Permeable paving

Salvador Minuchin, born and raised in Argentina, is known as the founder of structural family therapy (Colapinto, 1982). Before creating what would be known as his most lasting contribution, Minuchin spent years paving his way to his success. Traveling back and forth from Israel to the United States, Minuchin finally settled down in the year 1954 where he began training in psychoanalysis at the William Alanson White Institute in the United States (Nichols, 2014). Following the White Institute, Minuchin

Miami Crisis An analysis of the Miami Climate Change Report and Recommendations for its improvement Abstract In the last 19 years, the sea level around Miami have gone up 3.7 inches.The amount of assets that exposed to sea level rise is largest in the world and the population that is in the danger of sea level rise is fourth in Miami.What is worse, tropical

and it causes transformation of natural ecosystems into human landscapes. Human settlements, the need for farmland and especially, large urban and industrial areas significantly modify their environment. Changing from permeable and moist land uses to impermeable and dry one with paving and building material can sharply affect energy budget and land surface temperature (Guo et al., 2012), as well as

Smart planning and using green technologies can reduce the impact that urbanization and growing populations puts on the Bay. Pervious paving surfaces reduce the amount of runoff going into the Bay. There are many benefits to using pervious concrete, “these benefits are achieved with the use of an innovative design. Pervious pavement, also referred to as porous or permeable pavement, is actually a system consisting of an open-graded surface layer of concrete, asphalt, or pavers, typically placed over an

Construction and the Environment Assignment One The year 1992 and the ‘Earth Summit ' in Rio de Janeiro marked a paradigm shift in the attitude of the governments of the world, as over 150 delegates attended and recognised the importance of ecological issues to the future of humanity. This was of great significance to the construction industry, as one of the greatest consumers, and producers, of our economic system. ‘Construction accounts for 40% of the total flow of raw materials into

Green Building A Guide to Sustainable Building Materials and Methods in Santa Cruz County Funded through waste reduction grants from the City and County of Santa Cruz Departments of Public Works, and in cooperation with Ecology Action. Green Building: A Guide to Sustainable Building Materials and Methods in Santa Cruz County © 2004, Ecology Action of Santa Cruz Principal Authors: Barry Hooper & Karsten Mueller, Ecology Action Editor & Kiosk/Graphic Designer: Jenny Shelton, Shelton Design

ARC 879: PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDIES 2012 Adoption of LEED® as a Green Building Rating System in Nigeria Going Green In Nigeria OMOEFE AGHIMIEN 119051038 ABSTRACT Green building rating systems are in a state of constant flux and often differ from region to region. Regardless, fundamental principles persist from which the rating system is derived. These include sustainable sites and structure design efficiency, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials efficiency, indoor environmental

Wireless Hill Project Preparing for the 2012 Centenary Celebration and Realising Vision 2020 Business Case (FINAL) July 2011 Business Case Summary Project Title Wireless Hill Project – Preparing for the 2012 Centenary Celebration and Realising Vision 2020 Strategic program See 4.4 Strategic Impact for the link to the City of Melville Strategic Plan Realise the Wireless Hill Vision 2020 Concise Scope Interpretation plan, concept plan, detailed design, approvals, staged implementation