Term used for a technique of construction where by components are manufactured in a controlled environment, either at site or off site, placed and assembled into construction works.
Presentation in session 111 during the World Sustainable Building Conference 2014 in Barcelona (28-30th .Oct. 2014)
The theme of the WSB14 was: "Sustainability. Are we moving as quickly as we should? It is up to us!"
Session 111 (out of 144 sessions) had to answer the question: "Are we moving in the same direction?"
This presentation by Nordic Innovation, a project of the Nordic countries in Europe, gave an overview of the position and developments towards a more sustainable construction sector.
This presentation was one out of the 5 from this session 111. After a questioning, answering and discussion with the audience the session concluded: "No, we are not moving in the same direction!"
see WSB14-Sessions 111-0 to 111-4
Structural, Economic and Environmental Study of Concrete and Timber as Struct...theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Application of Nano Technology in Civil Engineering Construction MaterialsJournal For Research
There are many technologies whose applications are widely used in branch of civil engineering. There are both advantages and disadvantages of such technologies. But by using Nanotechnology the performance of material can be enhanced .Nanotechnology deals with understanding and controlling matter, atoms and molecules in the range of 0.1–100 nm (10-9 m). It creates materials, devices, and systems with new properties and functions. Nanoparticles have more surface area relative to their volume, making them useful in energy storage and for making composite materials. Nano materials are also able to be combined with biological materials, producing new structures that have properties of both types of materials. The role of nanotechnology in the infrastructure systems has the potential to set the civil engineering on a different height and widen the vision of civil engineering.
PResentation by Mike Sansom of SCI at Circular Economy Thinking in Construction seminar, London 20 January 2017. More information: http://www.greenconstructionboard.org/index.php/2012-09-05-09-17-39/item/2372-circular-economy-thinking-cethinking-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-construction-sector
Presentation by Katherine Adams of BRE & Loughborough University at at Circular Economy Thinking in Construction seminar, London 20 January 2017. More information: http://www.greenconstructionboard.org/index.php/2012-09-05-09-17-39/item/2372-circular-economy-thinking-cethinking-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-construction-sector
Term used for a technique of construction where by components are manufactured in a controlled environment, either at site or off site, placed and assembled into construction works.
Presentation in session 111 during the World Sustainable Building Conference 2014 in Barcelona (28-30th .Oct. 2014)
The theme of the WSB14 was: "Sustainability. Are we moving as quickly as we should? It is up to us!"
Session 111 (out of 144 sessions) had to answer the question: "Are we moving in the same direction?"
This presentation by Nordic Innovation, a project of the Nordic countries in Europe, gave an overview of the position and developments towards a more sustainable construction sector.
This presentation was one out of the 5 from this session 111. After a questioning, answering and discussion with the audience the session concluded: "No, we are not moving in the same direction!"
see WSB14-Sessions 111-0 to 111-4
Structural, Economic and Environmental Study of Concrete and Timber as Struct...theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Application of Nano Technology in Civil Engineering Construction MaterialsJournal For Research
There are many technologies whose applications are widely used in branch of civil engineering. There are both advantages and disadvantages of such technologies. But by using Nanotechnology the performance of material can be enhanced .Nanotechnology deals with understanding and controlling matter, atoms and molecules in the range of 0.1–100 nm (10-9 m). It creates materials, devices, and systems with new properties and functions. Nanoparticles have more surface area relative to their volume, making them useful in energy storage and for making composite materials. Nano materials are also able to be combined with biological materials, producing new structures that have properties of both types of materials. The role of nanotechnology in the infrastructure systems has the potential to set the civil engineering on a different height and widen the vision of civil engineering.
