The History of Building Codes‚ Construction‚ and the Aftermath of September 11 Jhimelle I. Sepulveda Columbia Southern University Abstract There have been many catastrophic incidents involving fire throughout history with countless of lives lost and billions of dollars’ worth of damages. The lessons learned from these incidents have led to changes in the way we plan and how we build high-rise structures. These changes evolve into codes and building standards with people’s safety in mind.
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INTRODUCTION Kazakhstan is a young country which declared itself an independent country on 16th of December in 1991. From 2000 to 2006‚ Kazakhstan experienced a high economic boom with an average annual growth rate of 10 percent. The export of hydrocarbon sector played a main role in extremely high economic growth. The exploration of crude oil increased from 26 million in 1991 to 76 million in 2009. In 2009‚ the hydrocarbon sector accounted for 60 percent of the country’s industrial output. In
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THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF DRUG SCARES. 1. Craig Reinarman’s article describes how moral entrepreneurs (in America in this instance) take advantage of the law and the middle class group through labeling groups of people who do not conform to their social expectations as deviants. His article briefly describes the key role players of drug scares‚ the motivation that lies behind drug usage and the social context that enhances their development and growth. Background Alcohol and prohibition
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On The Globalization of the Construction Industry “How has globalization impacted on the construction industry in terms of issues such as: structure‚ characteristics of the industry and individual firms‚ building cycles and forecasting the future direction of the overall economy and the construction industry in particular”. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 Executive Summary 2.0 Introduction 3.0 Globalization 4.0 Structure 4.1 The Global Construction Industry 4.2 Issues Relating
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Adjudication in the Malaysian Construction Industry Background for the Research Adjudication is one of the alternative dispute resolution procedures for resolving disputes‚ which giving of a non-binding opinion at the request of a party or parties to a dispute‚ and either party may refer to arbitration at a later stage. In the Latham Report (1994) recommended‚ inter alia‚ adjudication as the standard first instance dispute resolution technique in construction contracts. In response‚ statutory-based
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The purpose of accelerated bridge construction is to ensure the project planning‚ procurement‚ and logistics approach are modified to ensure tasks with long lead times‚ traditionally completed onsite‚ are of highest priority and completed using creative solutions. Multiple scenarios require the need for accelerated bridge construction technologies; where a bridge is being constructed or reconstructed over an existing roadway in use‚ where a bridge is being reconstructed or replaced for an existing
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Gregory Prescott October 24‚ 2008 English 1200 Construction Workers Safety Issues Homes‚ Restaurants and the world around us are all made possible by our fellow construction workers. Construction is a high risk job dealing with many safety issues. The issues of safety can lead to serious injury or even death if precautions for eliminating these problems are not being used effectively. The safety problems deal with the equipment used‚ contamination and location problems. There are ways to lessen
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INTER-BAU‚ Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Construction Company‚ dates back to the early eighties with the establishment of its operational base in the Delta State Capital Asaba. The company was founded in response to the increasing road construction‚ rehabilitation and maintenance potential in the country following the oil boom and the attendant growth in all sectors of the economy. INTER-BAU is undoubtedly best known through the high quality road... construction and other related projects executed
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on which it is based‚ and the resources at their disposal. On a construction project these resources include materials‚ services‚ skills‚ energy‚ information and working capital. Flanagan et al (1997) state that the construction industry and the environment in which it operates have changed significantly – the process of change now seems to be never ending and hectic. There have been: new approaches to buying design and construction; fragmentation of the industry with the increase in specialist
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Introduction Nowadays‚ the growth of construction industry’s productivity is slow‚ unlike the manufacturing sector‚ where standardization of components‚ mechanisation and innovation greatly enhance the rate of production‚ that is because of the procedure of construction industry is more complicate and always take longer time than manufacturing sector. Therefore‚ the supply to meet the needs and demand of housing and infrastructure is a very slow process. This is a serious problem which indicates
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