BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY BLDG 501 ASSIGNMENT BY MOHAMMED O. MUBARAK U05BD1041 2010 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY 2010 Q1-CONCEPT OF GREEN BUILDING/ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDINGS G reen Building is a holistic approach to programming planning‚ designing‚ and constructing (or renovating) buildings and sites. Green building is the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building’s
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This presentation is based on Green Energy and the affect of economy on it. The use of renewable energy is on the rise around the world. The costs of this renewable energy is relatively costly. This means in the long run over time the costs will be paid for and consumers will see a lower energy bill. There has been great achievements in smaller countries with the introduction of green energy. They have seen how useful this is and the way it provides electricity with no problems. Many countries
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Environmental policy in the hotel sector: “green” strategy or stratagem? Margaret Brown Lecturer in Accounting‚ School of Food & Accommodation Management‚ Duncan of Jordanstone College‚ University of Dundee‚ Scotland‚ UK Illustrates alternative “green” strategies to indicate possible reactions of the hotel sector to the environmental issue and the extent of the “greening” process on the control system. Discusses the results of a questionnaire survey into the environmental standing of an hotel
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Green buildings have greater payoffs than the cost to construct them making them a good investment over using standard building sites and materials. Many components play into the construction and design of a green building including location and building materials (just to name a few). Green buildings‚ whether they are homes‚ offices‚ or schools‚ are built to reduce pollution‚ conserve energy used‚ and to more efficiently use renewable resources. Several practices that are now used by those “going
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This case study is an excellent example of how different types of parties can be brought together in a large scale transaction and how the original energy of those early meetings can be lost over time. I imagine that when Anthony Athanas was purchasing those old piers back in the 1960s many‚ if not all‚ of his colleagues‚ friends‚ and family members told him that he was off his rocker. I’m sure Athanas was looking at this land as his family’s ticket to financial prosperity and somewhat of a legacy
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Background of the Study Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum L.)‚ also called bell peppers‚ green pepper‚ or Pimento‚ belong to the family Solanaceae (Olarewaju and Showemino‚ 2006; Kabura‚ 2008). It is a warm season annual crop when grown in temperate regions. However‚ it is actually a herbaceous perennial when cultivated in tropical areas‚ such as its native Latin America. Bell peppers are considered “sweet” since they lack the pungent chemical (capsaicin) present in
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analysis 1.1 Introduction The Green Grocer is a local independent organic health food store‚ it specialises in long lasting goods‚ vegan and vegetarian suitable deserts‚ and green cleaning products. Currently the store is doing quite well and is situated in West End where the desire to shop healthily and locally is still strong. Recently West End has seen the introduction of Aldi‚ which many customers are now using as their main source of groceries. This has not impacted The Green Grocer greatly‚ as the
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT TWO Case Study: The Case of the Unidentified Risks In September 2010‚ ALFA Fabricators advised its staff that their new factory and offices out in semi-rural Angle Vale would be ready for completion by the end of April 2012. ALFA was a responsible company and liked to keep their premises clean and tidy and their staff happy. The new premises at Angle Vale were developed on a 4.5-hectare site‚ previously used for grain crops. Consequently‚ ALFA decided that significant landscaping
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[pic] The Green Revolution The world’s worst recorded food disaster occurred in 1943 in British-ruled India. Known as the Bengal Famine‚ an estimated 4 million people died of hunger that year in eastern India (which included today’s Bangladesh). Initially‚ this catastrophe was attributed to an acute shortfall in food production in the area. However‚ Indian economist Amartya Sen (recipient of the Nobel Prize for Economics‚ 1998) has established that while food shortage was a contributor to the
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Green Chemistry Many companies all over the world produce chemicals for their products that are harmful to the environment‚ human health‚ and to all living species. Green Chemistry is the use of chemistry for the prevention of chemical pollution to the environment by using chemicals that are benign‚ or not harmful. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that the mission of Green Chemistry is‚ "To promote innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation
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