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The organization’s safety goal is to reduce the amount of injuries described by OSHA regulations by 20% over the next three years. This goal is measurable and has a long term aspect to it. To ensure that the goal is met, the organization will undertake monthly training exercises for all employees. Employees will be trained on how to ensure their safety, as well as the safety of their colleagues. All new employees will also be trained...

Purpose: The primary purpose of this property valuation is to provide guidance to prospective buyers and assess the value of the property for mortgage purposes. Standards: This valuation intends to embody all the “good practices for Property Valuation laid down by International Valuation Standards Council. (IVSC) DisclaimerScope: The scope of this valuation note is limited specifically to the property mentioned, the client applyi...

Triple Bottom LineEnvironmental sustainability basically involves individuals, communities as also the countries which act in order to protect the natural world. This is done because the environmental capacity to support the human life needs to be preserved for the coming generations. It is an extremely important topic because the people understand the complete impact of the businesses and the individual persons that it can have on the environ...

Part A (1) Formation of a Contract between Agro Builders engages Ego ArchitectsConstruction contracts are not unique. They are even prevalent in the modern application of commercial law. These contracts are either between the owner and the engineer, a building administrator and a subcontractor, or engineer and contractors. Like any other contract, construction contract can be oral or written depending on the intensity of the task. However, the...

DesignThe building sector is changing remarkably with the design and construction of buildings taking considerable effort to reduce the energy consumption as well as decrease the greenhouse emissions. However, there are various types of buildings for various purposes such as residential, industrial etc. Therefore, the design engineers should ensure that the design does not alter the usage while still maintaining the efficiency (Al-Homoud,...

Introduction to the ReportIt is termed a two-billion-dollar development on the southern edge of the Central Business District in Sydney. The development targets the residential market and the site location is Chippendale where the Carlton and United Breweries was formerly located. This is the best-case study for architectural sustainability as there are social and environmental initiatives that underlie its uniqueness and creative designs. It is...

Classification, characteristics and various uses of common rocks in constructionAggregates are types of small-sized rock materials that are commonly used in construction projects. They include different kinds of rock such as sand, geosynthetic, crushed stone, gravel, etc. One of the reasons why aggregates are used in the construction industry is for economic benefits by reducing cost of concrete. In most cases, aggregates are used for constructi...

Local Market DataThe first step of seeking an effective solution to a problem is the proper identification of the problem to be resolved itself While making the review of the past years orders by the Rattunde & Co.GmbH, it was discovered that most of their clients with the profitable projects were representing the metal tube processing industry, hence one of its partners naming Rattunde suggested that that as the level of competition in the...

The project or missionThe main aim of the project will be to increase the sales of the real estate agency in the coming years and grow in a steady manner. It will also try to increase its gross margin of profit in a substantial manner so that the plan can be improved after a period of time. It will also try to reduce the level of crime rates that are associated with real estate business to a greater level. Century 21 will try to provide posh ...

Features of the Intel core i9- 9900kA computer processor or the central processing unit is the complex electronic circuitry within the computer that helps in carrying out the specific instructions of a computer application or program. The processor makes use of basic arithmetic, logic, input/output, controlling as well as operations that are instruction specific in nature. In parallel processing programs are processed by allocating them to multi...

Review of the Legal Framework for Construction in Bushfire Prone AreasAustralians have a major association with the bush. A lot of our social legends encompasses Australia's delightful bushland regions. It is of little amazement then that a considerable lot of us share a longing to assemble our fantasy home in such a territory. Likewise, the expanding urban sprawl of most real Australian urban communities is prompting expanded private developm...

Overview of Sunrise Property FundThe Sunrise Property Fund will be aiming at investment areas in the residential and commercial properties in Australia. The investment areas where the company will be primarily focusing is on the commercial property where the fund structure would be primarily investing into the commercial properties and leasing the same (Hoesli & MacGregor, 2014). The source of revenue for the company will be coming from...

Individual Task: Question 1The objective of the given report is to present an analysis of the real estate market in Sydney in the capacity of an intern working for a real estate company. For achieving the same, secondary data has been collected with regards to 40 properties equally divided amongst four suburbs and statistical analysis has been done so as to draw conclusions not only about the sample data but about the Sydney market in general....