PResentation by Mike Sansom of SCI at Circular Economy Thinking in Construction seminar, London 20 January 2017. More information: http://www.greenconstructionboard.org/index.php/2012-09-05-09-17-39/item/2372-circular-economy-thinking-cethinking-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-construction-sector
Presentation by Katherine Adams of BRE & Loughborough University at at Circular Economy Thinking in Construction seminar, London 20 January 2017. More information: http://www.greenconstructionboard.org/index.php/2012-09-05-09-17-39/item/2372-circular-economy-thinking-cethinking-challenges-and-opportunities-for-the-construction-sector
My Stepmother Tried to Kill Me by Thommie Gillow sampleBurning Eye
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“Poetry that hugs while it tugs, teaches while it reaches. Buy this peach then buy copies for all your friends.“ Marcus Moore
Thommie Gillow spent her early years in Bath where she discovered a love of poetry, but it was not until her family relocated to the North East that Thommie grew old enough to have her heart broken by many of the men who have influenced the poetry in this book. She lived and worked in several countries before settling down to become an English lecturer back in the South West. A single mum to one daughter, Thommie has a Masters in Creative Writing from Cardiff University and has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize.
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My Stepmother Tried to Kill Me by Thommie Gillow sampleBurning Eye
My Stepmother Tried to Kill Me is to poetry what Bridget Jones Diary is to fiction. Thommie Gillow tells the truth about modern womanhood. Boyfriends are frequently disastrous, motherhood plays havoc with your body, your stepmother most probably does want to kill you and it is hard to know when you start to go grey in your thirties whether dying your hair is vain or an anti-feminist betrayal.
“Poetry that hugs while it tugs, teaches while it reaches. Buy this peach then buy copies for all your friends.“ Marcus Moore
Thommie Gillow spent her early years in Bath where she discovered a love of poetry, but it was not until her family relocated to the North East that Thommie grew old enough to have her heart broken by many of the men who have influenced the poetry in this book. She lived and worked in several countries before settling down to become an English lecturer back in the South West. A single mum to one daughter, Thommie has a Masters in Creative Writing from Cardiff University and has twice been shortlisted for the Bridport Poetry Prize.
The HashtagPoetry# Project by Clive Birnie (an Introduction)Burning Eye
Clive Birnie updates the experiments of Tristan Tzara and William Burroughs to the era of the smartphone to explore the hidden poetry of Twitter. Taking random screen grabs of the Twitter app on an iPhone he redacts, erases and paints over them in photo editing apps (& sometimes off line to add an analogue alt-element) before posting to Instagram. The enigmatic results have a vein of black humour, and may feature the occasional zombie or cake-eating killer goat.
● Partial Replacement of Cement by Solid Wastes as New Materials for Green Sustainable Construction Applications
● New Approach and Alternate Criterion for Heat-transfer Analysis of Building Walls and Its Applications
● A Carbonation and Chloride Induced Corrosion Model for Hot-dip Galvanised Reinforcement Bar Material in Concrete
● Hemp Concrete: A Sustainable Green Material for Conventional Concrete
● Effects of the Addition of Sawdust Ash and Iron Ore Tailings on the Characteristics of Clay Soil
● Physio-Chemical Characteristics and Acid-Sulphate Reactions of Moringa Oleifera Seed Powder Cement Paste and Concrete
● Photon and Fast Neutron Transmission Parameters of Metakaolin Doped Concrete
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The Evolution of Sustainable Construction Materials - A Green Building Revolu...LorenSwift1
As a leading manufacturer in the construction materials industry, Baran company prides itself on delivering versatile and durable concrete blocks that meet the highest standards. Baran Company LTD is a prominent provider of essential construction materials. With a diverse and comprehensive range, including concrete blocks and more, they cater to a wide array of construction requirements. Their dedication to quality and reliability positions Baran Companyas a go-to resource for successful building projects.
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A Trial Investigation on Reinforced Concrete using Waste Fibreijtsrd
The expanding measure of waste material from industry is a concerning reality that has started the manageability issues of the climate and biology of earth surface. The creation of fiber in the business represents the an Earth wide temperature boost by delivering the carbon dioxide and other destructive gases in the air during its assembling. It likewise measure burn through at the hour of assembling and utilizing on the field. Hence, detailing of cement with mechanical waste can help in limiting the natural and environmental issues. In this investigation fiber squander polypropylene fiber was utilized as an extra material of concrete cement. Polypropylene fiber PPF is a manufactured hydrocarbon polymer which was added to improve the quality of the solid for example compressive and split rigidity. In this examination Amit Singh | Rohit Jain "A Trial Investigation on Reinforced Concrete using Waste Fibre" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33464.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/engineering/civil-engineering/33464/a-trial-investigation-on-reinforced-concrete-using-waste-fibre/amit-singh
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A Documentation on Construction and Demolition wasteRohanDas52
Despite being an ancient activity, the management of waste produced in construction activities
did not get much attention until the last decade. Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is not
subjected to management practices as with municipal solid waste (MSW), perhaps due to the
higher toxicity of the latter as compared with the former. Recently, rapid urban expansion,
stringent environmental regulations, and the scarcity of land filling areas as well as the natural
resources over-exploitation led to the need of using CDW as aggregate for construction purposes.
