A comparison of building rating systems: Leed‚ Green Star‚ BREEAM. A proposal to integrate Biomimicry into Green Star Rating 1.Introduction In the last two decades the western society has gained a greater commitment towards sustainable infrastructure due to the acknowledgment that the sector should not continue to operate “business as usual” in a fashion of neoclassical economics that promotes profit making and the intensive use of natural reserves without internalizing ecological damage.
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the center of the universe. The telescope allows viewing of mountains and craters of the moon‚ asteroids‚ new planets‚ etc. (NASA‚ 2010). The telescope has also allowed scientists to properly measure the speed of light and to understand the light of stars and Sun‚ (NASA‚ 2010). While telescopes have opened up a new world of opportunities‚ there are many designs that can be chosen from. There are three main designs of telescopes; refractors‚ reflectors‚ and a catadioptric. The refracting telescope
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their performance results. Performance pay will consist of two parts and coincide 10% of total billings. I will give this bonus to technicians‚ set the goals every two weeks‚ set achievable goals on the amount of sales and split the bonus equally between the group. In order to work well this plan must be designed with input from employees. Last part of the commission mix is indirect pay plan that will be fixed benefit system where all employees are covered by a standard package of benefits (Long‚
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Writing The Montgomery Bus Boycott On December 1st‚ 1955‚ one woman’s refusal to move from a bus seat made a huge contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. As a matter of fact‚ it was almost as if she started it herself. Rosa Parks and her arrest are what led up to be a main event during the Civil Rights Movement. The African American community knew that by having this boycott‚ it would cost many white people money‚ but more importantly the bus company. This mass protest was a
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836) | 1‚43‚878 (31‚971) | 20% | 2 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 12‚270 (2‚539) | 7‚542 (1‚665) | 8‚984 (1‚992) | 57‚050 (12‚547) | 8% | 3 | DRUGS & PHARMACEUTICALS | 1‚006 (213) | 961 (209) | 14‚482 (3‚208) | 42‚745 (9‚170) | 6% | COMPARISON OF FDI INFLOWS BETWEEN SECTORS FDI Inflow to Service Sector has been phenomenal in the past few years. Since the onset of the liberalization of the Indian economy in 1991‚ the country has experienced a huge increase in the inflow of Foreign Investments. The
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over starwars this cannot be a coincidence. The economic policy spectrum is seeing a period of unprecedented growth. Political Factors Politics was once a game featuring competitors from elite classes. Politicians find it difficult to choose between what has become known in politics as - ’The two ways’ - the two sides of starwars. In the words of a legend in their own life time‚ Maximilian Skank ’I don’t believe in ghosts‚ but I do believe in democracy.’ [2] What a fantastic quote. If starwars
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Kaur Ravneet M-TECH‚ Computer Engg. Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engg and Technology‚ Sangrur‚ Punjab. ravneet.1530@gmail.com ABSTRACT Lots of attention is attracted by the WIMAX‚ recently in the Telecommunication community including researchers‚ Product developers and service providers. Numerous papers have been published on various design issues of WIMAX networks. Since the issues being discussed is usually ahead of product availability‚ most of these issues require simulation. It is important
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Jorge Escobar ASHFORD UNIVERSITY BUS 640: Managerial Economics February 25‚ 2013 John Sellers 1. PV = FV x [ 1 ÷ (1 + i)n ] PV = $11mil x [ 1 ÷ (1 + 0.06)2 ] PV = $11mil x [ 1 ÷ (1.06)2 ] PV = $11mil x [ 1 ÷ 1.1236 ] PV = $11mil x [ 0.88999644] ← PV factor PV = $9‚789‚960.80 If I were chose between alternative 2 and the first $10min alternative I would go with alternative 1. It reflects a bigger present value than alternative with an opportunity
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The comparison of character between Scarlett and Tess ----character determines destiny By Katy Tam Abstract Tess of D’Ubervilles isThomas Hardy’s famous work‚ Gone with the Wind also is Margaret Mitchell successful novel‚ both two novels have an impact on literature study.Tess and Scarlett are the heroines of Tess of D’Urbervilles and Gone with the Wind. From the angle of character‚ many scholars have their own views on them. This paper
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despotic leaders and repressive governments. Both of these leaders use intricate methods to keep control. Even being in the same genre and heavily borrowing‚ they still have their wild diversity from on each other. The one of the many differences between these works of fiction and perhaps the most significant one is the fact that the main character in V for Vendetta takes action. The link from V for Vendetta to 1984 grows substantially with each passing scene yet still differentiating itself from
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