Building Types (Low Rise) Building type | Structural form | Description | Advantages | Disadvantages | Dwelling – detached semi-detached up to three storeys. | Traditional masonry cavity wall structureTimber frame Structure.Lightweight steel structureStraw bale construction. | Dwellings are lightweight structures requiring relatively small spans. The enclosing walls usually carry the load uniformly throughout their length down to a strip foundation.The enclosing walls are either masonry formed
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BUILDING MATERIALS In the general environment for humans’ survival‚ all the materials or products used in structures or buildings are called building materials which are the material foundation for all the construction engineering. There is a wide variety of building materials. They are usually classified from different angles for the sake of study‚ application and description. The most common classifications are based on their chemical components and functions. Building materials are
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development and quality of life. Construction activity accounts for more than 50% of the national outlays. Building Construction costs registered an increase in rates year after year at scales much faster than inflation. It is seen that in view of the increase in cost for basic input materials like steel‚ cement brick timber and other materials as well as the cost of construction labour‚ buildings cost increase at around 20% to 30% annually even when inflation is in single digit. Even though income
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My favorite building --an amazing green building Today I want to introduce an amazing green building. But‚ first‚ I want to show some pictures about Green Buildings. Green building concept has emerged from the need to meet high standards of energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. It is said to reduce the energy bills and offer a healthier and more comfortable living environment‚ and improves people’s health and productivity. Use of non-toxic or emission-free materials and products
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which must be taken into consideration. Keen attention must be paid to the building codes and regulations in order to ensure that all construction activities are carried out in a potentially safe and efficient manner. These may be sighted to include occupational safety and health of employees and the preservation as well as the protection of the environment. Therefore‚ the main aim of this project is to determine the building codes‚ regulations as well as the environmental factors used in order to
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the Politics of Education (2nd edition). New York: Routledge. Gurevitch‚ Z. D. (1988) The other side of dialogue: on making the other strange and the experience of otherness‚ American Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 93‚ pp. 1179-1199. Habermas‚ J. (2001) Why Europe needs a constitution‚ New Left Review‚ Issue No.11 (September-October)‚ pp. 5-26. 82 Haraway‚ D (1988) Situated knowledge: the science question in feminism and the privilege of partial perspective‚ Feminist Studies‚ Issue No. 3 (Fall 1998)‚ pp
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Large public buildings (Introduction: mention that public buildings exist in all cities and towns‚ large and small‚ e.g. post office‚ court pause‚ places of worship‚ theater) A public building is a building that belongs in some way to the state. The number of public buildings in any town or village will depend on the size of that community and its needs. For example‚ you will usually find a town hall of some sort‚ a school and a place of worship at he least. In anger communities there will be
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When reflecting on what I have read in the book Building an Ethical School by Robert J. Starratt‚ and the information obtained from my current Ethics and Social Responsibilities class‚ I feel I have an abundance of valuable information that will guide me in creating an ethical school environment when I am a school leader. When I think of an ethical school‚ I envision a school where all members of the school make decisions based on what is right and good. I read once in an article that real leaders
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Building a Leadership Brand by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood You want your leaders to be the kind of people who embody the promises your company makes to its customers. To build this capability‚ follow these five principles. Quick: What do the following firms have in common? General Electric‚ whose motto is “imagination at work‚” is a diversified company with $163 billion in annual revenue. It is famous for developing leaders who are dedicated to turning imaginative ideas into leading products
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Stone has been used as a construction material for thousands of years. It has long been recognized as a material of great durability and superior artistic quality‚ the foremost choice for buildings associated with status‚ power and religion. 2.0 TYPES OF STONE Building stone‚ also called dimension stone‚ derives from one of three naturally occurring rock types: Igneous - Hard and non-porous rock formed from the slow or quick cooling of molten magma. The best example is granite
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