shc Introduction: The BCA Green Mark Scheme launched in January 2006‚ is an award that was created by the BCA (Building and Construction Authority to promote environmental awareness in the construction and real estate sectors. It is a scheme that strives to develop a sustainable built environment by using the best technology and methods today in the design and construction. The benefits of the Green Mark are that water and energy bills will be reduced‚ environmental quality will be improved
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Energy Management and Audit Report 1) Introduction For over the past few years‚ the planet Earth is being damaged by human activities. Buildings play a major role in that. They contribute to approximately 40% of the greenhouse gas emissions globally. Over the past 30 years‚ 10% of the ice burgs have been melted due to the rising temperature of Earth. The rise in temperature is caused by greenhouse gas. Therefore‚ green building is important today. Green building has both positive and negative
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Our Future Home The future home is made of a lot of ideas that are futuristic and most of them for now are just still on theory level. Some of the features to be put up will include gadgets and technologies which will make work easier in the homes. But this home will become more secure and friendlier environment due to less accidents and more eco friendly zone. Carbon output in the future homes should be as minimal as possible and by this the use of renewable energy will be key and the best option
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Vinyl windows are the windows that is best suited material to choose for designing a window. There are also other material in option such as aluminium and wood‚ but vinyl would be the best option to go for. People do choose Vinyl windows for a number of benefits gained from it for example‚ vinyl windows does not get rotten very easily. These do not require regular painting. Also unlike aluminium the windows and doors made up of vinyl does not get flake. The doors and window that is built using vinyl
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Solar energy is argued to be the most sustainable type of energy there is‚ but some argue that it isn’t actually as sustainable as others would like to believe. The reason for this is‚ like with the wind energy‚ manufacturing the solar panels has some reports call ‘environmental downsides’. However‚ it is also considered to be one of the most sustainable energy types because it has two forms – light and heat‚ both of which are important to us and the wildlife surrounding us. Plants need the light
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The Sun Also Rises: Long Form I. The Author The Author of this novel is Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway was born on July 21‚ 1899 and died on July 2‚ 1961. He was an American author and journalist‚ which relates to the book because in The Sun Also Rises the protagonist‚ Jake Barnes‚ is a journalist. He was also an ambulance driver in World War I which ties in with the book as well because Jake was a World War I veteran. Another thing that ties in the book from his personal life is that he was wounded
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Thesis Statement You can write several different thesis statements about the same topic. Your purpose will help determine your main point and may even help you shape the organisation of your essay. Below is a list of several different thesis statements on “heating costs”. Each serves a different purpose. Purpose To analyse To explain a cause To contrast To explain an effect To explain a process To offer a solution To classify To explain advantages To explain disadvantages Thesis A home energy
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Maltese Solar Energy: The Power of the Sun Nowadays fossil fuels are becoming more scarce than ever. Therefore to produce energy‚ mankind is investing in new technologies that produce energy from renewable sources. Solar Energy is considered as one of the most frequently used renewable energy source in countries from all over the world‚ including our beloved island. Quite a few of Maltese families have installed solar panels in their homes. One of the main drawbacks in installing a solar
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About Solar PV Consumer Products Miniature solar PV systems‚ including Pico Solar and SHS are transitioning from specialized niches to the mainstream. These systems provide clean and safe energy by replacing conventional fuel-based methods. The demand for Solar PV consumer products is increasing across various industries and applications especially in the BOP market‚ where consumers benefit from the low cost‚ better quality‚ environmentally clean‚ and brighter products. Also‚ it will help in eroding
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Solar Panels in the Mojave Desert Overview In 1971‚ a husband and wife‚ Aden and Marjorie Meinel‚ patented an idea to produce solar panels in the Mojave Desert. The solar panels they proposed were to stretch through the Mojave Desert for 5‚000 miles and would collect 1‚000‚000 megawatts of electrical power. The electrical energy would then be stored in a manufacturing facility locally so that the solar energy could be converted and used by millions of people. The Meinel’s proposal was dismissed
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