Dimension stone

With the numerous choices of countertop materials on the market, it's often difficult to determine which will be the best choice for your home and for prospective buyers. Granite has long been the top choice for homeowners for their kitchen countertops, however quartz is now taking the top spot, and for good reason. Appearance - Quartz, unlike other stone slabs, can be designed with a controlled appearance. The way quartz slabs are crafted allows the fabricator to provide you with the exact color, texture and pattern that you desire. Whereas with granite, you will have to hand select the pieces you want to use to make sure the patterns are similar and will match your color scheme once installed. Most homeowners do not know that some granite…

Polished, Honed, and Tumbled Finishes for Marble Floors Selecting the right finish for your marble flooring is a critical factor when deciding on the look and feel of the floors throughout your home. Overall aesthetics are important to your design, but the finish for your natural stone may be more appropriate for certain areas of the home depending on traffic and nature of use. Marble is a fantastic choice for floors. In addition to its natural beauty, resistance to moisture and durability,…

INTRODUCTION Existing inefficient building stock contributes high volume of energy consumption, and 85% of the predicted building stock in the year 2050 is already built [36]. Many governments and relevant communities make a lot of effort on the decarbonising in the construction industry, and BIM is at the center of controversy. BIM based technology to enhance the energy performance have improved in short period intensively over the last decade [39][43], mainly been used in the early stage of…

Every century the ghost of Elizabeth Oaks comes and haunts the location of what now Rockbridge Academy stands upon. Before Rockbridge Academy, Cedar Academy was located at 911 Generals Highway. That school used Elizabeth in the same way Rockbridge does, as a homework thief. The teachers, both then and now, pay Elizabeth Oaks to take the homework of students they do not like to ruin their grades. However, when a good student forgets to do their homework the teachers communicate through a…

manifested in different areas instead of in a single one: Warwick presents and explains the idea of different dimensions of intelligence and Flynn builds upon a specific catalyst of the variance in intelligence. Although both authors reach the same conclusion that intelligence can take different forms, they approach the topic with different reasonings and support. Warwick explains the multidimensionality of intelligence from a scientific point of view while Flynn explains the differences in…

Country image is one of many extrinsic signals (e.g., brand reputation, price, etc.) that may contribute to an overall image of a product (Eroglu and Machleit, 1989). The country image is created by such variables as representative products, political and cultural environments, socio-economic development (Wang and Lamb, 1983), history, economic and political background, national characteristics, and traditions (Nagashima, 1970). Most past research has either illustrated or assumed image of…

In the beginning of the year I noticed that I didn’t work out fully and that I needed to work out more fully to maintain my optimal physical health. I learned about the 6 dimensions of health in my HEA 110 course and decided to begin changing my health habits. Throughout the year I have begun to work out not only my upper body which is what I focused on the most but also work more on cardio because my heart is an important muscle in my body. This is how I have applied the 6 dimensions of health…

Morris lays out an analytical framework that defines nationalism across three dimensions. The first dimension is national identity which is defined by the degree of feelings or sentiments of loyalty to an “imagined community”. This type of identification is distinguished by internal beliefs of cultural/politics and external beliefs of the “view of self as reflected in others”(Morris, 385). The second dimension consists of national interest which concerns itself with the formation of ideas and…

Abstract. Multidimensionality in social networks is a great issue that came out into view as a result of that most social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube allow people to interact with each other through different social activities. The community detection in such mul- tidimensional social networks has attracted a lot of attention in the resent years. When dealing with these networks the concept of community de- tection changes to be, the discovery of the…

3.3 A case about application of E. T. Hall 's dimensions and Hofstede 's dimensions This case is about an informal social gathering attended by business people from company P and a group of academics from university Q. The company and the academics are at the start of a project in which the company is going to manufacture a product based on research and a prototype developed by the university. Some of those attending the social event have not previously met each other. One of the academics, A,…