Regional Green Building Case Study Project: A post‐occupancy study of LEED projects in Illinois Year 1 Final Report Fall 2009 A collaboration between With the generous support of Acknowledgements Several organizations and individuals contributed to the success of this project. Please accept our gratitude for helping to make this project possible: Project Supporter Grand Victoria Foundation Project Partners U.S. Green Building Council‐Chicago Chapter
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Green revolution within reach People need energy all the time. Not only electricity is in great demand to make houses and other building operate but we need fossil fuels to use wide range of transportation. According to estimates‚ unrenewable sources will run out in the forseeable future. Scientists predict that we will be able to exploit coal for about two hundred and twenty years‚ natural gas about sixty years and oil will run out in forty years1. They also suggest the shift from fossil-fuel-consuming
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How green supply chains will affect and drive the design of next generation logistics and supply chains? Due to the deterioration of global environment‚ increasing concerns of the overall condition of the natural environment have brought the attention on environmental conservation. As Purchasing Magazine (Atkinson‚ 2002) reported that “the most significant factor affecting supply‚ demand‚ pricing‚ and availability of solvents is the environmental issue”. As a result‚ for manufacturers‚ there is
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Recruitment Trends for Cost Effective and Green Recruiting With the average cost of hiring bad talent at over $25‚000‚ recruitment trends are shifting to practices that maximize talent acquisition‚ reduce costs‚ streamline the hiring process and enable green recruiting. So just how are today’s recruiters meeting these new-era demands? Here are the Top 3 Recruitment Trends for Cost Effective Green Recruiting. Want to hear more about cost-effective green recruiting practices? Listen to
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Go Green! Opinion by hellgirl223 posted over a year ago | | 8 fans | | | | Keep the earth going green and conserve the green energy! | Ok‚ basically‚ this is just a basic article about the environment. I’ll cover three main topics: 1. Why we need the environment 2. What damages the environment are having 3. How can we help to solve those problems. Why do we need the environment? 1. We LIVE in it- We need the environment as much as the environment needs us and we live in it
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Green computingFrom Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation‚ search Green computing or green IT‚ refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. In the article Harnessing Green IT: Principles and Practices‚ San Murugesan defines the field of green computing as "the study and practice of designing‚ manufacturing‚ using‚ and disposing of computers‚ servers‚ and associated subsystems—such as monitors‚ printers‚ storage devices‚ and networking and communications systems—efficiently
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Project Title Green Computing Research Project Date of Authorization July 27‚ 2014 Project Manager Name Ben Summary Schedule Project start date: August 1‚ 2014 Project finish date: March 1‚ 2015 Project budget summary The firm has allocated $500‚000 for this project. The majority of costs for this project will be both internal and external labor. All hardware will be outsourced. Project objectives The main purpose of the Green Computing Research Project is to research possible applications
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Sustainability Forward A Road Map for Consumer Marketers J. Ottman Consulting Green Paper by Jacquelyn Ottman Founder and Principal‚ J. Ottman Consulting‚ Inc. Author‚ The New Rules of Green Marketing: Strategies‚ Tools and Inspiration for Sustainable Branding June 2011 About “The New Rules of Green Marketing” Many of the ideas in this green paper were gleaned from Jacquie Ottman’s new book‚ The New Rules of Green Marketing: Strategies‚ Tools and Inspiration for Sustainable Branding (Berrett-Koehler
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“The Green Mile” Lacie Conner Grayson Community College Sociology 13 27 October 2012 In the movie The Green Mile there are 3 different sociological theories and concepts that are useful in considering how societies look at behaviors in life within the time and place. One theory you will see is that Emile Durkheim known as the functionalist applies throughout the movie. Terms that you will see in this movie include: conflict theory which is a theoretical framework that views society
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Green Christianity; a sustainable future through faith Environmentalism is an advocacy toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution. This is certainly not a static movement. Instead‚ it is constantly evolving in response to new scientific discoveries‚ leading to conscious awareness of an earth in danger. In the 1970s and 80s‚ environmentalism aimed at a candid approach by simply trying to preserve certain resources and nature reserves. Today‚ forward-looking environmentalists
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