...Building relationships is an important facet of any career-seeking adult. Building and maintaining a relationship can lead to valuable advice regarding a career, valuable insight and perhaps even a career opportunity. In order to build a successful relationship, one must first be an approachable person, secondly, one must nurture the relationship, and lastly, one must not quit trying. Often people wonder why they don’t have relationships that are more than “surface level”. A main reason is the approachability of a person. To be approachable one must have appropriate welcoming body language. The easiest of ways to seem approachable is to smile. You may not realize by having a straight face comes off as unwelcoming. How are you to start a conversation if you look mad? Several other ways that come off as unapproachable body language is crossing of the arms, distracting devices such as cellphones (which makes you appear busy), and failure to make eye contact. These small details have a big impact on relationship building. It is important to remember to look happy and welcoming to all those around you. Once a relationship is established, and the initial meeting went well, you must continue to nurture that relationship. One of the most common mistakes when building relationships is leaving a relationship alone, assuming a relationship will survive without regular contact (Billingham, 2013). Writing an email with such questions as simple as “How have you been?” can lead to maybe...
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...A. Building Code- are rules that must be followed when constructing buildings and nonbuilding structures. Building codes are also guidelines for design, constructing, alteration, and maintenance of constructions. We have building codes to provide us with safe buildings. Building code are made to protect our personal safety and health. Fire alarms code, some of the requirements I think are reasonable is having smoke detector in every bedroom, every floor in the house even basements and attics should have smoke alarms. Because, it is necessary for our safety and let us know about a fire in the house. The unreasonable requirements is having to replace the entire alarm if your batteries fail, because that would cost us a lot of money to replace every single alarm. Another requirement, which is unreasonable is that the units must be wired together so all of the alarms go off at the same time. Because, we will not be able to figure out where is the smoke or fire. Also, one alarms is loud enough to let everyone know that there is a fire in the house. B. Building Permit- is a permit or documents that is required for new construction or if you want to renew old construction....
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...2014 INTEGRATED BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION IN FLOORS TAYO O. ADEYEMI The Builders Mind. Vol. 1 No. 1 9/28/2014 Integrated Building Services installation in Floors INTEGRATED BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION IN FLOORS 1 Integrated Building Services installation in Floors 1.0 Floor Systems Floor structures comprise beams and slabs. The beams are attached to Columns that are placed in the optimum locations for effective use of the space. Column-free space has become an important design requirement in modern commercial buildings to achieve flexibility in use. Many long-span beam systems have been developed with spans of up to 18 m, which means that internal columns are not required for many building layouts. In addition to their function in supporting imposed loads, floors often act as horizontal diaphragms, ensuring horizontal forces are transferred to the vertical bracing, or cores. Furthermore, the floor components (floor slab, decking and beams) must also provide the required fire resistance as influenced by the building height and use. Services may be integrated with the structural zone, or may be suspended below the floor. Structural floors may have a directly applied floor finish, or a screed, or a raised floor to provide distribution of electrical and communication services. The following floor systems are described: Composite beams and composite slabs. Integrated floor beams Cellular beams (either using hot rolled steel sections or fabricated...
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...3 MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY 3.0 INTRODUCTION Energy analysis of buildings helps to simulate the amount of energy used in a building. It is very important as it helps to discover and ascertain new ways of conserving energy and ensuring energy efficiency of building components. Building developers, construction engineers are increasingly interested in creating more energy efficient reason, and for this purpose whole building energy simulation programs are being used to determine strategies that save energy and are cost effective. The most common way available to perform this building energy analysis is to implement building information modelling(BIM). Building Information Modelling(BIM) consists of a digital representation of physical and functional...
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...Building Construction Analysis This assignment is elaborated through the construction process and detailed six logical stages of our residential buildings being constructed. Readers will be given a rough picture of how and why our home house comes into being step by step gradually in the way we are familiar. Also, technical data related to the construction materials are discussed. So the reason why the materials are chosen and the methodology of construction are to be carried out. Many pictures used in this assignment were taken in some real construction sites (Dunraven Drive and Winchester Crescent, Pimpama, QLD, 4209) while some were employed by internet searching. Section Zero – Pre-construction Preparation Before a formal construction process can commence there are lots of matters needing to be considered and relevant documentation should be completed. Some legal requirements are also to be met. In the pre-design stage, a family/stakeholders conference is an ideal way to determine every party’s needs so that individual requirements, house parts’ size and their priority could be finalized, which in turn leads to the real designing stage. Some professional consultants could be employed, e.g. architects, valuers, surveyors, structural/electrical/mechanical/hydraulic/geo-technical engineers. The output documentation includes but not limited to design drawings, building drawings (floor plan, roof plan, etc.), service diagram, wet area details, geo-technical report...
