design Architectural Design Manual
... VA’s infrastructure encompasses billions of dollars of total value and the average age of its buildings is approaching 60 years. ...
... VA’s infrastructure encompasses billions of dollars of total value and the average age of its buildings is approaching 60 years. ...
Architectural Design Manual
... VA’s infrastructure encompasses billions of dollars of total value and the average age of its buildings is approaching 60 years. ...
... VA’s infrastructure encompasses billions of dollars of total value and the average age of its buildings is approaching 60 years. ...
Urban Commercial District (C-2)
... Purpose and Intent: The intent of regulating building elements is to align building faces along the street and sidewalk. By doing so, building facades along a block face will form a street edge that frames the public realm, while retaining sufficient width for people to walk 2-3 abreast. Horizontal ...
... Purpose and Intent: The intent of regulating building elements is to align building faces along the street and sidewalk. By doing so, building facades along a block face will form a street edge that frames the public realm, while retaining sufficient width for people to walk 2-3 abreast. Horizontal ...
Understanding the regulatory environment
... Does the Building Code tell me how I have to go about my work? The Building Code does not tell you how to go about your work – it tells you how buildings must perform. In other words, the Building Code is not prescriptive. It is performance based. The advantage of this non-prescriptive system is th ...
... Does the Building Code tell me how I have to go about my work? The Building Code does not tell you how to go about your work – it tells you how buildings must perform. In other words, the Building Code is not prescriptive. It is performance based. The advantage of this non-prescriptive system is th ...
Cost decision making in building maintenance
... limited and there are other important factors that need to be taken into account. 4.5 Availability of maintenance funding A most trying constraint from the design point of view is the budget allocation. Boyle (2003) noted that most important factor contributing to successful maintenance work was a s ...
... limited and there are other important factors that need to be taken into account. 4.5 Availability of maintenance funding A most trying constraint from the design point of view is the budget allocation. Boyle (2003) noted that most important factor contributing to successful maintenance work was a s ...
Harmonization of building regulations in the Nordic countries for
... Storing and communicating all common information about a building and its parts in a standardized format, accessible to all stakeholders and at all stages, can improve the building process. It requires competition between companies on equal terms, and in the long term, the entire industry in the Nor ...
... Storing and communicating all common information about a building and its parts in a standardized format, accessible to all stakeholders and at all stages, can improve the building process. It requires competition between companies on equal terms, and in the long term, the entire industry in the Nor ...
DTP Practice Note 2 - Department of Education and Skills
... Documents. They are for information purposes only. Any relevant information therein will already have been included in the Project Particulars, drawings and specifications/ forming the Works Requirements. ...
... Documents. They are for information purposes only. Any relevant information therein will already have been included in the Project Particulars, drawings and specifications/ forming the Works Requirements. ...
WM2014 Conference, March 2 – 6, 2014, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
... sources and shielding provisions. The criteria for granting access to the different areas is established in line with the radiological protection limits. The NDF has sixty-six (66) disposal cells (DC) for waste package disposal. These disposal cells are located on three (3) equal platforms, each wit ...
... sources and shielding provisions. The criteria for granting access to the different areas is established in line with the radiological protection limits. The NDF has sixty-six (66) disposal cells (DC) for waste package disposal. These disposal cells are located on three (3) equal platforms, each wit ...
Maintenance Worker I - Hardin County Schools
... trades; assist journey-level trades personnel as needed. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Maintenance Worker I incumbents perform routine and unskilled to semi-skilled maintenance and repair to buildings and equipment, assist maintenance personnel with maintenance projects and work alone on less diff ...
... trades; assist journey-level trades personnel as needed. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Maintenance Worker I incumbents perform routine and unskilled to semi-skilled maintenance and repair to buildings and equipment, assist maintenance personnel with maintenance projects and work alone on less diff ...
2014. Athena Guide To Whole-Building LCA In Green Building
... The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute is the pioneer of whole-building life cycle assessment (LCA) in North America. We have been a key force behind a steady uptake of LCA by the manufacturers of construction materials and, more recently, by an increasing number of building designers. Since our ...
... The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute is the pioneer of whole-building life cycle assessment (LCA) in North America. We have been a key force behind a steady uptake of LCA by the manufacturers of construction materials and, more recently, by an increasing number of building designers. Since our ...
JNE Volume 44 Book 2 Paper 3 - Journal of Naval Engineering (JNE)
... reduced number of naval assets. Thus there has been an increased interest in providing a new generation of naval support vessels as part of each navy’s contribution to Coalition peacekeeping. These new support ships are often also required to provide a contribution to amphibious capabilities, includ ...
... reduced number of naval assets. Thus there has been an increased interest in providing a new generation of naval support vessels as part of each navy’s contribution to Coalition peacekeeping. These new support ships are often also required to provide a contribution to amphibious capabilities, includ ...
... The most sophisticated of these tools are delivering continuous and immediate feedback on far greater range of characteristics than conventional design tools. Materials quantity and properties, energy performance, lighting quality, site disturbance and what-if comparisons between new construction an ...
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... (2200B.C) included simple but effective building code provision. “If any architect built a house so negligently that it fell down and killed the owner’s son, then the architect’s son was put to death.” In 1630, the City of Boston mandated that “no man shall build his chimney with wood nor cover his ...
... (2200B.C) included simple but effective building code provision. “If any architect built a house so negligently that it fell down and killed the owner’s son, then the architect’s son was put to death.” In 1630, the City of Boston mandated that “no man shall build his chimney with wood nor cover his ...
