Sentences with phrase «building initiatives provide»

Green building initiatives provide a key influence when tenants decide to sign a commercial real estate lease, according to a survey by GE Capital Real Estate.

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How do we provide enough structure to build top quality products and still provide room for individual initiative and serendipity?»
Built on the strong foundation of social economy and enterprise activity in Québec, these initiatives will provide valuable infrastructure to support social entrepreneurs and impact investing in the region.
This piece provides an overview on why food waste measurement is important; tips to help measure and collect data; and how data can be leveraged to build the business case for food waste reduction initiatives.
The beverage industry has long been committed to the health and wellness of Americans, and this initiative provides a new opportunity for it to build upon previous industry initiatives that are already having a real and lasting impact in communities across our country:
The focus of this new initiative will be on providing tools, materials, and resources to build a sustainable, hospital - specific training plan aimed at improving knowledge and skills on evidence - based maternity care practices.
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.
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.
«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.
«This initiative will provide a powerful assist to the state's cities to enable them to build their capacity to address blight and problem properties, not only to do so more effectively, but to do so in ways that will foster healthier and more equitable communities,» Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress, said in the release.
Also at 2 p.m., Richard Thomas, a Mt. Vernon councilman and Democratic nominee for mayor, hosts a press conference to provide an overview of his building and housing initiatives, 240 Washington St., Mt. Vernon.
Stringer did praise the mayor for initiatives in the budget that he has supported, including funding for 300 new school crossing guards, providing bullet - resistant windows for all NYPD patrol cars and committing $ 1 billion for roof repairs at 729 NYCHA buildings.
In addition, philanthropic organizations have provided support for technology and capacity building initiatives that benefit ocean observing.
Mayors, including Muriel Bowser of Washington, D.C., will participate in the rollout of the Women4Climate initiative, which will provide a platform for climate leaders to mentor younger women and provide networking and capacity - building opportunities.
The authors note that public health initiatives that could help make the overall environment healthier include restricting the sale of non-nutritious foods in and around schools; menu labeling and providing incentives for food stores to build outlets in local food deserts; creating safe spaces for physical activity that are monitored to reduce the likelihood of crime; and maintaining smoke - free restaurants and public spaces, among others.
NEW YORK — The federal stimulus package and the city's ambitious «green building» initiative should provide a jobs bonanza for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) specialists, city officials said yesterday.
CANNP is presently the only member - driven, professional Association specifically for Canadian Nutritional Consultants, with a focus on building successful careers in the field and providing exciting, innovative initiatives.
The initiative will be delivered in partnership with Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria, who will also provide professional development to teachers to build their STEM programs.
This work builds on Public Impact's «Opportunity Culture» initiative, which aims both to reach every child with high - growth, enriched learning and to provide paid career advancement opportunities to excellent teachers, within budget.
This has been commissioned to build the evidence base that will ensure that the additional funding provided by the Australian Government is spent on proven initiatives that make a difference to student outcomes.
Building on an initiative piloted this school year in Virginia, participating districts could offer students a choice of supplemental educational services, or SES, a year before having to provide the option of transferring to a higher - performing school.
The initiative, which is linked to the computer science curriculum, uses computer games to increase interest and uptake of STEM subjects, build young people's digital skills and provide an insight into what careers in the technology, creative digital and related industries might offer.
Based on the ISTE Essential Conditions, the Lead & Transform movement provides district superintendents, CTOs, CIOs, school leaders and other decision makers with a roadmap for planning and building a successful systemwide tech initiative.
Safe Schools is a capacity - building organisation, in that it provides facilitation to school staff and students to lead their own initiatives.
We are excited to be part of an ambitious initiative that will provide hard evidence about whether and how building a complete pipeline of effective principals can boost student achievement.»
As schools try to provide professional development that builds teachers» expertise and to implement initiatives like the Common Core standards, they should discover how much expertise school librarians can offer.
The initiative provides an easy - to - administer, research - based screening tool to help prepare all preschool children build the skills they need to learn to read when they enter school.
