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I am making this maintenance plan for Preston valley, Dallas. Maintenance is defined as the work that is done to keep your building in good working condition. This is done on a regular basis. Most of the maintenance tasks are done by the building’s super, but some of the tasks can be done by officers, maintenance and repairs committee, outside contractors or the tenants themselves. Maintenance policy is a statement of principle used to guide maintenance management decision making. The purpose…

difference within the people through the surrounding buildings. The visible wealth disparity between the residents of Los Angeles is very stark and can be seen within neighborhoods. Starting at Sunset, near the Greystone Mansion, the buildings are well kept and show a variety of architectural styles. The styles often reflect older styles or modern styles, with little in-between and a distancing from the industrial, mass produced style. The buildings are often painted in light colors,…

Introduction Off-site construction is part of modern methods of construction (MMC) and relates to construction activities that are carried out in a high quality controlled factory environment away from the site. Subsequently, the building components fabricated in the factory, are transported to the site location in order to be assembled on-site. This leads to a greater degree of finish than in traditional piecemeal on-site construction due to elimination of on-site work and rapid site assembly.…

of Mexico City helped out, stranger helping stranger to help save lives. This earthquake in particular is special because there were two earthquakes but only the second one was much stronger (8.2) than the first. To retrofit the building for modern day life, the buildings are wrapped in steel beams for extra support. To warn the citizens of Mexico there are warning sirens that allow up to 70 seconds so that people can find somewhere safe to minimize…

Title 24 Compliance and Lighting The California Building Standards Code or as it more formally known, Title 24 is a group of regulations that covers the construction of buildings in the state of California. There are 12 different sections to this regulation. These regulations were first put into place in 1978 and require that all California residents be in full Title 24 compliance of section 6, which covers energy efficiency. Why Is Energy Efficiency So Important? The reason Californians must…

As a result, Brutalism Architecture became a favourable method amongst architects during the mid 20th Century. However, as Brutalism architecture grew, the importance of connection between building and its surrounding context were also taken into consideration between few architects. They believed buildings should serve the need of its inhabitant and act as a medium between nature and society. Allison and Peter Smithsons were one of the key characters that took this new ideology and implemented…

Since the beach house is located in a residential area where there are existing homes, the natural factors were not too difficult to work around. However, when building adjacent to existing structures, it is common practice to attempt to design your structure so that it fits in to the neighborhood and does not stick out like a big ugly thumb. In the case of the Austinmer Beach House, the existing structures adjacent…

When building any structure, forming a strong foundation can make or break the final product. A focus on customer satisfaction and the delivery of a high-quality product has remained the core of Seufert Construction since the beginning (Tretter, Scott 1). The base of this prosperous company began with a business not of construction, but rather monument making. A crafty artist and stone mason, Benedict Seufert went into business in 1870, hand-carving monuments and tombstones (Tretter, Kathy 1).…

One way could be being at the job site and have confusion on the plans for the building and no one knows the answer. The owner of the business could have tablet that displays the project all from the tablet. In this tablet the owner would be able to look at a 3 dimensional view of the project and rotate it all around and go in the building. This would make it very easy to see all aspects of the building. Another reason is that it is more efficient with time and money, and is faster than drawings…

construction manager. This job also includes working with engineers of all sorts, but working with architects is the major component in building structures. CM is essential to the world because without it, there would be no results. But without the architect, there would be no plans to build from. Construction managers and architects share a common goal of constructing a building, and in order to do that successfully, it…