The Research Proposal - University of Pretoria
... approaches. It is therefore important to understand, and make sure that these needs, are addressed. ...
... approaches. It is therefore important to understand, and make sure that these needs, are addressed. ...
Clubrooms and Change Facilities
... beyond the functional aspects of change rooms, toilets and kiosks. They provide a central meeting place for club and community social activities and a physical base to celebrate club history and performance. Well designed clubrooms and change facilities can contribute significantly to a successful c ...
... beyond the functional aspects of change rooms, toilets and kiosks. They provide a central meeting place for club and community social activities and a physical base to celebrate club history and performance. Well designed clubrooms and change facilities can contribute significantly to a successful c ...
Seismic Performance of High-rise Concrete Buildings in Chile
... Chile is characterized by the largest seismicity in the world which produces strong earthquakes every 83±9 years in the Central part of Chile, where it is located Santiago, the capital of Chile. The short interval between large earthquakes magnitude 8.5 has conditioned the Chilean seismic design pra ...
... Chile is characterized by the largest seismicity in the world which produces strong earthquakes every 83±9 years in the Central part of Chile, where it is located Santiago, the capital of Chile. The short interval between large earthquakes magnitude 8.5 has conditioned the Chilean seismic design pra ...
Key Performance Indicators in Hospital Facilities
... of appropriate procurement methods amongst performance-based and prescriptive based procurement and specifications. Performance-based specified-procurement is established on the strength of performance specifications and focuses the procurement of maintenance along guidelines of performance of the b ...
... of appropriate procurement methods amongst performance-based and prescriptive based procurement and specifications. Performance-based specified-procurement is established on the strength of performance specifications and focuses the procurement of maintenance along guidelines of performance of the b ...
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... options from the very outset. It involves state-ofthe-art simulation tools, and leads to a high level of systems integration. It enables the designer to control the numerous parameters that must be considered and integrated when creating more holistic sustainable buildings. The building design is de ...
... options from the very outset. It involves state-ofthe-art simulation tools, and leads to a high level of systems integration. It enables the designer to control the numerous parameters that must be considered and integrated when creating more holistic sustainable buildings. The building design is de ...
Architectonic and functional quality of buildings
... symbolic or cultural meaning, so that it comes to be seen as complementing or sometimes even contrasting with functional quality. Take, for example, an observation like, ‘Functionally the building is well thought out, but architectonically it is poor’. According to Delft University of Technology’s P ...
... symbolic or cultural meaning, so that it comes to be seen as complementing or sometimes even contrasting with functional quality. Take, for example, an observation like, ‘Functionally the building is well thought out, but architectonically it is poor’. According to Delft University of Technology’s P ...
The role of functional prototyping in the development process
... The success or failure of a project lies not with the elegance of its code but in its analysis of the system and end user requirements. System analysts have the difficult job of eliciting knowledge from stakeholders and domain experts, and communicating this knowledge to many different parts of the ...
... The success or failure of a project lies not with the elegance of its code but in its analysis of the system and end user requirements. System analysts have the difficult job of eliciting knowledge from stakeholders and domain experts, and communicating this knowledge to many different parts of the ...
Architectural Heritage and Performance
... with in several countries with performance-based building regulations. However, the IRCC survey did not take this particular case of historical buildings into account, so this workshop was convened to share international views and experiences for the case of existing buildings which are under protec ...
... with in several countries with performance-based building regulations. However, the IRCC survey did not take this particular case of historical buildings into account, so this workshop was convened to share international views and experiences for the case of existing buildings which are under protec ...
Aalborg Universitet Sustainability in the built environment using embedded technology
... were held with the relevant users. Firstly a Focus Meeting (FM), with the main purpose of identifying possible needs for the end-user, which it might be possible to satisfy by innovating new solutions using embedded technology. The FM was followed up by a Dialogue Meeting (DM) with the main purpose ...
... were held with the relevant users. Firstly a Focus Meeting (FM), with the main purpose of identifying possible needs for the end-user, which it might be possible to satisfy by innovating new solutions using embedded technology. The FM was followed up by a Dialogue Meeting (DM) with the main purpose ...
the building process
... Like most professions, due to the complexity and diversity of the various building projects, architecture is experiencing a trend toward "specialization."Generally speaking, architectural projects can be categorized as residential, commercial, industrial, educational, recreational, religious etc. As ...
... Like most professions, due to the complexity and diversity of the various building projects, architecture is experiencing a trend toward "specialization."Generally speaking, architectural projects can be categorized as residential, commercial, industrial, educational, recreational, religious etc. As ...
European climate zones and bio-climatic design
... 2.2. Heating and cooling degree days The degree-day method dates back to the early 19th century when it was developed in the USA. In 1927 it was introduced at Bewag in Berlin (S. Werner, Heat load in district heating systems, 1984). The heating and cooling degree method is a very traditional method ...
... 2.2. Heating and cooling degree days The degree-day method dates back to the early 19th century when it was developed in the USA. In 1927 it was introduced at Bewag in Berlin (S. Werner, Heat load in district heating systems, 1984). The heating and cooling degree method is a very traditional method ...
AN ASSESSMENT ON FAULTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DESIGN IN
... functional requirements with the human needs of its varied users. Each functional unit offers specific types of services. Different functional units such as emergency rooms, clinical laboratories, and food services and housekeeping should be constructed with different architectural and engineering f ...
... functional requirements with the human needs of its varied users. Each functional unit offers specific types of services. Different functional units such as emergency rooms, clinical laboratories, and food services and housekeeping should be constructed with different architectural and engineering f ...