The Wealth of Nations Adam Smith is one of the world’s most famous economists. His ideas about money‚ government‚ and people in general‚ have guided the thoughts and actions of many of the economists that have followed him. In his book “The Wealth of Nations‚” he discusses many different topics‚ but there are five main or common themes that will be discussed in this paper. The first theme is that regulating commerce is “ill-founded” and “counterproductive.” Smith rebuked the ideas of the common
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Vol. I – Intelligent Buildings - Show-Ling Wen‚ Chiang-Pi Hsiao‚ Ching-Tzu Chen INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS Show-Ling Wen Department of Architecture and Urban Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Chiang-Pi Hsiao Architecture and Building Research Institute (ABRI)‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan Ching-Tzu Chen College of Environmental Design‚ Chinese Culture University‚ Taipei‚ Taiwan U SA NE M SC PL O E– C EO H AP LS TE S R S Keywords: intelligent building‚ design specifications
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DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY‚ ZARIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY BLDG 501 ASSIGNMENT BY MOHAMMED O. MUBARAK U05BD1041 2010 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2010 Q1-CONCEPT OF GREEN BUILDING/ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDINGS G reen Building is a holistic approach to programming planning‚ designing‚ and constructing (or renovating) buildings and sites. Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes
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Regional Green Building Case Study Project: A post‐occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois Year 1 Final Report Fall 2009 A collaboration between With the generous support of Acknowledgements Several organizations and individuals contributed to the success of this project. Please accept our gratitude for helping to make this project possible: Project Supporter Grand Victoria Foundation Project Partners U.S. Green Building Council‐Chicago Chapter
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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 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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Philosophy – First Assignment Anas Al-Domi Introduction Philosophy originates with the Greek word philosophia‚ which translates as "the love of wisdom". Philosophers are engaged in inquiry concerning the search for truth‚ the nature of universe and the meaning of human experience. Welch& Polifroni(1999). The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the philosophical paradigms of Realism‚ Antirealism‚ Phenomenology ‚ Postmodernism. To relate the Empiricism
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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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Running head: THE MAKING OF A NATION The making of a nation Old Testament historical perspectives The making of a nation God lead the Hebrew slaves away from Egypt in the book of Exodus. The story demonstrated the progress of changes the Hebrew slaves into a nation. Several actions occur showing God worked to direct his people out of enslavement and into an existence of fortune and devotion. Several phases occurred in the process of making a nation. God chose Moses as a leader
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