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A poster is a large sheet that is placed either on a public space to promote something or on a wall as decoration. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Typically, posters include both textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or wholly text.
Niche construction is the ecological process by which an organism alters its own (or another species') local environment. These alterations can be a physical change to the organism’s environment, or it can encompass the active movement of an organism from one habitat to another where it then experiences different environmental pressures.
The following examples provide an overview for various business model types that have been in discussion since the invention of term business model: Bricks and clicks business model Business model by which a company integrates both offline and online presences. One example of the bricks-and-clicks model is when a chain of stores allows the user ...
Construction along Ontario Highway 401, widening the road from six to twelve travel lanes. A construction project is a complex net of construction contracts and other legal obligations, each of which all parties must carefully consider. A contract is the exchange of a set of obligations between two or more parties, and provides structures to ...
A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, [1] such as a house or factory. [1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and ...
The ecological meaning of niche comes from the meaning of niche as a recess in a wall for a statue, [7] which itself is probably derived from the Middle French word nicher, meaning to nest. [ 8 ] [ 7 ] The term was coined by the naturalist Roswell Hill Johnson [ 9 ] but Joseph Grinnell was probably the first to use it in a research program in ...
Building information model of a mechanical room developed from lidar data. Building information modeling (BIM) is an approach involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics of buildings or other physical assets and facilities. BIM is supported by various tools, processes ...
During the architectural design process, building science knowledge is used to inform design decisions to optimize building performance. Design decisions can be made based on knowledge of building science principles and established guidelines, such as the NIBS Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) and the collection of ASHRAE Standards related to building science.