Conclusion 2.3.4

1.    What types of professionals should be included on a project team and throughout the project in order to obtain a LEED ID credit?

Green designers and consultants and they need to be prime members in order to obtain a credit.

2.    What specific solar orientation practices can earn LEED credit?

The glazing area on the north and south facing walls of the building is at least 50% greater than the sum of the glazing area on the east and west facing walls.

The east-west axis of the building is within 15 degrees of due east-west

3.    What types of sites should be avoided in order to obtain LEED credit?

Avoid development on environmentally sensitive areas

4.    What basic landscape design practices should be followed in order to obtain LEED credits?

Any turf must be drought tolerant

Do not use turf in density shaded areas

5.    What are some ways that architects can obtain LEED credits concerning water efficiency?

Rain water collection efficient irrigation and discharge

6.    What building components or systems can be enhanced to contribute to LEED credits that promote energy efficiency?

Plumbing systems, heating/air conditioning systems, electrical systems, and insulation

7.    How can the choices of (or use of) materials affect the LEED rating of a home?

Using the materials in efficient ways making sure the fabrication is good and accurate and using proper materials for the area in which the construction is happing. Don’t use materials that need to be driven in from far locations use what is close to you.

8.    What is required to earn LEED credits with respect to moisture and indoor pollutants in kitchens and bathrooms?

Proper ventilation and ducts are required in bathrooms and kitchens to get rid of the exhaust of the showers and stoves and clothing machines

9.    From a public relations perspective, why might a company want to have a high LEED score?

So they can get more business from people who are environmentally active. It also helps them in cost areas like energy bills and mechanical costs.

1.       Rainfall falls on most parcels of property throughout the world. Describe one method that could be used to collect this natural resource.

One thing you could do is have a gutter system and have it run into a collection tank have a filter system and you could use it for maybe drinking water or for appliances

2.  Describe an innovative construction method or technique that benefits the environment.

The reuse of old asphalt for shingles on houses is a good benefit because the old asphalt doesn’t go to a land fill so it doesn’t take up any space.

3.   During the construction cycle of the building, materials and components are delivered to the site. List a strategy that you will use to recycle the waste produced during the construction phase. 

If any of it can be burned without creating pollution then it could be burned as fire wood and if there are plastics then they can be recycled to a plastic plant

4.  Energy use is high in commercial buildings. What might a designer do to reduce energy consumption in a building?

What they could do in put sky windows in to bring more natural light in so the energy doesent need to be used on lighting.

5.   Building sites offer natural resources that can be utilized for the life of the building. Describe a method to use a site’s natural resources in the construction of the structure.        

If your construction area is close to a river you could use the water from it to mix concreat instead of having a water truck. Depending on what kind of materials are around you you could use some of them to help with the foundation or as supports.

Conclusion

Describe an original green and sustainable idea that you have. Choose one that is not currently in use as far as you know.

If I were to build a home I may put it close to a river to use it as a power source and you could put some solar panels on the roof. For heating there could be a geothermal system to where it gets heat from the earth.

Describe an improvement that you believe could be made to the building where you live. Describe why it is an improvement.

We could put up a wind mill so that we can gather power from the wind. Seeing how we live in a field there would be a lot of wind

WEST POINT BRIDGE:

WEST POINT BRIDGE: 

How do we design the best bridge? Let's go on an Information Hunt, looking for clues.

Find the words and definitions in West Point Bridge Design HELP and fill in the blanks below.

1.      Click on HELP. Then select Help Topics.

2.      You can type the word you’re looking for, or scroll down.  Once you see the word, double click on the word you want to look up.

A.     Materials:

1.      Look up materials.  List the 3 different types of materials

2.      Scroll down to Notes and Tips. Read the section.

         List strength and expense for each type of material.

3.     

	Type of material	Strength (weak to strong)	Cost (least to most)
1.	Carbon steel	Not the strongest	Least
2.	High-Strength Low-Alloy steel	higher strength	medium
3.	Quenched and Tempered Low-Alloy Steel	highest strength	most

B.     Cross-Sections

1. Go back to Index. Look up cross-section.  Choose Cross-Section from menu.  List the 2 different types of cross sections.
2. Go back to Index. Look up cross-section.  Choose the line that names the 2 cross section types. from the menu.
3. Look for the boxes that describe when it is most economical to use each type of cross section.

Type of cross section	Better to use for: (tension or compression)	Shown as what color (blue or red)
hollow tubes	compression	Red
solid bars	Tension	Blue

C.     Engineering Design Process: What are the steps?

1. Go back to Index. Look up engineering design process.  Choose The Engineering Design Process from the menu.
2. List the 7 steps.

