F2F Class Notes (Jacob) [S]

Break ground – to start a construction project, owners/managers throw some dirt.

commence – start something
eg. Tomorrow we will commence construction of our skyscraper
commencement – related to the start of something
eg. Breaking ground is usually a commencement ceremony for the construction of something.

Commercial (for business) and residential (people live there)

Interior
Exterior

Tie bars (bars made of steel to make concrete stronger)

wooden Frame/template
eg. to make the concrete the shape you want

When the concrete sets we can …

Glass panels we can see outside

Many concrete slabs are made off site and delivered

Many buildings are just one layer of cement
Now they have 3 layers

Insulate – to create a layer that keeps the heat in and cold out
Insulation – something that keeps heat in and cold out

Top down/birds eye view – to look from the sky down on something

Grammar

it depends on the projects progress.

Pronunciation

structure [sta-uct-sure]

It will be the tallest building in puxi, but not in Shanghai. It will be 370 meters high and 61 floors. The owner is Sun Hung Kai from Hong Kong. These kinds of building have a glass exterior. My company can provide a kind of metal material connector to fix the glass to the concrete.