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Mr. McNamee
14 Nov 2016
In the field of architecture and construction there are many ways that
construction can fix. Architecture and construction can be the solution to the
and construction.
and construction can resolve. With architects who can design buildings with a
safe sturdy design and construction workers who can put it together, this
community issue can be resolved. Many lives and millions of dollars have
community issue is by designing buildings with better fire safety. Fire safety
is a major issue that can be solved by designing buildings with things like
can make it easier for people to escape a burning building and could save
many lives. Fire protection engineers must be involved in all aspects of the design in
order to ensure a reasonable degree of protection of human life from fire
(www.wbdg.org)
community issue by also adding fire alarms to buildings so that people can
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let people know that there is a fire in the building so that they can evacuate
before its too late. Fire alarm systems can also prevent a fire from spreading
Also Fire escape routes are another important community issue that
buildings with better escape routes that can be used in case of a fire. These
escape routes must meet the design and construction requirements and the
design. Exit routes must meet the following design and construction
(www.osha.gov).
In addition earthquake safety is another community issue that can be
building against earthquake shocks, engineers can actually reduce the force
a building is subjected to. They install what are called base isolators.
(www.exploratorium.edu)
Another community issue is that there are a lot of buildings that are
ugly and unappealing to the eye. Architecture and construction can fix this
create noble buildings and campuses that will attract talented staff and
students. (www.theguardian.com)
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Lastly Architecture and construction can fix the issue of restoring old
buildings and making them look nice again. There are a lot of old buildings
construction can do just that and solve this problem. Preserving historic
construction can build us buildings that are safe and appealing to the eye.
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2. Fire Protection
https://www.wbdg.org/design/fire_protection.php
3. What Are The Code Requirements for a Fire Alarm System In My Building?
Fire-Alarm-Contractor--10439?source=part.
http://www.mfs.sa.gov.au/site/fire_alarms/mfs_monitored/unwanted_false_ala
rms_mfs_monitored/the_importance_of_fire_alarms.jsp
http://www.preventfire.com/adults/importance-of-smoke-alarms.html.
https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?
p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9724
7. Damage Control
https://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/damage/building.html
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/sep/21/flashy-university-
buildings-do-they-live-up-to-the-hype
https://www.wbdg.org/design/historic_pres.php