Building And Delivering Sustainability Solutions Insights Methods And Case Studies

Author : Nathaniel K. Newlands,Tracy A. Porcelli,Andries B. Potgieter,Louis Kouadio,Alfredo Huete,Wei Guo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889630394

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Building and Delivering Sustainability Solutions: Insights, Methods, and Case-Studies by Nathaniel K. Newlands,Tracy A. Porcelli,Andries B. Potgieter,Louis Kouadio,Alfredo Huete,Wei Guo Pdf

Sustaining ecosystems to deliver what people need and value, while mitigating and adapting to global climate change and extreme event impacts, presents a complex set of environmental, economic, and social challenges in ensuring resilient and sustainable food production. The Climate Smart Landscape (CSL) approach has emerged as an integrated management strategy to address the increasing pressures on agricultural production, ecosystem conservation, rural livelihoods, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Deploying cheaper, more accurate, and efficient technology enables the harnessing of big data for use in solving sustainability challenges. With improved integrated analytical frameworks, statistical approaches, spatially- explicit models and indices, the CSL approach can be further developed and applied for more resilient, productive, and sustainable ecosystems. This eBook brings together original research, review, hypothesis, theory, and technology report articles, involving 87 authors from 9 countries across Asia, Europe, and North America. These articles present new methodological and technological innovation, findings, and insights across four themes: (1) landscape productivity and crop suitability, (2) variable crop requirements for water and nutrients, (3) crop health status, phenology, and phenotyping, and (4) crop disease assessment and prediction under integrated pest management (IPM).

Author : Sara J. Wilkinson,Hilde Remøy,Craig Langston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118477106

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Sustainable Building Adaptation by Sara J. Wilkinson,Hilde Remøy,Craig Langston Pdf

How to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend more on building adaptation than on new construction and there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and awareness of what happens to commercial buildings over time. Sustainable Building Adaptation: innovations in decision-making is a significant contribution to understanding best practice in sustainable adaptations to existing commercial buildings by offering new knowledge-based theoretical and practical insights. Models used are grounded in results of case studies conducted within three collaborative construction project team settings in Australia and the Netherlands, and exemplars are drawn from the Americas, Asia, Japan, Korea and Europe to demonstrate the application of the knowledge more broadly. Results clearly demonstrate that the new models can assist with informed decision-making in adaptation that challenges some of the prevailing solutions based on empirical approaches and which do not accommodate the sustainability dimension. The emphasis is on demonstrating how the new knowledge can be applied by practitioners to deliver professionally relevant outcomes. The book offers guidance towards a balanced approach that incorporates sustainable and optimal approaches for effective management of sustainable adaptation of existing commercial buildings.

Author : Sebastian Skatulla,Hans Beushausen
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031325151

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Advances in Information Technology in Civil and Building Engineering by Sebastian Skatulla,Hans Beushausen Pdf

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 19th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26-28, 2022. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge management, GIS, GPS, laser scanning, sensors, monitoring, VR/AR, computer-aided construction, product and process modeling, big data and IoT, cooperative design, mobile computing, simulation, structural health monitoring, computer-aided structural control and analysis, ICT in geotechnical engineering, computational mechanics, asset management, maintenance, urban planning, facility management, and smart cities. Written by leading researchers and engineers, and selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, the contributions highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.

Author : Brian Clegg,Kevin Wilhelm,Eric Olson
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 909 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133480603

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An Introduction to Sustainable Business Practices (Collection) by Brian Clegg,Kevin Wilhelm,Eric Olson Pdf

