Sentences with phrase «examples of building projects»

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A great deal of spending on infrastructure, the One Belt One Road for example, which is a massive infrastructure project — trillions of dollars a year for the next ten years, and they are building roads, essentially think of Marco Polo on a bullet train, and that's what we're seeing.

Seventy - three percent of Millennials say tech has given them a better work - life balance, contributing to a better understanding on projects, for example, or building better friendships outside of work.

For example, private sector infrastructure builders may not see the benefit of building roads and bridges that we need, instead preferring a project that may not be necessary but offers a greater profit.

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

For example, if you're the entrepreneur who loves the chaos of a startup, you may want to sell now and move on to your next project, or negotiate a contract for a three - year operational or consultant role to stay connected with what you built while trusting others to lead the company.

I don't mean to sound the doomsday alarm with no ray of hope, because I know there are many great examples like the Christian Community Development Association, The Amos Project, and many others who are moving past reductionist and stereotypical views of one another to build communities where we see and are seen by one another.

The entire project of scientific inquiry and criticism, for example, is not self - justifying, but is instead built up out of an undeniable trust.

SG Construction owner Ron Massner says the contract is the result of a long - standing relationship between the contractor and Shearer's Foods, as well as a strong example of the company's expertise in design / build projects of this scope.

Besides the political implications of their project — many advocacy campaigns are using Joomla and similar CMSs to build websites and maintain them easily — political communicators shouldn't ignore the potential of distant collaboration that this example illustrates.

For example, his proposed reauthorization of the state's design - build statute in 2014 would have mandated their use on any project worth more than $ 10 million.

It can lead to major efficiency savings on big projects; for example, design - build has been credited with paring $ 1.7 billion off the cost of the governor's signature infrastructure initiative, the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

A development now being built in the rural village of Schoharie, for example, was promised millions of dollars in funds and tax credits from the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal after its then - commissioner, Darryl Towns, bypassed competing projects that had higher recommendations from his staff.

The particular harm is that underlying «trend factors» built in to projections on year - to - year spending changes become a self - fulfilling base from which the discussion on the budget begins... for example, a change from $ 9 billion to $ 12 billion in actual proposed spending on a program area doesn't become the focus, if the «projected out - year» for that program had its expected growth going to $ 13.5 billion — instead of anaylyzing why there is 33 percent growth in that program, the interest groups and journalists cover that as a «cut» of $ 1.5 billion.

If the government was prevented from being able to commission building an infrastructure item X (such as, for example, by Constitutional amendment which strips away any powers not explicitly allowed), then there would be nothing for the builders of X infrastructure to lobby the government for (as opposed to those builders trying and selling the idea / project to the people who want to buy that piece of infrastructure).

The Tappan Zee Bridge, whose replacement has been talked about for 30 years, is often held up as a prime example of design - build's ability to speed up a languishing public project.

Monday afternoon to tout the project by Genesis Companies as an example of his rezoning proposals and his plan to build or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing by 2024.

In promotional materials, AbTech has repeatedly used the Nassau project as an example of the projects it wants to build around the country.

Speaking on project execution, the group leader said the youth are convinced that the South East has benefited from the administration, citing the example of the recent award of the building of the Second Niger Bridge to Julius Berger Construction Company as well as other road projects in progress within the region.

«The Green Electronics Council was looking to build capacity in green electronics by honoring thought leaders and highlighting them as an example of the good work that can be done in this space, making this project a great match for our office,» said Christine Burgess, RCP project director.

Example: Oakland, Calif. - based BrightSource Energy Inc. last month scrapped plans to build a solar power plant on 5,130 acres in the Mojave Desert in southern California after months of protest from environmental groups concerned that the project would threaten important habitat for bighorn sheep.

The project was behind schedule because of political complications — visa restrictions for scientists, for example, and sanctions against Iran, a partner — and a freak snowstorm that collapsed the main building's roof in 2013.

Despite the renewables building boom, such geothermal, wind and solar projects still do not crowd out fossil fuel — fired generation in the energy mix of, for example, the utility Pacific Gas & Electric.

«The project team's result is an excellent example of how a small amount of catalytic funding from ARPA - E can help build the foundation to hopefully turn scientific discoveries into low - cost, early - stage energy technologies.»

