Building material

Clay Tiles Vs. Concrete Tiles: Which Is Best For Your Roof? Roofing tiles have been a commonly used roofing materials for centuries, and you will often see them used on villas that line the coast of the Mediterranean. That is why a tile roof can give your home a bit of class compared to other roofing materials. If roofing tiles are something you are considering for your house, two materials you have to pick from are clay and concrete. Both are very good options, but comparing the two will help…

misconception is that they build houses for free. In fact, the homeowners pay for their own house, they just pay much less by going through the organization. The reason why they pay less is because most people building the house do it for free. The homeowners are required to spend 200 hours building their home. The organization also gets many donations. For example, one house I worked on had solar panels that were…

Different tribes used different materials, weaving techniques, basket shapes, and characteristic patterns. Northeast Indian baskets, for example, are traditionally made out of pounded ash splints or braided sweetgrass. The Cherokee and other Southeast Indian baskets are traditionally built from pine needles or river cane wicker. Southwestern Indians make baskets from tightly coiled sumac or willow wood, and Northwest Coast Indians typically weave with cedar bark, swamp grass, and spruce root.…

were there saw many beautiful buildings. My favorite in particular was the Hotel Ponce de León now known as Flagler College. Built in 1888 by Henry Flagler it was used as a hotel until 1967 and then turned into Flagler College. This beautifully intricate building is made of sand, coquina shell gravel, and cement. The building itself is a gray colored and laced with red window panes and archways. There were several elements or principles i noticed in this building. The first one is balance the…

author fails to provide any evidence as to why the current facility would be unable to handle an increase in student population. The issue could be as simple as adding more equipment to the facility or making the current facility larger, rather than building an entirely new facility. Furthermore, the author does not mention his reasoning as to why an increase in commuter students would make the existing facility inadequate. Clarification of this point could strengthen his argument. The author…

1. Of the three different options, I would advise the client to choose to use construction management with a guaranteed maximum price as their construction procurement method, rather than design-bid-build or design-build. Design-bid-build has a stipulated sum which would be useful for the client to know, and the process is linear and familiar to the architect and contractors, but the budget would end up being liable to change for a few reasons. Firstly it would likely change after the design…

January 17th, 1994. For many people in this country, it was just a day to commemorate a federal holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day . However, to the communities of southern California, it was a day that would change their lives forever. The Northridge earthquake, although given the name of Northridge, was centered in the San Fernando Valley. The earthquake, which happened at 4:31 a.m, had a magnitude of 6.7 and it was felt in places such as Baja California and Las Vegas. This earthquake made…

the art of designing and constructing buildings has existed from the earliest of ancient civilizations. Over time, architecture has evolved with different architectural techniques utilized by different societies such as the Greeks. One primary example of Greek architecture is the Parthenon. The construction of…

find a series of murals filling the public space. Painted along the outer edges and corners of the HDB flats, being incorporated into dents on the walls and pillars, its cartoonish style is juxtaposed with the sleek and modern architecture of the buildings that house these murals. Figure 1: Mural found at the void deck of Block 105D Edgefield Plains. Figure 2: A street view of Block 105D Edgefield Plains. Commissioned by Housing Development Board and Punggol Coral RC, this mural is one…

What Is Slate Shingle Metal Roofing And Why Is It Better Than Slate Stone Tiles? Slate shingle metal roofing is a roofing material made from metal and stamped to mimic the appearance of natural slate stone. A slate stone roof adds a touch of luxury to your home, but there are a few reasons why the metal version is superior. If you love the look of slate, you may want to look into slate shingle metal roofing. Here are a few reasons why. Metal Slate Tiles Are Much Lighter Than Stone One reason…