1.      Identify the problem

2.      Define the problem

3.     Develop alternative solutions

4.     Analyze and compare alternative solutions

5.     Select the best alternative

6.      Implement the solution

7.      Evaluate the results

How do we optimize our bridge design?

Let's go on an Information Hunt, looking for clues.

A.                  Find the How to Design a Bridge page from the help index.  What is the objective?

Your objective is to create an optimal bridge design. An optimal design is one that satisfies all of the design specifications, passes a simulated load test and costs as little as possible

 

B.                  Go to each step of the Design Process flowchart.  Read about the step, especially the Notes & Tips section.  Enter one important fact from each step.

¨     Select a Site Configuration

¨     Decide on a Truss Configuration

¨     Draw Joints

¨     Draw Members

¨     Load Test Your Design

¨     Strengthen All Unsafe Members

¨     Optimize the Member Properties

¨     Optimize the Shape of the Truss

¨     Find the Optimum Truss Configuration

¨     Find the Optimum Site Configuration

¨     Choose the Optimum Design

¨     Record Your Design

Interview of Connor Jones US Army Engineer

1. What is your age?
27
2. Where do you live?
I live where my job takes me
3. What do you like to do outside of work?
I build scale models and shoot guns
4. What is your job title?
Military Civil Engineer
5. When and why did you choose your career path?
I chose to join the army out of high school, and from there I decided to join the corps of engineers
6. What is the name of your company or employer?
United States Army
7. Describe your primary duties and skills. [Cite your source(s)]
 Make a study on how airfields, buildings, roads and other military facilities are to be installed
 Make direct survey in places where the military facilities will be established
 Assist in getting contractors to build and execute the plans
 Supervise the project in such manners that it meets the criteria of the military including specifications
 Lead in planning for the facility maintenance and development
 Make plan for temporary facilities to be established during emergency situations
 Keep records of plans for easy references
8. Describe your physical work environment.
I work in areas all around the world from deserts to wooded areas
9. What is your favorite part of your job?
I enjoy being able to plan and design different structures and like to see my work being built
10. What is your salary? [Cite your source(s)]
$61,537 a year http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/civil-engineer-salary-SRCH_KO0,14.htm
11. Which accredited school did you first attend, and what was your degree? [Cite your source(s)]
I got started off in the army as a 21 Echo which is a combat engineer then wanted to get a better foot hold in my career so I work it out to where the army would pay for some more schooling so I could get a Bachelors then I got my masters and continued my work.
12. Describe in detail three of the courses that you took which are closely related to your current career. [Cite your source(s)]
I tool all of the engineering courses i could to help set me up for what i wanted to do. There was algebra trigonometry and calculus. With most math there is a lot of equations that are involved in figuring the problems out
13. Describe the two courses that you considered most challenging. [Cite your source(s) and include a course listing from the appropriate degree program]
In the army the engineering math and demolition courses were most difficult because you needed to figure out how much TNT you needed
14. What resources did your school have available to help you get through the most difficult courses? [Cite your source(s)]
They had some of the best qualified instructors in the United States
15. Regarding the two most challenging courses, how did you persevere?
Well with the Army and career that i chose there was no going back no quitting so the only way i could move was forward and i did.
16. From what school(s) did you receive graduate degrees? [Cite your source(s)]
If you want to get technical i have a bachelor’s degree in engineering with the Army. They trained me and they schooled me.
17. What was the title or titles of the degree(s)? [Cite your source(s)]
The title of my degree is a historical horizontal construction engineer
18. What licenses do you have and what were the exams required to receive those licenses? [Cite your source(s)]
In the military there is a license for every vehicle and there is a number of ways to obtain them. One way is to take the course for each and every vehicle and or you go to an instructor course area.
19. How would your clients and co-workers describe you?
They would describe me as a professional, hard worker and dedicated soldier I do it for the men that are doing the hard fighting and so I can make them just a little safer.
20. What do you hope to accomplish at the conclusion of your career?
One day I hope to maybe start my own construction business and when my country doesn’t need me anymore and there is no more wars to fight I’ll go home.
21. Why should a high school student consider a career in your field? What important contribution(s) can they make?
The good thing about the army is that they will recruit anyone that wants a part to help, regardless of race, gender, size, and as long as your over the age of 18 and can walk then you can make a life in the military. The military engineering field has helped in so many ways and every day there is a new way.
Conclusion
1. You described a career related to civil engineering and/or architecture. Is this the career field that you are currently most interested in at this stage in your life?
When I decide to get out of the military I’d like to start my own civil engineering ferm and help people outside of the military lines.
2. Rank and describe the three most important characteristics that you value in choosing a post-secondary school.
The army trains its people well and I’m glad that I got the time to do something I wanted to do
3. Rank the following in the order of importance to you regarding a career: job satisfaction; salary; making a difference; level of responsibility; titles; benefits; hours; co-workers; supervisors. How will a career in civil engineering or architecture satisfy the factor that you ranked highest?
 Satisfaction would be about 4 out of 5 because I get to build things but I’m in a war zone normally. Salary could be more but when I get out I could make a lot more. When we go into towns in other countries people need help and we can help make a difference. My responsibility is quite high I have to make sure that all codes are up to standards and the buildings meet those standards. I get to have many titles and the benefits aren’t that bad if I stay with the army I get a pension and I get health care taken care of. Hours are like any one else’s and most of my co-workers are some of the best qualified to be doing this work. All of these will be satisfied if you work hard at your job.

