Definitions Invitation to Bid: Bid Documents sent out to a specified list of people (Contractors) for bid Base Bid: Money stated in the bid for which the bidder offers to […]
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Introduction The Usefulness of any parcel of land, whether urban, suburban, or rural, depends on the existence of adequate access (roads), and depending on use, typically utilities to serve it. […]
Introduction The first zoning ordinance in America was enacted in New York City in 1916 to limit the size and shape of new skyscrapers, so the adjacent streets would not […]
Introduction: When figuring out a building location and size, the occupancy group of the structure, along with its construction type go hand in hand. Definitions Combustible: Able to catch fire […]
Introduction Building Commissioning is the process of inspecting, testing, and verifying different building systems performance against some sort of benchmark or ‘required’ goal. Essentially, this is the process to make […]
Introduction All building loads are based on mathematical modeling, successful experience in the past, and the probability a situation would occur in the future. The minimum requirements to use in […]
Introduction Electricity is the energy generated by the flow of electrons. A basic electric circuit consists of a Conductor, the actual flow of electrons (Current), an electric potential difference to […]
Introduction Defensible space was a concept originally explored by Oscar Newman in the 1970s. Defensible Space is an architectural principle of design where the intent of the house layout and […]
LCCA vs LCA Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) has a lot of overlap and can be confused with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) due to the similar acronym. LCA focuses on […]
LCA vs LCCA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has a lot of overlap and can be confused with Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) due to the similar acronym. LCCA focuses on […]
