Sentences with phrase «even building and construction»

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Employees, many of whom spend their days writing lines of code, have the experience of building something with their hands — even if it is out of construction paper and popsicle sticks.

To be sure, this is a travesty of economic reality inasmuch as it reflects a distorted set of tax laws that permit absentee investors to depreciate buildings again and again, as if they wear out and lose value through lack of upkeep (despite landlords being legally required to maintain rental properties intact), or by obsolescence (even as construction standards cheapen).

Smart design and construction choices create enormous savings over the life of the building, both for new construction and renovation (example: the Empire State Building's deep energy retrofit creates a 33 percent ROI; many projects do even better)-- while innovations such as biomimicry rethink the whole idea of what a buildinbuilding, both for new construction and renovation (example: the Empire State Building's deep energy retrofit creates a 33 percent ROI; many projects do even better)-- while innovations such as biomimicry rethink the whole idea of what a buildinBuilding's deep energy retrofit creates a 33 percent ROI; many projects do even better)-- while innovations such as biomimicry rethink the whole idea of what a buildingbuilding can be

Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

Yet humankind keeps building them, and while Christians may learn not to aid the construction, may even work to raze a section here or there, we still have to live in a world of walls.

They may also wear «skins» (graphical avatars for their character), which are inappropriate or even disturbing and they might try to knock down your child's hard - built constructions.

But it must be evident that even a «successful revolution» destroys more than it builds, and that, when the revolutionists are compelled to engage in construction, they are forced to obey the laws of historical continuity by adjusting themselves to the world as it is and has been.

Tuscany Faces Ban on New Plantings Tuscan winemakers are bracing for a vote that could effectively halt the construction of any new buildings and stop them from planting vines, even in currently authorized vineyard sites...

And it's not even certain that Spurs will build it themselves or, instead, seek a partner to contribute construction costs, with Spurs having contributed the land with planning permission.

We actually did have a lot of input into our house - it was a custom design (there are of course people who build standard designs who have even less input, and they are perfectly happy with the house), and we even did some changes in the plans during construction (the builder said, «If I move this wall here, it will make the closet bigger» and we were like, YES!

The O.N.E diaper is a true all - in - one diaper (fits 10 - 35 + pounds) that comes with everything parents need to cloth diaper a baby: enough absorbency to forget boosters and doublers (even overnight), two built - in closure options, and a heavy - duty construction that is built to last.

«This school has the capacity we need, with even greater efficiencies, security and technology than our last school construction project... and it's a beautiful building.

The O.N.E diaper is a true all - in - one diaper (fits 10 - 35 + pounds) that comes with everything you'll ever need to cloth diaper a baby: enough absorbency to forget boosters and doublers (even overnight), two built - in closure options, and a heavy - duty construction that is built to last.

«To suggest that you can't have projects that do both, create good jobs and also create affordable housing, is just not even consistent with the mayor's own history,» said Paul Fernandes of the Building and Construction Trades Council.

Our public benefit agenda and ambition to create a safer, more professional and rewarding career for those who join construction is sentiment shared by Build UK and together we can make an even bigger difference.»

«Right now, the state's taxpayers are being short - changed by economic development programs that ignore, and even undermine, the state's construction workers,» said James Cahill, President of the New York State Building and Construction Traconstruction workers,» said James Cahill, President of the New York State Building and Construction TraConstruction Trades Council.

The development, known as Astoria Cove, is viewed as a coup by the de Blasio administration and left - leaning City Council members — a about - face on the part of City Councilmembers occasioned by a 7 percent increase in the amount of affordable housing housing to built — and an agreement to use organized labor during the construction phase, even as speculation builds that the developer, Alma Realty, could flip the property and some activists question whether enough affordable housing will be built.

Leaders of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York didn't even wait until the official deadline before they conceded the 421a tax program was over.

It's little known that indoor air pollution can be eight times worse than outdoors and even in newer schools, the trend in construction techniques towards tightly sealed buildings acts to trap damaging contaminants inside for longer.

Construction frameworks ensure the procurement and delivery of building projects in schools and colleges — bringing together clients, contractors, designers and now even students!

But the 1924 school construction project built new black and white schools further apart, and existing schools were moved or even closed in order to fit the segregation plan.

Unfortunately till today construction not completed for that flat, and even I am going to apply for a refund of my money as builder will not build that flat for sure.

New construction of condos and apartment buildings are even including self - serve dog - wash areas.»

Built in 1921 as a temple and later transformed into a theater, the building is now a LEED platinum hotel, with locally - sourced construction materials, a geothermal heating system and even organic and fair - trade items served in the on - site café.

Every character comes with their own unique skills that are used by spending determination tokens earned during the game, so the Carpenter, for example, can use less wood when constructing something, can reroll construction dice, come up with new invention ideas and can even add an extra pawn to building tasks.

