information modeling for sustainable design and LEED® rating analysis Salman Azhar a‚⁎‚ Wade A. Carlton a‚ Darren Olsen a‚ Irtishad Ahmad b a b McWhorter School of Building Science‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ AL‚ USA Department of Construction Management‚ Florida International University‚ Miami‚ FL‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Today‚ there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building ’s sustainable features are made during
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Delivery Authority (ODA) • What is ODA ? • Mission: “to deliver venues‚ facilities‚ infrastructure and transport on time for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games that are fit for the purpose and in a way that maximizes the delivery of a sustainable legacy within the available budget”(Olympic Delivey Authority‚ 2007a: 24) Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Procurement Teams 1. Programs Procurement 2. Project Procurement 3. Corporate Procurement Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) Procurement
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Circular Flow of Income Model We start our study of macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a part of the subject that considers the economy as a whole. When we study macroeconomics we look at changes in economic growth; inflation; unemployment and our trade performance with other countries (i.e. the balance of payments). The scope of macroeconomics also includes an evaluation of the relative success or failure of government economic policies. by introducing the idea of the circular flow The circular
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Economical development has a direct relationship with pollution. The nature has resources that are limited and can be depleted over the years. It includes the elements underground‚ everything over ground (forests‚ animals‚ waters‚ energy). Human on the planet interacting with the nature in a way that affects the natural resources left for the future generation without considering that resources are limited. Energy is a fundamental unit in our lives‚ we cannot live without it. Although there has
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1. Introduction Businesses today are increasingly integrating sustainability into their strategy- not just only to minimize potential loses but to access the opportunities that are arising from the sustainable agenda. Sustainability can provide many benefits to institutions and corporation‚ from cost savings and increase efficiency to positive reputation and revenue growth. According to a recent McKinsey survey over 70% of CEOs view sustainability as a priority on their agendas and 57% percent
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Sustainable brainwashing: Greenwashing Name: Emiel van Ginhoven Class: HT4 Student number: 502575 Name teacher: Philippa Collin Word count: 984 Foreword I owe the subject of my essay to the class: “Writing an argument”‚ for which I want to express my thanks. Having written this essay partially with joy‚ partially with frustration‚ the final result came into being with a little guidance of some of my friends. Having small debates about sustainable
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THE DYNAMIC DIAMOND INDUSTRY: IS IT FEASIBLE FOR ITS PLAYERS TO GAIN SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Nkiruka Chidia Maduekwe ABSTRACT: This report seeks to analyse the diamond industry from a global point of view. The diamond industry is global in nature. Its supply chain pipeline moves from one country to the other‚ thus making it impossible to analyse the industry from a regional or local angle‚ as so doing will fail to give the true picture. As an industry whose product derives its value
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related illnesses and decrease the amount of carbon monoxide being released into the air‚ an idea has been created to start a business selling electronic and tobacco‚ tar and nicotine free Shisha pipes to the public. In addition‚ this report will explain the organisational structure‚ the goals and the legal structure of the business and show the requirement for such a business in the UAE. Background/ Method In order to get the publics views on this idea‚ primary research was carried out
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When a company’s profits consistently exceed the average for its industry‚ the company is said to possess a sustainable competitive advantage over its rivals. The goal of much of business strategy is to achieve this from a competitive advantage. Michael Porter of Harvard Business School has identified two basic ways of gaining a competitive advantage; cost leadership and differentiation leadership. Cost Leadership A company can gain a cost advantage by becoming the lowest cost producer in
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Today‚ earnings management methods‚ such as income smoothing‚ are becoming more and more ubiquitous ways of improving earnings quality and attractiveness to investors. Because investors pay such close attention to income levels and firm stability‚ such methods are coming under heavy scrutiny‚ and are receiving more attention in the way of research and studies. The scrutiny is an attempt to explain the effects‚ and whether or not‚ in the long-run‚ these methods of earnings management are‚ in fact
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