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The Campus Infrastructure (CI) Department at the University of Calgary absorbed a 25 per cent reduction in its operating budget in 1995. As a result, it was forced to transform its business processes in order to provide the required level of services to the campus. Through its strategic planning...
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the particular problems that arise when specifying and designing automated systems for the healthcare industry and how …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the Fukushima nuclear disaster (FND) that occurred 11 March 2011 through the lens of the systemic and complexity theory. This analysis allows the proposition of some guidelines for the development of a more preventive and ethical approach in...
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Buildings are a substantial contributor towards CO2 levels, and design methods to make buildings much more energy efficient are evolving. In the UK, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) has been in operation for over ten years. The scheme is intended to...
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marketplace and who is applying them? Are the barriers hindering the uptake of sustainability in the corporate real estate market … Programme for Industry, Sustainability Learning Network 2003 course, where key players in the corporate real estate arena were … asked these questions. It identifies those sectors engaged in driving sustainability uptake and those resistant. It …
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sustainability research in the real estate sector has focused on green buildings in the area of new construction, and economical and …
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proposed to ensure the sustainability of the traditional production systems while retaining their original function. Findings …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ensure the preservation and sustainability of traditional water mills in Turkey …
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Purpose – This paper aims to assess Vail Resorts’ sustainability activities by applying a well-substantiated framework … the sustainability activities and accomplishments of Vail Resorts appear comprehensive and impressive. Corporate … sustainability is a complex, multi-functional endeavor, yet guidance on the issue has tended to be single level, single stage and …
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Purpose This paper aims to provide an inside view and analysis of corporate eco-efficiency/sustainability strategy … review and case studies of corporate sustainability strategies. Original research was conducted via in-depth, face … certain challenges to corporate sustainability strategy including consumer use of products and how best to measure ecological …
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used to synthesize the situations of both the energy and power sectors. For both systems, inquiry- and matrices-based SAP … modeling (ISM), total interpretive structural modeling (TISM) or the interpretive ranking process can also be explored for the … projects and supporting the idea for energy security and sustainability. Originality/value The SAP-LAP model is a novel …
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