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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Official UN documents‚ as well as the current draft of Rio+20‚ devote substantial space to the model for sustainable development: It must be‚ they say‚ economically viable‚ socially just and environmentally correct. It is the famous triplet called The Triple Bottom Line (the line of the three pillars)‚ coined in 1990 by John Elkington‚ from Great Britain‚ founder of the ONG SustainAbility. But this model cannot withstand a serious critique. Economically viable development: in the political language
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BNL-73894-2005-CP Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan: Using Oil & Gas Production by-Product Sulfur for CostEffective Secondary End-Use Products P.D. Kalb‚ S. Vagin‚ P.W. Beall‚ B.L. Levintov Presented at the REWAS 2004 Global Symposium on Recycling‚ Waste Treatment and Clean Technology Madrid‚ Spain September 2004 Environmental Sciences Department Environmental Research & Technology Division Brookhaven National Laboratory P.O. Box 5000 Upton‚ NY 11973-5000 www.bnl.gov Managed
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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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As a result the LEGO group created bad financial results: their profit margin was -2.5 and Return on equity was -3.5 in 1998. What intrigues me‚ as one of thousands of enthusiastic users of its products‚ is a simple curiosity about what kind of sustainable efforts could enable the LEGO to survive from the turbulent recession and gain even better market share. In order to observe the effective management strategies‚ this paper will trace the new or consistent strategies under the current CEO‚ Jørgen
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ACC 551 Midterm Exam Solution Follow the link below http://www.tutorialsguider.com/downloads/acc-551-midterm-exam-solution/ ACC 551 Midterm Exam Solution 1. Question :(TCO C) Under current accounting practice‚ intangible assets are classified as 2. Question :(TCO C) Which of the following intangible assets should not be amortized? 3. Question :(TCO C) The intangible asset goodwill may be 4. Question :(TCO C) ELO Corporation purchased a patent for $90‚000 on September 1‚ 2008. It had a useful
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Introduction Nowadays‚ Casio is most commonly known for durable‚ large sized watches. Casio timepieces provide an accurate time information anywhere‚ all the time. They boast rich and up-to-date functionality that provides users with a variety of useful data and features‚ not just the time. Casio aims to provide watches that allow people to expand their horizons and enjoy life more. Casio produces their products which is watches‚ and the current target consumer are adults. Literally‚ the new target
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objects profitable and gives a big opportunity to get an international level‚ mostly because of marketing and destination development possibilities. By the decision of International Olympic Committee - Olympic games in 2014 will be hosted in Sochi‚ Russia. Russian government and organizations are working on building relevant objects as well as developing infrastructure‚ planning‚ working with marketing and communication‚ micro and macro management‚ taking care of security and safety‚ ceremonies
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To what extent unethical marketing techniques could damage the sustainable business environment. Discuss. Marketing is like a double-edged sword‚ if it is adopted properly‚ it will give profits to a company; however‚ if it is used inadequately‚ it will give harm. It is undeniable that today’s business operations have more intense competition level against each other due to the advancement of technology that allows people to receive more information. Marketing plays the key role in making products
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A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2007-2016 Proposed by the National Commission for Sustainable Development 2 A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2007-2016 National Commission for Sustainable Development 20th December 2006 This proposed Sustainable Development Strategy for the Maltese Islands was adopted by the National Commission for Sustainable Development on 13 November 2006‚ in terms of Article 8 (7f) of the Environment Protection
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