Specifying Buildings

by Stephen Emmitt
Specifying Buildings
Author: Stephen Emmitt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2008-05-09
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1136365311
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Selecting the best materials, techniques and systems for each project and then specifying them correctly to meet all the requirements of quality, time, value, constructability, maintenance and durability is a fundamental aspect of architectural design. It also helps to determine the quality and environmental impact of the project. Specifying Buildings: A Design Management Perspective provides a unique insight into the entire specification process, from selecting materials and products to writing the specification, dealing with changes and minimising risk. This new edition has been extensively revised and includes new case studies, research findings and reviews to illustrate how to translate design intent into building assembly. The book is structured to meet the needs of students on construction-related programmes such as architecture, engineering, surveying and construction management. It provides valuable insights and practical guidance, with end of chapter exercises helping students achieve a thorough understanding of the specification process

Standards of Practice in Construction Specifying

by Dennis J. Hall
Standards of Practice in Construction Specifying
Author: Dennis J. Hall
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2013-05-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1118748999
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Construction Specifications provide critical information necessary to convey the design intent of the Architect and the legally enforceable contract requirements. Many factors must be considered by the Architect in the development of written construction documents, including project delivery method, project ownership, sustainability, and code requirements. This companion guide to the 2013 AIA National Convention Presentation "Architect's Guide to Construction Specifications" provides excerpts from important industry publications regarding the preparation of construction documents. Material was carefully selected from the following books: CSI Construction Specifications Practice Guide Architect’s Guide to the US National CAD Standard CSI Construction Contract Administration Practice Guide Architect’s Handbook of Professional Practice 14e Additional excerpts have been provided from CSI Formats to provide an overview of organizational standards for Specifications including: MasterFormat SectionFormat/PageFormat PPDFormat Added material includes examples for comment document types, which can also be used as templates: Outline Specification; Short Form Specification; Certification and Seals Page; and Addendum This e-only book is an essential companion to the presentation or can stand alone as a necessary reference providing users ready access to key understanding of the methods of specifying; organizing structures for building information; and other components that should be considered in the preparation of a project manual.

Specifying Systems

by Leslie Lamport
Specifying Systems
Author: Leslie Lamport
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2003
Genre: Computers
ISBN:
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Both a tutorial on specifying systems and a complete reference to TLA, this is the distillation of 25 years of work by a renowned computer scientist. Divided into four parts, the first part contains all that most programmers and engineers need to know about writing specifications. The second part has advanced material for more sophisticated readers. The third and fourth parts comprise a reference manual for TLA+--both the language itself as well as its tools.

Understanding Biplots

by John C. Gower
Understanding Biplots
Author: John C. Gower
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2011-02-23
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1119972906
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Biplots are a graphical method for simultaneously displaying two kinds of information; typically, the variables and sample units described by a multivariate data matrix or the items labelling the rows and columns of a two-way table. This book aims to popularize what is now seen to be a useful and reliable method for the visualization of multidimensional data associated with, for example, principal component analysis, canonical variate analysis, multidimensional scaling, multiplicative interaction and various types of correspondence analysis. Understanding Biplots: • Introduces theory and techniques which can be applied to problems from a variety of areas, including ecology, biostatistics, finance, demography and other social sciences. • Provides novel techniques for the visualization of multidimensional data and includes data mining techniques. • Uses applications from many fields including finance, biostatistics, ecology, demography. • Looks at dealing with large data sets as well as smaller ones. • Includes colour images, illustrating the graphical capabilities of the methods. • Is supported by a Website featuring R code and datasets. Researchers, practitioners and postgraduate students of statistics and the applied sciences will find this book a useful introduction to the possibilities of presenting data in informative ways.

HTML5 Step by Step

by Faithe Wempen
HTML5 Step by Step
Author: Faithe Wempen
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 547
Release: 2011-01-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735660271
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Experience learning made easy—and quickly teach yourself how to create Web pages with the HTML5 specification. With Step by Step, you set the pace—building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Use a division-based layout to structure your Web pages Include menu bars and hyperlinks for clear navigation Apply colors, font sizes, and other formatting with CSS Add graphics, sound, and video to your pages Use the Canvas tag to render visual images on the fly Build user-input forms with buttons, boxes, and menus Your Step by Step digital content includes: All the book's practice files—ready to download and put to work. See "Using the Practice Files," inside. Fully searchable online edition of this book—with unlimited access on the Web. Free online account required; see inside book.

Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in Java EE

by Yuli Vasiliev
Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in Java EE
Author: Yuli Vasiliev
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2009-04-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 143020964X
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Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in JavaTM EE: Using GlassFishTM focuses on the open source GlassFish persistence engine. This book shows Java programmers how to develop applications utilizing relational database technologies with examples using Oracle and MySQL and the GlassFish application development framework and deployment platform all based on Java EE. The book explains in detail how you can organize your Java EE solution into a multilayer architecture, placing most emphasis on how to implement the persistence and database tiers of an application. Through many examples, this book shows how you can efficiently use the Java Persistence features available in the Java EE platform. Find out how you can greatly simplify the task of building the persistence layer of your Java EE application by moving some application logic into the underlying database, utilizing database views, stored programs, and triggers. The book also explains how to deploy Java EE applications to GlassFish, a free, open source Java EE 5–compliant application server.