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Architecture
Art and science of structural design. Architectural responsibilities include both feasibility analysis and aesthetic considerations.
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A smart home is one in which the various electric and electronic appliances are wired up to a central computer control system so they can either be switched on and off at certain times (for example, heating can be set to come on automatically at 6:00AM on winter mornings) or if certain events happen (lights can be set to come on only when a photoelectric sensor detects that it's dark).
Most homes already have a certain amount of "smartness" because many appliances already contain built-in sensors or electronic controllers. Virtually all modern washing machines have programmers that make them follow a distinct series of washes, rinses, and spins depending on how you set their various dials and knobs when you first switch on. If you have a natural-gas-powered central heating system, most likely you also have a thermostat on the wall that switches it on and off according to the room temperature, or an electronic programmer that activates it at certain times of day whether or not you're in the house. Maybe you're really hi-tech and you have a robotic vacuum cleaner that constantly crawls around your floors sweeping the dust?
Photo: The simplest kind of home automation. Plug this time switch into your electrical outlet and it will switch any appliance on and off up to four times a day. This one is digital and uses a battery powered clock. Others have large, slowly rotating wheels with dozens of tiny switches you press in or out to switch appliances on and off as many times as you like. Inside, switches like this use a simple relay that allows a small switching current from the clock circuit to switch the much bigger power circuit on and off.
All these things are examples of home automation, but they're not really what we mean by a smart home. That concept takes things a step further by introducing centralized control. In the most advanced form of smart home, there's a computer that does what you normally do yourself: it constantly monitors the state of the home and switches appliances on and off accordingly. So, for example, it monitors light levels coming through the windows and automatically raises and lowers blinds or switches the lights on at dusk. Or it detects movements across the floor and responds appropriately: if it knows you're home, it switches light and music on in different rooms as you walk between them; if it knows you're out, it sounds an intruder alarm.
It should not if it is properly recorded as a property easement.
Roof formed by rounded arches?
it is said that you can lick the roof of its arches because of its texture.
What is the largest log cabin in the world?
To this date, Fairmont Le Château Montebello in Montebello, Quebec, Canada, is the largest log building in the world. It was built in 1930 using 10,000 Western red cedar logs.
What is the linear measurement in the metric system?
All metric units of linear measurement are multiples or sub-multiples of the meter.
-- nanometer = 10-9
-- millimeter = 10-3
-- centimeter = 10-2
-- meter
-- kilometer = 103
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etc.
Why did you choose construction technology and management?
Mainly because I knew they had the potential to make a lot of money and after making a lot of money as an electrician and then suddenly not being able to do it anymore I decided to stay in construction but get into management but originally wanted to get into engineering but was worried about all the math courses and not being able to pass them. Come to find out the 4 year program I started "construction management wound up being the identical program to tht of a civil engineer and after failing a statistics class 3 times I ended up dropping out because after 3 times taking it I still had no clue and the frustration was effecting my work in my other classes. I do know for a fact that an experienced construction manager can make upwards of 300k a year ( that was during a good economy) I would still like to pursue my education goals as a construction manager but with 4 kids and my own business my time to myself is very limited and I just don't have time for it.. I do recomend anyone looking to take construction management classes make sure you are strong in calculus, physics and statistics as I barely made it through them and then the statistics class eventually led to my dropping it all together but hopefully my new business will put me back where I want to be finacially
Sheuly white flower in Bangladesh?
The Sheuly white flower in Bangladesh is also called the night-flowering Jasmine. It is usually used industrially to make the air fresheners.
Is an architect responsible for the quality of building work?
The quality of the "building work" or of the quality of the construction falls on the contractor for the project. The contractor might be the "project manager" (a general contractor) who hires all the other work done and insures all the contractors do their parts per the architectural requirements and the building codes. On smaller projects, the contractor might do all of the work himself. Or most of it, hiring out the rest and overseeing it. Large projects include engineers of all "flavors" who are supplied by the general contractor and also the subcontractors in the various specialty areas. But someone has to have the point and make the final decisions regarding the work and its quality, and the general or prime contractor has that task.
Yes, Gothic Architecture and Art, also known as Medieval Architecture and Art, is the product of multiple generations of influence. Characteristics of Gothic Architecture include the pointed arch, ribbed vault and flying buttress. Spanning from the 12th to the 16th century Gothic architecture, also termed "French Style" flourished and peaked during the high and late medieval period. The heart of the art evolved from Romanesque architecture, which later developed into Renaissance architecture.
Interestingly, the term "Gothic" used to describe this form of architecture is quite misleading as it implies that this genre of architectural design was heavily influenced by the Goths or Visigoth tribes. In actuality, those tribes were vanquished by the 6th century and thus their influence on Gothic design is non-existent. It is by mere convention that the term "Gothic Architecture" is used to describe these distinctive designs.
The influence of Gothic architecture can be seen in castles, palaces, houses, universities and town halls. Gothic designs are prominent all over the world, especially in European countries. No matter where the designs are found, the powerful beauty of Gothic architecture is pronounced and distinctive, and it is an element of architectural design that is awesome and mysterious at the same time.
When was glass used on castles?
Glass production has been around for 3000 years but they were not incorporated into early castles for one obvious reason. They offer no military defense and castles were military installations. So its unlikely that windows were added till after the period that castles were strategically important. THis would have probably been during the Elizabethan/Tudor period when castles became more like stately homes than defensible miltary installations.
Probably the only place you would have found glasing in a medieval Castle would have been the chapel which may have had a stained glass window in it.
Of course castles could have been retrofitted with glass but few were built with it as part of the original design.
Who is the architect at The Homeplace at Bowman Distillery?
Herlong Associates Inc is working with Sazarak, and the Bowman Center to design a visitor center, tour, event hall and museum on the historic Bowman plant in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Herlong Associates specializes in public space design and adaptive reuse of existing buildings.
James McGhee, architect, is representing Bowman Center and coordinating the construction of the designs of Herlong Associates Inc to ensure that the Bowman Center's construction guidelines are followed.
The interior design work of The Homeplace is by Dana W.A. Herlong, AIA. The exterior modifications, code review and construction documents are by Raymond L Herlong, AIA, NCARB. The project is directed by Joe Dangler.
Dionysus said that there were three highly significant public works in Rome in the first century BC. He named the aqueducts, paved roads and the sewer system.
An antebellum mansion is an American pre civil war mansion.
What is definition of block plan in architecture?
"Drawing of buildings and layouts in simplified, undetailed form." AMES STEVENS CURL. "block-plan." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
This often is created to show the relationship between other buildings in a block, neighbourhood subdivision, etc. and to show streets, main points of public utilities, and an overall design scheme.
Who designed Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall?
It was designed by Chennai based architect Benny Kuriakose. Mr.Kuriakose was also an architect for the famous Dakshinchitra in Chennai.
What are some examples of London architecture?
tough question. Some examples may include: medieval- tower of London, church of bartholomew the great. Gregorian- georgian townhouses through-out the city, banqueting house, Sloane museum, national gallery, John Nash regents park. Victorian&edwardian- tower bridge, houses of parliament, st pancras and many other main stations, London underground red title stations, national histroy museum, Albert hall. 20th&21st- the gherkin, southbank area, the barbican, llyods building, natwest building, university buildings
A roof formed by rounded arches?
It is a vault or vaulted roof. It is formed by a series of vaults/vaulted arches.
What is tot-lot in the site plan?
Tot meaning toddler like young child... lot as in park
So its a park for toddlers :)
