Nounbuildings
From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. In this article, the first usage is generally intended unless otherwise specified. Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. Buildings serve several needs of society – primarily as shelter from weather and as general living space, to provide privacy, to store belongings and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasess of artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become part of the design process of many new buildings. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are the benefits of reusing old buildings and infrastructure, how does it help our environment? Q. Should we refurbish old buildings such as Mills to avoid knocing down more trees to build new communities/business? What are the the financial and environmental benefits? Asked by Janel - Mon Oct 29 12:49:18 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Reuse of resources benefits the environment in many ways. 1. No new trees are cut down, steel is smelted or other finite resources used. 2. Lower energy costs than new construction. 3. Preservation of historical character and spaces. 4. Shorter time to occupancy than most new construction. The answer is yes we should re-use not build new whenever possible. Answered by opinionator - Mon Oct 29 16:18:15 2007 What discovery channel episode has a black hole ripping buildings up and the earth crumbling into it? Q. What episode was this: There was either a discovery channel or national geographic episode about the nano black goop that enveloped the earth and destroyed mankind and a cool black hole animation about if a black hole ever destroyed earth and it shows earth crumbling and buildings being ripped into the sky repeatedly. I thought it was very unrealistic but captured my imagination. Asked by Mike E - Tue Dec 16 13:45:00 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. Hi. It was about the LHC or CERN and the possible formation of black holes. Answered by Cirric - Fri Dec 19 23:14:46 2008 If we start to build underground how will the buildings be affected by an earthquake?
Q. If the United States decides to build all buildings underground due to lack of space above, how would earthquakes affect them? Would they break apart and be buried? Lets use an Earthquake level of 6.0 Asked by Chuck Norris - Wed Mar 18 19:43:22 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Now you have a very creative mind there! Unfortunately, building buildings underground can be a potentially hazardous idea. The buildings today technically are underground (basement level, the federal reserve, etc) but once it is past a certain part, it is tough to get that deep anyways. Bedrock is the hardest material to break, that is why so many buildings and structures are actually build into them so it will be extremely tough to collapse. (The more dense areas with lots of tall buildings in New York City mean that they are concentrated in an area where bedrock is the base of the buildings). Earthquakes will effect the buildings still because it will still be situated on a moving plate. When an earthquake occurs, it would really… [cont.] Answered by stripedbass91 - Wed Mar 18 20:17:37 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "buildings"  marketwatch.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:26:40 GMT+00:00 MarketWatch (press release) The RSF is among the world's most energy efficient office buildings and NREL plans to incorporate the energy efficient iGo surge protectors in offices ...  newjerseynewsroom.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:11:29 GMT+00:00 newjerseynewsroom.com ... handicapped accessibility, renewal of existing buildings and improvements to vocational instructional space to meet industry certification standards. ...  bbc.co.uk Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:51:38 GMT+00:00 to balance budget BBC News Buildings and land could be sold as a council looks at ways of saving 60m over the next three years. Shropshire Council said it has hundreds of buildings ... From Google News Search: "buildings"  images.travelpod.com 412px x 550px | 24.30kB [source page] United States Friday June 27 2008 Well the last real vacation day of the trip was here We hung around the hotel until about 12 then we took off for Pittsburgh Buildings I had been to Pittsburgh  explo-guide.com 357px x 475px | 34.80kB [source page] You want to discover amazing architectural and design buildings incredible masterpieces and strange industrial spots or simply dream while dawdling in a nice palace or villa  joelertola.com 820px x 1350px | 341.10kB [source page] east coast my dad s from Brooklyn and I have a vague memory of that and when it was still standing it was taller than the Empire State Here s a cool picture where I got the info http www joelertola com grfx grfx buildings jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "buildings"  thisisguernsey.com newsroom Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:30:37 GM I asked them about the new glass structure near Clifton that some find so offensive and, like me, they thought it fitted in really well with all the older . buildings. and was not in the least incongruous. ...  thepetitionsite.com unknown Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:00:00 GM Ask Premier to retrofit . buildings. with solar panels (82 signatures on petition)  greenbiz.com George Boue hu, 08 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GM Can promoting green initiatives and certifying a green workplace increase productivity? And if so, what is the impact to the bottom line? Studies indicate the answer is yes on productivity, but the challenge is quantifying those gains ... From Google Blog Search: "buildings" |
