Sector Briefing Draft - The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings
... features of URM buildings are inadequately restrained elements at height (such as façades, chimneys, parapets and gable-end walls), face-loaded walls, and their connections to diaphragms and return walls. These can present a significant risk to occupants as well as people within a relatively wide zo ...
... features of URM buildings are inadequately restrained elements at height (such as façades, chimneys, parapets and gable-end walls), face-loaded walls, and their connections to diaphragms and return walls. These can present a significant risk to occupants as well as people within a relatively wide zo ...
The diamond pattern framework of this high-rise building
... Once the dimensional requirements for a structure have been defined, it becomes necessary to determine the loads the structure must support. Often, it is the anticipation of the various loads that will be imposed on the structure that provides the basic type of structure that will be chosen for desi ...
... Once the dimensional requirements for a structure have been defined, it becomes necessary to determine the loads the structure must support. Often, it is the anticipation of the various loads that will be imposed on the structure that provides the basic type of structure that will be chosen for desi ...
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Building Life
... Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating and improving the environmental impacts of buildings. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the field of buildings LCA: methodology, benchmarking, and impact reduction opportunities. First, a general ...
... Life cycle assessment (LCA) offers a comprehensive approach to evaluating and improving the environmental impacts of buildings. This research explores and advances three key areas relevant to the field of buildings LCA: methodology, benchmarking, and impact reduction opportunities. First, a general ...
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK NOMINATION MCGREGOR
... The McGregor Memorial Conference Center was the first building in which Yamasaki fully applied the insights he had derived from his world travels. His design responds not only to the site and setting of the building, but also to its function and purpose. As a conference center and as a memorial to T ...
... The McGregor Memorial Conference Center was the first building in which Yamasaki fully applied the insights he had derived from his world travels. His design responds not only to the site and setting of the building, but also to its function and purpose. As a conference center and as a memorial to T ...
Design Guidelines - City of Stevens Point
... All guidelines presented in this document are based on the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The National Park Service created these ten basic principles in 1977 to guide property owners in preserving the historic integrity of a building. As defined by the Secretary of Interior, ...
... All guidelines presented in this document are based on the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The National Park Service created these ten basic principles in 1977 to guide property owners in preserving the historic integrity of a building. As defined by the Secretary of Interior, ...
Guidelines for New Construction and Alterations to Historic Buildings
... there are a number of typical changes undertaken by homeowners, such as the enclosure of porches or the addition of decks, that the Commission believes need to be addressed directly. And finally, there are a number of less significant changes that occur frequently but that also affect the appearance ...
... there are a number of typical changes undertaken by homeowners, such as the enclosure of porches or the addition of decks, that the Commission believes need to be addressed directly. And finally, there are a number of less significant changes that occur frequently but that also affect the appearance ...
