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Ferguson Enterprise. Macroeconomics Term Paper. History: Charles Ferguson, Ralph Lenz, and Johnny Smither founded Ferguson Enterprise Inc., in 1953. The company started with $165,000 in capital, with only two locations, Colmar Manor, Md., and Birmingham, Alabama. During the next five decades, Ferguson saw big growth in revenue and continue to grow rapidly, doubling its size every five years. In 1982, Wolseley plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange located in the United Kingdom, bought

The design and construction of buildings can be a complicated business involving different professions, contractors, sub-contractors and operatives. This type of work is varied and employs many construction personnel with different roles and responsibilities, working together to complete a project in as successful way- on time, on budget and to the right specification. A large project would involve a great number of different activities: • Building • Architecture • Planning • Surveying • Civil engineering

Katherine Pillman 118: History of Architecture Spring 2017 May 1st, 2017 Creating an Artful Campus In present day at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, there is seldom a time without construction being in process. Money appears to be flowing and buildings rising left and right. It is a flourishing campus, and a time of great growth for the state’s flagship campus. One thing constant throughout it all is one of the campus’s most visible structures, which is located at the entrance to campus. This

The term ‘vernacular architecture’ stands for the art of constructing buildings and shelters which is spontaneous, environment oriented, community –based; it acknowledges no architect or treaty and reflects the technology and culture of the indigenous society and environment ( Rudofsky, 1964). Vernacular architecture is the opposite of high traditional architecture which belongs to the grand tradition (e.g. palace, fortress, villa etc.) and requires special skills and expertise which an architect

which is estimated about £1.5 million and compromise of eight residential houses, one residential flat and one interpretation centre. History back ground: Historical aspects are long associated with the city of Bath which is distinguished by its buildings and Roman characteristics. The Southern area of Bath is the location of Combe Down, which has been understood to be of archaeological significance. It is this attribute that gave rise to the extraction and quarrying of high quality stone as far back

experiences playing alpha 15. As I had mentioned, in my previous article, I rather like the new terrain and distance viewing. I am indeed excited about the new possibilities it offers for building things (as I rather like to construct buildings and make my own small towns). I have begun to explore the buildings possibilities, which I will get into later. The dynamic of progression for production has changed. The change in the steel perk, the increased number of things which need the work bench to

Annie MacMillan Nicholas Adams Art 170 17 Nov 2015 Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film A significant challenge for architects today is creating a balance between preserving original, historic buildings, and creating functional additions for them. Additions play a very important role in structures today; serving to work with what already exists while accommodating changing functional requirements and aesthetic tastes. They seek to maintain the original building’s character, while becoming

Essay: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire On March twenty-fifth, in the year nineteen-hundred and eleven, over one-hundred and forty workers lost their lives in the deadliest factory fire in American history, when a fire destroyed the Asch Building which housed the Triangle Waist Company, a clothing manufacture in lower Manhattan, New York City, New York (osha.gov, 2011). The fire killed mostly young women, some of them as young as fifteen, who were paid only six-dollars a week at that time

considerations may include considering different sites or deciding whether we to extend, refurbish or build new projects. The second task in the Strategic Definition stage is Procurement. At this stage, the architect needs to have initial considerations for building the project team.

reflected back on the ample amount of research I had completed only a few weeks earlier, on popular activities to do in Hawaii. One activity in particular, brought up in the search, had caught my attention. It was the art of sandcastle building. When building a sandcastle, I learned that the sky is the limit because there are a variety of different techniques and strategies that can be used. During the last couple of days before leaving, I spent all my time on the computer researching all of