RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE INTRODUCTION SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Sustainable architecture is a general term that describes environmentally conscious design techniques in the field of architecture. Sustainable architecture is framed by the larger discussion of sustainability and the pressing economic and political issues of our world. In the broad context‚ sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by enhancing efficiency and moderation
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bags. You can use these for a lot of shopping. Most people use them for groceries‚ but bring them along when buying books‚ toys or even clothes. If they are too bulky‚ there are many others that fold up and slip into small purses. Utilize greywater for things like flushing the toilet and
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and transform it to energy‚ water‚ CO2 and new cell material. Activated sludge systems are suspended-growth type and are used in conventional high-tech wastewater treatment plants to treat almost every wastewater influent such as ‚ brownwater‚ greywater‚ faecal sludge and industrial wastewater as long as it is biodegradable. PART 1: WASTEWATER TREATMENT 1. PRELIMINERY TREATMENT (Primary & Secondary Filtration) Pump station: Water from public channel network and storm water basin enters the
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on. Sewage is classified as one of the most serious type of waste because it always happen everyday. Wastewater is defined as “a combina- tion of one or more of: domestic effluent consisting of black- water (excreta‚ urine and faecal sludge) and greywater (kitchen and bathing wastewater); water from commercial establish- ments and institutions‚ including hospitals; industrial effluent‚ stormwater and other urban run-off; agricultural‚ horticultural and aquaculture effluent‚ either dissolved or as
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Introduction In January of 2014‚ California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency after the drought led to the driest year in California history. Local government agencies sprung into action‚ calling for a twenty percent decrease in statewide water usage. Californians across the state were subjected to laws and regulations put in place to manage drought conditions. Farmers‚ especially‚ experienced hardship as groundwater and surface water supplies were cut off due to shortages. However
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Case assignment: “The real world of business models” Cruise line industry Carnival Cruise Lines Royal Caribbean Cruises Princess Cruises I. History With the development of the global transportation network‚ world becomes more and more smaller. Not only does the airline industry become popular‚ but also the cruise industry is given more attention. Comparing with airline industry‚ cruise line can bring a lot of fun‚ such as a disco‚ casino‚ movie theater‚ and nightclubs. The most interesting
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proper disposal of sewage wastewater. Hazards can be either physical‚ microbiological‚ biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems include human and animal feces‚ solid wastes‚ domestic wastewater (sewage‚ sullage‚ greywater)‚ industrial wastes and agricultural wastes. Hygienic means of prevention can be by using engineering solutions (e.g. sewage and wastewater treatment)‚ simple technologies (e.g. latrines‚ septic tanks)‚ or even by personal hygiene practices (e.g
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Linking Arms towards a Sustainable Future Ayala Land Sustainability Report 2008 Linking Arms towards a Sustainable Future The dream of a sustainable future begins with actions rooted in the present. At Ayala Land‚ we realize that to make a difference‚ the crucial strides towards a sustainable tomorrow must be made today as global warming and environmental problems loom over the horizon. Now is the time to act with utmost urgency and focus for the sake of our children and future generations
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Learning legacy Lessons learned from the London 2012 Games construction project Sustainability of the Aquatics Centre Authors Kirsten Henson KLH Sustainability (previously Aquatics Centre Sustainability Single Point of Contact) Abstract ‘Legacy’ is the concept that underlies the sustainability agenda of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games‚ embracing temporary infrastructure and venues to leave behind a vibrant‚ productive community with world-class‚ affordable sporting
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LAST NAME: FIRST NAME: MIDDLE NAME CAREER EPISODE No.1 PIRANHA HANGAR BASE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT Place in Colombia INTRODUCTION 1. This first episode is based on my experience as Project and Quality control Manager for the project related to th construction of two piranha hangar base. This project was executed by XXX‚ the Company which I worked for‚ and the Contractor was the ZZZ. This construction project took place from August 2004 to August 2005. BACKGROUND 2. The main scope of this project
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