...The proper way to build a house By Jeremiah Archambault Homes today is what is needed in everyone’s existence, and range from being as simple as a tent or shelter of branches and leaves, and all the way up to a multi-story palace with several bedroom and bathrooms to your basic single story home. Whatever the structure may be it provides shelter and simplifies one’s life. Here are the proper steps involved to successfully construct a home. Selecting a location for your house has several items to consider before the construction begins. You should consider the climate, ground stability, availability of utilities, community infrastructure, and available building materials. When looking at the climate of the site one needs to make sure they are not in a flood plain, and also taking in to consideration of the temperature that the house will be built in whether it is intense heat to frigid cold. Ground stability is making sure that the soil is suitable. If the soil is mucky, shifting sand or other unstable earth will likely fall over a short period of time unless they are not built on special foundations or pilings. The availability of utilities is also important if you intend to have power, potable water, telephone and other conveniences, make sure these utility providers offer them at the location. The community infrastructure is also important to look at. Make sure good quality schools are available. Check to see if you are in a police jurisdiction to protect you from crime...
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...PIPES and INSTALLATION AS IT AFFECTS PLUMBING INSTALLATION SERVICES. Plumbing is generally refers to as a system of pipes and fixtures installed in a building for the distribution of portable water and removal of waste water. But in a wider scope, Plumbing installation services can be categorised into the following classes namely: * Cold & Hot water supply system: This is basically distribution of Portable water to building/buildings both internally and externally. * External Water Reticulation: This is water distribution network for a vast area of land. This could either be for a city, town, village, community or an Estate. * Soil & waste drainage system: This is piping system for the removal of both Soil waste from WCs and bidet and Waste water from WHB,K.S, and baths to be drained to a septic tank/soakaway pit, sewage treatment plant or public sewer. This also could be both internally or externally. * Rainwater system: This involves piping to remove rain water from building/buildings to be channelled to storm drain or external gutter. * Fire fighting system: This aspect of services is to combat any class of fire outbreak within and outside the building/buildings. It is also sub-divided into the following categories: a) Fire hose reel pipe installation - internal b) Dry & wet riser pipe installation - internal c) Sprinkler pipe installation - internal d) Fire extinguisher installation – internal & external e) Fire...
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...Plumbing Handbook A guide to working with Water Corporation As endorsed by Introduction This handbook has been produced by the Water Corporation to assist plumbers and builders to work with the Corporation and our regulators to deliver the best possible outcomes for our customers, by protecting public health, as well as public and privately owned assets. We recognise the need for government bodies, utilities and industry to work together to identify relevant areas of responsibility within the plumbing industry and the services delivered to the community. In addition to their customer obligations, plumbers also have statutory obligations in protecting water and sewerage infrastructure. Laws and Regulations relevant to Water Corporation’s operations and assets that set out these obligations are listed within this publication, to guide plumbers and builders to other documents they need to understand, when delivering plumbing services. Information provided within this handbook was accurate at the time of print. Content updates will be made to the online version as required, available at www.watercorporation.com.au go to Builders and Developers,Buildingand click on our Plumbing Handbook To be notified of updates to the handbook email building.services@watercorporation.com.au with Plumbing Handbook Updates in the subject line. ISBN 1 74043 565 6 January 2014 1 Plumbing Handbook Contents Definitions 4 Working with the Water Corporation ...
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...AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 AN ISO 9001 : 2008 CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL B-SCHOOL SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY : 1 You have been assigned to a project risk team of 5 members. Because this is a first time your organization has formally set up a risk team for a project, it is hoped that your team will develop a process that can be used on all future projects. Your first team meeting is next Monday morning. Each team member has been asked to prepare for the meeting by developing, in as much detail as possible, an outline that describes how you believe the team should proceed in handling project risks. Each team member will hand out their proposed outline at the beginning of the meeting. Your outline should include but not be limited to the Team objectives, process for handling risk events, Team activities, Team outputs. Q1) Project risks can be eliminated if the project is carefully planned, Explain? Q2) What is the difference between avoiding a risk and accepting a risk? Q3) How you face the Schedule risk? Q4) Explain the term RBS? CASE STUDY : 2 The marketing departments of a bank is developing a new mortgage plan for housing contractors. Draw a project network given the information below. Activity A Predecessor None Time (Weeks) 3 B C D E F G H None A C B D, E D F, G 4 2 5 7 1 4 5 Q1) What is the critical path? Q2) How many weeks to complete? Q3) What is the slack for activity F? Q4) What is the slack for activity G...