These aims are delivered by providing a wide range of resources and learning initiatives to maximise children and young people's physical and mental wellbeing, to build their leadership and life skills and to help them achieve beyond the classroom.
She helps to create a vision for the future, which will build from your successes and provide a purposeful direction for the next stage of your one - to - one initiative.
Technical assistance is provided to teams around the structure of successful School Responder Model initiatives, building the necessary collaborative team, identification of youth in need through screening and assessment, processes to develop enduring systems of referral to effective services, and data collection and analysis.
The Wallace Foundation launched the Community Partnerships for Cultural Participation (CPCP) initiative to encourage community foundations to expand audience - building programs and provide direct support for local cultural organizations and artists.
Recent initiatives include: 1) implementing a citywide special education strategy to support teachers and leaders in providing high - quality services to students with disabilities 2) supporting the expansion of personalized instruction and innovative integration of technology in the classroom and 3) building a sustainable pipeline of high - quality teachers by supporting innovative pathways into the profession.
Many programs and initiatives across the country provide evidence that an intentional and sustained approach to recruiting and retaining teachers of color can build a diverse and stable teacher workforce.
One initiative towards the ADL's mission is the No Place for Hate ® campaign which aims to provide resources and tools with the goal of building safe and inclusive communities for everyone.
This locally - planned national conference provides training and information about key components to many successful school initiatives around building and sustaining a positive school climate, reducing bullying, and developing strategies to increase student engagement.
While at WestEd, he served as Accountability System Liaison for California State Board of Education staff, supported California Department of Education capacity building initiatives, and provided a range of services to county offices of education and school districts.
The Perspective also provides estimates of what it cost the initiative districts to build and operate the various pipeline components.
The new initiative also will provide a total of $ 1.5 million to a smaller set of leading districts — Tulsa and Washington, D.C. — that already have taken steps to strengthen principal supervisors by reducing the number of principals they oversee, downplaying compliance and building supervisors» skills.
The initiative also provides access to experts who can help school boards develop and implement a working plan to improve school buildings, so they are energy and cost efficient, safe, and designed to provide an optimal learning environment.
Winning projects include a schoolwide initiative to build capacity for sustainable co-teaching practices; a project to create purposeful home - school connections that empower parents to take an active role in their child's education; and a mentorship program for experienced music teachers to provide guidance to newer music instructors.
Building on lessons and models from 10 states participating in the New Skills for Youth (NSFY) initiative that have been implementing the report's recommendations since 2017, CCSSO is launching the Career Readiness Collaborative (CRC) to provide support to additional state interested in improving career readiness opportunities for all students.
One of the initiatives that helps the FAA meet these responsibilities is the Facility Security Risk Management (FSRM) Program, which provides security - related structural improvements, and electronic systems that protect buildings, information systems, and personnel.
The Visa E-Promise program builds on existing Visa initiatives such as Verified by Visa and Zero Cardholder Liability, to provide Visa cardholders with protection.
Today, the National Aquarium builds on a 36 - year history of local, regional and global conservation initiatives that provide real solutions for protecting marine life, ecosystems and aquatic communities.
AlQurese emphasised that the appointment of German - based representatives will complement the QTA's ongoing initiatives in the market and provide the necessary day - to - day follow - up to translate awareness - building contacts into concrete business results.
These affiliations provide capacity building opportunities as well as regional marketing initiatives for Belize.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn based real - time tactical sci - fi title in which you control the XCOM initiative, building their underground base, hiring new soldiers and securing cupulous amounts of tax payers money by providing protection to the nations of the world.
Building on their research, Exec Producer Casey Hudson and the team are hard at work on a number of game content initiatives that will help answer the questions, providing more clarity for those seeking further closure to their journey.
Undertaken as a public - private initiative with support from the City of New York, the five - story, 82,000 - square - foot project will provide the custom - built and expanded facilities, enriched visitor experience and strong architectural presence appropriate to a premier center for contemporary artists of African descent, the principal visual art institution in Harlem and a magnet for visitors from around the world.
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