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of these things are a very big part of how we construct our buildings and cities.

1. If an economy produces final output worth $5 trillion, then the amount of gross

The best solution can be in those regions of the developed world where the housing deficit in not a major problem. United States of America is among the few countries with country wide standard residential construction with fulfilled market. Wood is the prime structural component of these constructions and is used in over 90% of houses (Piepkorn, 2014). This high use of wood is far more common than in any regions of the world except Canada. Increased use of prefabrication within a controlled environment of a factory have further reduced the costs and improved the process efficiency in these countries. Though the learnings may not be used directly, wood construction using techniques adapted to certain climatic conditions have proven to be successful. Thus this wood frame construction system has been gaining acceptance worldwide owing to its affordability, waste reduction, aesthetics, low negative environmental impact, flexibility in design and ease of construction (Roche, O'Connor, & Tetu,

In June 1995, a devastating earthquake called the ‘Great Hanshin Earthquake’ hit Kobe, Japan. It nearly destroyed the entire city and resulted in thousands of homeless people to be left in despair. (Fukushima, 1995, para.1) After analyzing the immediate needs of the situation presented, architect Shigeru Ban took it upon himself to come up with an innovative design for building these emergency shelters in response to the extreme needs of the victims (TED Talk, Emergency Shelters made from paper, para.9). This new type of design became known as the ‘Paper Log House’. The house has three main factors that focus on the needs of the victims of the disaster. First, it’s inexpensive and the materials can be found very easily. Second, the structure

The houses and buildings of today are constructed with a wide array of building material

Can the modern-day economy be reverted to the Great Depression era? Since the 1930’s, the economy had reached an all-time high -12.9% in gross domestic product growth rate. The country Gdp growth rate has always fluctuated when the major event that occurred. Who is responsible for the economic status of United States of America? The government has the ability and resources to keep the economy healthy. The two agencies that has the power to create laws and regulation to manipulate the economy to improve is the federal government and the Federal Reserve Bank. Though, the government cannot influence the decisions of the Fed, the fed must act in the best interest of the economy.

Wood has been an important construction material since humans first built shelters, tools, and furniture. Yet no structure can last forever, and once a building has fallen, or a table is no longer suitable, the materials are tossed aside, discarded.

One of the most prevalent features seen throughout the modernization of the world in various places is the expansion of infrastructure. Buildings were built taller, roads were constructed more extensively, and bridges connecting two areas of land separated by water were formed. As cities became larger, populations increased, and with it, property values went up. As the population and land prices rose, the urgency for taller buildings grew with it. However, all of this required a material that was strong enough to withstand an immense amount of force. The higher buildings were built, the more likely it was to collapse from enduring all of that weight. Large-scale buildings were built through the use of iron frames combined with glass or other

Advances in building materials continually improve and in turn boost living standards while reducing environmental impact. While some of these improvements only exist in research labs, many new building material advancements benefit the trade today. A few of these improvements come in the form of stronger, longer lasting building mediums, while others reduce carbon footprint and waste during production. Upgrades such as these increase structure lifespan, save the environment and reduce the number of new builds required to serve landowner needs.

Rammed earth is a building technique which has been used for hundreds of years. The technique involves earth (similar to cob) which is compacted, in-situ, between forms which are created by shuttering (Figure 12 & 13). This creates a monolithic wall which is strong and durable with a variety of colours, depending on the earth within the site. Two or more soil components must be used to create the correct size appropriate wall (Windstorm & Schmidt, 2013:402). The walls are mainly 300 – 600mm thick and can be free-standing and, unlike cob, load bearing (Hall & Djerbib, 2004:281). The final product does not need any further finishing such as plastering and can be left to expose the different layers of earth. Post-industrial materials such as brick, tile and concrete can be recycled by adding it to the mixture, this will enhance the colour and the strength of the walls, the materials can also add to the fire safety of the walls. This method of recycling alongside the use of rammed earth can have an even greater and more positive effect on the environment (Hall & Djerbib, 2004:367). Rammed earth also has the highest density and compression strength of all earth construction techniques and therefore a more efficient material when it comes to structural qualities in construction. To increase the structural qualities of rammed earth, small amounts of concrete (5 – 10%) is added to the mixture (Mačková & Spišáková, 2015:133). Due to the high compressive strength the chances of erosion

6. Why do economists use real GDP rather than nominal GDP to gauge economic well-being?

They seem they have less stress than our societies. Since their lifestyle is mobile, they do not own many properties. Thus, they do not have much stuff to worry about. Moreover, they have concentrated family ties because they share a lot of time with their family. In !Kung culture, the women normally work four hours a day to maintain a household, and the men work average three hours a day to make and repair tools. Moreover, their diet is very healthy. They consume more protein and calories, but less salt, saturated fat, carbohydrate, and sugar. So they are unlikely suffered from diseases that are common in our societies like high blood pressure or diabetes. Further, their lifestyle does not require technologies nor much energy sources. They understand the nature cycle and live with nature. Therefore, their lifestyle is way simpler and more eco-friendly.

Newly materialized from the production line, the young Dalek solider found a place amongst his comrades. It was a place in which he would unhesitatingly fight to rid the universe of all inferior races and conquer planet after planet for the superior Daleks.

At first it was just picking plastic wrappers, making webisodes on making crafts out of recycled plastic, and raising money to help ocean pollution with the sales of the crafts. A couple years later they have made a website on how to stay green and keep oceans clean. By day, they spend hours cleaning out the plastic in and on beaches and parks. By night they research effects of trash and teach kids their age the terrible things

On expensive sites speed of erection to permit early occupation of the completed building is a most important consideration and is sometimes the decisive factor in the choice of the framing material. In