siting to design‚ construction‚ operation‚ maintenance‚ renovation and deconstruction. This practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy‚ utility‚ durability‚ and comfort. Green building is also known as a sustainable or high performance building. Besides that‚ all liabilities of materials‚ water and energy waste‚ and pollution emissions are converted into economic opportunities through the realization of environmentally sound‚ healthier and cost effective project
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Research Paper on Sustainable Low- Income Housing The most successful‚ long term‚ low-income housing projects are those that use sustainable design and address the social‚ cultural‚ and economic needs of residents. Traditionally built low-income housing projects are associated with high crime rates and high mortality rates among the residents who live in them. They do not provide for the needs of residents‚ resulting in many of the problems these low-income housing projects face today. These problems
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Construction Industry CONTENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Corporate Social Responsibility: a Brief History 1.2 Definition of CSR 2.0 DISCUSSION AND INTEGRATION 2.1 CSR Practices and Sustainable Development in Construction Industry 2.1.1 Social 2.1.2 Economy 2.1.3 Environment 2.2 Push and Pull Factors Influencing CSR and Sustainable Development Adoption 2.3 Challenges 2.4 Conclusion PAGE 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 14 15 Module: FEM 205 Page 1 of 15 CSR in Construction Industry CSR IN CONSTRUCTION
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Dev. 10‚ 187–196 (2002) Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/sd.199 ENVIRONMENT‚ ECONOMY AND SOCIETY: FITTING THEM TOGETHER INTO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Bob Giddings‚ Bill Hopwood* and Geoff O’Brien Sustainable Cities Research Institute‚ Newcastle upon Tyne‚ UK Sustainable development is a contested concept‚ with theories shaped by people’s and organizations’ different worldviews‚ which in turn influence how issues are formulated and actions proposed
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engaged in sustainable economic development. Sustainable economic development can only occur as a result of the creation of a worldwide caring community‚ that is‚ a community of people who are working together for common ends and to meet the basic needs of all our people. The concept of sustainable economic development is central to the achievement of these key goals. It can be taught of in terms of policies and programs designed to meet their own needs. The achievement of sustainable economic development
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CL964: Principles of sustainability “Because sustainable development is an oxymoron (see Redclift)‚ because a holistic approach to sustainability is impossible (see Sterling) and because politics cannot solve practical and physical problems (see Held)‚ there is no possible policy response that alone can deliver sustainability.” Sandeep Sanal Kumar (201163688) 14/05/2011
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Sustainability on the UT Campus: A Symposium Studio Africa: A UT Austin School of Architecture Design Studio for Developing Sustainable Schools in Africa Michael Garrison Professor The School of Architecture mgarrison@mail.utexas.edu We fully admit to being naïve about building a new school in Uganda and that our view of Uganda is seen through our western lens. We have not lived in Africa and we do not pretend to know all the problems and opportunities that a builder of a new
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correct this situation‚ this paper explores the issue of Boko Haram catastrophic terrorism in Nigeria‚ taking an in depth look at the historical legacy‚ institutions‚ conditions and contexts as well as the challenges posed by this trend against sustainable development. This discourse sums up the recommendations motivated by national synergy to effectively address the monstrous threat posed by Boko Haram to national peace‚ security and
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Executive summary More corporations tend to apply sustainability into their business operations. Woolworths as an Australian retail company‚ also add more emphasis on sustainable development. This report shows the reason why Woolworths take sustainable strategies in global business context for further development in the future. Firstly‚ the report offers a brief description for the background of Woolworths and presents the definition for sustainability. With the development of globalization‚ environmental
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Engagement with suppliers Conclusions Suppliers are crucial to reaching sustainable procurement goals and objectives. In this regard‚ M&S is what BS 8903 calls a ‘Pioneer’ – that is to say‚ a high influence buyer with sufficient buying power to engage with suppliers and bring about sustainability improvements. In turn‚ M&S recognizes its opportunities in the supply chain and works with its suppliers so that they share responsibility for sustainability. Suppliers are expected to answer
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