Sentences with phrase «focused on air quality»

A senior research fellow of the Society for New Communications Research and a board member of the Independent Book Publishers Association, serving thousands of publishers across North America and around the world, Danny Snow admits that e-Books solve serious problems in traditional publishing: overprinting; the cost of shipping books back and forth between warehouses and stores during a time of climbing fuel prices and growing focus on air quality; and the bad bookstore practice of over-ordering, then returning unsold books are all eliminated by digital distribution.

Thus, a strategy with a dual focus on both air quality and climate change mitigation may present a unique opportunity to engage parties and nations not yet fully committed to climate change mitigation for its own sake.

Published by the National Council of Churches «Eco-Justice Program, this bulletin insert for Earth Day (or any Sunday) focuses on air quality.

The Eve range encompasses products like the Eve Smoke (smoke alarm), Eve Water, Eve Energy and Eve Door and Window, while the Avea line - up focuses on air quality, temperature, air pressure and humidity.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful track record in the delivery of services with focus on the air quality...

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The ETE comprised different research programs relating to the environment carried out at the NUS faculties of engineering, medicine, and science with research efforts focused on the following six areas: biotreatment technology, membrane technology, adsorption and regeneration, environmental chemistry, environmental catalysis and air pollution control, and air quality management.

Brock LeBaron, deputy director of Utah's Division of Air Quality, which has funded some of the work in the basin and been focusing on reducing ozone pollution there, said that upcoming efforts to improve air quality should also result in reduced methane emissions in the near futuAir Quality, which has funded some of the work in the basin and been focusing on reducing ozone pollution there, said that upcoming efforts to improve air quality should also result in reduced methane emissions in the near Quality, which has funded some of the work in the basin and been focusing on reducing ozone pollution there, said that upcoming efforts to improve air quality should also result in reduced methane emissions in the near futuair quality should also result in reduced methane emissions in the near quality should also result in reduced methane emissions in the near future.

The team focused on emission reductions that resulted in win - win situations between climate policy and air quality policy.

«It's important,» he says, «because actions taken to improve air quality, and to improve public health, have to focus on [controlling emissions from] major sources of air pollution.»

The air quality issues in the EPA are almost all focused on ozone.

Their research suggests that to improve the air quality over major cities in China, emission control planning should focus on the regional scale instead of the local scale.

This nonprofit organization focuses on green awareness for students and staff with programs, resources, and events to promote healthier food and nutrition, indoor air quality, and the 3Rs: reducing, reusing, and recycling.

Passivhaus is a standard focusing on dramatically reducing the need for heating and cooling whilst creating excellent indoor air quality.

It is hard to focus on the math lesson when the air quality in your building is lacking because there is no HVAC system at your school.

Much of the focus on education facilities typically revolves around large, holistic concepts such as sustainability; safety and security; daylighting; energy efficiency; indoor air quality and healthy schools.

The report rates facilities in four categories: building condition; outside site conditions; learning environment, which includes air quality; and learning spaces, which focuses on adequate classroom size and space for gymnasiums, cafeterias, music, art, and other programs.

Money spent on providing access to fresh drinking water, improving air quality and lighting, and reducing noise levels in schools would benefit students by helping prevent asthma and other health risks, as well as provide healthier learning environments where children can concentrate and focus more easily.

BW responded that the density and mixed use standards were set after a long process with the Coastal Commission and that the air quality setback is not firmed up yet but will be focused on moving residential and sensitive receptor uses as far away as possible and to have landscape buffers.

Plein - air painting contributed directly to Impressionism's focus on capturing the qualities of light, and to Post-Impressionism's experimentations with color and movement.

Most environmental debate of late, he said, has focused on protecting the physical environment — the climate, water supplies, air quality.

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is a global effort committed to protecting the climate and improving air quality, focused on reducing short - lived climate pollutanAir Coalition (CCAC) is a global effort committed to protecting the climate and improving air quality, focused on reducing short - lived climate pollutanair quality, focused on reducing short - lived climate pollutants.

Shows commitment to a higher quality of life by focusing on air and water quality, pollution, CO2 emissions, and resident equity and engagement

Improves and maintains occupancy rates; focuses on occupant wellness and comfort by examining potential health risks and air quality; and reduces employee absenteeism and turnover by supporting productivity.

The company believes that healthy people rely on a healthy planet and are focused on supporting solutions that improve air quality.

These units are offered as a solution to the indoor air quality concerns that a new generation of energy efficient builders are focused on.

Walter's scientific work has focused on soil biology, plant root ecology, mycorrhizal fungi, glomalin, soil - carbon formation, as well as on biology's enormous influence on hydrological cycles, weather patterns, regional and global cooling, air quality, and cloud formation and precipitation.

The new assessment makes a point of focusing on how climate change is harming human health, noting that extreme weather, more wildfires, decreased air quality, insect - borne diseases, and food - and waterborne diseases are likely to endanger children and the elderly most of all.

According to the company (based on information from the World Health Organization and the EPA), it might be better for people to track the air quality around them instead of focusing on their fitness trackers, as some 92 % of the world's population lives in places where the air pollution exceeds the levels considered to be «healthy», and even indoor air quality can be worse than outside air quality.

The study is the first to focus on the links between antibody responses to cockroach and mouse proteins and respiratory and allergic symptoms in such a young age group, and the implications for children who live in our inner cities where indoor air quality is often poor are truly significant.

She focuses on curtailing fossil fuel development on public lands and protecting air quality.

Her focus is on state and federal air quality matters including enforcement, permitting, regulatory proposals, and corporate transactions (more...)

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Managed all daily operations in each zone of Ford's Trim and Chassis Departments Oversaw manufacturing processes, 120 employee team, and final product quality Served on company Continuous Progress Improvement teams developing best practices Observed product manufacturing process and recommended improvement strategies Reduced personnel overtime, manpower, and production scrap while increasing efficiency Identified design flaws, offered remedial measures, and implemented changes Received numerous awards for process and product improvement recommendations Ensured product and manufacturing process compliance with all applicable laws Chosen to lead the launch of multiple products from Ford's Kentucky and Kansas plants Directed and improved the 2009 F - 150 Product Development Launch Team Met all production and launch timelines while remaining compliant with ISO - 9001 standards Responsible for the enforcement of all safety protocols and procedures Handled union contract negotiations and grievance discourses Leader of and participant in Ford's Diversity Committee Participated in company workshops focused on environmental preservation techniques Performed environmental safety examinations including air and chemical emission testing Maintained machinery ensuring effective and safe operation Completed all assignments in a professional and positive manner

Ricardo Sousa: In addition to what many of my colleagues indicated here, we also stressed the importance of having office spaces that encourage health and well - being, with a focus on indoor air quality, green cleaning products, choosing ENERGY STAR ® - compliant products, and also providing a quiet room for relaxation and meditation.

With a focus on easily - accessible plants, the Pocket Guide to Cleaner Air serves as a valuable tool for REALTORS ® to assist office managers, company executives, and others in making decisions that can positively impact office workers» moods, productivity, and quality of life.

Last month, this space focused on the challengers of indoor air quality — mould, formaldehyde, radon — and looked at ways to mitigate them.