The University of Washington (UW) owns more than 500 buildings with more than 20 million square footage of the gross area. The UW has in-house architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals that overview the construction projects as owner representatives. For instance, Capital Planning and Budget and Engineering Services are two of the UW entities that are involved in the new construction projects. Assume you are a part of the UW team who is responsible for performing a preliminary study of a new off-campus building. This project will have classrooms, offices, conference rooms, and study areas devoted to one of the newly established UW departments. Answer the questions below based on the provided information.
Q1. What is this project’s occupancy group http://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDCI/Codes/SeattleBuildingCode/2015SBCChapter3.pdf.?
Q2. What information can you extract from the zoning ordinances https://www.seattle.gov/sdci/codes/codes-we-enforce-(a-z)/zoning. for your preliminary study? Give two examples.
Q3. Let’s assume you estimated that a five-story building with 35,000 square feet per floor should be considered for this project. Check the building code (refer to Fig 1.3 – Table 503 in your textbook) to find the construction types that work for this project. Which type would you select? Explain your rationale.
Q4. How does adding a fully automatic sprinkler system for suppression of fire would affect the allowable building stories and the area per floor?
Q5. Check the building code (refer to Fig. 1.4 – Table 601 in your textbook) to specify the fire-resistance rating requirement for the primary structural frame and exterior bearing walls.
Q6. Provide examples of project scopes that need to comply with these codes: (a) Energy codes, (b) Health codes, (c) Fire codes, (d) Mechanical codes. Provide one example for each.
Q7. One of the goals of this project is sustainability. Since the project falls under the new construction group, you need to check the requirements for LEED-NC version 4 (refer to Fig 1.2 in your textbook). What are the four possible LEED levels? Which one requires the lowest points?
Q8. Check the eight categories for LEED-NC. Select one category that you believe can achieve most of the possible points for this project (refer to Fig 1.2 in your textbook). Does this category have any prerequisites? What are they? How many points can you achieve if you address all the optional credits in this category?
Q9. This project has a limited budget and a tight schedule. What project delivery method(s) would you suggest for this project to the UW team to consider? Explain.
Q10. What else would you consider in your preliminary study based on the topics discussed in lesson 1?
Category: Architecture
Ornamental “exuberance” of Indian designs
What explanation can you offer in order to justify the ornamental “exuberance” of Indian designs? You don’t need to research or name these particular buildings.
https://books.google.com/books?id=fpfTAgAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PP1&dq=indian%20architecture&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q=indian%20architecture&f=false
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Leadership vision statement
Review information about how to write a leadership vision statement.
What is a leader’s vision, and why is it important?
In 25 words or less, write your vision statement, articulating your leadership goal based on what you learned about leadership in the past few weeks.
Part 2: Your Leadership Goals
Goals represent your specific plan on how to enhance your leadership skills.
Provide an assessment of your existing leadership competencies from Weeks 1 and 2.
In 500 words, list and describe your 5 top leadership goals.
Explain how they contribute to your vision statement.
Elements and concepts in painting
Compare and contrast the following formal elements and concepts in each painting:
Quality of line
Color
Light and Shadow
Space and form
Naturalism vs. Abstraction
While a formal analysis looks primarily at the form and not the content – here, be sure to discuss HOW the differences in these formal elements effects the
emotional response the viewer has to each painting. Example: how is Nolde’s image of Christ more emotionally charged than Montegna’s?
This is a formal academic paper – therefore – first person narrative voice should not be used. (No “I,” “me,” “my.”)
Titles of artwork should always be in italics.
Artists should never be referred to be only their first name: Nolde, or Emil Nolde, but never just Emil.
Try to avoid words like “great,” or “things” or “gets” as descriiptors or adjectives – be more specific. Instead of saying “the artist is great at rendering
naturalistic space…” consider “the artist’s representation of three dimensional space if effective because…”
Here are the links for the two images
( https://artforus.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/crucifixion/)
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mantegna,_Andrea_-_crucifixion_-_Louvre_from_Predella_San_Zeno_Altarpiece_Verona.jpg)
Elements and concepts in painting
Compare and contrast the following formal elements and concepts in each painting:
Quality of line
Color
Light and Shadow
Space and form
Naturalism vs. Abstraction
While a formal analysis looks primarily at the form and not the content – here, be sure to discuss HOW the differences in these formal elements effects the
emotional response the viewer has to each painting. Example: how is Nolde’s image of Christ more emotionally charged than Montegna’s?
This is a formal academic paper – therefore – first person narrative voice should not be used. (No “I,” “me,” “my.”)
Titles of artwork should always be in italics.
Artists should never be referred to be only their first name: Nolde, or Emil Nolde, but never just Emil.
