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as you might believe. For example, in many cases you can get a pre-built shell that costs less than what you could pay for building it yourself. Why It Costs Less A professional shed builder will often pay wholesale prices for their materials, and they take the savings to pass it on to you. In addition, many professionals in this field have become highly adept at building them in the most efficient manner possible. In some cases, steel kit home companies…

person to use all their imagination and all sorts of abilities to design those buildings, schools or homes that catch everyone’s attention. Well that one person happens to become an architect. An architect is the one responsible for the remarkable places, they’re the ones who designed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Empire State building, Sydney Opera House, or the best one of all, the Burj Al Arab Hotel. All these amazing buildings were designed by architects, and man, don’t they get paid for it.…

between the architect Calvert Vaux and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted, Central Park is the most visited urban public park in all of the United States. New York itself is renowned for its hustle and bustle, fast paced life style. Its millions of residents and visitors become immune to the concrete jungle created by so many businesses, buildings, and sky scrapers on the island of Manhattan. Central Park…

A Cosmetic Touch This content was written for Exterior Solutions by Craig’s Roofing Did you know that your roof could actually have cosmetic touch to your home? I want you to go ahead and go outside, take a look at your roof, and see how you feel about it. If you do not like your roof, or actually show safe love your roof, you need to call Exterior Solutions by Craig’s Roofing today. They actually can provide you with a brand-new roof, that has and aesthetic look to it, and provides a cosmetic…

Slate Roofing: Why It Is An Excellent Choice For A Home In the process of constructing your home and need to pick a roofing material? It may be tempting to go with traditional asphalt shingles, but know that slate can be an excellent choice for a home. Slate has many benefits that make it an appealing option to use during new construction. Consider the following 3 benefits. Slate is Durable Many homeowners love slate because the material is fireproof. Slate also has the durability of…

1. Introduction Every year, a large number of buildings are built globally for residential, commercial and office purposes. The building construction industry experiences exponential growth in developing countries like India due to the growing economy and rapid urbanization. Globally, the building sector contributes to about 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions. Since buildings are responsible for a large percentage of GHG emissions, it is important to analyse their energy efficiency and make…

construction materials are materials produced within a specific distance from the construction site; different certification programs specify a variety of distance. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design’s (LEED) definition of locally sourced is, “building materials or products that have been extracted, harvested, or recovered, as well as manufactured, within 500 miles of the project site for a minimum of 10% or 20%, based on cost, of the total materials value.” Not all materials are…

landscape. The work at Kasubi Royal Tombs is a good example to try and control the mass exodus of youths from the communities seeking jobs in cities or other countries. The Muzibu –Azaala Mpanga is a traditional Baganda constructed mausoleum a modern building through deriving considerable traditional skills in maintenance vested in construction (Chirikure, Manyanga, Ndoro and Pwiti 2010). As a case for community participation in heritage management Kasubi Tombs World…

framework for green building construction should be developed to overcome these barriers, possibly promoting adoption of sustainable construction in future projects. Green building legislation is enacted in the United States to promote the adoption of green building construction by providing LEED standards to satisfy (Hwang, B.-G. & Tan, J. S., 2012). Solutions to the obstacles include: government incentives for usage of green products and technologies, public education on green building…

3. Uses of Building information Modeling (BIM) BIM is a 3-D model process used in the engineering, architecture and construction with tools to manage the project effectively in planning, designing, constructing and operational phase. At every stage of project development, BIM plays a vital role, in planning BIM is used for cost estimation; phase planning, site analysis and programming. In the design phase, BIM used for structural analysis, lightning analysis, mechanical analysis, LEED evaluation…