SMART BUILDINGS INTRODUCTION We have been used to create better and better ambients from the very beginning of humanity‚ first adapting caves‚ then building structures up to modern skyscrapers and dwellings. As technology has increased we have learnt to shape ambient to better fit our needs and lately we have started to pay more attention to their efficiency‚ like better insulation for lower energy consumption. HISTORY Arne Olander in 1930‚discovered a phenomenon of SME(Shape
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objectives should be always be “SMART”: Specific Measurable Achievable •The objective is clear and it accuratly describes the desired situation •We should know if the objectives are achivied or not by answering very simple questions •It must be feasible with the parameters that wa have (time‚ resources‚ power...) Relevant •With the global strategy and with the environment Time-bound •Time-defined means an end but it also means steps. In the SMART concept as translated in French
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Executive Summary This report will discuss the infrastructure management of the Storm Water Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) of Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. This tunnel was built mainly to cater to the reoccurring flash floods that happened in the area‚ and to act as an alternate traffic route. It began construction in 2003 and was operational early 2007. A structure of such magnitude required in-depth designing and precise construction methods to ensure that the structure would
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ERG Smart Cards: Crafting Strategy for a New Horizon CASE BACKGROUND In 1978‚ Associated Electronic Services Ltd (AES)‚ a Perth-based engineering company‚ began developing an automated fare collection (AFC) system. In 1984 AES won a contract for an AFC system in Toronto‚ Canada. That same year Energy Research Group (ERG) was listed on the stock exchange. ERG was a venture capital-backed company‚ researching various technologies including an electronic sign board and a manufacturing process for
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Abstract Living a healthy lifestyle is the biggest concern in creating a smart growth community in Malaysia. Towards building the community‚ the involvement of landscape architects who are capable and skillful in varies of aspects such as planning and designing is one the needs in visualising a smart growth community into reality. But through the process of creating it‚ there are few challenges that landscape architects in Malaysia should face and as for making it into reality‚ landscape architects
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CASE ASSIGNMENT-SMART CAR USA 1. IDENTIFY AT LEAST 3 BASES FOR SEGMENTING THE MARKET FOR SMART CAR IN THE US. PREPARE A MARKET-PRODUCT GRID ILLUSTRATING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE BASES. ➢ Geographic Segmentation: Larger cities that suffer from congestion ➢ Demographic Segmentation: Appeal to younger adults(Age)‚ Affordability (Income) ➢ Behavioral Segmentation: Park-ability‚ Less fuel‚ environmental consciousness 2. What criteria should Smart Car use in assessing
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HOW SMART ARE SMART PHONES Ladies and gentlemen did you know nearly 20% of kids can operate a smart phone by the time they reach the age of 6‚ while only 9% can actually tie their shoelaces properly so says Nicholas Jackson of AVG. 58% of children polled can play basic computer games and not even yet ride a bicycle. Technology has stolen our child hood. Instead of having to protect us from the snakes in the grass and trees where we should be playing‚ our parents have to protect us from cyber bullying
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Street Smart versus Book Smart In his article "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff criticizes those that do not put value into "street smarts." Graff says that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and continues into our everyday living. He states‚ "The need to prove I was smart and the fear of a beating if I proved it too well." Meaning that if the subjects he enjoyed the most became his main interest he would soon have to face ridicule for wanting to be himself (Graff). Graff’s theory
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Running head: THE IMPACT OF SMART CARDS The Impact of Smart Cards Money and Banking I – BU322 March 17‚ 2010 The Impact of Smart Cards The Digital Age has changed the way we do business and one of them is a technological innovation called the Smart Card. Though users tout its advantages the concept has been slow to take off in the United States possibly due to the disadvantages that continue to plague the concept. However with the continued direction of business and banking in this
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Case Study 1 1. What are UPS "Smart Labels?" What role do they play in UPS operations? Smart labels are computerized‚ bar-coded label that is used to provide shipping information. They play a huge role in UPS operations because they provide customer information for shipping which makes for faster and more reliable shipping. The label is scanned at each part of shipment and delivery so the customer can track their packages and it’s accounted for from start to finish. 2. Write out the steps
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