The role of modern technologies in reducing cost of buildings towards sustainability "An Approach to measure the efficiency of performance". Abstract. Egypt took the first step towards developing a local assessment tool in 2009 by establishing the Egyptian Green Building Council (EGBE). Egyptian government finally developed the Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) after the past two decades effort to improve building energy efficiency and address green house gas emissions;
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In 2010 Accenture produced a report in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact titled‚ "A New Era of Sustainability: CEO reflections on progress to date‚ challenges ahead and the impact of the journey towards a sustainable economy." The major finding: that 93 percent of the 766 CEOs believed that sustainability will be important or very important to the future success of their company. That’s the good news. The challenge is the reality of operationalizing this critical business strategy
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Name: Melvin Tan Kay Young UOS ID: 139120969 Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 Background study of Holi Festival .......................................................................................... 13 Holi Festival Today.....
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Gain Competitive Advantage Through New Product Development In today’s competitive world‚ companies do not compete on price or delivery alone. Introduction of new products or new product features has become a main source of competitive advantage. The best example of this strategy is that of Pepsi Co. For decades‚ Pepsi Cola & Coca Cola battled for supremacy in the cola market‚ however in 1990’s Pepsi gained market share‚ improved profitability and became World No. 1 beverage vendor by introducing
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Evaluating the sustainability of the EU policy: “By 2020‚ 10% of transport fuel in the EU should be supplied from Biofuels” Introduction: The 2009 Renewable Energy Directive (RED) required a 10% share of renewable energy in the transport sector by 2020; biofuels must emit a minimum of 35% less greenhouse gases (GHG) than the fossil fuels they replace‚ increasing to 50% for existing plants in 2017 and 60% for new infrastructure thereafter. The Fuel Quality Directive‚ setting a target of a 6% GHG
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New York State: Natural Disaster Sustainability Program: Preparing for the Next Major Hurricane It is an unfortunate reality that societies seem willing to invest in adequate flood risk reduction only after large disasters. The hurricane protection system of New Orleans was improved at a cost of about $14 billion after the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. The storm surge flooding of 1953 in the Netherlands caused enormous damage and the loss of more than 1‚800 lives. This prompted the development
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Harold L. Carter Colorado Technical University On-line SCI203-1404A-01: Environmental Science and Sustainability: Laboratory Course Phase 1 (IP) – Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater Trena Woolridge‚ Professor October 10‚ 2014 Title: Human Impacts on the Sustainability of Groundwater Part I: Time Period Impact to Forest Groundwater Levels Saltwater Intrusion Farming Industrial Development Population 1800s Large amounts of forest existed. Large amounts of Groundwater existed
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CCCH 9033 Sustainable Urban Development and Hong Kong Individual Essay Topic 2: Sustainability and Cross-boundary Mega Infrastructure Planning in Hong Kong: A Case Study of Zhuhai-Macau-Hong Kong Bridge. Accompanied with the higher level of globalization and increasingly saturated domestic market‚ modern cities and countries start gauging carefully the possible options to promote economic interaction with neighbor regions. This scenario‚ as a result‚ gives birth to many cross-boundary mega
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Explain how continuous improvement models‚ knowledge management systems‚ quality systems and sustainability principles can be incorporated into business systems Continuous Improvement Models To close the gap between actual and desired performance‚ decisions need to be made. Decision making involves making a selection from among alternative courses of action. Implementation and evaluation of the implementation provide feedback into the next cycle of group decision making. Effective problem
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your understanding of organisational change towards greater sustainability? Discuss Introduction Organisations are faced with new changes constantly. In order to remain successful and respected‚ it is important that they respond to changing situations appropriately (Waddel‚ Cummings and Worley‚ C 2011). There are many factors that influence an organisation to change; the one that this piece will review is sustainability. Sustainability is a current trend in which organisations are being pushed
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