CIVIL ENGINEERING Term Project: Systems Analysis of a Large-Scale Facility Spring 2014 The CEE 3000 term project requires you to examine and conduct a system analysis of a large- scale civil-engineered facility to assess the sustainability of the facility using the Sustainability Engineering (SE) framework presented in the course. The purpose of the system analysis will be to assess how sustainable or unsustainable the facility is and what actions can be taken to improve it. The project will
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‘How Sustainable Am I’ Sustainable Development is a "hot" topic these days and sustainable related change is all around us. Many people struggle though with the question on "how can I make a change to improve the health of our planet?" Our society is clearly in a new state of thinking with respect to the important topic of sustainability and I like to believe that I ’m playing my role‚ but how sustainable am I really? In order to answer that question it obviously is crucial to first clearly
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The discussion of the future of Wal-Mart’s sustainability initiative should inevitably begin with the question “What is the end goal?” Are programs like the Sustainability Index a complex marketing tool to gain competitive advantage? Or do they reflect a sincere commitment to maximizing the social good‚ even at the expense of profits? In this essay‚ I will assume a convenient convergence that good corporate social responsibility and business profits are highly positively correlated. Thus‚ regardless
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Follow Twitter @Faran_Karem ---->https://twitter.com/Faran_Karem PEPSICO AND THE ENVIRONMENT “Performance with Purpose”. That is American multinational corporation PepsiCo’s commitment statement. With operations in 200+ countries‚ PepsiCo has been dubbed the second largest food and beverage brand in the world. Focusing on environmental sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint‚ PepsiCo is said to be a proactive industry leader in decreasing their global impact‚ while being profitable
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Chapter Eleven: Evaluating and Institutionalizing OD Interventions Learning Objectives for Chapter Eleven 1. To understand the issues associated with evaluating OD interventions 2. To understand the process of institutionalizing OD interventions and the factors that contribute to it Evaluation and institutionalization final stage of the organization development cycle Issues in Evaluating OD Interventions Evaluation: is concerned with providing feedback to practitioners and organization
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There are three particular foundations sustaining any process that concerns nation building: government representing political leadership; civil society or the citizens of the country; and business or the economic sector. These three concepts must work together and as much as possible‚ work together harmoniously to drive the said nation-building process forward because they serve as the hands and feet of the nation. Business is the cornerstone of prosperity in society: companies create the resources
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Our case: DLA Piper‚ MetLife‚ PepsiCo‚ and Others: Telepresence is Finally Coming of Age. Question 1 Implementing Telepresence seems to have other‚ less tangible‚ advantages beyond travel cost savings. What are some of those? How do you quantify them to make the case for investing in the technology? Provide at least two fully developed examples. Aside from the obvious cost savings detailed in the passage‚ we will discuss 2 less tangible advantages to implementing Telepresence over the
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Today‚ I would like to share with you about my memorable experience. Most of us would probably talk about something like their birthday‚ anniversary‚ and dates. But‚ for me‚ my most memorable experience happened here‚ at Champs Education Centre! Initially‚ I tried tuition classes here for Geography‚ History and English when I was in Form 3 and Form 4. But I only tried‚ and never registered for any classes here‚ so you might be wondering‚ how this could be the basis for my memorable experience
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Tutorial Assignment #1 YOUR CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT People‚ Places and Environments (GEOG/ENST 1020A‚ Fall 2013) Due Date: Monday‚ October 7th‚ 5:00pm **Submit PDF file electronically to cuLearn** Total marks: 25 marks Review material: Lecture notes and Chapter 4 of your textbook. Resource material: www.carleton.ca/fmp/‚ www.geo2.scholarsportal.info‚ and www.myfootprint.org Submit the following: • Typed answers to the assignment questions that include a header at the top of the first
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Tutorial Questions Case Study 1: Amazon’s Kindle e-reader Textbook‚ pp. 202-203 1. Will e-books‚ as read on a Kindle or other e-reader‚ eventually phase out the conventional print book? Why or why not? ANS: In my humble opinion‚ the answer is yes and no. Yes‚ because e-books will in a long run‚ dominate the market with their superiority in convenience and other consumer-friendly attributes‚ such as transferability‚ storability. However‚ the conventional print books will still be here to
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