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Give short notes on any five (5) of the followings.

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(i) Advantages of Preventive Maintenance (ii) Preliminary estimating methods (iii) Property Development (iv) Land Valuation Methods (v) Concepts of Environmental Economics (vi) Essence of Development Sources of Financing

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(i) Describe the main determinants of urban rent gradients.

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(ii) Explain how far the transport modes and costs influence on the price of a land? (iii) With annotated sketches, explain the typical factors that determine typical rent gradients in urban areas.

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, Undergraduate Programmes, UNIVERSITY 1 year 0 Answers 24 views Enlightened

Design and illustrate the agglomeration of residential and industrial zones, based on the general theories on the locations of activities within an urban area and the land use pattern.

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Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, Undergraduate Programmes, UNIVERSITY 1 year 0 Answers 22 views Enlightened

(i) Draft urban land use/ value pattern in the given city location and explain the key factors that you have accompanied in determining the fluctuations of land value.

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(ii) Compare and contrast the urban rent gradients in the given urban area as „A-B‟ & „X-Y‟. Your answer shall accompany with the urban rent gradient charts.

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, Undergraduate Programmes, UNIVERSITY 1 year 0 Answers 39 views Enlightened

T & G hotel (four star) owner appointed you as a maintenance engineer for his hotel maintenance.

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(i) State five advantages of good planned maintenance of T & G hotel. (ii) “Unplanned or contingency will create various challenges in the T & G hotel”, examine this statement. (iii) What are the user philosophies in the maintenance, briefly explain the ...

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, Undergraduate Programmes, UNIVERSITY 1 year 0 Answers 31 views Enlightened

Compare the whole life cycle cost of Aluminum and UPVC rain water goods for a building with an anticipated lifecycle of 50 years. The initial costs are $.6,500.00 and $.3,700.00 respectively and the anticipated lifecycle are estimated at 35 years and 15 years respectively. The current cost of replacing the pipes would be $.7,250.00 for Aluminium and $.4,200.00 for UPVC. The replacement cost is equal to the initial cost plus an allowance for removing of existing and preparing for new installation. A suggested discount rate for calculation purposes is 5% including the inflation. The effect of taxation can be ignored

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What are the factors other than initial cost to be considered in lifecycle costing?

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Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Construction Economics, Undergraduate Programmes, UNIVERSITY 1 year 0 Answers 31 views Enlightened

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