CDW contains significant amounts of inert materials whose properties are being investigated and
which have been recognized for use as aggregate, although significant differences exist when
compared to conventional natural aggregates (NA). The use of recycled concrete waste-based
aggregates in new concrete is a way of maximizing the economic benefits of CDW and, even
though it has been the subject of study for a long time, opinions are still not consensual. As
expected, concrete made with recycled aggregates (RA) has different characteristics from those
of conventional concrete, and these differences are strongly dependent on the type and quality of
the aggregates used.
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The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
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The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
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The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
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Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
2. INTRODUCTION:
We present and make available to
the interested parties this new
patent, with an innovative
technology for the configuration
of parts or elements made of
plastic and metal with
constructive ends.
The use of these novel materials
signifies a new superior
alternative for the construction
market.
3. It’s the unique granted patent in the
world for composite materials for
construction in general consisting of a
plastic structure reinforced by an internal
metallic skeleton embedded inside, thus
achieving a multi-purpose structural
element made of metal and plastic with
properties which would not be possible
by using said materials separately.
4. The problem to be solved!
Replace the use of
wood as well as
reduce the use of
steel in the
construction of
lightweight
structures.
5. The Inventor & Owner
Marino Enrique Sanchez Nina
Dominican architect and teacher from
the Faculty of Architecture in the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre
y Maestra (PUCMM) University, in
Dominican Republic. For over 25 years
he has participated and directed the
construction of several projects in his
country.
With this experience and his
knowledge, now dedicates part of his
time to devise new solutions for the
construction field, such as this new
invention for the configuration of
constructive elements applied and
used in architecture and engineering.
6. The improved arrangement consists of a
plastic enveloping casting surrounding
an internal metallic structure such that
the metallic structure is embedded in
the plastic enveloping , resulting in a
strong and light building element.
Example:
Similar to composite materials made of
Reinforced concrete (steel and
concrete).
7.
8. Engineering
Architecture
Construction
For example:
Houses, depots, light
constructions and structures in
general , parts (for
cars, planes, trains, ships, etc.)
and others.
10. A patent has been granted in the most
important countries of the world like USA,
Japan, and the European Union (Germany, UK,
France, Spain), and Dominican Republic.
European Union patent information
United States Patent and Trademark Office
information
Japanese Patent Office Information ( Japanese/
English)
Physical Documentation available:
US patent
Dominican patent
European Union patent
Japanese patent
11. PLASTICS IN THE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
According to the information shown
under the Use of plastics section of the
Plastics Portal, the Portal of the EU’s
Plastics Industry, that in 2010, the
Building and Construction sector
consumed 9.54 million tones of plastics
(21% of total European plastics
consumption), making it the second
largest plastic application after
packaging. And this share is still
growing.
14. The configuration of the composite materials presented
here, makes them the most practical and reliable combination of
metal and plastic for construction in general. Plastic for
lightness, and metal for strength.
The key is the arrangement of the elements.
The document’s legal scope comprises 2 basic points: the
arrangement of the elements, and its multi-purpose
characteristic, as it is clearly mentioned to be aimed for construction
in general.
Due to the fact a patent has been granted in such different
countries, and due to the patent’s legal protection and scope, it is an
interesting asset for anyone who can exploit it.
15. For communication purposes:
(34) 617135754 (english & spanish)
Email: diegocibeles@gmail.com
C/ Corredera Baja de San Pablo, 17
Primera Izquierda
Madrid, Spain 28015
(809) 2244340 (spanish)
Email: marino.sn@codetel.net.do
Urb. Monteverde, Calle Verde, Apt D. 4to
Santiago, Dominican Republic