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		<title>do spheres really experience less heat loss than other shapes?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2010 17:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[sleeplessfreek : i am about to do an experiment on shapes and how their surface area relates to the amount of heat loss. I am wondering if a sphere is the ideal shape because of it has minimal surface area while having the greatest volume. The goal of my assignment is to design and build [...]


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		<title>How do I size a commercial boiler ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boiler Room]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[jedipete : I need a rough size estimate for the boiler room in a project I&#8217;m designing.  It&#8217;s a mountain resort building, mixed use, multi-family, 4 stories, 180K finished.  I&#8217;m in SD and need to rough in the boiler room.
Thanks for the responses, that&#8217;s enough to get me going, just what I was [...]


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		<title>Should i become an Architect or a Structural Engineer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carlos G : I&#8217;m confused on which would best suit me, if you can help me out i would appreciate it. Here a quick list of what im looking for.
I want to.
Build commercial buildings, sky rise buildings, bridges and so forth
Im interested in the actual design of the building I.E what makes it stand, what [...]


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		<title>I need help designing and building a pasta bridge?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[rock : I have money wagered on this contest, so it is important I get the best design.
RULES:
I can use any kind of commercial brand pasta
The bridge must be made solely of pasta and glue.
Winner is the legal bridge with the highest official load divided by bridge weight (most efficient).
I guess I didn&#8217;t make this [...]


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		<title>can a diplom in civil engineer can do a structural design of any type of commercial, apartment buildings?</title>
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		<title>Which field of engineering would be best for me?</title>
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		<title>What are the steps in designing a HVAC system?</title>
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		<title>Can you put a skylight in the top of a firestair?</title>
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		<title>Pitless elevator for commercial applications?</title>
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		<title>We are building a model city w/ 3 sections; Industrial, Residential, Commercial?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 22:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willis M2007 : The city design we have is a big 8ft by 8ft square[outer-most]. Then we have a smaller square within[middle], and the smallest square in the [center]. 
Looks like this except its only 3 squares inside: http://www.groovy-t.com/prodimages/small/squares-in-squares.gif
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