CMGT 2200 sustainable built environment jump
start -Questions with Correct Answers
Chapter 1
The Construction Industry
Scope
The who, what, when, and where of a project
The scope of the construction industry
- One of the nation's largest industries
- Construction impacts the quality of life for every human being
the Walt Disney concert hall
Frank Gehry
construction is larger than
the automotive industry and the steel company combined
agriculture is the
oldest industry in time with construction coming in second
construction roots trace back to
12000 BC Stone Age
Simple Construction materials man first started building with
,Mud
Wood
Stone
during the same period as the stone age the development of
bronze and iron
first manufactured building material
dried mud brick in egypt
During the building of the pyramid the first know building code was made
Code of Hammurabi
The code of Hammurabi
The first building code
The building code dictated acceptable workmanship standards brought stiff penalties including
death
The Master Builder
Responsible for both design and construction of the entire structure and answers only to the
owner of the structure
The Greek made temples out of
Marble and Limestone STONE
The Greek are credited with inviting the first
,Stonemasons
skilled artisans
workers who had special skills and training for their jobs
Allowed for finer detail and design
Romans are credited with creating an early form of
Concreate it consisted of pasty, hydrated lime and a pozzolan ash made from rock
Romans are credited with making the fist
Road
The middle ages
Cathedrals and churches
During the middle ages the two most important building trades were
Carpenters and stonemasons
Three stages of ability
Master
Journeyman
Apprentice
Leone Battista Alberti
precursor to modern-day architect
, Towards the end of the middle ages renewed interest in
architecture, building, and science took place
The industrial revolution
A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in
the mid-1700s
Construction became recognized as separate and unique from design
The age of the sky scraper
1800 Production of steel and electricity took center
Steal Framing replaced iron framing and allowed for high rise building
Portland cement and reinforced concrete were invented
Glass was being mass produced
E.G. Otis
invented the first passenger elevator
The 20th century
Construction boom
The demand for housing, industry, and infrastructure was enormous
start -Questions with Correct Answers
Chapter 1
The Construction Industry
Scope
The who, what, when, and where of a project
The scope of the construction industry
- One of the nation's largest industries
- Construction impacts the quality of life for every human being
the Walt Disney concert hall
Frank Gehry
construction is larger than
the automotive industry and the steel company combined
agriculture is the
oldest industry in time with construction coming in second
construction roots trace back to
12000 BC Stone Age
Simple Construction materials man first started building with
,Mud
Wood
Stone
during the same period as the stone age the development of
bronze and iron
first manufactured building material
dried mud brick in egypt
During the building of the pyramid the first know building code was made
Code of Hammurabi
The code of Hammurabi
The first building code
The building code dictated acceptable workmanship standards brought stiff penalties including
death
The Master Builder
Responsible for both design and construction of the entire structure and answers only to the
owner of the structure
The Greek made temples out of
Marble and Limestone STONE
The Greek are credited with inviting the first
,Stonemasons
skilled artisans
workers who had special skills and training for their jobs
Allowed for finer detail and design
Romans are credited with creating an early form of
Concreate it consisted of pasty, hydrated lime and a pozzolan ash made from rock
Romans are credited with making the fist
Road
The middle ages
Cathedrals and churches
During the middle ages the two most important building trades were
Carpenters and stonemasons
Three stages of ability
Master
Journeyman
Apprentice
Leone Battista Alberti
precursor to modern-day architect
, Towards the end of the middle ages renewed interest in
architecture, building, and science took place
The industrial revolution
A period of rapid growth in the use of machines in manufacturing and production that began in
the mid-1700s
Construction became recognized as separate and unique from design
The age of the sky scraper
1800 Production of steel and electricity took center
Steal Framing replaced iron framing and allowed for high rise building
Portland cement and reinforced concrete were invented
Glass was being mass produced
E.G. Otis
invented the first passenger elevator
The 20th century
Construction boom
The demand for housing, industry, and infrastructure was enormous
