25 September 2013 Old Buildings Disappearing in China As is well known‚ China is a country with a long history and has rich and varied heritage. Many ancient architectures and old buildings are typical examples of the country’s precious resources. However‚ it seems like that Chinese people are losing their historical blocks under the steamroller of modernization. We cannot deny the fact that China has dramatically changed in the decades since Deng Xiaoping initiated his reform and opening-up policy
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Energy efficiency in Traditional buildings Mărieş Oana 3rd Semester project Environmental Management and Sustainability Sciences 09 – 01 – 2013 Title:Picture Title: | Energy Efficiency in Heritage/UNESCO Buildings. The cases of Croatia‚ Scotland and RomaniaRoyal Castle from Săvârşin‚ Romaniahttp://www.monumenteuitate.ro/ro/monument/105/Savarsin-Palatul-familiei-regale#prettyPhoto | Project Period: | 01 September 2012 – 09 January 2013 3nd semester EMSS | Supervisor:
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GREEK HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF GREEK BUILDING The history of art and architecture in Ancient Greece is divided into three basic eras: the Archaic Period (c.600-500 BCE)‚ the Classical Period (c.500-323 BCE) and the Hellenistic Period (c.323-27 BCE). There were three orders in early Greek architecture: the Doric‚ Ionic and Corinthian. The Doric style was common in mainland Greece and later spread to the Greek colonies in Italy. The Ionic style was employed in the cities of Ionia along the west
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What is Nation Building? Nation-building refers to the process of constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state. Who is an Engineer? Engineers are technically skilled professionals who are responsible for solving problems. Their main focus is on making things work efficiently and effectively by applying the theories and principles of sciences and mathematics to research‚ and develop economic solutions to technical problems. The Engineer differs from the scientist
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Introduction of Green Building Materials INTRODUCTION Materials are the stuff of economic life in our industrial world. They include the resource inputs and the product outputs of industrial production. How we handle them is a major determinant of real economic efficiency‚ and also has a major impact on our health and the health of the natural environment The built-environment is also a strategic realm of social‚ economic and environmental change. Various writers have stated that spatial redesign
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INTRODUCTION Honeywell Building Controls Division (BCD) was split after the Residential and Building Controls Division lost money in 1981. The new BCD was created with a hope for a profitable business. In order to get more market share‚ in 1984 the BCD started to build Mod IV; the great promised product with better quality of its motor and cost reduction. The BCD built the cross-functional Mod IV team combined from manufacturing‚ marketing/sales‚ and engineering. In addition‚ to be more competitive
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According to a “go green” blog named 2B Green World Website-LEED Consultants‚ “buildings represent over 50% of US wealth; $800 billion is the amount of renovation and new construction in the United States‚ buildings account for 1/6 of the worlds freshwater withdrawals‚ ¼ of its wood harvest and 2/5 of its material and energy flow” (Go Green Facts 1).These figures represent the disadvantages of a world without green building. Throughout this report the focus is on LEED certification and accreditation
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Building and Planting Vegetable Gardens The structure of your vegetable garden does not have to be entirely functional but it should also look and feel good. Building some decorative arches and some tomato cages not only makes your garden look good but also helps it produce more crops. After all‚ there is more to planting vegetable gardens than just cultivating a spot of land. Function Over Form The most well known form garden structures are those that are built to sustain plants and give
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Guidelines for Effective Team Building Management Theory Case Study# 2 This case study paper will consist of my (5) five guidelines for team building. The criterion suggested below was developed after a review of course materials‚ online research and of course my own personal experience on this topic. I have endeavored to include with my five guidelines a brief explanation of each along with additional recommendations that will help definite each guideline. 1. Establish a goal and mission
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Building a Computer Miakai Robinson Computer Ethics August 6‚ 2011 Building a Computer Table of Contents Abstract 3 Paper 4 References 9 Abstract If you’ve never done it before‚ the idea of building a computer from the ground up can seem very intimidating—but it’s one of the most satisfying projects a tech enthusiast can take on. Being more of a software gal than a hardware geek myself‚ I was the only Life hacker editor who had never built a PC from scratch. So when
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