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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Filmed at an international conference of prominent architects and engineers at Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture in September 2007. After its role in the last century's call to a radical new architecture and urban life, glass architecture is today more ubiquitous than ever. A highly engineered product, glass has emerged in a new light as an apparently culturally accepted material in design and construction. Its new incarnation,...
83) Epic Engineering Failures and the Lessons They Teach: Construction Engineering: Two Failed Lifts
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Some engineering failures occur when the construction process goes badly awry. Explore two such cases: one in which five people died trying to implement an ad hoc solution to an unexpected construction challenge and one in which a building collapse was caused by a flawed technology that was intended solely to improve construction efficiency.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Filmed in October 2008 at the second international conference on the changing state of materials in architecture with the participation of prominent architects and engineers, hosted by Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture. Concrete is entering a renewed era of development with worldwide implications and under radically new economic circumstances. What are the futures of concrete in architecture and engineering in terms of technologies...
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Virgil and Mary Knox live with open hearts and open hands. They are being conformed into the image of the Giver, Jesus Christ, through their obedience to Him. Their story of giving and serving will challenge you to do the same.
Chuck Bentley, CEO, CROWN FINANCIAL MINISTRIES What would it be like if you gave away a whole year's income? Virgil Knox found out when he chose to obey God full-out. Through his newfound joy of giving and subsequent construction...
86) Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean: Irish, Africans, and the Construction of Difference
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Set along both the physical and social margins of the British Empire in the second half of the seventeenth century, Everyday Life in the Early English Caribbean explores the construction of difference through the everyday life of colonial subjects. Jenny Shaw examines how marginalized colonial subjects-Irish and Africans-contributed to these processes. Although their lives are obscured by sources constructed by elites, Shaw overcomes these constraints...
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La poésie est parfois mielleuse, douce, elle peut attendrir ou soigner. Ici, elle est vitale, décisive, parce qu'elle vient vous montrer ce qu'il vaudrait mieux ne pas voir, mais que vous savez tous, intuitivement. Ce recueil a l'intention de viser en pleine tête, mais son auteur connaît déjà la fin de l'histoire et il sait qu'il n'y aura que des dégâts collatéraux et des blessés que la vie s'acharnera à préserver. Il serait préférable...
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Zerby Derby volume 1
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English
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Zack wants to put his garage on TOP of Axle's. / Zack and Rex work together to help Zack cross a puddle. / The Construction Zerbies dig a trench.
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It's a new generation and schools are offering valuable training to students. This short book attempts to put at ease some serious misconceptions and old stereotypes of what is means for students to enroll or enter endorsement pathway in high school that focuses on Construction, Building Trades and / or Manufacturing. I have seen a lot of changes and improvements over the last few years and It goes a long way for students to have the pride and support...
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Richard Bradley's latest thought provoking re-examination of familiar monumental archaeology drawing on latest discussions of multi-temporality and the implications of new levels of analysis afforded by developments in archaeological sciences such as DNA, radiocarbon dating and isotopes.
This book is concerned with the origins, uses and subsequent histories of monuments. It emphasises the time scales illustrated by these structures, and their implications...
91) Home
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Français
Description
A family enjoys an idyllic existence in their isolated, ramshackle home, which edges onto an abandoned highway. Almost entirely cut off from society at large, they forge their own Utopia, but everything changes when city trucks roll in to complete the road's construction, allowing rush hour traffic to start rumbling by. Stars Isabelle Huppert (The piano teacher).
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With more than 800 alphabetical entries and nearly 100 sample documents, The AMA Handbook of Business Writing gives you quick, accessible guidelines to the entire writing process, from using correct grammar and style to formatting your document for clarity to writing effectively for a target audience. Far more comprehensive than the vast majority of business writing guides, yet infinitely easier to grasp than standard tomes like The Chicago Manual...
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Zerby Derby volume 2
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English
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Zack and Rex discover a big log./ Chase is always watching over the Zerbies. / Axle the racer wants to join in the Construction Zerbies race.
94) Earl's Canoe
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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We meet Earl Nyholm, a member of the Ojibwe Nation, as he walks through the woods on Madeleine Island, Wisconsin. He's looking for just the right birch tree to select for the bark which will be used in the making of a traditional Ojibwe canoe.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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After a decade of travel, Christopher Smith approaches his 30th birthday and decides it's time to plant some roots. He impulsively buys a 5-acre plot of land in hopes of fulfilling a lifelong dream of building a home in the mountains of Colorado. With the support of his girlfriend, Merete, he sets out to build a Tiny House from scratch despite having no construction experience. From 1970 to 2010, the average size of a new house in America nearly doubled....
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"Bridges are an important part of how many people get from place to place. But how do they work and how are they built? From the very first bridges to the bridges built today, young readers will explore these important engineering marvels. Through a full-color step-by-step photographic guide, they'll learn how to build their own model bridge. With accessible text closely paired with photographs, young readers will deepen their understanding of bridges"...
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"A beautifully illustrated guide to building a cabin in the wilderness, packed with practical advice and insights into of the history of cabin culture around the world Throughout history, people around the world have built cabins as homes, retreats, and even follies. In recent times, many have been drawn to cabin-building by a yearning to connect with nature and spend time in the wilderness. From the homes of indigenous peoples and the settlers in...
98) Boomerang today
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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A delightful observational documentary about the making of a number seven boomerang by four senior traditional men from Yuelamu, west of Alice Springs in central Australia. The men talk about how they were taught by their elders using bush materials, and are now teaching a new generation using some modern tools, to keep traditional law and culture strong. We follow the hunt for the wood, the shaping, the smoothing and the painting of the boomerangs...
99) Cranky
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"Cranky is feeling, well, cranky. But don't ask why. Because you know what doesn't help when you're feeling cranky? Everyone asking you what's wrong! Is there anything that will help? Find out in this irresistible story about big trucks, big feelings, and even bigger friendships"--Front flap of jacket.
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Astragon Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Explore three large areas within a map never before seen in the Construction Simulator series! Experience an extensive campaign unique to the individual locations, featuring special challenges you must overcome with your growing construction empire. Expect the return of familiar brands and machines from our licensed partners Atlas, BELL, Bobcat, Bomag, CASE, Caterpillar, Kenworth, Liebherr, Mack Trucks, MAN, MEILLER Kipper, Palfinger, STILL, and...
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