Search Results - subject:"Environmental Design"

Environmental requirements for furniture industry: the case study of Brazilian Southeast industry

Lopes, Camila; Azevedo, Patrícia - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 5, pp. 1013-1029

Despite more than 20 years of economic progress, especially in emerging economies like Brazil, the gap between developed and developing countries is still large, and environment problems have risen significantly. In this context, this paper aims to make the Brazilian furniture production...

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Designing experiences strategically

Alcántara, Enrique; Artacho, Miguel A.; Martínez, … - In: Journal of Business Research 67 (2014) 6, pp. 1074-1080

experience. The paper focuses on experiences related to environmental design. In that setting, the procedure led to the …

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New strategies to improve the management capacity of contractors for labor-based methods in road rehabilitation in Ghana

Quagraine, Victor Kwesi - 2007

Ghana, like many African countries, is plagued with unemployment, poverty and annual trade deficits. Unemployment and poverty have led to a socio-economic breakdown. They are believed to be among the causes that led to the 1994 Rwanda genocide. Despite the abundance of an unemployed labor force,...

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Green buildings, environmental awareness, and organizational image

Rashid, Mahbub; Spreckelmeyer, Kent; Angrisano, Neal J. - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 14 (2012) 1, pp. 21-49

Purpose – The study seeks to investigate the mechanisms for the effects of environmental design features of a green … investigated the direct effects of environmental design features of a green building on occupants' EA and OI. The other mechanism … investigated the indirect effects on occupants' EA and OI resulting from the direct effects of environmental design features on …

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Environmental design in domestic ancient Greek architecture

Sinou, Maro - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 14 (2011) 1/2, pp. 49-64

The objective of this paper is to show that the subtle climatic differences should lead to different environmental strategies in building construction. Domestic architecture is investigated since housing is the most energy demanding building type. The study aims to demonstrate that the...

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Guide to the LEED AP Operations and Maintenance (O+M) Exam

Cottrell, Michelle - 2011

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Toward Preservation of the Traditional Marketplace: A Preference Study of Traditional and Modern Shopping Environments in Bangkok, Thailand

Lekagul, Apichoke - 2002

The objectives of this dissertation are to: 1) identify the aspects of shopping environments that are important to people; and 2) identify strategies to maintain the cultural relevance and viability of traditional marketplaces in the new global economy. This dissertation uses a Content...

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Approaches to the design of sustainable housing with low CO2 emission in Denmark

Knudstrup, Mary-Ann; Hansen, Ring; Tine, Hanne; … - In: Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 9, pp. 2007-2015

Over the last year there has been a remarkable change in politicians' attitudes within Denmark and EU member states to the issue of climate change. This change in the political mindset is a result of the increasing frequency of high winds and flooding in Denmark and Europe, as well as in many...

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Critical foundations: Providing Australia’s 21st century infrastructure

Regan, Michael - 2008

Extract: Infrastructure is undoubtedly the least understood of the major asset classes in Australia. A tradition of public ownership and operation, its status as a public good and a lack of information about its investment characteristics in both public and private hands has contributed to...

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Environment and empire

Beinart, William; Hughes, Lotte - 2007

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