Green buildings have greater payoffs than the cost to construct them making them a good investment over using standard building sites and materials. Many components play into the construction and design of a green building including location and building materials (just to name a few). Green buildings‚ whether they are homes‚ offices‚ or schools‚ are built to reduce pollution‚ conserve energy used‚ and to more efficiently use renewable resources. Several practices that are now used by those “going
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A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR A 3-STOREY BUILDING ABSTRACT This paper discusses the structure and features of the modern day Building automation system (BAS). Building automation describes the functionality provided by the control system of a building. The control system is a computerized‚ intelligent network of electronic device designed to perform the maintenance of the mechanical systems in a building. The field technology used in this is a distributed control system with Lonworks technology
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Differentia Wood/timber Building material these are raw woods that have been converted in the forms of minimally- processed logs stacked on each other‚ timber frame construction‚ and light- frame construction. It is used as load- bearing material depend on the quality criteria. Concrete composite building made from combination of aggregate material and a binder such as cement. It is one of the most durable building materials
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The Building blocks of competitive advantage are Efficiency‚ Quality‚ Innovation and Customer responsiveness (1990‚ Fall).. Competition can increase the pace of scientific advancement‚ Competitive advantage is a term given to any factors that helps a business succeed over its rivals. If a business has a better location than another rival business‚ that would be a competitive advantage. Another example of competitive advantage might be the company’s products versus a rival’s products or a company’s
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Would you want to live in a society that was perfect‚but you were not free and you were controlled by other people?A democratic society would allow freedom. Living in a democratic society is better than living in a Utopian society where you are not free because you have freedom of choice‚ you are able to have your wants‚ not just your needs‚ and you can choose your own job path. In a Utopian Society‚ everyone will work the same so no one will be different. Life would not be Interesting In that kind
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beginning one’s journey to adulthood. Amongst the many aspects of becoming an adult‚ with adulthood often comes living alone. Living alone is not easy but it’s a part of growing up. There are often times in my life that I wish I never had to grow up. To live alone can have both advantages and disadvantages and it isn’t the best decision for everyone. There can be many advantages to living alone. When one lives alone he/she can dictate his/her life as he/she sees fit. One does not have to consider
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LaRonda Braxton Public Speaking The Cost Of Living In the early nineteen seventies the cost living was affordable for the American families‚ As a child I remembered my mother sending me to Pete’s Confection Store‚ I would put to the items in my little red wagon and bring them home for my mother. The items that I’d shop for were eggs‚ a loaf of bread‚ milk‚ and a six pack of seven-up sodas. There is a major difference in the price of these items then compared to now‚ a carton of eggs use to
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design 2. Structural design 1.1.1 FUNCTIONAL DESIGN: The structure to be constructed should primarily serve the basic purpose for which it is to be used and must have a pleasing look. The building should provide happy environment inside as well as outside. Therefore‚ the functional planning of a building must take into account the proper arrangements of room/halls to satisfy the need of the client‚ good ventilation‚ lighting‚ acoustics‚ unobstructed view in the case of community halls‚ cinema
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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‚ low maintenance‚ low operating cost facility achieved through sustainable and energy efficient design features. The
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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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