We would not store in such regions of high hydrothermal and tectonic activity (having said that - some populations in Italy have CO2 seeping into their houses and gardens, but live with it, and buildings are constructed appropriately to prevent buildup of CO2 indoors; and in Africa even Lake Nyos has now been made safe by the construction of a gas lift siphon to prevent limnic buildup of CO2 in the lake bottom waters (the natural overturning of which caused the «burp» and subsequent deaths - although there were special, unique to that location, meteo.

[This is particularly important in countries like Nepal where, as Pete Spotts reported in the Christian Science Monitor, «only about 10 percent of the country's buildings are designed by engineers — and they typically aren't even at the construction site as their building rises.»]

I think Elizabth Tjader and a few others above raise some good points, mainly that in a huge earthquake like this 7.9 magnitude tremblor in a mountainous region, even with the best solid construction in the world, some buildings are going to crack or tip over or collapse.

Given the nuclear solution requires new reactor designs yet to be built even for demonstration and test purposes, and then the complexities of siting nuclear power plants near the calling water they need while defending them against flood waters makes construction of tested designs take a decade.

Preservation means not only building green but also spreading a green culture; that's why PRC and The Green Project are completely redesigning and conjoining stores to provide even more affordable construction materials and architectural pieces.

If you're new to construction and wondering where you'd even begin building a tiny house, start by meeting the tools you'll need to get the job done.

Each unit builds on the next, expanding the students» skills; they look at tiny house precedents for design inspiration, draft and make cardboard models of different tiny house designs, conduct critiques of the students» various designs and even build a mockup tiny dog house (pictured above) before they begin construction of two full - sized tiny houses.

This explains why the government in the southwestern state of Baden - Württemberg has no qualms about building turbines in the Black Forest, while neighboring Rhineland - Palatinate is even proposing the construction of wind farms on ridges in the scenic Hunsrück and Eifel regions.

We are taking down dams and not building nuclear while also preventing the construction of even natural gas, solar, and wind.

Past construction had placed buildings and key infrastructure above the typical annual range of even the astronomical high tides.

Faced with concerns over how quickly new nuclear will progress through the planning and licensing system, and the possibility that even coal plants that are compliant with existing EU environmental regulation may be forced to close early by the proposed Industrial Emissions Directive, generators have little choice but to prepare to build a second wave of gas - fired plants (ie in addition to the 8GW currently under construction) to keep the lights on before new nuclear and some CCS coal plants start to come onto the system in the 2020s.

The challenge to improve heating infrastructure and improve efficiency for millions of square feet within existing buildings is made even more formidable by the fact that China is currently adding some 22 billion new square feet (2 billion square meters) of construction per year.

Support society with the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of roads, bridges, buildings and water systems - even creating environmentally sustainable and green infrastructure.

And that may end up being the most exciting thing about Greensburg, maybe even more than its resurrection and the distinction of being an «ecotown» or becoming the city that changes the way America looks at building and boosts the ongoing revolution in the construction industAnd that may end up being the most exciting thing about Greensburg, maybe even more than its resurrection and the distinction of being an «ecotown» or becoming the city that changes the way America looks at building and boosts the ongoing revolution in the construction industand the distinction of being an «ecotown» or becoming the city that changes the way America looks at building and boosts the ongoing revolution in the construction industand boosts the ongoing revolution in the construction industry.

If someone invented «wood» today it would never be approved as a building material and it certainly wouldn't be allowed to be used as a structural element in frame construction — assuming that frame construction would even be allowed.

Even natural disasters such as earthquakes, can affect building constructions and regulations, as constructions obviously need to be stronger.

The case itself is also a beast, featuring a dual - layer construction, a rotating holster and even a cool built - in kickstand for enjoying those movies on the Note 8's gorgeous infinity display.

If the company built in a laser level, or maybe even an infrared sensor and stud finder as well, the Smart Tape could become the Swiss Army Knife of construction.

With Windows 8 on the horizon, manufacturers built truly exciting notebooks with high - res touch screens, clever back - flipping hinges, superb construction, and even displays on both sides.

Everything about the phone itself is incredibly elegant, from it's all - metal super high quality build to its ultra-thin construction and even the smooth slightly curved edges around the sides of the glass.

Seeking the job of plumber in a growing building and construction company where my many years of experience in plumbing, even on commercial scale working in a construction company, will be invaluable in achieving impeccable plumbing that guarantees clients» satisfaction.

From designing homes to building or even selling them, there are plenty of different careers in property and construction for graduates with an interest in topics as diverse as architecture, engineering, sales, town planning and management.

This means including things like team building skills communication skills management skills and even language abilities as being bilingual in English and Spanish are a very valuable asset for any managerial position in the construction industry in the United States.

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A housing slowdown will mean we'll have to work even harder on issues of affordability, building codes, and construction issues.