Advantages and Disadvantages of Raster Façade Precast Concrete ConstructionThe demand of the infrastructure has been on the increase. This increase in the demand can be attributed to the ever-increasing population. Most of the individuals have opted for modern structures whose characteristics are different as compared to the ancient and outdated buildings. The construction of the modern houses normally makes reference to the managemen...

Cost-Reimbursable contractThe construction industries have been facing a great deal of boost with the inclusion of effective economy and development process. Innovative technology was helpful for improving the construction and development of the green house building construction. The PDS management would help in easing the execution of the construction operations. The utilization has been based on the analysis of the program and execution syst...

Current negative trends in architectureTectonics in architecture is characterized as "the science or craft of construction, both in connection to utilize as well as aesthetic plan." It alludes not simply to the "action of making the really imperative development which answers certain necessities, yet rather to the action which raises this development to a fine art." It is worried about the demonstrating of material to bring the material into n...

The Pantheon and its Role in ArchitectureThe Pantheon, Rome 126CE The Pantheon has remained to be largely preserved monument in the ancient Roman Empire. It was originally built by Agrippa in the year 27 BC during the reign of Augustus rule. The building is has a circular dome shape, (Hetland 2007). The Pantheon is composed of rectangular portico which has three lines of granites which form a circular design forming a hemispherical dome. It h...

Functions of tangible contract managementZhang (2016) stated that there are several functions of tangible contract management, which assists in managing obligations of an organization in an effective way. The process saves efforts as well as time of both parties.  In addition, it has ability to dictate multiple aspects of the key business strategies of a business organization. There are multiple contractual parties who like to spend time ...

Identification of the Issues and Risks Associated with New Royal Adelaide HospitalThe functions of a tangible contract management help in management of obligations in an effective way. It saves times and efforts of both parties. On the other hand, contracts can dictate the aspects of the key business strategies. There are several contractual parties seen to spend time as well as resources. The documentation of procurement provides a significa...

Characteristics of Moderne ArchitectureArchitecture is not only an art but also a science which deals with the general development of buildings and everything that pertain to their organization and maintenance. Historically, architecture has evolved over the centuries with the evolution of technology, advancements in the study of architecture as a subject assimilation and adoption of different cultures (Langmead and Johnson, 2000). Observation...

Pre-PlanningDemolition is the process of pulling down a structure either for the purposes of creating a new property or if the existing structure has reached the end of its lifespan (service life) or if the structural soundness and functional performance of the existing structure are in doubt (Thomsen, et al., 2011). In construction industry, demolition is a common activity before commencement of actual construction of the new structure a...

Modeling a Runner's PulseThe downward sloping of the graph from the right to the left shows that there is a negative relationship between the pulse beat of the runner (heart rate), P(t) and the time taken, t in minutes, such that as the time, t in minutes increases ,there is a reduction in the rate of runner’s pulse beat ( heart rate) ,P(t) as suggested by the model function   (Few, 2008). At a point where the pulse beat (hear...

Expected Turn in events if some of the key parties made contrary decisionsThe Citicorp tower at the time of its completion in Manhattan ranked seventh tallest building worldwide. The building was designed by leading structural engineer William J. LeMessurier, structural consultant to architect Hugh Stubbins. The fifty-nine story crisis would have been handled differently regarding the circumstances at the time. Obviously, there had been a crit...

What is an EA Implementation Methodology?1.What are some of the differences between enterprise architecture (EA) and systems-level planning approach? ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE (EA) SYSTEMS-LEVEL PLANNING APPROACH The systems useful ness towards meeting the objectives and goals can be determined during the early stages It can only be determined at the end or completion of the stage Corrections are determined and...

The behavior of modern arches vs behavior of ancient archesTorsion is the twisting of objects as a result of functional twisting, and in sectors vertical to the to the torque axis, the stress resulting from that particular sector is perpendicular to the radius. In a case of the no-circular cross-section, twisting is accompanied by a distortion known as warping in which transverse section does not remain plane. An arch is simply a curved struct...