Sentences with phrase «building performance efforts»

Building performance efforts seek to improve the energy performance of existing buildings by taking a comprehensive approach to improving their...

Building performance efforts seek to improve the energy performance of existing buildings by taking a comprehensive approach to improving their energy efficiency, comfort and productivity.

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Besides flashy screens and efforts at community building, the flagship mega-stores — such as the first, an 80,000 - foot space in the West Edmonton Mall — are also geared toward product performance and customization.

To achieve this level of all - round, high - energy performances takes time, both to embed the tactical aspects and to build up the conditioning and stamina in the playing squad that can make it possible, but those efforts are paying off.

The truly spectacular action sequences never falter, more seamlessly blending live - action performance and stunt work to CGI marvels: a rampaging battle staged on the side of a building and a runaway train sequence easily trounce the efforts of the first film, and Raimi's effects team (again supervised by John Dykstra) also subtly improves upon the hero's web - slinging transit high above the city streets.

It's currently my number one genre effort of the year with it's ingenious mix of slowly built - up suspense, brutal twisted humour and a stand - out central performance from Vinson, not forgetting an hilarious Joe Swanberg.

This can be achieved by bridging performance and talent through consistent skill - building efforts.

[KIPP co-founder Mike] Feinberg said he'd like to see students at new schools show improved performance faster, but he cautioned that building schools is a long - term effort.

For example, although helping teachers to build their self - efficacy is critical, such efforts may not be effective in the long - term if teachers lack perceived control, feel anxious, or fear poor performance.

In spring 2013, 900 administrators, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders from Atlanta Public Schools embarked on a collaborative effort with ASCD to build a job - embedded professional development system that would deepen educator understanding of the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.

™ proved to be a step - by - step guide: 1) analyze and apply critical judgement; 2) identify performance factors; 3) plan and record the work; 4) monitor progress: 5) organize and manage improvement efforts; 6) guide collaborative efforts; 7) build capacity within school personnel; 8) demonstrate organizational sensitivity; 9) monitor accountability and adoption of the improvement process within school personnel; and, finally, 10) implement the school improvement process with a focus on sustainability.

Through a collaborative effort across multiple divisions within the Department, DST focuses on building the capacity of all staff serving in the lowest performing districts and schools across the state to support the improvement of the school performance grade and EVAAS growth score.

1992: Cadillac Seville Touring Sedan Why it won: Because it was the first serious effort by Cadillac to build a world - class, modern, luxury performance sedan.

Actions under the plan highlighted Secretarial Initiatives, research projects, FAST Act implementation, and capacity - building efforts related to planning, performance measures, and health / wellness through access to transportation services and active transportation, such as walking and biking.

Hennessey Performance has built a formidable reputation for its stunningly fast cars like the Venom F5 and trucks like the VelociRaptor, but now it has applied its supercharged efforts to the Camaro ZL1 to produce the Dodge Demon - fighting «Exorcist,» the world's fastest muscle car.

The performance is unprecedented in the 11 - year history of the «World Car of the Year» award and comes as a recognition of the efforts in Stuttgart to build «the best or nothing».

Benefits: School members get practical tools for building your school's prominence, expanding your recruitment efforts, enhancing your curriculum, developing your faculty, and improving your school's performance.

Twin Galaxies» recent efforts to build a dispute system for the purpose of allowing scores to be questioned in a centralized and documented manner have enabled all of the available evidence regarding Billy Mitchell's score performances to finally, after many years, be concentrated, examined and discussed by non-anonymous members of the gaming community and Twin Galaxies administration.

And the American artist Theaster Gates has converted a large old house near the Fridericianum into a resonant walk - in collage of recycled building materials punctuated with videos and occasional performances — the first of his efforts truly to justify the considerable buzz around his work.

(Sec. 204) Requires the EPA Administrator to: (1) establish a building energy performance labeling program with broad applicability to the residential and commercial markets to enable and encourage knowledge about building energy performance by owners and occupants and to inform efforts to reduce energy consumption nationwide; (2) develop model building energy labels for new residential and commercial buildings; and (3) conduct building energy performance labeling demonstration projects for different building types.

Requires the Secretary and the EPA Administrator to: (1) use the labeling program to evaluate energy performance in DOE and EPA facilities and to encourage and support implementation efforts in other federal agencies; and (2) establish a business and consumer education program to increase awareness about the importance of building energy efficiency and to facilitate widespread use of the labeling program.

