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  2. Visual communication - Wikipedia

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    Posters can display charts, graphs, pictures, or illustrations. The biggest drawback of using a poster as a visual aid is that often a poster can appear unprofessional. Since a poster board paper is relatively flimsy, often the paper will bend or fall over. The best way to present a poster is to hang it up or tape it to a wall. [16]

  3. Poster - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Construction site safety - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the main causes of these construction related fall fatalities were falls from roofs (124), ladders (104), and scaffolds (60). Eighty one percent of deaths from roofs occur in the construction industry, 57% of deaths from ladders occur in the construction industry, and 86% of deaths from scaffolds occur in the construction industry. [89]

  5. Display board - Wikipedia

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    A display board, also known as poster board, is a board-shaped material that is rigid and strong enough to stand on its own, and generally used paper or other materials affixed to it. Along with quad charts , display boards were an early form of fast communication developed by the National Weather Service of the United States Department of ...

  6. Submittals (construction) - Wikipedia

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    The construction documents, specifically the technical specifications, require the contractor to submit product data, samples, and shop drawings to the architect and engineer for approval. This is one of the first steps that is taken by the contractor after execution of the construction contract and issuance of the "Notice to Proceed".

  7. Precast concrete - Wikipedia

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    Construction industry is a huge energy consuming industry, and precast concrete products are and will continue to be more energy efficient than its counterparts. The wide range of designs, colours, and structural options that these products provide is also making it a favourable choice for its consumers.

  8. Building material - Wikipedia

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    Energy consumption during building material production is a dominant contributor to the construction industry's overall share, predominantly due to the use of electricity during production. Embodied energy of relevant building materials in the US are provided in the table below.

  9. History of construction - Wikipedia

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    The history of construction traces the changes in building tools, methods, techniques and systems used in the field of construction. It explains the evolution of how humans created shelter and other structures that comprises the entire built environment.