An Architect And Main Causes Of The Modern Phenomenon, Climate Change

Phase 1: At the very beginning we are going to perform a topographic survey for the judgement of land features

Climate change is a issue that widely talked today. As the National Weather Service reports, the hottest temperature records are extending all over the United States since year 2010 (Schlesinger, William H, 2014). It is obvious that our world is heating. Global warming become more and more seriously. With the increase of temperature, many environment problems occur to have huge impact on our urban life, including: the sea level rise, air pollution and drought. These environment problems also endanger our area in a large part.

In order to carry out works under the current Contract, Contractor prior to the conclusion of the Contract has reviewed the Initial Data, all materials, conclusions, pre-design reports and other documentation provided by the Company and consider them as complete, sufficient, reliable and accurate for performance of Works and other obligations under the Contract. While the Contractor will conduct all necessary engineering survey works (geological, hydrogeological, geodetic, etc.) in accordance with the Assignment, the cost of which is included in the Contract

The Survey and Inspection Department monitors each development stage and schedules on-site inspections of individual components to approve overall construction performance.

Many people argue that architectural designs do not have to use any precautions involving climate change because it is not happening. Paul Bedard writes, “Much of the global warming debate has focused on reducing CO2 emissions because it is thought that the greenhouse gas produced mostly from fossil fuels is warming the planet. But Steward, who once believed CO2 caused global warming, is trying to fight that with a mountain of studies and scientific evidence that suggest CO2 is not the cause for warming. What's more, he says CO2 levels are so low that more, not less, is needed to sustain and expand plant growth… he cites studies that show CO2 levels following temperature spikes, prompting him to back other scientists who say that global warming is caused by solar activity…. Worse, if

Keep exterior tree lawns adjacent to property maintained, which includes the full length of building if applicable. This will include grass cut, trash pickup, etc.

The average temperature of Earth’s surface have heightened by a record high of 1.4°F over the past century. It was shown on scientist model that most of the increase happened in the past 30 years of time. While modeling human activities alongside with natural events, scientist concluded that human activities are now the primary culprit for the rapid increase in temperature that’s recorded in the past century. The rate of fossil fuel consumption by human activities is enlarging exponentially, causing CO2 levels to rise. The major issue of climate change is built upon human activities such as the emission of greenhouse gas, deforestation, and the denial of climate change. In a couple of decades, these activities will become the ultimate culprit of the lost of animal habitations and health risks for

As an on-call contract, the specific scope of a particular project will not be determined until the time the on-call task is assigned. Engineering tasks frequently involve the following: assessing existing HVAC, plumbing and electrical equipment, evaluating the energy efficiency of existing systems and equipment, developing facility assessment reports for the replacement of existing systems and equipment and other energy conservation strategies, providing technical support to address equipment failures and developing emergency corrective measures, and providing design services for equipment replacements, cost estimates, preparation of construction bid documents and construction administration.

Climate is an average weather condition during a region in a given period, it will not change by one day or one night, but instead caused through over time. From the perspective of meteorology, The climate change refers to a specific location, time of regional or global climate change or conversion, based on the all of the conditions associated with the average weather characteristics, such as temperature, wind and precipitation etc. According to the IPCC’s Synthesis Report, “Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have increased since the pre-industrial era, driven largely by economic and population growth, and are now higher than ever. This has led to atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide that are unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years. Their effects, together with those of other anthropogenic drivers, have been detected throughout the climate system and are extremely likely to have been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century” (Page4) Human are the main reason to cause the climate change. While during the climate changing in naturally, human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere, causing the today’s climate change. And this change is not only hindering the progress and development of society but also affect human society and the survival of

Climate change, otherwise known as global warming, has grown more apparent in recent years, with increased natural disasters, significantly warmer temperatures and unreasonably long seasons. Global warming is one of the main concerns that scientists have been researching for the past century. Scientific evidence shows that global warming is caused by human behaviors. Due to the amount of human-induced carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that have been released into the air, the earth is becoming a highly poisonous place to live on. Earth’s climate has been constantly changing ever since the Industrial Revolution, when innovations began and factories were built, which emitted mass air pollution. As more technological

It is well known that pollution is a global problem and human’s lack of knowledge or ignorance to their contribution to poor air quality is serious. “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all. At the global level, it is a complex

Lagro, James A. “Part- 3 Site Inventory and Analysis.” Site Analysis - A Conceptual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design, 2nd ed., pp. 99–123. - In this book James A Lagro carefully details each crucial step in

Secondly, the contractor must examine reports that suggest that portions of the land being prepared for the new property is polluted. On account of the industrial activities that are prevalent in

Ms. Clare has 12 years of professional experience working in the Geographic Information System (GIS) field. She is proficient in using Economic and Social Research Institute’s (ESRI’s) ArcGIS software for spatial analysis and map creation. She uses ArcMap for analyzing sites, soils, hazards, proposed developments, watersheds, wetland impacts, endangered species, and wildlife habitats. She converts and projects Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data and AutoCAD data for GIS analysis and uses current cartographic techniques in creating quality maps and graphics.

The following annotated bibliography covers a breath of topics under the major topic theme Environmental Management and Conservation. It was created as a starting point for building my knowledge of GIS tools used in environmental management and conservation for my concept map.