This effort is geared towards increasing energy code compliance through an understanding of the South Carolina Energy Conservation Code as well as a wide variety of topics related to building science, building performance and the importance of energy efficiency.

(B) the Secretary of Energy shall make appropriate use of existing programs, including delegating authority to the Director of Commercial High - Performance Green Buildings appointed under section 421 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081), who shall designate and provide funding to support a high - performance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under thPerformance Green Buildings appointed under section 421 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081), who shall designate and provide funding to support a high - performance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under thperformance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under this section.

After meeting with the crew building a new high - performance home he designed, he said they're «efficiently working on the project with a clear understanding of where to focus their efforts and where not to.»

2030 Districts are unique private / public partnerships in designated urban areas across North America committed to reducing energy use, water use, and transport emissions Overseen by Architecture 2030, 2030 Districts are in the vanguard of grassroots collaborative efforts to renovate hundreds of millions of square feet of existing buildings and construct high - performance infill development and redevelopment.

Staff often say that their managers forget to thank and recognise their efforts and this simple action alone can greatly build team morale and performance.

• Track record of assisting with the realization of the company's maximum profit contribution • Documented success in training staff members and reviewing their performances by implementing core training programs • Demonstrated ability to procure inventory and office supplies by creating and maintaining effective liaison with procurement officers and vendors • Known for resolving clients» issues and complaints by staying within the parameters of company protocol • Proven ability to improve customer relations through implementation of customer support programs and initiatives • Effectively able to assist marketing and promotion teams with visual merchandising efforts by providing them with logistical and administrative support • Competent in handling recruiting efforts and advising store managers of staffing needs and personnel issues • Proficient in facilitating clear communications between different departments by creating a workable bridge between them • Adept at scheduling product knowledge sessions with various sales representatives to provide them with insight into new products on existing product lines • Proven record of proactively building and maintaining customer relations with a view to maximize sales • Able to create and maintain positive work environments for staff members in a bid to retain them • Excellent skills in assisting managers in organizing, planning and implementing administrative strategies • Qualified to coordinate office operations by ensuring that schedules and objectives are met properly

Marketing Director — Duties & Responsibilities Experienced administrator with a background in sales, marketing, and customer service Design and implement comprehensive email marketing campaigns and all collateral material Analyze email trends garnering insight into market conditions and competitor efforts Utilize metrics to determine campaign efficacy, impacted audience, and other key data Develop sales leads through networking, market analysis, cold calling, and other tactics Determine consumer incentives to engage and secure potential clients Collaborate with multiple departments including product development, customer service, and sales Create and implement processes and procedures to cut costs and enhance daily operations Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and timelines Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Collaborate with junior level sales people to develop action plans to govern their performance Develop and lead training in customer service and sales best practices resulting in enhanced team skill sets Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, and community leaders Provide exceptional customer service resulting in client satisfaction and repeat business Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

• Coordinated effort between Development, QA, Production, DR, System, DBA, Production - support, Network Administration, Applications group and vendors for project completion ahead of schedule under budget • Incorporated new technologies with legacy systems to improve performance and reduce cost • Experienced in incorporating leading open source tools: nagios, mysql, tomcat, apache, wikis, etc. • Performed broad range of UNIX Systems, Net - Working and SAN Administration tasks for large financial and networking clients such as HSBC Bank USA, Deutsche Bank, Citi Group, ISO.com, GE Corporate Treasury, Globeop Financial Services, LLC., Sothebys.com, Church Pension Group, and Verizon Partners Solutions • Provided project leadership for managing technical resources, client / server issues, vendors, senior management reviews and hands - on technical expertise • Designed and deployed iPlanet Web / Directory server Architecture for the purpose of authentication and Widows 2000 active Directory compatibility • Prepared estimates and diagrams for the new secured Development Environment comprised of Cisco routers, local directors, hubs, Sun servers, firewalls for deployment, staging and production • Developed one to one disaster recovery using Bourne Shell scripting for Reuters» Kondor 3.0 on Solaris 8 • Minimized website down time through careful monitoring of Sotheby's Web Vision to Amazon by using FTP servers to manage high volume uploads which optimized online trading functionalities • Directed installation, configuration, and security of multiple online global auction sites • Automated operations, disk space monitoring, and backups using Bourne and Korn Shell scripting • Developed standard operating procedure for IP multi-pathing, Emulex LPFC, HBAs, EMC Power path, Navisphere, and installed JASS on new built servers

