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     Proficient using precision measuring tools and advanced knowledge of laser alignment technology.  Proven ability to provide safe and efficient mechanical maintenance to LNG facilities.  Capacity to read and interpret various technical/engineering plans and drawings.  Experienced in breakdown and preventive maintenance of boilers and turbines, and plant overhauls.  Proven experience and ability to raise and complete notifications, and work orders for required work.  Ability to remain

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    Section 1.3 of the Request for Qualifications document and as further detailed below. GENERAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE The anticipated consulting services provided by a selected consultant will include mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering design services. In addition to MEP practice teams, the ability to provide design services for fire suppression systems, fire alarms, energy conservation and LEED standards is greatly preferred. Selected consultants must have sufficient staff

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    Trans-Alaskan Pipeline (TAPS) into the Building Regulations of the States of Washington and California. Abstract When a large magnitude earthquake strikes, roads might buckle, dams sometimes fail, and buildings can collapse. As more earthquakes occur, building regulations have been altered to ensure that buildings experience minimal damage. The Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System (TAPS), which transports oil from Prudhoe Bay to the Gulf of Alaska, had engineering in place so when the earthquake struck

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    Ashes Fire protection engineering, or the application of science and engineering to protect people and their environment from fire, has been around for centuries. The problem with advancements in this field is that they are preventative and, if ahead of their time, often seen as unnecessary. As a result, they are usually not considered or implemented until after severe tragedy has struck. A prime example of this is also the first recorded use of fire protection engineering. In AD 64, Emperor Nero

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    The profession of building surveying is my chosen field of engineering as my family has always been in the building industry and I have always wanted to follow this path. Building Surveyors work closely with Engineers, Architects and other professions in the building industry. They work closely with these professions to ensure that buildings and other constructions comply with the Building Hierarchy (Building Act, Building Regulations, Building Code of Australia, Australian Standards, Ministerial

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    The €6.7m Carty Meats project involved a 3,720m2 extension to the existing factory. This was my first exposure to CFA piled foundations. I led a successful value engineering exercise to change the basement and exterior retaining walls specifications from RC concrete to precast concrete, saving valuable time on the construction programme and reducing H&S risks during construction. I co-ordinated the logistical planning for the 324m3 basement concrete pours and 643m3 ground floor slab. The external

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    use of land.” (Thompson, S. 2007). In order for the developer to have the greatest chance of successfully obtaining planning and building permits, specific documents are required to be submitted to local council for revision and approval/dismissal. There are

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    contract on the premise of the law (Caramihai, 2008). 2. The evolution and development of construction supervision After 16th century, the traditional European architects began professionalized work dividing with the raising of requirement of civil engineering technology. It divided into design and construction and a part of the architect into teaching skill servicing for society and providing technical advice for the owners to solve problems, moreover, they are hired to supervise and manage of construction

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    Wellington, New Zealand 24-27 January 2010. How can BIM Technology assist in optimising the Life Cycle Cost of a Building? By Francis Pf Lai, Dulani Halvitigala, John Boon, Roger Birchmore Department of Construction, Unitec New Zealand Abstract The complexity of a modern construction project, especially in a fast track environment, necessities the use of Building Information Management (BIM) system to manage such a project to provide the necessary probable cost outcomes of alternative

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    world of engineering and architecture. In the past, engineers were the only ones who designed factories; until architects began competing with them. To start off, factories were once a new type of building that aided in the exploration of architecture. Therefore, factories allowed architects to explore the organizational, structural, and spatial ramifications of machines and material production. Also, factories allowed architects freedom to expand on new ideas. Furthermore, new building materials

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