The evacuation process of a building is associated with its architectural features but also with the physics and psychological factors of the population in a panic situation. Thus, it is necessary to study the consequences ...

The use of mineral based building material in the Himalayas has a long tradition, probably reaching back to the first settlements. Use of such material was, and partially still is, deeply anchored as an essential material ...

The handmade building system current in the country has long being discussed for its inefficiency and unsustainability, since it employs a great deal of energy resources to construct low quality buildings and with a big ...

Solid wastes construction represents a serious problem for city administrations, especially in large urban centers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of waste in its generating source and depending on the ...

A building is made up of structural and non-structural elements. Among these are the curtain wall systems. The curtain walls are glazed elements that can cover the building façade entirely and provide thermal and enclosure ...

Genetic architecture of a phenotype represents the total number of genes, independent effects (additivity), the interactions between alleles (dominance and epistasis), and its effects on other phenotypes (pleiotropy). An ...

This is a beautiful, historic, panoramic view of Columbus Square. The photograph might have been taken circa 1900-1910. The monument to Christopher Columbus: navigator; explorer; colonizer, who encountered Trinidad in 1498 ...

This is an aerial view of the pitch lake at Brighton, La Brea, south west Trinidad. In the foreground we envisage mining operations are in progress as there are buildings, vehicles and equipment in this area. In mid-ground ...