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...Executive Summary Aqualisa has invested €5.8M in the research and development of its innovative new product, Quartz. Quartz is offered in 2 Models: Quartz Standard Shower and Quartz Pumped Shower. The main advantages of Quartz are: • Installation reduced to a half-day • Straightforward installation • Efficient and reliable water pressure and temperature • “One touch” control Despite initial favourable reviews from customers and plumbers, sales of the Quartz shower has been much lower than expected in the first 4 months. Aqualisa needs a strategy to drive greater sales in order to take advantage of being first to market and must maximize its profit margins before new rivals enter with similar products. The greatest obstacle for Aqualisa to grow market share and sales has been the slow rate of adoption by the conservative channel of plumbers. 73% of customers (value, standard and premium combined) rely on plumbers to recommend shower product and/or brands. In considering the available target markets for Quartz, the recommendation is that Aqualisa focus on engaging plumbers to adopt Quartz by demonstrating the economic value of switching and by offering loyal plumbers a no-risk option of a free product to install. Additionally, plumbers generate demand for products through the trade shop channel which accounts for 46.7% of shower sales. Aqualisa currently has 40% penetration in that channel. As plumbers are the primary customer for trade shops, it will be plumbers...
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...class discussion. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective or ineffective management. Some data have been modified or disguised. Copyright © 2002 President and Fellows of Harvard College. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, call 1-800-545-7685, write Harvard Business School Publishing, Boston, MA 02163, or go to http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, used in a spreadsheet, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—without the permission of Harvard Business School. YOUNGME MOON Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Plumbing hasn’t changed since Roman times. — Tim Pestell, Aqualisa national sales manager Harry Rawlinson (HBS ‘90) shrugged out of his overcoat and headed to the reception desk of the South Kent County Marriott. “Can you direct me to the breakfast room?” he asked, “I’m meeting some guests from America.” The receptionist pointed toward a hallway lined with photographs of the region’s golf fairways and putting greens. “It’s just to the left down there,” she said. As he strode down the narrow corridor, Rawlinson, managing director of Aqualisa (see Exhibit 1), a U.K. shower manufacturer, felt a surge of energy. He had been looking forward to this opportunity to discuss an HBS case possibility. In May 2001 Aqualisa had launched the Quartz...
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...AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 AN ISO 9001 : 2008 CERTIFIED INTERNATIONAL B-SCHOOL SUBJECT: PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY : 1 You have been assigned to a project risk team of 5 members. Because this is a first time your organization has formally set up a risk team for a project, it is hoped that your team will develop a process that can be used on all future projects. Your first team meeting is next Monday morning. Each team member has been asked to prepare for the meeting by developing, in as much detail as possible, an outline that describes how you believe the team should proceed in handling project risks. Each team member will hand out their proposed outline at the beginning of the meeting. Your outline should include but not be limited to the Team objectives, process for handling risk events, Team activities, Team outputs. Q1) Project risks can be eliminated if the project is carefully planned, Explain? Q2) What is the difference between avoiding a risk and accepting a risk? Q3) How you face the Schedule risk? Q4) Explain the term RBS? CASE STUDY : 2 The marketing departments of a bank is developing a new mortgage plan for housing contractors. Draw a project network given the information below. Activity A Predecessor None Time (Weeks) 3 B C D E F G H None A C B D, E D F, G 4 2 5 7 1 4 5 Q1) What is the critical path? Q2) How many weeks to complete? Q3) What is the slack for activity F? Q4) What is the slack for activity G? CASE STUDY : 3...