A brand new collection introducing today's highest-value sustainable business processes… 3 authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! 3 authoritative Books help you drive real competitive advantage from sustainability -- from planning and strategy through execution and metrics Sustainability strategies offer powerful opportunities to increase profitability, accelerate growth, improve brand value, and reduce business risk. In this unique 3 eBook package, three world-class experts introduce business sustainability and show how to achieve these benefits throughout your own organization. In Return on Sustainability: How Business Can Increase Profitability and Address Climate Change in an Uncertain Economy , Kevin Wilhelm introduces new best practices for capitalizing on the many business opportunities presented by climate change. Through real-world case studies of firms ranging from Yakima to Lockheed Martin, Wilhelm shows how enterprises have significantly improved business performance by improving their climate performance. Wilhelm also identifies key climate-related business risks that will require businesses to act whether they want to or not. Wilhelm helps you make the business case for seriously addressing climate change -- and, once you've made that case, he offers you practical strategies and techniques for successful execution. Next, in Better Green Business: Handbook for Environmentally Responsible and Profitable Business Practices, Dr. Eric G. Olson brings together practical insights and start-to-finish strategies for driving “win-win-win” gains in revenue, efficiency, and environmental performance. He introduces powerful methodologies and technologies for increasing operational efficiency and reducing waste, including IBM’s impactful Green Sigma™ approach. You'll find new ways to drive value by “instrumenting the planet,” and discover the technologies that now make this possible. Olson concludes by identifying long-term trends that make “green business” approaches increasingly indispensable. Finally, in Financial Times Briefings: Sustainable Business, Brian Clegg delivers concise, practical, and actionable advice for integrating sustainability in ways that improve both the environment and your bottom line. Organized to deliver fast and realistic answers to today's most common business sustainability challenges, this FT Briefing presents targeted strategies, detailed tactics, real business cases, crucial consensus-building techniques, effective metrics, proven executive interventions, and much more. Whether you're new to business sustainability or you want to strengthen your current initiatives, this collection brings together the best practices and expert advice you need right now. From world-renowned business sustainability experts Kevin Wilhelm, Eric Olson, and Brian Clegg

Author : Sara J. Wilkinson,Hilde Remøy,Craig Langston
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781118477182

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Sustainable Building Adaptation by Sara J. Wilkinson,Hilde Remøy,Craig Langston Pdf

How to adapt existing building stock is a problem being addressed by local and state governments worldwide. In most developed countries we now spend more on building adaptation than on new construction and there is an urgent need for greater knowledge and awareness of what happens to commercial buildings over time. Sustainable Building Adaptation: innovations in decision-making is a significant contribution to understanding best practice in sustainable adaptations to existing commercial buildings by offering new knowledge-based theoretical and practical insights. Models used are grounded in results of case studies conducted within three collaborative construction project team settings in Australia and the Netherlands, and exemplars are drawn from the Americas, Asia, Japan, Korea and Europe to demonstrate the application of the knowledge more broadly. Results clearly demonstrate that the new models can assist with informed decision-making in adaptation that challenges some of the prevailing solutions based on empirical approaches and which do not accommodate the sustainability dimension. The emphasis is on demonstrating how the new knowledge can be applied by practitioners to deliver professionally relevant outcomes. The book offers guidance towards a balanced approach that incorporates sustainable and optimal approaches for effective management of sustainable adaptation of existing commercial buildings.

Author : Anthony G. Hopwood,Jeffrey Unerman
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849776332

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Accounting for Sustainability by Anthony G. Hopwood,Jeffrey Unerman Pdf

If businesses and other organizations are to meet the many and complex challenges of sustainable development, then they all, both public and private, need to embed sustainability considerations into their decision-making and reporting. However, the translation of this aspiration into effective action is often inhibited by the lack of systems and procedures that take sustainability into account. Accounting for Sustainability: Practical Insights will help organizations to address these issues. The book sets out a number of tools and approaches that have been developed and applied by leading organizations to: - embed sustainability into decision-making, extending beyond an organization's boundaries to take into account suppliers, customers and other stakeholders; - measure and link sustainability and financial performance;

Author : Attila Dikbas
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1167 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203023426

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eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction by Attila Dikbas Pdf

Biannually since 1994, the European Conference on Product and Process Modelling in the Building and Construction Industry has provided a review of research, given valuable future work outlooks, and provided a communication platform for future co-operative research and development at both European and global levels.This volume, of special interest t

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 9780889369863

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Building Businesses with Small Producers by International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

Presents a comparative analysis of seven case studies that challenge current beliefs about good practice in the provision of business development services to small and micro enterprises. Highlights issues concerning the assessment of impact, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of such services.

Author : Gasim Hayder Ahmed Salih,Rashid A. Saeed
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-08
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031265808

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Sustainability Challenges and Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions by Gasim Hayder Ahmed Salih,Rashid A. Saeed Pdf

This book highlights the recent findings and advances in science engineering technology and sustainability issues. It aims to discuss, reflect and share experience in addressing the findings in science engineering technology and sustainability. The book aims to report the various interrelated disciplines from different institutions to discuss, reflect and share technology and experience in addressing new findings and strategies. This book presents the proceedings of the Science Engineering Technology and Sustainability International Conference (SETS2021) which was held virtually—as sustainable virtual conferences become the new normal—during December 23–25, 2021. This book is presenting latest research findings, and it is suitable for researchers, postgraduate students, professionals and experts. The book includes interesting and top research in fuzzy modeling and decision-making applications in computer science. Several chapters address trending research about bioremediation and phytoremediation. There are mainly three research findings that cover artificial intelligence, sustainability and new technologies.

