Asia. Singapore‚ a small island‚ lies at the southern and of West Malaysia. A long and narrow piece of land joins Singapore with Johore Hahru‚ the southern-most town of West Malaysia. Singapore is now an independent state. The city of Singapore is extremely beautiful. It is well known for its centers of business and other activities. There are many places of interest such as the Tiger Balm Garden‚ the Botanical

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    The Flatiron Building

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    Hudson Burnham was the architect responsible for creating the Flatiron Building in New York City‚ which opened in 1902. Born in Henderson‚ New York and raised in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ Burnham first apprenticed as a draftsman under William LaBaron Jenney. At the age of 26 he met future business partner John Wellborn Root‚ and together they were responsible for the design of one of America’s first skyscrapers: the Masonic Temple Building in Chicago. As an internationally prominent figure‚ Daniel Burnham

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