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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Building sustainability"”.
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Developing a building sustainability assessment model for the South African built environment : searching for new appoaches to improve the effectiveness of building assessment
… practical measures to enhance the practice of building assessment in fostering sustainable construction. Hence, this thesis advances the theory for the practice of building assessment that incorporates the principles of sustainable development. The research findings are communicated via a …
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Professional Development Time: A Longitudinal Study of the Implementation of Daily Teacher Collaboration
… and implementation issues, (b) using PDT by building professional conversation skills, (c) socializing new participants, (d) building sustainability practices into the design, and (e) devoting the necessary time to make PDT work.
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VALUE CREATION, VALUE SENSING, VALUE DELIVERY, AND VALUE CAPTURING MECHANISM OF GREEN BUILDING: A VALUE NETWORK
… increased public awareness of the influence of building sustainability on the environment, society, and economy. Green building eases the pressure of urbanization by saving energy, reducing waste, protecting the environment, improving the living standard, and encouraging industry. Consequently, …
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Optimizing the selection of sustainability measures for existing buildings
Buildings in the United States have significant impacts on the natural environment, national economy, and society. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, buildings in the United States account for 41% of energy consumption, 73% of electricity consumption, 38% of carbon dioxide emissions, and …
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Building Sustainable Behavior through Social Marketing: Encouraging Reusable Shopping Bag Use at Stadium Thriftway in Tacoma, WA - A Case Study
Strong sustainability represents a paradigm shift that places environmental conservation and social well-being above the economy and hyper-consumption. Building sustainability requires replacing single-use disposables with durable reusables. This thesis focuses on one ubiquitous single-use …
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Understanding the Impacts of Urban Agriculture in Gentrifying Neighborhoods in Denver
… has been studied in relation to food security, sustainability, and gentrification. Urban agriculture is context specific and can include individual gardens, community gardens, guerilla gardening, and urban farms. Urban agriculture is a product of the community it is based in, depending on …
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Comparison of Occupant Behavior in a Traditional, Green Featured, and LEED Certified Building Case
… of energy consumption are attributable to buildings. Among various available strategies, the building sector has the greatest potential for carbon emission reduction. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) took early action to promote sustainable designs in buildings and has …
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Development of a Landscape Vulnerability Assessment Model in a Heightened Security Environment
… provide sufficient protection to support building sustainability in the event of a terrorist attack? By exploring the relative effectiveness of current landscape security practices and methodologies, this thesis proposes to provide the landscape architect with sufficient background to …
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Analyzing the evolving trends of the sustainable built environment
Sustainable buildings have been accepted as one of the most effective solutions among stakeholders in the construction industry to achieve the goal of promoting environmentally friendly, economic responsible and social harmonious built environment. Throughout the approximately thirty-year-evolving …
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Challenges of achieving zero energy education buildings
Buildings have significant impacts on the environment, economy, and society. Buildings account for 40% of the total energy consumption in the U.S. To improve the energy efficiency of buildings, the use of zero energy buildings (ZEB) has increased in recent years. The main objective of this research …
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Fire engineering in sustainable buildings: An Evaluation for the application of Performance Based Design in Abu Dhabi
Sustainable Building Design and Engineering is an integrated approach to energy, health, and operational performance. Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE) is experiencing a phenomenal growth in built environment. In this context, the Abu Dhabi Government has taken initiatives and …
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A composite index for enhancing sustainability within public housing projects in Libya
… whilst attributing to the reduction of house building costs over a life cycle. It is widely acknowledged that sustainable homes should satisfy the overarching principles of sustainability, fitting in with the local influences of the regional specialities they are built in. The ambition of the …
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Město ve městě Blok Trnitá
Diplomová práca sa zaoberá návrhom novostavby bytového domu v Brne, v novej mestskej štruktúre, v oblasti Trnitá. Návrh ukazuje iný pohľad na výstavbu mestského bloku, so zreteľom na udržateľnosť, variabilitu a kvalitu bývania.