Essays on BCA

Obesity refers to the condition of having more than average fatness that is different from being overweight, which is the condition of having too much weight. This increase in weight mostly comes from bone, muscle, fat, and body water. Obesity is a global problem, and its prevalence has approximately doubled between 1980 and 2008. Nearly, 2.8 million people die annually due to the problem of being overweight or obese (World Health Organization (WHO), (n.d.). Australia has reportedly highest rates of obesity in the world. Nearly quarter of the children in Australia and 63% of the adult population are overweight as ...

Question 1: Classifying the following buildings

Public parking- class seven Market– class six Massage parlour- class three Accountants- class five Hairdressers- class six Question 2: Defining the following Assembly Building- This is a building that is constructed for the purpose of housing people who have gathered together for different purposes such as worship, entertainment and recreation. Churches buildings, restaurants and cinema halls may fall in this category (BCA, 2014, 1). Building solution– This is a mixture of building elements that are used in construction and are to be mixed according to the BCA Performance Requirements (BCA, 2014, 1). Certificate ...

Sequestration and the Government Shutdown of October 2013

Sequestration is a budgetary process in the United States under which limits on the federal budget are imposed. The process of sequestration involves setting a cap on the amount of spending that the government can undertake at any given period of time. The capping of the government spending is not a blanket one and it targets specific categories of expenditure. Budgeting in the federal government of the United States is carried out through a process which involves both the executive and the congress. The executive arm of the government prepares a budgetary estimate of expenditures covering a specific period of time and the congress, ...