Author : Jerry Yudelson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780750684743

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Marketing Green Building Services by Jerry Yudelson Pdf

Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success presents all the information key decision-makers need to respond to the fast-growing market for green buildings, design and construction services and products. Completely updated, revised and expanded from the author's previous works, this book is the one resource you need to succeed in the green building marketplace. With a sound grounding in contemporary marketing theory and practice, the book assembles hard-to-find information to assist executives and partners in design and construction firms in crafting competitive strategies that build on their firm' strengths, while shoring up their weaknesses. Since most design and construction firms specialize in particular market sectors, the book systematically examines the important market segments for green buildings. It also presents key business case justifications for green buildings that help architects, engineers and builders to understand client motivations and respond to them with appropriate marketing tactics and communications strategies. The book examines how the green building market is adopting certain new products and design approaches, information that will help manufacturers and product sales teams to craft appropriate marketing strategies. The book also helps owners and developers understand the green building business case and to find out what other leading-edge firms and projects have learned - how to market and sell green buildings and green developments in a highly competitive marketplace.

Author : Pranav Kumar Prabhakar
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031605451

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Preserving Health, Preserving Earth by Pranav Kumar Prabhakar Pdf

Author : James Campbell,Amy Boyington,Yiting Pan,Nina Baker,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,David Yeomans,Henrik Schoenefeldt,Michael Driver
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780992875145

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Studies in the History of Services and Construction by James Campbell,Amy Boyington,Yiting Pan,Nina Baker,Michael Heaton,Michael Tutton,David Yeomans,Henrik Schoenefeldt,Michael Driver Pdf

Building services are often overlooked in the history of architecture and engineering. This volume presents 41 papers presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Construction History Society held at Queens' College Cambridge from 6-8 April 2018 which cover a wide variety of topics on aspects of construction history and building services.

Author : David S. Ginley,David Cahen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781139502689

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Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability by David S. Ginley,David Cahen Pdf

How will we meet rising energy demands? What are our options? Are there viable long-term solutions for the future? Learn the fundamental physical, chemical and materials science at the heart of renewable/non-renewable energy sources, future transportation systems, energy efficiency and energy storage. Whether you are a student taking an energy course or a newcomer to the field, this textbook will help you understand critical relationships between the environment, energy and sustainability. Leading experts provide comprehensive coverage of each topic, bringing together diverse subject matter by integrating theory with engaging insights. Each chapter includes helpful features to aid understanding, including a historical overview to provide context, suggested further reading and questions for discussion. Every subject is beautifully illustrated and brought to life with full color images and color-coded sections for easy browsing, making this a complete educational package. Fundamentals of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability will enable today's scientists and educate future generations.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264232198

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OECD Green Growth Studies Fostering Green Growth in Agriculture The Role of Training, Advisory Services and Extension Initiatives by OECD Pdf

This report examines the role, performance and impact of farm advisory services, training and extension initiatives in the OECD area to foster green growth in agriculture.

Author : Abdelazim M. Negm,Rawya Y. Rizk,Rehab F. Abdel-Kader,Asmaa Ahmed
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 831 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031464911

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Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable Development by Abdelazim M. Negm,Rawya Y. Rizk,Rehab F. Abdel-Kader,Asmaa Ahmed Pdf

This book constitutes the referred proceeding of the 1st International Conference on Engineering Solutions Toward Sustainable development (ESSD2023), organized by the Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University and held in Port Said, Egypt, during May 2-3, 2023. The book is devoted to fulfill the need for sustainable development that has never been more urgent. It shows the crucial role of engineering to play in this transition from consumption culture to responsible culture. This book explores the relationship between engineering and sustainability, highlighting the vital role that engineering plays in achieving sustainable development. The book provides a comprehensive guide for engineers, researchers, and experts from different disciplines that are interested in sustainable development. From renewable energy sources to green infrastructure, the book delves into the latest technological advancements providing insights and practical strategies for designing and implementing sustainable solutions. With practical examples and case studies, readers will gain a deep understanding of how engineering principles and practices can be harnessed to develop sustainable solutions that balance economic, social, and environmental needs and to mitigate the negative impacts of human activity on our planet. The books is very useful for graduate students, researchers, policy planners, decision makers and stakeholders in the field of renewable energy, clean water development, climate actions, smart cities and communities and green infrastructures.