Eric D. Green, M.D., Ph.D., NHGRI's scientific director and director of the Division of Intramural Research, said, «This is an outstanding example of our efforts to build upon the foundation laid by the Human Genome Project.

The 12 projects contained in today's new briefing are examples that demonstrate how public finance is still acting as a critical lifeline for destructive fossil fuel projects, many of which could not otherwise be built, and how this support continues to this day, a full year after the Paris Agreement entered into force.

For good examples of projects that have been undertaken by members of the Modular & Portable Building Association, see the website www.mpba.biz.

This project builds an understanding of an artist like Chila who amalgamates two cultures: Asian and British and there are examples of her work and student examples of outcome.

Tenth - grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories; ninth - grade physical science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the grades in an environmental - stewardship class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.

During middle school, for example, students from elementary schools that had implemented the Developmental Studies Center's Child Development Project — a program that emphasizes community building — were found to outperform middle school students from comparison elementary schools on academic outcomes (higher grade - point averages and achievement test scores), teacher ratings of behavior (better academic engagement, respectful behavior, and social skills), and self - reported misbehavior (less misconduct in school and fewer delinquent acts)(Battistich, 2001).

This portion of the symposium examines a case example of a school improvement network that connects «like with like» rural and remote schools and districts within the Northwest region of the United States striving to build professional capital and enhance student engagement and achievement by undertaking joint action learning projects.

It covers learning theory, the role of teachers in such a system, what a school building and school day would look like, examples of student projects and how they are assessed, and a chapter on steps to take to create a school of this nature.

For example, C3WP's curricular materials illustrate how short instructional sequences that focus on a limited set of skills or practices can build over time and culminate in substantial projects like those undertaken by McWilliams» and Olsen's students.

Just 275 examples of the Formula One - based Project ONE coupe will be built, with the Australian pricing set at $ 3.5 million before luxury car tax imposts.

Production ended in 1970 after just 337 examples were built because of the project's high costs.

Jaguar says it will only build 250 examples of the Project 7, deliveries of which will begin in mid-2015.

Only 300 examples of the Project 8 will be built, all in left - hand drive, and though U.S. pricing has yet to be announced, at today's exchange rate, the UK pricing of # 149,995 equates to somewhere just north of $ 192,000.

Don't expect to see a Project 7 at your local grocery store, as Jaguar only intends to build 250 examples of the spritely cat.

Only 300 examples of the Project 8 will be built, all by hand.

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If my main goal was to make as much money as possible I wouldn't have done many of the things I did in business, for example I wouldn't have built side projects such as Eco-Safe.com for fun.

Example: A project might consist of six buildings each containing four units, for a total of 24 units in the project and, thus, be eligible for Section 203 (k).

In the exhibition there are four examples; one titled 107th and Broadway (1976) shows a white building with a large blue shadow of another building projected on it.

An innovative project that brings together a new building, designed by the architect Amanda Levete, and the Tejo Power Station, an example of Portuguese industrial architecture from the first half of the 20th century, and one of the most visited museums in the country.

For example, Dictaphone Group and Ghana Think Tank projects are presented as part of the INTERSECTIONS initiative, «a program of the Mitchell Center which seeks to build bridges between visiting artists and Houston's Muslim and non-Muslim residents, with a focus on University of Houston students.»

A successful architecture retrospective would help viewers transcend time by arranging formative works and early sketches of building projects next to mature examples, in order to bring the subject's development full circle on a single wall.

For example, John Divola's photographs of abandoned student paintings hung in deserted Southern California buildings resonate in proximity to Leigh Ledare's projected film capturing social interactions in Moscow train stations (Vokzal, 2016).

They will be showing a range of work from a splendid measured drawing of a Corinthian column by Francis Terry, influenced by one of Palladio's drawings in his Quattro Libri, to models and drawings of projects and built work affirming Palladio's importance in the development of subsequent British architecture, especially the country house, with contemporary examples by Quinlan Terry, Julian Bicknell, John Simpson and Robert Adam Architects.

For example, one of the sculptures uses the building as a backdrop for the staging of six female figures, each one integral to the project and other Baghdad monuments, and yet who are under - acknowledged.

Around the fair other projects are happening, for example, «R4» is working toward building up a museum in the outskirts of Paris on this island called l'île Seguin.

Examples of our ongoing collaborative projects include the Caribbean Linked residency programme, a crucial space for building awareness across disparate creative communities of the Caribbean.