The Call for Sustainable Construction The construction of buildings in the United States accounts for thirty percent of waste output annually. The construction of these buildings also consume seventy-one percent of the total electrical energy in the U.S. Due to the diminishing health of our planet‚ it is evident that sustainability in construction is a necessity. Sustainable‚ or green‚ buildings are not only beneficial to the planet‚ but also to the owner‚ the designer‚ and the builder. Sustainable
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WASTE GENERATION ‘Waste’ is a very general word‚ used to include anything that is no longer needed for use and is thrown away uncared. It has created and added a new problem to the environmental pollution. Pollution also creates serious problems for human health. There is remarkable growth in energy generation‚ fertilizers‚ pesticides‚ chemicals‚ production of coal etc. All these and much more is expected to increase in the years to come. For this‚ we need to understand different sources of
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Building Construction Related to the Fire Service Chapter 1: Building Construction & Fire Service The building variables that FF must consider: • Age of building – age in itself is not a hazard but an indication of potential hazards • Fire protection systems – first line of defense in a building • Occupancy of the building – often affects fire behavior…each occupancy has different hazards & fuels‚ and the structural components are subjected to different temperatures‚ heat release
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Essentials of Clay and Concrete Roof Tiles The service life spans of concrete and clay tile roofs are significantly longer than that of asphalt shingle roofs. Because of their color‚ texture‚ and tile profile‚ they produce handsome-looking roofs. That is why in modern construction‚ concrete and clay tiles are extensively used in low-rise commercial structures and higher-priced homes and apartment buildings. Tiles come in a large variety of profiles‚ sizes‚ and colors‚ depending on the manufacturer
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Waste Management Introduction In 1987 the World Commission on Environment and Development formulated the concept of „sustainable development‟ (United Nation 1987); this notion‚ recalling „needs‟ and „limitations‟ for present and future generations‚ implied in all decision-making a combination of economic‚ social and environmental concerns (Sales et al. 2006). In 1992 the Rio Conference confirming this idea (United Nation 1992) heralded the concept of social compatibility as a third dimension
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Truss Construction Shop is a company that produces cost-effective trusses with the promise of “cutting edge” construction technology. Recently‚ the company experienced a workplace accident that resulted in an employee being seriously injured. It is now the company’s responsibility to investigate how and why this accident occurred and how to prevent it in the future. The accident has created some concerns for employees and customers. The company must now work to ensure the employees’ safety is the
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of Delay in Construction Projects of Punjab-Pakistan: An Empirical Study Yahya Rahsid‚ Saif ul Haq and Muhammad Shakeel Aslam Assistant Professor‚ MS Scholar and Lecturer respectively at Department of Management Sciences‚ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology‚ and Lahore Pakistan Received: May 21 2013 Accepted: June 20 2013 ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to explore the causes of delay in construction projects. Effects of various delaying factors related to the contractor
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MANAGING WASTE AND UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS OF ETHANOL MAKING IN INDIA GLYCOL LTD. Summer Internship Project Report Submitted towards Partial fulfillment of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Approved by AICTE‚ Govt. of India) Academic Session 2011-2013 Under the Guidance of: Industry Guide Mr. Praveen Srivastava SR. Manager (Production) Faculty Guide Mr. Anoop kumar Srivastava Dr. Shailendra Dube DY. Manager Professor
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P4 four key methods used to protect the natural environment from the impact of construction Minimisation of pollution Pollution has a marked effect upon the environment as well as on our health and well-being. There are several ways to minimise pollution including: * Fitting fume scrubbers to chimney outputs to remove solids and any pollutant chemicals that would be realised into the air. * Treating water of foul drainage before it is discharged into sea outfalls to reduce the effects
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Symbolic Interactionism: Studies of Social Construction Hundreds of years before written word‚ theories have been made about words‚ the symbolism behind them‚ and root meanings assigned by social construction. William Shakespeare can be shown as example of this with posed questions by characters in his writings. In Romeo and Juliet‚ the character Juliet poses questions that reflect the symbolism of the name of her and her star-crossed lover Romeo. “O Romeo‚ Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo. Deny
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