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...market ranking and market share in each kind of shower products: 1.4 Company and Market environment: Market Environment U.K. shower market is a matured market and can be roughly estimated to be around € 400 million market Showers in U.K. were plagued with problems. Only about 60 percent of U.K. homes had showers Archaic plumbing (mostly gravity fed) was common in many homes leading to low water pressures Majority of the market revenues come from Electric showers followed by mixer and power showers More than 70% of the shower selection is influenced by the plumbers Most of the shower companies in UK have low brand awareness except Triton Company Aqualisa is the third largest company in the UK shower market by sales volumes and second in mixer showers It has a good product mix with product offerings in all the segments and across all the channels in UK Aqualisa has a revenue of around € 68 million with a base profit of around 25% It has a reputation for providing good quality and service SWOT Analysis 2. Quartz Shower Value proposition for consumers The value proposition for installing Quartz premium compared to Aquavalve609 standard with Aquaforce 1.0/1.5 has been explained below: Cost saving Quartz Pumped Premium total cost calculation: Aquavalve 609 standard with std. Booster pump total cost calculation: A cost benefit of €2120 - €1320 = €800 for the consumer. Even without the booster...
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...plumbers do not have much faith in the current quality of existing shower products much less an electronic version. The Market Showers were affected by low pressure and varying temperature of water. Aqualisa sold the electric showers, one of the solutions, through their Gainsborough brand; electric showers were visible in the shower stalls and did not solve the pressure problem. Mixer showers were the other solution. Manual mixers and Thermostatic Mixers were available. Aqualisa sold the Aquavalve in this segment, it was thermostatic, but could be supplemented by a booster for pressure. 94,000 units sold at a margin of ?225 if without a booster, total margin would then be at least ?21.1 million. Assuming all sales is without boosters. Installing a mixer valve meant excavating the bathroom wall, which was a 2 day job. Integral power showers combined thermostatic mixer valves with booster pumps, but were considered less reliable than...
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...AQUALISA QUARTZ: SIMPLY A BETTER SHOWER by Nir Ilani-Freedman Situation analysis (Q1) a. Customers Segmenting and characteristics Premium price segment- consumers typically shop in showrooms. Preferred specs: high performance and service. Style determined selection. Granted high performance and service. Standard price range: Emphasize service and performance. Product selection Rely on independent plumbers’ recommendations. Value segment: Primary concerned with convenience and price. Liked to avoid solution that required any excavation. Product selection relies on independent plumbers’ recommendations. DIY market- Primarily interested in inexpensive, easy to install models. Electric showers were the overwhelming choice in this segment. Shopped at large retail outlets. Popular among landlords & apartment dwellers. Property developer market: Preferred reliable nice looking products that could work in multiple settings, price sensitive, did not invest in premium valves. Used independent plumbers to install their selected products. b. Channels of distribution: Products sold, primary customers, channel characteristics Trade shops: Carried products across all available brands. Mainly sold to plumbers that worked for developers, contractors or directly to consumers. Their focus was to have right stock of products in demand. Their customers are looking for reliable product availability more than technical advice. Aqualisa brand was available in about 40% of trade shops...
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...Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Plumbing hasn’t changed since Roman times. — Tim Pestell, Aqualisa national sales manager Harry Rawlinson (HBS ‘90) shrugged out of his overcoat and headed to the reception desk of the South Kent County Marriott. “Can you direct me to the breakfast room?” he asked, “I’m meeting some guests from America.” The receptionist pointed toward a hallway lined with photographs of the region’s golf fairways and putting greens. “It’s just to the left down there,” she said. As he strode down the narrow corridor, Rawlinson, managing director of Aqualisa (see Exhibit 1), a U.K. shower manufacturer, felt a surge of energy. He had been looking forward to this opportunity to discuss an HBS case possibility. In May 2001 Aqualisa had launched the Quartz shower, the first significant product innovation in the U.K. shower market since—well, to Rawlinson’s mind—since forever. But here it was early September 2001, and the euphoria surrounding the product’s initial launch had long since faded. Rawlinson knew the Quartz was technologically leaps and bounds above other U.K. showers in terms of water pressure, ease of installation, use, and design. But for some reason, it simply wasn’t selling. The U.K. Shower Market Rawlinson leaned forward as he began to explain his situation. Showers in the U.K. were plagued with problems. While everyone had a bathtub, only about 60% of U.K. homes had showers. Archaic plumbing, some of it dating to the Victorian...
