In “Green Roofs in Big Cities Bring Relief From Above‚” Tina Rosenberg claims that large cities like New York City‚ face ecological problems dealing with their roofs‚ sewage systems‚ urban heat island‚ and air pollution that could easily be fixed or improved by green roofing. Green roofing is the best alternative to black tar roofs. They include insulation‚ a waterproof membrane‚ a barrier to keep roots from creating holes‚ a drainage layer‚ a mat for erosion‚ soil‚ and finally the plants. Water
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the frames feature of Netscape can be used to present a conventional academic paper‚ complete with publication information‚ abstract‚ figures‚ footnotes‚ and bibliography. Using this template‚ it is not difficult to tag an existing academic paper for this kind of display on the Web. It is not necessary to make the paper "hypertextual" in order to present it in this manner. Of course‚ you can also create hypertextual links from conventional papers to other sources of information quite easily‚ and
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Lorraine Helgeson Green Roofs are they worth it? GS1200 Natural History of Illinois September 29‚ 2008 Dr. Linda Vick Green Roofs‚ Why Bother? When we think of a roof we think of something that protects and covers the top of a building or structure. But now days‚ there is more possibilities for the use and function of a roof top. It is called a Green Roof. A green roof is creating a rooftop that is covered with plants‚ grasses or small shrubs‚ trees‚ and soil. Green roofs help save
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Revise Building Plans Introduction In the past few years the concept of going green has become a phenomenon. People throughout the country are increasing their effects to “go green.” Many colleges and university are taking the proper steps to do so too. In the effects of trying to make Augusta Technical College “Go Green.” I have to decided to revise the energy plans to make the 800 building more energy efficient. By knowing the current energy plans‚ setting requirements for HVAC air and heating
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Giving a helping hand In today’s society‚ “going green” has ultimately become the latest and greatest fad sweeping the nation; from recyclable grocery bags to vegetable oil being used as gasoline replacement‚ our society is slowly coming together to accommodate our environment. As we have seen in the last decade our world’s lack of natural resources and pollution problems have become a huge ordeal. Having to find alternatives from gasoline‚ for example‚ could potentially help our economic recession
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Green Marketing - An Introduction Due to factors such as increased media coverage‚ increased awareness of environmental issues‚ raising pressure form environmental groups‚ stringent legislation and major industrial disasters (McIntosh‚ 1991; Butler‚ 1990; Tapon and Leighton‚ 1991; Charter‚ 1992; Wagner‚ 1997) the environment has become a mainstream issue and consequentially consumers are more concerned about their habits and the effect that these have on the environment. (Krause‚ 1993). According
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“GOING GREEN” Number of Words: 1288 CONTENT 1. Introduction………………………………………………………. 3 2. “Going Green” 4 2.1. Description 4 2.2. Happenings 4 3. Hotel’s standpoint 5 3.1. “Going Green” in the Hospitality Industry 5 3.2. “LEED” Certificate 5 3.3. Examples of Change 5 4. Acting 7 4.1 Advantages 7 4.2 Disadvantages 7 5. Conclusion…………………………………………..……………… 8 6. Reference List………………………………………………..….. 9 6.1 Internet………………………………………………………………………………….………………9
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Green Technology Green Technology is environmentally friendly‚ developed‚ and used in away so that is does not disturb our environment and conserves natural resources. It has also been known as the “clean technology). This is a promise of a healthier plant. There are many examples of green technology in this world that most people are unaware they do on a daily basis. One of the important aspects is renewable energy that is eco-friendly. We all know that coal‚ oil‚ and gas are fossil fuels and
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Renee Alyanna de Leon IV- St. Arnold Janssen The island province of Bohol reinvigorates its tourism promotion with a campaign that is said to “go deep into the roots emotionally.” Its local government recently launched a tourism campaign with the slogan “Bohol: Heart the Islands‚ Truly Philippines.” The slogan points out that the island is at the center of the Philippines‚ being in the Central Visayas Region and Visayas being at the center of the country. It is also usually projected as a truly
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Green algae have many similarities to land plants. It has many variety body types and the multicellular forms do not have cells separated into tissues‚ which is what divides green algae from land plants. Green algae are a very diverse group of freshwater algae. Many green algae form long filaments. The cells stay attached after they divide. Spirogyra can become so numerous they form dense mats of growth in surfaces of ponds‚ which is called pond scum. This pond scum is interesting to see through
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