Activity 1.1.1.

1. Define civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, like bridges, roads, canals, dams, and buildings
2. Define architecture.
The art and science of designing and erecting buildings
3. Describe the origination of the concept of architecture?
They were built more as a craft or a need people just now call it architecture
4. In ancient times how were building materials chosen?
Based on where there was most of the material
5. Give two examples of vernacular architecture.
Igloos and Indian Huts
6. Name and describe the type of system used to create many early buildings.
Neolithic architecture was used to create some of the oldest structures. They were made of stone and sometimes rudimentary mortar perhaps consisting of mud or something similar
7. What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids? Mexican pyramids?
Egyptian pyramids were made for religious purpose because they were used as tombs for their rulers or rich people Mexican were for sacrifice.
8. What kind of construction method was used to build the Parthenon? Make a simple sketch to illustrate.
It was a series of posts and horizontal beams set on one another it was called Post and Lintel construction.

9. What problem in architecture led to this form of construction?
It could hold up a lot more and was safer
10. Explain how an arch is created.
Blocks are cut at angles and set on top of one another and at the top in the middle there is a stone that holds it which is called the key stone and that holds it all together.
11. How is the vault used in civil engineering?
Vaults, are long arch ways or series of arches, that make tunnels or halls
12. Give an example of an arch and dome system.
A train tunnel or
13. Give an example of a modern material we have that was not available to the ancients. How did this restrict construction in ancient times?
We have medal work that we use to make iron beams to strengthen structures and we have equipment that we can use
14. What was the purpose of the Roman aqueducts?
To bring fresh water to the people so they didn’t have to go to the water
15. Compare ancient Greek roads to ancient Roman roads.
Greek roads were slits in the road normally just dirt Roman was made of stone or brick
16. Describe an ancient Roman bridge.
First large and lasting bridges built made of stone and had strong arch systems for support
17. How did building materials and methods change after the Romans?
People started to stay put so the materials were what they could find near them or what people would bring to them
Conclusion
1. Give an example of a modern pyramid not shown in the presentation. How does its function differ from that of the Egyptian pyramids? What do you think accounts for this difference?
The pyramid in Vegas it is a hotel people live in them not die…
2. Give an example of a modern structure that uses an arch and dome system.
The RCA Dome was or the Golden Gate Bridge



3. What is the main purpose of modern roads? How is the cost of modern roadways defrayed?
So people could get from one place to another and it is based on the material used

Victorian

Yeah Toast

all around the country coast to coast,

people always say what do you like most,

I don't wanna brag i don't wanna boast,

I always tell 'em I like toast.

yeah TOAST yeah TOAST

i get up in the mornin' bout six AM,

have a little jelly have a little jam,

take a piece of bread put it in the slot,

push down the lever and the wires gets hot,

i get toast.

yeah TOAST yeah TOAST

now there's no secret to toasting perfection,

there's a dial on the side and you make your selection,

push to the dark or the light and then,

if it pops too soon press down again,

make toast.

yeah TOAST yeah TOAST

when the first caveman drove in from the drags,

didn't know what would go with the bacon and the eggs,

must have been a genius got it in his head,

plug the toaster in the wall,

buy a bag of bread,

make toast.

yeah TOAST yeah TOAST

oui monsieur bonjour coquette,

uh huh croissante vous a ver,

maurice chevalier effeil tower,

oh oui maria bagette bon soir,

FRENCH TOAST FRENCH TOAST

Yeah Toast

About Me

My name is Dylan Jones I go to Norwell High school I build model airplanes for a hobby and I enjoy drawing. Out of high school I plan to enlist in the United States Army and try to get into the engineering feild from there.