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... Aqualisa Quartz: Simply a Better Shower Plumbing hasn’t changed since Roman times. — Tim Pestell, Aqualisa national sales manager Harry Rawlinson (HBS ‘90) shrugged out of his overcoat and headed to the reception desk of the South Kent County Marriott. “Can you direct me to the breakfast room?” he asked, “I’m meeting some guests from America.” The receptionist pointed toward a hallway lined with photographs of the region’s golf fairways and putting greens. “It’s just to the left down there,” she said. As he strode down the narrow corridor, Rawlinson, managing director of Aqualisa (see Exhibit 1), a U.K. shower manufacturer, felt a surge of energy. He had been looking forward to this opportunity to discuss an HBS case possibility. In May 2001 Aqualisa had launched the Quartz shower, the first significant product innovation in the U.K. shower market since—well, to Rawlinson’s mind—since forever. But here it was early September 2001, and the euphoria surrounding the product’s initial launch had long since faded. Rawlinson knew the Quartz was technologically leaps and bounds above other U.K. showers in terms of water pressure, ease of installation, use, and design. But for some reason, it simply wasn’t selling. The U.K. Shower Market Rawlinson leaned forward as he began to explain his situation. Showers in the U.K. were plagued with problems. While everyone had a bathtub, only about 60% of U.K. homes had showers. Archaic plumbing, some of it dating to the Victorian era, was...
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...Showrooms ACQUALISA Premium Trade Shops Plumber’s advice Standard Value Specialist Contract Habit & Relations Developers The products show great differences in their characteristics in addressing customer’s preferences. They are targeting different segments and thus they don’t create value thanks to the same advantages In addition to the table, we can stress one of the preferences of the plumbers that is of importance. The installation time sensitivity. Indeed, as said in the case, the main issue is the reluctance of plumbers towards electronical systems. However, being 4 times faster in installing the Quartz shower (combined with the possibility to let an apprentice do it) could be a great incentive for plumbers as their time is very precious. The 6 months waiting list provides them for many job opportunities. If there was a low demand for plumbing jobs, plumbers would prefer to spend more time for each job but we are in the...
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...Need your weekly work schedules each week; SUNDAYS OFF My office and restroom rules No longer is anyone allowed in my office while I’m not in it. No more food or drinks, cups, dishes and trash in my office. Only paper in my trashcan. No smoking contraband is allowed; if found it will be thrown away. Stay out of my drawers please; ask first before taking anything that belongs to me in my office. Whatever you bring into the house; take it all to your room. My office is not a rest stop. Take all hair, face, mouth accessories and products to your restroom; stop leaving your things in my restroom and take them to your room. Brush your teeth upstairs only no more toothpaste and brushes in my office or restroom. Paiton, toys, closes, shoes, diapers, trash are allowed unease its necessary. Your Restroom and hallway area No more seats in the restroom No more trash collections on the doors No more sheets, towels or clothes on the rail Secure all closet doors in hallway Clubbing A 24 hour notice is required if Paiton is left at home. If you put as much focus on going clubbing then you should put just as much emphases on Paiton or even more. You should put that same effort into Paiton as you do your own wardrobe and hygiene as you do yourself because you are both girls QUET Mondays, Wednesday, and Friday Only Full Kitchen duties includes the dishes, pots pans, countertops (the bar too) stove, microwave, fridge, floors, and trash. Your Restroom-...
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...Science in my daily life As the Earth completes yet another turn around it axis, the sunlight pours into my bedroom indicating it is time to wake up. In case I miss the hint, my alarm clock set, as usual, for seven o’clock will do the trick. I get up and enter the bathroom, pleasantly warm thanks to the radiator fed with hot water through a series of pipes connected to a central heating boiler. I remain a couple of extra minutes under the shower enjoying the warm water – courtesy again of my boiler -, and finally I am ready to get dressed, opting for a suit cut out of one of these new fabrics that are comfortable, warm and light all at the same time. In the kitchen, I prepare breakfast for four. I turn on the electric kettle to boil water for tea, while a jar of milk heats in the microwave. I turn on the gas oven to warm up the brioche I baked yesterday. It smells delicious and it looks even better, golden and spongy due to the work of yeast. And, while the rest of the family comes down to have breakfast, I turn on the radio to listen to the latest news around the Globe. I have been awaken for just some twenty minutes and science is all around me: the movement of planets, the electricity, the water treatment, the transformation and piping of the gas we use to cook and heat out homes, the chemistry behind new fabrics, the radio waves or the power of the small fungi we use for our pastries. Whatever I do, whatever I see, science is at the heart of everything. And the day...
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