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...1.1 Introduction Industrialized Building System (IBS) is the phrase used by the industry and government in Malaysia which stand for the adoption of construction industry and the use of prefabrication of components in building construction. IBS is defined as a construction technique in which components are manufactured in a controlled environment (on or off site), transported, positioned and assembled into a structure with minimal additional site work [1-4]. It consists of precast component systems, fabricated steel structures, innovative mould systems, modular block systems and prefabricated timber structures as construction components [3]. Parts of the building that are repetitive but difficult and too time consuming and labor intensive to be casted onsite – are designed and detailed as standardized components at the factory and are then brought to the site to be assembled [3]. The onsite casting activities in IBS utilize innovative and clean mould technologies [1-3]. The construction industry has started to embrace IBS as a method of attaining better construction quality and productivity, reducing risks related to occupational safety and health, alleviating issues for skilled workers and dependency on manual foreign labor, and achieving the ultimate goal of reducing the overall cost of construction. Apart from this, it offers minimal...
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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 to be demolished. Before one could express one’s reservations about the location, he quickly added, “ We will save it and move it to the campus in Clifton.” Although the interiors of the structure are new the overall language of the building has been maintained in the true spirit of the original structure which was a commercial and warehouse use building dedicated to Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta (7 January, 1886-1 August 1952). Nusserwanjee was the first mayor of the city and was responsible for many positive developments of Karachi, like daily road washing etc. which are still remembered today. There are few Images of ‘NUSSERWANJEE BUILDING’ at the time Of Relocation: REASONS: * Save it from the inevitable demolition and destruction. * Provide a hands-on, once-in-a-lifetime experience to both the faculty and students, in the area of architectural conservation. * Introduce...
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...Individual assignment DMAIC Triple Mock Up Green Building I am Anas Bin Razali with my team of team 16 are doing research at date of 15/03/2015, our group had went to British Malaysian Institute (BMI) to do our research on the Triple Mock Up Green Building. This experiment is essential as to compare with the green building and the conventional house build by typical material. For the individual assignment, I have to compare roof/walls/ambient/floor/windows temperature between M1, M2, and M4. M3 is yet under construction so it is not yet reliable to measure. Devine Chart Data I choose building M1 because of its material and structure are different than M2 and M4. M1 is made up of wood wool plus cement and it is a material produced using more than 80 years of European research and technology comprising entirely natural and non toxic materials. It is a building material made from wood fibers that are chemically impregnated and cleverly bonded under pressure with cement to form a light weight building material that produces great durability and versatility. The temperature exceeds the tropical thermal comfort line 11.30a.m onwards up to 32.8 C. It decrease a little but still up high from the tropical thermal comfort line. But from data that I collect with my friend and do different part to calculate the temperature, we confirm that in M1 there a leakage of temperature because of the structure in the roof. Measure Thermal camera The thermal camera we use it to measure...
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...progressed into its 6 week and activity 9 is under progress. Mr Smith now wants to change the original configuration of the house by adding a wing to it. A formal change request has been raised and this report analyses the effect of the change on the schedule and cost of the project. A copy of the change request form is also attached. The main stake holders in this project are: * Mr Smith as investors and owner. * XYZ architects as consultants. * Material supplier * ABC Construction Inc. as project construction contractors. * Civic authorities involved in approving the project. Major Project activities Activity No | Activity description | Duration(days) | Effort Staff days | Predecessor | Remark | 1 | Get a building permit. | 5 | 1 | | | 2 | Clear the site. | 5 | 20 | 1 | | 3 | Dig the foundation and footings. | 3 | 9 | 2 | | 4 | Install forms. | 3 | 9 | 3 | | 5 | Pour concrete. | 1 | 5...
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...Team Building First let’s define the word team. Team is a group of people with a common, collective goal. A team is not based on one person. Like the saying “There is no 'I' in TEAM”. Forming successful teams can become a challenge. It’s a challenge because you have to get all the right people in one group. A bad apple can spoil the whole group. To have a successful team, a leader must have background knowledge of everyone on the team so that he will be able to help each one in a respectable manner, and it will help also later if a problem might occur among them. Team Building plays an important role in the workplace. Some team building experiences are successful and some are unsuccessful. Team building incorporates team work. Team work is when employees put aside their personal goals and preferences and work together cooperatively to achieve the team’s goal. Team Building also forms friendships and trust between employees. When the team is on the same page, everything runs smoothly. The steps a team leader takes to select workable teammates for a project can be challenging and frustrating task. Leaders should follow the four steps to create an effective team building: 1. Assess, 2. Plan, 3. Execute, 4. Evaluate. Step 1: Assess the teams developmental needs base on strengths and weaknesses by creating a lists with different categories. Step 2: Plan team-building activities based on the needs identified; referring to the entire no’s the team had. Step 3: Execute the planned...
