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According to a “go green” blog named 2B Green World Website-LEED Consultants, “buildings represent over 50% of US wealth; $800 billion is the amount of renovation and new construction in the United States, buildings account for 1/6 of the worlds freshwater withdrawals, ¼ of its wood harvest and 2/5 of its material and energy flow” (Go Green Facts 1).These figures represent the disadvantages of a world without green building. Throughout this report the focus is on LEED certification and accreditation, and the impact LEED has on several different service firms. The report begins with background information about the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), LEED, and LEED

What is that strange orange brick building? Why should I care about that? That striking orange, brick building is the Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. When deciding to go to a historical site in the city, I was drawn in by the history of the place. I am relatively new to the city and when I heard about this place, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. When our group traveled together to the site, it became apparent why this building is not only important to Detroit, but to all cities. The Guardian Building was not only a great fixture of the past, but it is a leading example of the efforts to bring a city back to greatness.

On April 19,1995 at 9:02 a.m, an explosion took place on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma city. The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was a federal complex designed and constructed to hold sixteen federal agencies, various centers and offices; consisting of the United States Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Social Security Administration, General Services Administration, Veterans Administration, and Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Transportation, Defense Audit Agency and Investigative Services, U.S. Marine Corps and Army Recruiting, Customs office, General Accounting Office 's, Credit Union, Raymond’s Place Snack Bar, Conference room, and America 's Kids Day Care Center. Altogether the federal building employed an estimated five hundred and fifty personal. The explosion nearly disintegrated one of the third of the federal building and created havoc around a 16 block radius, an estimated $652 million worth of damages altogether. The explosion took the lives of one hundred and sixty eight individuals, 19 of which were children and mounting non-fatal injuries of over eight hundred individuals. These lives were taken away by the worst domestic terrorist attack on the United States soil and the first to be conducted at the center of the

Quiz – Place the three buildings below (A – C) in order of the date of their construction, oldest to newest. The correct answer is at the end of this posting, after the references.

According to the authors of ‘2014 AIA COTE Top Ten Winner: Arizona State University Student Health Services Building’ Kim A. O’Connell, Katie Weeks, and Annie Milewski, “this project offsets 39 percent of its total energy costs through an onsite, 69-kilowatt photovoltaic array, and renewable energy certificates offset 35 percent of the building’s remaining consumption”. These all help with the sustainability factor and

On January 24, 2016, at1656 hours, I, Cpl. Lessane, with the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office, responded to 252 Davidson Tower Road, to meet with Paulina Carroll, in reference to stolen medication.

The Barclays Center lies on a 22 acres land area with the original design as shown in figure 2. The arena has a conspicuous canopy 85ft high and cantilevers right above the main entrance and supported by 135,000 steel structure which spans through the length the roof and below the roof (Barclays Center, 2016). Once complete, the indoor arena had a space of 675,000. The arena also has a steel oculus which reaches 80 foot high. The arena was also designed to have a green roof which is supported by 350 ft arch-trusses which have been tied and span along the length of the arena (Barclays Center, 2016). The green roof constitutes of sedum flowers which require minimal or no maintenance and aids in reducing the levels of noise emanating from the arena. The canopy together with the roof utilize about 12,000 panels of pre-weathered steel.

Unit TH7- Construction Design Group International submitted an Architectural Modification on June 16, 2015 with the following scope of work: Switching locations of adjacent window and door at the unit’s top level; Installation of an attached retractable awning at the roof level; Installation an attached retractable awning at the roof level; Demolition and replacement of roof level decking and waterproofing; After review A.S.A our engineering firm has suggest the package is requires board approval quoting our condo docs and issues with non-conformity of material. After review from the Board of Directors the package has been DIAPPROVED.

