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    Safety is a factor of our lives that is very rarely overlooked, instead, it is universally prioritized over many other necessities. Thus, when scandals concerning consumer safety air, the company must take caution in regaining the public 's favor to save face. Time is an integral factor of trust when a company cheats the public and the government, their public standing is negatively affected while the trust between the two parties repairs. However, if the company has publicly apologized for their

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    “Understanding that environmental responsibility is an integral part of design excellence” - Perkins + Will   Contents Page 1.0 Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………..1 1.1 Design and Brief ……………………………………………………………………………………..3 Location ……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..4 Goals ………………………………………………..……………………………………………………..5 Design theme and spatial aesthetics……………………………………………………………………………………….……

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    addition, the fuel cells could only be seen as cheaper relative to the fuel mix that powers New York City’s electrical grid. While not as directly harmful, natural gas is still a fossil fuel and therefore still has a carbon footprint. The main environmental benefit of converting natural gas (mostly methane) to hydrogen gas is to avoid unpleasant byproducts of methane combustion such as VOC’s, rather than greenhouse gas mitigation. New York State is all connected to a single electrical grid operated

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    several inexpensive steps that are easily implemented for turning a home green. The most effective way is to start by ‘sealing the envelope’ and making improvements on insulation performance with an energy audit The EPA provides a financial and environmental incentive by setting up certifications with remodeling companies to “run the envelope test” and show the homeowner what upgrade to consider to stop energy leaks by sealing or replacing windows and doors, upgrading plumbing and electrical outlets

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    Environmental problems are known to be a “Wicked problem” because there are so many sides one must please, and ultimately never solve. From power, transportation, food scarcity; each one of these face technological and government borders. The fact is it is hard to make people agree, it is truly remarkable that the United Nations still stands and operates today when so many earlier versions of it have failed. Still when countries are not at war together, their own country is not revolution, the topic

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    Green manufacturing is an effort that may brings millions of benefits to the people and the world. It is closely related to the green product which is referred to the use of renewable energy system and clean technology tools despite what their form in. Besides that, green manufacturing is considered to be the great role player in the efforts to minimize pollution and waste by reducing the usage of natural resource use, recycling methods and reusing what was to be considered as a waste includes emissions

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    With an abundance of government-funded tax breaks and subsidies available to encourage buildings to go green, it is no wonder why so many companies are interested in converting their real estate into energy efficient areas. The ability to win a multi-million dollar tax break is quite a motivator, but just how much are these companies really doing to turn their properties green? It turns out that many will do the bare minimum to win over this green certification, and most end up using just as much

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    International Conference – Green Urbanism, GU 2016 Aggregated granular Arundo Donax L. through integration between algorithm-driven design and sustainable fabrication systems May A.Malek Ali a , Aly Magdyb, Ahmed Elsherifc, Rana Hishamd, Mohamed Osamae a Assistant Professor, Faculty of fine Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria,21619, Egypt b Researcher, Faculty of fine Arts, Alexandria University, Alexandria,21619, Egypt c Demonstrator, Researching Staff, Pharos University, Alexandria,21649,

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    Design is that area of human experience, where skill and knowledge is concerned with man’s ability to mould the environment according to his material and spiritual needs. It is used to analyse and identify problems to find an appropriate solution. Designers have created all kind of functional designs to help improve people’s lives. They were interested in the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. Although there are examples of pre-historic art, they

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    Herman Miller Business Case 1. Executive summary Herman Miller, an environmental leader in the office furniture industry that offers a wide variety of products including seating, systems furniture, filing storage, desks, tables and health care. In 1989, the company decided to adopt a triple-bottom-line philosophy, so it established and changed company's environmental direction by adopting "Perfect Vision" initiative that targeted zero landfill, zero hazardous, waste generation, zero air

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