Sentences with phrase «better buildings initiative»

The agency's Better Buildings initiative, which seeks to slash overall energy use across U.S. buildings by 20 percent in 10 years, has already been successful in the commercial sector, but now it is turning to the residential arena — with a focus on advancing home energy efficiency.

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The initiative is intended to teach small businesses how to use Facebook to generate new customers, retain existing ones and build an online community through things like buying display ads targeting specific markets as well as other cost - free measures.

These initiatives will gain in popularity as savvy entrepreneurs capitalize on the relationship - building advantages of social media and the good publicity that comes with giving back.

Everything that's smart today is built on a dynamic, data - infused, two - way or multi-party conversation — not a static presentation — and, most importantly, every campaign or initiative that's going to have any value and / or ultimately succeed in building connection and engagement needs to anticipate and build an effective plan that incorporates a feedback loop and a real - time response capability as well.

To determine which communities are a good fit for the initiative, Starbucks looks at all the available data on the socio - economic health of America's cities to understand which communities have the biggest opportunity gaps, which have the biggest need for business investment and leadership, and where there is local movement underway to build a better future for its residents.

Lowe's is building up its social initiatives to better connect with consumers this holiday season and gain on rivals.

The Ovation Awards offer a unique opportunity for members of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders» Association to be part of an industry initiative that recognizes the best builders, renovators and designers in our region, as well as one that builds a strong and positive public image for members.

American Forests is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Bacardi, the world's largest privately held spirits company, it will launch forest restoration initiatives with two projects in Idaho as part of the industry - leading Bacardi environmental sustainability initiative «Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future.»

These initiatives include the National Produce Program, which identifies key strategies to introduce fresh produce into the emergency food system; the Healthy Food Bank Hub, which encourages good nutrition among Feeding America clients; and the Feeding Possibilities Program, which builds the capacity of its member food banks.

I'm thrilled to be a part of the wonderful collaboration of Family Travel Experts over at Best Family Travel Advice, and I'm delighted to tell you about a great giveaway they've organized on behalf of Passports With Purpose, the fantastic initiative happening now that's raising money to build a village in India.

Healthy Schools BC Regional Grants aim to build regional capacity amongst health, education and community partners to collaboratively work through new approaches and designs for learning (such as the Healthy Schools BC Learning Framework, Spiral of Inquiry and innovative prototyping) for district / group - level initiatives that are directly related to mental well - being.

In addition, resources are being allocated to expand new infrastructure - building initiatives to bolster the field of home visiting and better integrate home visiting services into a broad system of early childhood supports.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

The Commission could further this goal by three means: conducting and publishing research into what initiatives are successful at increasing political participation; advising public bodies and institutions regarding how to better democratise their functioning; and critically, by providing resources and capacity - building to facilitate local, civil society - led initiatives that aim to increase broad - based levels of participation or deliberation in political decision - making.

Lottery Director Gordon Medenica noted Genting presented the best proposal yet offered during the nearly nine - year initiative to get a facility built in Queens.

Hayduk also discussed a few other initiatives, like bulletin boards soon to come to in lobbies to provide property alerts and the «good neighbors» campaign, which he said has already had an effect on some people's habits of slamming doors and smoking near buildings.

She indicated that lack of jobs for the youth, teenage pregnancy and adolescent marriages are some of the major concerns of the region therefore pleaded with government to ensure the Central region is fully considered in the implementation of these initiatives to facilitate job creation as well as provide soft loans to enable women especially build businesses and their capacity.

«One would have expected them to either encourage anyone who takes the initiative to fix it or at least compete with him by building another and better facility and not to pull down the one being built, all in the name of politics.

«Providing quality park spaces is paramount for our «#Not62» health initiative, as we work to build a healthier Bronx,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. «We must make sure that our shared recreational spaces are in good condition and inviting to the public, so that more and more Bronxites of all ages will take advantage of them.

As we begin the next chapter in OCIS with our new Commissioner Glenn Marchi at the helm, we look forward to building on the legacy with new innovations and initiatives that allow us to better serve and engage with our citizens.»

Battle of the Books is part of the New York State Summer Reading initiative Build a Better World, taking place at all 37 Buffalo & Erie County Public Libraries.

Jamestown is trying to give itself a shot in the arm with a downtown revitalization initiative that includes a new brewery, renovating the former Ramada Inn, rail links to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, as well as renovating the KeyBank building for both businesses and new apartments.

Said County Executive Anthony J. Picente «This year we have added our pink ribbon initiative and lighting of the County Building as well as raising $ 1305 for our Team Oneida County participation in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk, with a dress down day.

Gregg helped to lay the foundation for Midtown revitalization by partnering with Ulster County Transportation on the Building a Better Broadway initiative.

