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1 online resource (streaming video file) (24 min. 7 sec.) ; 144426340 bytes |
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Ever wondered how houses and high-rises are designed and built? Well, from the shapes in them, to the materials used to make them and even the way they are put together, there is a lot of science inside structures. Join Dr Rob as he puts on his hard hat and SCOPES out all the science behind structures.BUILDING 101Lots of people live in them, and they're found on every suburban street, but how are houses actually built? Michael Pankowski, a Divine Homes builder, gives us the low down on building a house - from the vacant block of land to the finished home. ARCHITECTUREArchitects have the exciting job of designing all types of buildings - from skyscrapers to schools, from houses to churches. So, we find out from architect, Olivia Crawford, exactly what she does when she designs a building.AMAZING ARCHESArches are not only part of beautiful structures around the world, they are found everywhere - even in nature! So what makes the arch such a special shape? And why is it always used in architecture? Dr Rob breaks it down.KIDS EXPERIMENT: LOLLY DOMEHow many books can you hold up with lollies? Darci from the Double Helix Club creates a structure out of lollies and proves just how strong a packet of jubes can be.GEOPOLYMERS: A NEW TYPE OF CONCRETEConcrete is incredibly useful when creating a structure and is the basis for most of our buildings. Dr Kwesi Sagoe-Crentsil is a CSIRO scientist and he discusses a new concrete or geopolymer that is not only better than ordinary concrete - but more environmentally friendly.ECO-FRIENDLY: THE NEW CH2 BUILDINGThe new green building in Melbourne called CH2 has been built with the environment in mind. Rob Adams, Director of City Design for the Melbourne City Council gives us a tour around this eco-friendly building. From the walls, to the doors, to the ceilings and the floors, we are scoping out everything to do with structures, so make sure you tune in as Dr. Rob once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2011-12-17 at 09:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Architecture -- Design and construction.
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Architecture -- Environmental aspects.
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Concrete -- Standards.
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Ecological houses.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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