Try to avoid words like “great,” or “things” or “gets” as descriiptors or adjectives – be more specific. Instead of saying “the artist is great at rendering
naturalistic space…” consider “the artist’s representation of three dimensional space if effective because…”
Here are the links for the two images
( https://artforus.wordpress.com/2012/11/26/crucifixion/)
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mantegna,_Andrea_-_crucifixion_-_Louvre_from_Predella_San_Zeno_Altarpiece_Verona.jpg)
In “Automation,”
In “Automation,” Adam Greenfield argues that automation will have a significant impact on labor. In the most extreme circumstances, automation
technologies will eliminate human workers. However, Greenfield argues that we should understand automation to also include those technologies that more
simply reduce the need for workers. In such a context, workers will be asked to do more, for lower wages, under more precarious conditions, at a higher pace.
Discuss in detail Greenfield’s argument defending the claim that automation will make work and working conditions worse. Use examples from the real world
to exemplify Greenfield’s argument.
In “Automation,”
In “Automation,” Adam Greenfield argues that automation will have a significant impact on labor. In the most extreme circumstances, automation
technologies will eliminate human workers. However, Greenfield argues that we should understand automation to also include those technologies that more
simply reduce the need for workers. In such a context, workers will be asked to do more, for lower wages, under more precarious conditions, at a higher pace.
Discuss in detail Greenfield’s argument defending the claim that automation will make work and working conditions worse. Use examples from the real world
to exemplify Greenfield’s argument.
The Correct Means of Training
In “The Correct Means of Training,” Michel Foucault discusses how modern power operates in terms of discipline, citing “the exam” as tying together two
elements central to discipline: hierarchical gaze and normalizing judgment. Give an account of Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power as it is discussed in
this chapter that we read for class. Analyze a contemporary news article from a reputable source that helps exemplify how this disciplinary power operates
in the real world.
The Correct Means of Training
In “The Correct Means of Training,” Michel Foucault discusses how modern power operates in terms of discipline, citing “the exam” as tying together two
elements central to discipline: hierarchical gaze and normalizing judgment. Give an account of Foucault’s theory of disciplinary power as it is discussed in
this chapter that we read for class. Analyze a contemporary news article from a reputable source that helps exemplify how this disciplinary power operates
in the real world.
Outbreak Investigation
On February 7, 2018, a nurse employed at the Flinn Corporation noticed an increase in the number of employees who were sick. She was concerned that there may be a Salmonella outbreak at the company. She has interviewed each of the employees at the corporation. She has taken samples and sent them out for testing but has not received the results. She asks you, the local epidemiologist, to investigate to see if an outbreak exists and if so what the source of the outbreak is. You follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s steps in outbreak investigation (https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson6/section1.html) and report your findings to her. Please note that we will not address all outbreak investigation steps in this assignment.
Use the attached Excel worksheet to produce graphs and statistics to answer the questions below. Submit your report as a Word doc and include figures and tables you generate. The report should be easy to follow and interpret and should be written as an academic paper in proper APA formatting. Please see the grading rubric for additional details on the paper, such as the length for the body of the paper.
- Look at the Excel Spreadsheet attached. There are 3 worksheets (see tabs on bottom of page – “Nurse’s Interview”, “Epi Curve”, “Retrospective Cohort Study”). The first sheet “Nurse’s Interview” has a line list of employees who work at Flinn Corporation. This sheet represents the data the nurse has collected from those employees in an interview. Do you think that an outbreak exists? Why would you recommend to further investigate? Discuss your reasoning. (Step 2: Establish outbreak)
- Research salmonellosis using academic sources. Are the symptoms that the ill employees exhibit consistent with salmonellosis? Provide a brief summary (1-2 paragraphs) of the disease and discuss the chain of infection for this disease. Use in-text citations in proper APA format and include all sources in your reference section. (Step 3: Verify diagnosis)
- Identify the percentage of ill employees with each symptom. For example, 1 out of 12 ill employees had blood in stool (Bs) = 8.3%. (Step 4: Working case definition)
- Conduct descriptive epidemiology (Step 6). Describe the characteristics of the ill employees to determine trends and risk factors.
a. Person – Calculate the percentage of ill employees that are male/female. Determine the mean age of the ill employees.
b. Place – What percentage of ill employees ate at the cafeteria? What percentage of well employees ate at the cafeteria?
c. Time – Using the data collected in the Nurse’s Interview, fill in the column “# of cases” in the “Epi Curve” worksheet. Use 0 if there are no cases. As you fill in the data, the graph will automatically generate. Choose an appropriate title for the graph. Copy and paste graph into your report. What type of epidemic curve is it ? (Hint: read https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson6/section2.html#step6)
- Based on the information you have gathered, you have developed an hypothesis that there is a food being served at the cafeteria that is causing the employees to become ill. You need to further test this hypothesis by conducting a retrospective cohort study (Step 8). Use the worksheet “Retrospective Cohort Study” to calculate attack rates and risk ratios. The first food item Baked Chicken is done for you. You can also consult https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson6/section2.html#step8 for help. Report the Risk ratio for each food item. Based on risk ratios, which is food is most likely to be the source of the illness? Explain.