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...If you walk up Poly Canyon Road and take a left, crossing Brizzolara Creek, you will come to the agriculture portion of main campus. The abbotoir stands next to the bull pen and the creek. The bridge crosses a fish ladder to aid the salmon back up the creek to where they can spawn. If you continue walking you will come to a reservoir with pumps and machinery used by engineering students. On the other side of the reservoir, there is a small bird sanctuary and beyond are fields that are often full of students learning how to survey the land. Behind you a stand of trees blocks out the bustle of campus life and in front of you the fields are ringed by beautiful mountains. But this is all about to change. The abbatoir is going to be moved and the fields will become the concrete foundations of a new residential complex: Student Housing North. Student Housing North is a huge residential development that was approved and added to the Master Plan in 2001 and is projected to be completed in stages beginning in 2007. The complex will be comprised mainly of apartment style upper class housing but will also include restaurant and retail spaces. The plan is to double the number of students living on campus. The project will include two new parking structures in order to support the increase of students. A lot of controversy surrounds this aspect of the new project. The development aims to reduce traffic and congestion because 2,700 students will be living on campus instead of commuting...
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...Ship Building Industry of Bangladesh The history of indigenous shipbuilding in Bangladesh goes back a long way. It is one of the early industries developed in Bengal based on its old business of building boats and sea vessels. Bangladesh has a strong background in building ships since ancient times. Many countries of Asia and Europe regularly bought ships built in Chittagong. Bangladesh has a strong background in building ships since ancient times. It is quite natural in that Bangladesh has more than 200 rivers with a total length of about 22,155km plus a long coast line on the Bay of Bengal. It is little known today that Bangladesh was the center of building ocean-going vessels in Asia between the 15th and 17th century. In the early 19th century, the shipyards of Chittagong built many commercial ships of up to 1,000 tons and also British navy vessels that participated in the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. Due to this historic prosperous background and also a natural geographical advantage, there are presently more than 200 shipbuilding and ship-repair yards in Bangladesh. | Ship Building Industry in Bangladesh | Prospect of Shipbuilding Industry in Bangladesh: The history of indigenous shipbuilding in Bangladesh goes back a long way. It began with wooden-bodied passenger vessels having two decks and gradually improved to steel-body construction of multi-deck passenger carriers in the eighties as the passenger transportation in reverine route...
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...Designing a green building Designing a green building Mason Holmes GS1140 Mason Holmes GS1140 A zero-energy building is a building that gives back more electricity than it uses. By doing this, the owner actually saves a predicted $750 annually. The thought of the buildings sound very expensive, but as stated in this article, “With a $188,000 price tag -- only $9,000 more than Oakwood's Energy Star version of the same house -- it could soon be the most affordable net-zero home in the country. With about $750 in energy savings predicted annually, homeowners are expected to see a full return on their investment in less than 12 years.” (“Net-Zero Energy Buildings Take Hold in U.S., n.d.), you can see that for a house with solar panels and low-energy appliances that $188,000 is not bad for a four bedroom house that uses no air conditioning. GE or General Electric, have already started with these ideas and are teaming up with companies such as Tendril and Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to really get the upper hand in the smart home field. If I was to build a building of some sort that was “net-zero”, I would build a house, or houses for that matter. I would include various appliances that used little energy and water. Also, adding solar panels to the roof and possibly a smaller wind turbine on the side of the house would be very beneficial to generating power for all appliances in the home. I would build the house in a normally sunny region with moderate wind that has...
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...to do during those crisis. But, still we lack of managing the manmade disaster. Like the “Building Collapse”. Recent Rana Plaza tragedy had made us aware about our present vulnerable position in the sector of building collapse disaster. It has shown our vulnerable position in this kind of disaster. For, the reason of a single building the whole country was stacked for few days. Total 1136 person has died due to this incident. Around 4000 people have been injured and around 5000 family have been affected directly or indirectly. This was the only one remarkable building collapse incident in last century in our country. If this kind of incident be repeated further. Where we shall stand? Whatever, this disaster could be managed more efficiently. Requirement was a bit awareness and some knowledge about the result of the incident. 1.1 Aim The aim of this paper is to highlight the manmade disaster “Building Collapse”, it’s details, mitigation, how to minimize the loss due to building collapse? 1.2 Scope In this paper I shall discuss the following things sequentially: * What is building collapse * Types of building collapse * Reasons of building collapse * Effects of building collapse * Rana Plaza tragedy * Measures to avoid building collapse * Few do’s and don’ts during building collapse * Owner’s responsibilities 2.0 Building Collapse Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering which deals with the...
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...Ironworkers: Building America I never really knew who built skyscrapers and big tall buildings or even little metal ones until I moved to Oklahoma for work. I worked on a job in Pryor and saw these men walking on beams and erecting this large building with steel. I was amazed and mesmerized. It was crazy to believe that these men and even women do this job. For example; they connect beams and columns, bolt-up, weld and other things. All on two inch to two foot beams. These men and women build small metal shop with red iron (softer iron) to skyscrapers with steel. There are different tasks involved to complete these projects for instance, connecting. Connecting is were connectors (two ironworkers) tell a crane operator the piece needed next...
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