Kiss + Cathcart did an incredible job of transforming Brooklyn waterfront, from a brownfield industrial strip to oasis of a public garden. What is surreal of the entire project, that the 13300.0 ft2 area is accessible to all and mostly covered by grass. The program for the site is going to be an athletic field, community facility and an NYC Park maintenance and operation facility into a 6.2-acre park. The building was only awarded, LEED Silver building in a park. Not only is was the conversion of a brownfield area to a park area, making this project sustainable. Also, The building is Under the northwest-facing green roof, the building is conceived as earth-sheltered, with controlled southeast and southwest solar exposures. Making the solar

West Des Moines holds a wide range of structural appearances that possess different purposes and stand for different ideas. Variation sets buildings and its surrounding areas that are privately owned apart from those that are open to the public. Although, the significance behind structures may go into deeper meanings. Some hold specific purposes that involve religion while others stand to serve on more secular grounds. If we take the time to look around, we can discover how interior and exterior design conveys distinct meaning. By entering into these buildings, we may discover the diverse functions they serve in relation to structural engineering and unique aesthetics. The framework for centralized control within different societal environments

An investigation into the design flaw of two floating balconies above the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, is discussed in this report. The following investigation includes a closer look at disputes in design between the engineering consultants and the fabrication company, as well as an examination of load capacity. In the design, three walkways were intertwined between the second, third, and fourth floors above the hotel’s atrium (Leyendecker, E., Marshall, R., Pfrang, E., & Woodward, K., 1982). The second floor’s walkway was suspended from the fourth, which was suspended from the roof. The third floor’s walkway was hanging from the roof of the atrium, independent to the other two. When a collapse occurred on July 17, 1981, the fourth floor, which was suspended from the roof, collapsed and landed on top of the second floor. As a result, both floors crashed into the atrium at ground-level (Leyendecker, E., Marshall, R., Pfrang, E., & Woodward, K., 1982). The main causes of the collapse are questionable engineering ethics, negligence, and disputing agencies. These two factors resulted in a poor foundation with lack of consideration of large stress on the structure (Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse, 2006).

The Freedom Tower also known as “One World Trade Center” is the tallest skyscraper in the western hemisphere, and the fifth tallest skyscraper in our planet earth. The building structure consists of 104 stories can also be described as the North Tower of the original World Trade Center. The Building location is 285 Fulton Street, Manhattan New York, United States 10007, as depicted in the map below Figure 1.

The architects that built the Eastgate Center in Harare, Zimbabwe was inspired by termite mounds. The termite mounds stay 87 degrees all day and night to grow fungus to eat. Mick Pearce designed Eastgate Center after a termite mound so it stays a good temperature all day and it saves energy by n0t having to heat it. it works because it has all these chimney in the roof. Hot air rises up and out cold air comes in and cools the title. Third, that idea was also used to build the Council House 2 that uses the same pencil of Eastgate center. It cost 11 million to build save about 2 million every year, so in 5-6 year it will pay itself off. Small doesn't mean it could be useful to the

Green buildings could become one of the main factors to preserve our rapidly decaying environment. There is no easy way to define a green building, but a green building is essentially a structure that amplifies the positives and mitigates the negatives throughout the entire life cycle of the building (Kriss, 2014). There are many definitions for a green building, but all of them include the planning, designing, constructing, and operating of the building while taking into huge considerations of the energy use, water use, indoor air environment, materials used and the effect it has on the site the green building is being built on. The first green buildings dates back to as far as the 1970’s, when solar panels went from experiments to reality. Green buildings were not as popular as they are today due to their extremely high pricing. With technology rapidly growing, solar panels are becoming cheaper and cheaper, making the transition to creating green buildings more affordable. This is the primary reason for the increased growth of green buildings today. A modern company that is paving the way to the growth of green buildings named LEED, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, focuses primarily on new and effective ideas for environmentally friendly buildings projects. With more than 60,000 commercial projects worldwide and 1.7 million square feet being certified every day, LEED is one of the leading groups for promoting green buildings. LEED has popularized the entire

Located just eight miles away and along the Mississippi River, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (MCCNO) is the ideal place for hosting your next convention or trade show. No matter the size of your party, MCCNO has a variety of different services and accommodations to fulfill your needs.