• Installed, configured, and managed multiple web sites supporting global e-commerce and e-business credit in technical environments comprised of Solaris 8 - 10 (LDOMS, ZFS, RAID, ZONES, CONTAINERS), Aix 6.1 - 7.1, Linux 4.0 - 5.5, Web Sphere MQ, Apache, Jboss, ATG, DB2, Oracle, MySQL and VMware • Optimized data security through close cooperation between Network Administration, Unix System Administration, NT Administration, DBA, and Backup and Recovery Administration teams • Installed Emulex LPFc, EMC Power path, Navisphere, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas cluster server, Veritas File system, Veritas Net Backup etc. and archived original configuration • Utilized expertise in managing and performance tuning major RDBMS Oracle / Sybase / SQL / Informix / DB2 / ATG / SAP • Built and configured IBM, HP and Sun servers, EMC, TSM and Sun SAN • Architected Disaster Recovery System, conducted testing, observed fail errors, and reset the systems • Compiled opensource applications and packages as necessary for the source of both Solaris and RPM packages • Installed and configured Nagios, Cacti and MRTG graphing tool to monitor and visualize servers and network devices • Managed Send Mail, SFTP, FTP, HTTP, SSL, SSH, DHCP, DNS, NIS, NIS +, DHCP, LDAP, Apache, Tomcat, Web Sphere, BMC Patrol, HP Open View, and Nagios • Coordinated efforts among Development, QA, Production, DR, Systems, DBA, Production, Support, Network Administration, and Applications groups for project completion ahead of schedule and under budget • Planned and developed projects, performed user acceptance tests, and applied patches to fix bugs • Served as liaison with vendors multiple vendors including Cisco, EMC, HP, IBM, Red Hat Linux, Oracle, Sun, and Symantec resolving hardware and software issues in a timely and professional manner

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Property Management — Duties & Responsibilities Coordinate regular maintenance and repairs as well as emergency resolution through the efficient management of maintenance team and general / sub-contractors, also participating in restoration and renovation projects to ensure timely completion within designated budgets Develop annual property budget and monitor with monthly variance reports, preparing financial statements and various regular and ad - hoc reports on property status, including occupancy rates and lease expirations Provide relevant oversight and administration to tenant build - outs, utility service termination and transfer, supply purchasing, and building consolidation processes Support firm management to aid in effective customer service, maintenance, and general property operations, delegating important tasks and assignments while overseeing all critical management aspects Organize, manage, and execute all aspects of the lease process, facilitating the ease of operational aspects as well as price / term negotiations, rental agreement reviews, rent collection, impounds, and tenant eviction as necessary Generate increased revenue through tenant referrals as well as consistent lease renewals through effective service and timely issue resolution Identify and develop talent among hired staff and property personnel, utilizing focused training efforts within a performance - based work environment designed to utilize the critical strengths of assistants, supervisors, and techs Provide continuous assessment of property usage and needs, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective preventative maintenance programs, renovation considerations, and cost reduction / control measures Maintain a strong working knowledge of the leasing property, respective marketplace, and general economic trends Act as a liaison between clients, vendors, sales personnel, support staff, and senior management to facilitate information flow and drive operational efficiency

Site Visit Report: State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families - Early Head Start Partnership, Early Childhood Child Welfare Collaboration Project (PDF - 128 KB) U.S. Children's Bureau (2014) Explores a collaborative effort among the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Head Start, and partner programs / organizations that provides staff training to enhance services and case management for families and builds collaborations to help ensure that children in foster care, ages birth to 5, are referred for quality early childhood services to meet developmental milestones and education - related performance markers.

Furthermore, you may want to draw on examples of successful continuous quality improvement programs in your community where data is used to improve performance in order to build support for your emerging effort.

HV programs have the opportunity to build on these efforts and contribute to system performance.

Kevin Kampschroer, director, Office of Federal High - Performance Green Buildings with the Government Services Administration, describes his office's efforts to move the entire federal government inventory towards sustainability.

Highlights of the building's sustainability achievements include an Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality program.

The 2016 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit American Council for an Energy - Efficient Economy, or ACEEE, looked at performance in buildings, industry, transportation and overall national energy efficiency efforts.

Built - ins, islands, and more efficient cabinetry and other storage can work together to create a high - performance kitchen workspace that will save you time an effort.