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A building is a permanent construction or structure that is built for human habitation. It may be for housing, commerce, industry, education, or other purpose. Questions pertaining to the history and construction of structures which house people at work or home are found in this category.

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When was Parliament of Norway Building created?

Parliament of Norway Building was created in 1866.

What construction company built the Burj Khalifa?

Main contractor Samsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec

Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting

Construction Project Manager Turner Construction Grocon

Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations

Lift contractor Otis

VT consultant Lerch Bates

What is the biggest high school in the US?

Plymouth-Canton Education Park. 9th-12th grade and has over 6,300 students. It's located in Canton, Michigan. Wikipeda is actually a pretty good source for info on this school. Actually, Plymouth-canton educational park isn't a school. It's a campus that houses 3 different high schools: Canton high school, Plymouth high school, and Salem high school. So it doesn't really count.

What is the Pompidou center used for?

It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a large public library, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, the largest museum of modern art in Europe, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research.

What are the twin towers about?

They are 2 buildings that are next to each other but got bombed at 9/11

Why are lighthouses cylindrical?

They are cylindrical so the force of wind and waves is lessened. If the walls were flat they would have much more pressure on them ................

they used to be sploge shaped but that just looked silly

How much does lumber cost and where do you get it?

Look up Lumber Yards in your phone book and pay them a visit. Lowes, Home Depot, Builderss Square type places. There are too many variables to provide a short answer. The type of wood, length, use, shape are all factors. A 6' 2x4 can be a couple of bucks, a 10' 2x4 can be closer to ten. Oak and Maple cost a whole lot more than pine and poplar. Sheets of particle board can be a few bucks a sheet while a sheet of veneered finish plywood can cost $50.

The buildings in the Cook Islands look like what?

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not really indicative, but the google image links give an idea below.

reality is a little less flash.

few traditional homes on the main island, rarotonga, but a highlight of a visit to mitiaro, an outer island.

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Why was the Sears Tower built?

To consolidate the various corporate offices of Sears.

What is a pivot point?

According to http://www.answers.com/topic/pivot-point, a pivot point is a technical indicator derived by calculating the numerical average of a particular stock's high, low and closing prices.

In which park were the New York City Twin Towers located?

The Twin Towers were not in a park. They were part of a complex of buildings known as the World Trade Center. The World Trade Center consisted of seven buildings: the Twin Towers, and five smaller buildings. The address of each building was 1 World Trade Center (the North Tower), 2 World Trade Center (the South Tower), up to 7 World Trade Center.

The World Trade Center complex was bordered by West Street to the west, Vesey Street to the north, Church Street to the east, and Liberty Street to the south.

Where is an abandoned hospital in Salt Lake?

The former VA hospital which also once Primary Children's Hospital is in the high avenues of Salt Lake. It has been used in several movies and TV shows such as the TV miniseries version of "The Stand".

If you are drilling a hole in a wall with an electric hand drill then what action will make the hole be drilled faster?

more force drilling machine

a drill with the 'hammer' facility and a good condition TCT drill bit. But, you do not necessarily need speed, you need acuracy

How many miles are in the tallest building?

Less then half a mile no building is any where near a mile high but the mile high tower which may be built in dubia will be a mile high

What colours are most lighthouses?

Most lighthouses in the UK are red-and-white, but blue-and-white ones are also popular. None of them are pink.

How tall was the first skyscraper?

The first Skyscraper was 138 feet tall and 10 stories. It was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago.

Why does Burj Khalifa have that name?

the tower was named Burj Khalifa, said to honor the UAE President, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial support.[17]

What are the responsibilities of an operations manager in a construction company?

I can give you a simple example which completely declares the responsibilities and role of an Operation Manager in Construction Company.

We know that any kind of Vehicle is a machine (a complete mechanism) produced to be utilized for transportation purposes, here is the point!!

the vehicle cannot travel by itself there should be a person to drive it!

so,

1-the driver should understand where he planed to go and what the best and shortest way to destination is.

2-before of doing anything the driver should understand the requirements and the supply of water to Radiater, Lubricants to Engine and the amount fuel for consumption of Engine to be started over and reach the destination.

3-Whenever all the requirements are supplied, he should start the Engine and drive toward according to the speed capacity of vehicle. he should obey all the traffic rules until he reach the destination and properly park the vehicle.

Now the responsibilities of an Operation Manager in Construction Company! (HE IS THE DRIVER)

A company is a Mechanism (Machine) comprising Human and Physical Resources connected by an organizational structure and Management system.

1-The Operation Manager Should understand the Mission and Vision of Organization, he works for and he should plan the best and shortest way to reach the vision (This is the destination to be reached soon and safely)

2-The Operation manager should understand the required amount of resources (Financial , Human, Physical...) and organize them per the system requirements (like Fuel in Fuel tank, Water in Radiater, Lubricant in Engine...)

3- The Operation Manager should start and control all the performance as he planed to achieve the targeted result. during the performance phase he should take care of all the applicable terms, conditions and policy to be applied.

AT THE END THE OPERATION MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE TO LEAD THE ORGANIZATION TOWARD THE VISION (HE SHOULD PLAN EFFICIENTLY, ORGANIZE EFFECTIVELY, LEAD DIRECTLY & PROPERLY AND CONTROL CONTINUOUSLY ALL THE ACTIVE TEAMS SERVING ORGANIZATION'S VISION)

When was the Sears Tower name changed?

It was renamed the Willis Tower on 16 July 2009.