for Sustainable Construction The construction of buildings in the United States accounts for thirty percent of waste output annually. The construction of these buildings also consume seventy-one percent of the total electrical energy in the U.S. Due to the diminishing health of our planet‚ it is evident that sustainability in construction is a necessity. Sustainable‚ or green‚ buildings are not only beneficial to the planet‚ but also to the owner‚ the designer‚ and the builder. Sustainable buildings
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Economics Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Students’ Manual Shiksha Kendra‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚Delhi-110 092 India CBSE-i Unit - 2 Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Unit - 2 Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts CBSE-i CBSE-i CLASS X UNIT-2 Economics Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Students’ Manual Shiksha Kendra‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚Delhi-110 092 India CBSE-i Unit - 2 Sustainable Development
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INTRODUCTION Sustainable development is about human development where the use of natural resources aim to meet the needs of human beings while simultaneously ensuring that the environment is maintained. These needs must be met for present as well as for future generations. In other words‚ in order for human beings as well as the planet to survive‚ changes has to be made that will maintain the natural resources that is available. There is currently a trade-off between sustainability and economic
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Sustainable Community: Mission Statement: Our mission is to cultivate sustainable and environmentally friendly practices that mobilize members both across and within communities to transform their lifestyles by promoting a shared “green” consciousness. Our model serves to empower individuals and communities toward creating a sustainable equilibrium between lifestyle and environment. Through individual and community practices‚ our movement is a culture of environmental sustainability that seeks to
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Sustainable Marketing Triple Bottom Line TBL or Green Mix: People‚ Planet‚ Profit: How to create value around these Marketing: It’s about creating‚ communicating‚ deliver‚ value to the target market and earn profit. All about creating value to the stakeholders. Marketers don’t create need‚ the need is internal but they know how to target this need. They make people aware of their needs. The job is to turn the wants into needs. Ex of TBL: Lakefield Wind Project. People and Profit: New local jobs
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University Of Ilorin‚ Department of Biochemistry (300Level) 02/10/2012 sustainable living Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual ’s or society ’s use of the earth ’s natural resources and his/her own resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their “carbon footprint” by altering methods of transportation‚ energy consumption and diet. Proponents of sustainable living aim to conduct their lives in ways that are consistent with sustainability
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For the sustainable design‚ it is the philosophy of designing physical objects‚ the built environment‚ and services to comply with the principles of social‚ economic‚ and ecological sustainability. In the Langham Place Hotel‚ there are four areas that have sustainable designs‚ including public area‚ sleep‚ eat or drink and meet or celebrate. For the public area of Langham Place Hotel‚ double glazed windows are used in order to maintain the inside temperature. This take the benefits that can save
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As the economic advisor of Lisavia‚ I believe that the president first needs to understand the four main determinants of productivity‚ if he wants to increase productivity in his own country. The first is physical capital. This means that a country must possess structures‚ tools‚ equipment and machinery to efficiently produce the goods and services. Second‚ is human capital. Citizens should be properly trained and educated according to their respectable industry as to increase production. The third
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QUALITATIVE SERVICE PRODUCTIVITY Methodology for the Analysis and Optimization of Service Productivity considering qualitative Factors © Fraunhofer QUALITATIVE SERVICE PRODUCTIVITY Objectives and Methodology Qualitative Factors in Service Productivity Methodology for the Analysis and Optimization of Qualitative Service Productivity Key Performance Indicators for Qualitative Service Productivity Measurement Example Conclusion and Next Steps © Fraunhofer Objectives
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Energy use is one of the most important issues in the world today. People are starting to run out of energy already now‚ and in the future more and more energy is likely to be increasingly needed since the world population is growing. Fossil fuels are the main resources for energy at present. According to many predictions‚ we are going to run out of oil in 40 years and coal in 75-150 years. People were using these effective but non-renewable energy sources as much as they wanted for many centuries
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