Seeing The Bigger Picture

Now thats hard work and detication. The article states, "The engineers worked throughout the winter measuring, designing, and drawing." This took a lot of hard work to complete the building by spring. This is why intelligence and pysical strength is such an imortant roll in working together to create something big and by being able to get it done in time.

Andres Construction Services is a family-owned construction company which employs about one hundred employees. The company focuses on negotiated work on multi-family apartments, retirement communities, adaptive re-use complexes, private schools and universities, office buildings, and churches. During Mr. Whittle’s lecture, he focused on a handful of projects Andres Construction has worked on in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. These buildings include the SO.7 Shops and Lofts, The

Mr. Braaksma worked a string of 12-hour days, and at the end was taken back by how small his paycheck was. While this was frustration for Mr. Braaksma, the most stressful part was understanding that line of employment could disappear overnight. (Braaksma, 2005)

1. A large amount of construction and building work was going on in the city. Unfortunately for the people, construction meant delays, but all for a good end result. “Construction delays elsewhere on the grounds were especially frustrating” (pg 167) Chicago is booming with new buildings and constructions sights everywhere. This quote shows the work of construction that is all over the city.

The name is Roger, Roger Felix; I’m living in the the worst few years anyone ever could live in 1932. It all started in 1929 when the stock market had crashed, from that moment on the rate of unemployment had risen significantly. The only thing I have going for me is that I got a job building that Rockefeller Building in the one and only New York City. Personally, I don’t know how that the big shot Mr. Rockefeller can fund over 40,000 jobs in this economy but he manages to do it. So, The days begin at 5:30 A.M usually; I have to wake up an thirty minutes before work so that I can walk over to the fancy dancy building on time. I live in the city, and I share an apartment with Tommy, Johnny, and Robert. We all work together, but I still feel

However, the sources differed immensely through the use of language. In fact, one of the themes most evident amongst the language that set the sources apart rhetorically was the tone. Throughout the article “Blue-Collar Brilliance,” Mike Rose set a very serious tone discussing the matter of economic inequality. For example, Rose conveys “As a foreman, Joe constantly faced new problems and became a constant multi-tasker, evaluation a flurry of demands quickly, parceling out physical and mental resources, keeping a number of ongoing events in his mind, returning to whatever task had been interrupted, and maintain a cool head under the pressure of grueling production schedules” (1037). As Rose portrays the life of a Foreman, he keeps a very serious tone to convey to the audience how real these struggles are. Although Joe may have not received a formal education passed middle school, he still has to work efficiently and intelligently in his own manner. At the same

Writing back to back examples of not just blue-collar workers, but of loved ones really help to hone in on his point. Rose attempts to achieve an even deeper connection with his readers. Rose reveals memories of his uncle Joe by saying, “When I was a young man, Joe took me on a tour of the factory. The floor was loud—in some places deafening—and when I turned a corner or opened a door, the smell of chemicals knocked my head back. The work was repetitive and taxing and the pace was inhumane” (248). Rose is giving another example of blue-collar work that his audience can possible relate to. His uncle’s everyday duties required him to be sharp, focused and proactive not only in order to get the job done, but to get the job done in a safe manner. Rose then goes on to describe his uncle Joe’s blue-collar work as one who, “Joe constantly faced new problems and became a consummate multi-tasker, evaluating a flurry of demands quickly, parceling out physical and mental resources, keeping a number of ongoing events in his mind, returning to whatever task had been interrupted, and maintaining a cool head under pressure of grueling production schedules” (248). Rose’s intention is to express the high demands blue-collar workers face. Rose wants his readers to understand that blue-collar work in not all physical; moreover, by

In the midst of the current economic downturn, dubbed the “Great Recession”, it is natural to look for one, singular entity or person to blame. Managers of large banks, professional investors and federal regulators have all been named as potential creators of the recession, with varying degrees of guilt. No matter who is to blame, the fallout from the mistakes that were made that led to the current crisis is clear. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate is 9.7%, with 9.3 million Americans out of work (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Compared to a normal economic rate of two or three percent, it is clear that the decisions of one group of people have had a profound affect on the lives of millions of

Because of the simple box style he uses, most all of the walls were constructed off site and then assemble or put together on site. This caused the actual construction process of this building to be completed in just weeks with efficiency that should be considered rather innovative. This shows that even the way something comes together can be part of design or architecture. Ultimately the end result or final product can reflect to the process and the journey made to get to it, which is just another outstanding design reflected in Adjaye’s project.

This view of a Biblical builder is vastly different from the view of a North American builder. The builder can be seen as dangerous, as may be cut in order to ensure the project is completed on time, as well as safety measures often are not enforced. Cheap materials are used to design the product, and no time is spent on ensuring that the item will work past the warranty provided. In fact, some products are designed

This week’s assignment addresses James T. Johnson, a 24 year-old construction worker who lives with his mother. The assignment elaborates on Johnson’s average week. His week consists of making it to work on time, do his work as instructed, and coming home at the end of the day. Every now and then, Johnson will accompany some fellow coworkers who go out on an occasional Friday evening. However, Johnson has a secret in addition to his average week. He burglarizes homes and garages in the neighboring communities. Johnson sells what he steals through the internet or at pawn shops two counties over.

Construction worker Eric Pearson was doing his typical nightly duties while his company was paving a major highway in Colorado on a clear, summer night

“The idea was to incorporate a building that could be easily be built and taken down both constructively and economically. Most ideas involved a long, one-story building made of brick. The problem was that it looked far too solid difficult to remove later and it might be even harder to light- not to mention that it probably could not be built in time. Further debates and redrafting delayed the project even further.” (1)

With the rapid change of the world, thought of management, theory and practise keeps on changing. It has been transformed through innovation. Taking into consideration the uncertainty surrounding the construction industry, it is essential paying attention to how people work within an organisation that has set goals that needs to be achieved. To be able to achieve these objectives, it is necessary to understand management relating issues such as culture, motivation, leadership and issues relating like coordinating, planning and controlling. Understanding the way people and organisations work is very vital when it comes to the built environment. As a Quantity Surveyor some of my duties are to deals with people, technical

The construction industry much like other industries is dependant with the distribution of “scarce resources” (Drake,1994). Many of its resources known as the factors or production i.e. labour, capital, land etc. are limited (Gregory-Mankiw, 2008), however, wants and desires within the industry are infinite (Myers, 2013). Kishtainy notes that this creates two problems; at any given time, there will be a fixed number of resource, against numerous wants. Sloman 2003 adds that in an effort to rectify this, he argues that we must make choices, in terms of choices within the construction industry Myers suggested that firms need to considered their investments made, how they construct and for whom they construct for.