The New York Civil Liberties Union has focused its concerns specifically on the LMSI, taking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-- the program's main source of funding — to court to obtain information on, among other things, the location of cameras and license plate readers, the type of equipment being used, the timeline for implementing the security initiative as well as a list of buildings and other structures to be protected.

In 2004, the Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) initiative honored the National Graduate Degrees for Minorities for Engineering and Science (GEM) Consortium as a graduate degree milestone program for supporting and developing minority M.S. and Ph.D. recipients.

I'm not saying the Einstein initiative was unimportant but what was so critical and missed out of some really quite good histories is that it was in that office in Birmingham in 1940 that the allies broadly speaking realized you could build a bomb.

Headquartered in Oman, Good Earth Power AZ LLC is the second contractor attempting to build a business around the initiative, which requires that much of the restoration costs be covered by the value of trees removed from the forest.

Though successful when applied to well - defined technological goals such as building rockets or decoding the genome, are big - budget initiatives run by a small group of scientists and administrators the best way to develop something as basic as a new understanding of the human brain?

«I look forward to working with highly talented faculty, staff and students to build on current strengths and to create new programs and initiatives to help us all invent better lives.»

About the Education Mission CBN has built a comprehensive education program consisting of precollege, undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral initiatives, as well as public education.

, a new initiative to figure out the genetics of these dogs» remarkable behavior — and build new genetic tools to help find the best dogs for the job.

«There are a lot of initiatives in existence that focus on building parent capacity, parent universities, or workshops thinking that if we can only teach parents how to better respond that everything will be fine.

Former state students in Norwich are to help transform current students» opportunities and give them a better start in life by going back to their old schools in an initiative to build an alumni network in schools and college in the city.

Ever since, I have been pursuing research and program initiatives that facilitate the building of developmental assets in young people, as well as fostering connections between families, schools, and communities.

Save the Children is calling on UK schools to «build a better world» with the launch of an exciting new fundraising initiative — «Den Day».

Building on a multi-year relationship between Project Zero (PZ) and ISV, the PZ Connect initiative involves exploration of mechanisms for supporting educators remotely, through online and blended structures, (the Outreach strand) as well as the investigation of fundamental problems in teaching and learning through PZ frameworks (the Development strand).

Our plans for implementing the proposed initiative will include the following activities: (1) continuing to build their evidence base to understand for whom their intervention works best and least, and in what contexts; (2) refining their program model with a sharp focus on producing the materials that will be needed to achieve successful replication at scale; (3) solidifying the commitment of the selected scaling champions (i.e., the person who will drive the continuing development of the intervention and its implementation at scale); and (4) building the infrastructure necessary to support effective scaling, including the development of a business plan and training support structure, along with the successful navigation of intellectual property issues.

Investing in schools The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) recently commented on the situation as part of a wide - ranging report titled Building Better Britain: A vision for the next government, arguing that current improvement initiatives are not sufficient.

Building off of Boston Public School's (BPS) successful PreK initiative, this project aims to operationalize the recommended PreK - 3rd grade reform strategies and pioneer their implementation at scale, all the while examining this particular case of education reform and its incremental progress towards better meeting young children's needs.

Building on the best that already exists in the education sector will be crucial if UTCs and other initiatives to tackle the disengagement of young people at 16 and beyond, is to work.

It isn't a question of competency, but more a question of opportunity, and getting involved with the non-profit initiatives available to them will build teachers» skills and confidence, as well as the interest of their students.

Children in North Tyneside, Northumberland, Gateshead, Sunderland, County Durham, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton on Tees will enjoy better schools in the years to come from the new initiative agreed today and local construction companies will play a key role in building better schools across the country under the wider Priority School Building Programmebuilding better schools across the country under the wider Priority School Building ProgrammeBuilding Programme.»

Former state students in Oldham are to help transform current students» opportunities and give them a better start in life by going back to their old schools in an initiative to build an alumni network in schools and college in the town.

Recently Russell started the Good Faith Partnership initiative which facilitates strategic partnerships between leaders in politics, business and faith based organisations and For Refugees, a capacity building organisation to help communities welcome refugees in the UK.

«ASCD's mission and positions on teaching and learning reflect my own values and beliefs, so I see the opportunity to join the Emerging Leaders program as a way not only to articulate the shared best practices, but also build leadership skills through working with ASCD leaders and outreach initiatives,» said Brad Cawn, senior manager of school performance for Chicago Public Schools and a 2011 Emerging Leader.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

This trailblazing initiative has the potential to build some best practices for other districts to use in their own efforts to integrate student voice.

The Mind Trust has built a network of 17 world - class education organizations in Indianapolis by recruiting some of the nation's best, established programs and helping to launch new schools and initiatives through its Charter School Incubator and Education Entrepreneur Fellowship.

Based on financial data collected through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's initiative to build comprehensive educator evaluation systems, Harvard professor Tom Kane estimates that done well, a high quality teacher evaluation system is likely to consume two percent of a school district's budget.