Introduction and Background to the problem With the alarming growth in the energy costs and environmental concern in construction projects there is a continuous demand for sustainable buildings. LEED® evaluates the sustainable performance through a 69-point credit system which mainly emphasizes Indoor environmental quality, energy and atmosphere, sustainable sites, water efficiency, materials and resources and innovation in design (Azhar, Carlton, Olsen and Ahmad (2011)). The advent of Building Information
manner that will minimize the negative effects on the natural environment. Engineers can provide solutions to sustainable development and green design problems. Commitment to this challenge requires civil engineers to recognize their professional obligation, Expand your knowledge base and participate at all levels of policy decisions. As main players and the design of many essential systems, some civil engineers may not be properly responding to these challenges Although the task is large and interdisciplinary
Julie D’Agostino Mrs. Shipe Effective Writing Code 8 even 13 March 2014 Solar Energy, Beneficial to All Users Many people question how energy is obtained. The question consists of where it comes from, how it is used, and if it will ever run out. The general American uses types of energy that come from fossils that have been in the earth for millions of years. Fossil fuels have been used for as long as people can remember and are continued to be used in today’s society. Fossil fuels are non-renewable
Indeed, Unruh (2000) argues that the dominance of fossil-fuel based energy systems is the result of such a process of co-evolution. The accumulated knowledge, skills and expertise coupled with capital outlays, infrastructure and regulation ultimately resulted in what he termed ‘carbon lock-in’ leading to the current prevalence of high carbon technologies. Characteristic of this nature of innovation is that newly developed sustainable energy-efficient in...
Sustainable engineering involves taking care of the environment and living within the ecological limits. In the recent past, sustainability engineers have been working their way out to find and implement holistic solutions with an aim of protecting the vital life supporting systems on earth. In addition, they also try to meet the needs of the growing population on the planet by advising people to utilize energy sources including solar power, wind and water (Evans, Strezov, & Evans, 2009). There are
and The term sustainable tourism can be defined as a conception of traveling as a tourist to cities and do the best to make good impacts on environment. The term sustainable transportation is used to define methods of transportation and systems of transportation development which are in agreement with sustainable development. The report will discuss sustainability and the application of sustainable transportation to sustainable tourism. II. Sustainable Development Sustainable development
been on the forefront of sustainable innovation for the last 40 years. Prior to the 1970’s, Malmo was a large shipbuilding town but when the demand decreased a recession hit the area hard. Malmo was in need of revival, a new approach to their economic situation. The city adopted a green economy, which means they utilized an economic structure focused on environmental sustainability. Malmo is credited with many developments in sustainability, most notably their focus on energy, consumption and transportation
alternative sources of energy be harnessed effectively? Biogas has been found to be a sustainable source of energy which is creates less emissions compared to coal and oil (1). Due to everyday needs and wants of the growing populations of the world, natural resources have been used and over used to a point where they are no more as available, such as fossil fuels in Kristianstad(2). This unfortunately creates concern for the future however, an alternative source of energy has been found and is being
concerned about using less energy or reducing their current waste they produce. Corporations should be in the process of developing strategies that will make the company completely sustainable in the future. This could either be seen in two ways. By creating a strategy that looks towards the future, a corporation or even a country can have an advantage that other businesses
a role in defining human progress. The goal is to balance each in order to create a sustainable future. A sustainable future involves using resources and creating an environment that can sustain future generations. However, it is clear that the current triangle of human progress is an unsustainable arrangement because the arrangement is unstable. Therefore, progress does not necessarily translate to a sustainable future. However, one must take a closer look at what defines progress and how it relates