Essays on Green Building

LEED Neighborhood Development (ND) rating systems such LEED-ND are designed for the certification of exemplary neighborhood development projects which show exemplary performance in relation to smart growth, green building, and new urbanism. Contextually, such development projects include whole neighborhoods, multiple neighborhoods, and even parts of neighborhoods. By reviewing the Pilot version of the LEED-ND 2007 certification document, it is evident that LEED-ND systems are designed to drive the marketplace towards acknowledging the central doctrine of green building i.e. the simple fact that our personal, economic and environment health is significantly influenced by our immediate surroundings which include the places ...

INTRODUCTION

Tourism and hospitality have formed one of the world's fast growing industry and expanding at a rapid pace. It is an appealing industry that positively contributed to economic growth of developing and developed countries. The hospitality industry remains the intensive key resource of tourism, hotel such as Waldorf Astoria Beijing takes up the corporate responsibility to balance the social, economic and sustainability needs of their business as well as the communities. This hotel has been awarded Traveler's Choice Awards: - Trip Advisor in 2013 (Waldorf Astoria 2016). If these hospitality industries do not support tourism then a negative impact ...

Business Problem Statement

Climate change is an issue that is evaluated just as any other business issue and thus it has to compete at some stage with other investment opportunities. In business, it is important to focus on projects that are compliant with applicable environmental and resource protection laws (Kubba 2). This has driven the focus of project managers to green initiatives in businesses. There are various programs in existence that seek to outline the important green criteria by highlighting sound practices that protect the environment as well as operations that are cost effective. One of the widely recognized programs is the ...

1. Statement of interest: Describe your interest in pursuing a career in national security or defense. Include a description of your long-term goals as they relate to that career. My interest in becoming an architect has been expressed long before in my native country, Iran. I was amazed at how architectural objects were able to change the society and build the character of the city long before I got determined in my future professional path. Then I realized that depending on the architectural performance some cities can either promote a green way of life, sustainable development and progress or ...

Sustainability Issues in the Field of Construction

Sustainability is synonymous to a green environment and with the overall growth in construction of buildings, housing spaces, offices and complexes, the construction field is a major focus of green designs. Sustainable buildings are also known as Green Buildings and impact the overall processes and structure of the building right from design, to project management and project completion. The sustainability in construction field impacts design, operational procedures, construction of the structure and final building, maintenance, demolition, and renovation. Sustainability applies to the complete lifecycle of all types of construction work impacting the end to end processes. Sustainability comes as ...

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Bauhaudin, Elias, and Saifudin define the green building as an edifice that has the capacity to “reduce the undesirable human impacts on the natural surroundings, building materials, building assets, and enhances human health and the natural environment” (Bauhaudin et al. 2). In other words, a green or sustainable building is designed with the intention of allowing human beings to co-exist harmoniously with the environment by creating an edifice that is environmentally friendly. However, it should be noted that “the perception of what is a sustainable building is changing over time and depending on the location” ( ...

Benefits of Green Schools in Kuwait

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Kuwait is a country located in the Middle East, which is a region characterized by severe water shortages as its located in the middle of a desert. Also, nearly all the electrical energy consumed in Kuwait is generated from fossil fuels such as natural gas and diesel. This situation poses several challenges. For example, the lack of enough clean water for domestic use could lead to serious problems such as waterborne diseases, such as cholera or typhoid. Also, water shortages can affect businesses such as agriculture and hospitality businesses. On the other hand, over reliance on ...

Nursing:

Introduction In the recent decades, tourism has emerged as the most far-reaching and the world’s largest industry with an astounding socio-cultural, economic, and policy effects on all of us. According to World Tourism Organization (WTO), tourism as an industry supports at least 215million jobs worldwide and makes up about 6% of the Global Gross National Profit (LePree, 2009). In this context, not only is tourism the world’s largest industry, but it is also the fastest growing industry globally (The International Ecotourism Society [TIES], 2014). Because of this, there has been an ever-growing and evolving awareness of the ...

Green buildings are a type of buildings whose design is optimized to reduce resource consumption during building, operation, and demolition. The main purpose of green buildings is to promote environmental conservation by reducing their carbon footprint. The design of green buildings is anchored on the principle of reduce recycle reuse. For example, the design is aimed at reducing water and electrical power consumption. Also, green buildings are equipped with provisions for recycling water and reusing it elsewhere. In addition, green buildings are sometimes constructed by reusing construction materials salvaged from demolished buildings (Colclough par.4). This paper examines the best ...