Sentences with phrase «from buildings and construction»

The UK Green Building Council has come together with Green Building Councils from around the world to publish a series of commitments from the private sector that would result in massive carbon savings from buildings and construction.

Not exact matches

The nearly $ 2 billion project is backed by $ 1.4 billion in funding from the Chinese government and banks and is being built by Chinese construction crews.

A trim long - distance runner and father of three, Marcus Gillam comes by his building ways honestly: his father, Keith, founded Vanbots, which was a construction powerhouse in the Greater Toronto Area from the 1970s to the late 2000s.

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Developers are shifting toward building rental - purpose units to fill the demand from that market, and new construction will likely slow down this year, says Guatieri.

Global funding for hardware and software to streamline building projects, or to sell and rent construction equipment, rose to $ 254 million in 2015 from $ 51 million in 2010, according to researcher CB Insights — and analysts say it's still an emerging industry.

From my research, I developed GoldieBlox, a series of interactive books and construction toys to leverage girls» advanced verbal skills to help develop and build self confidence in their spatial skills.

NEW OS&H regulations have been introduced in an attempt to curb the number of workplace deaths resulting from falls.While most of the changes apply to the demolition industry, some also affect the building and construction industries.

A Donald Trump presidency, others say, should be a windfall for coal miners, small - cap U.S. companies (because their sales are mostly in the U.S.), and, of course, construction companies that might benefit from a massive government wall - building contract.

A year - long construction boom has helped boost prices for building materials and resources from steel and copper to iron ore, helping to create a reflationary pulse worldwide in commodities markets and manufacturing.

We purchased Terian Ventures Ltd. in 2013 from Peter Kreuzer who built a great business for over 30 years specializing in Dental office construction and Medical office construction.

The red tape that could have delayed the opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem was cut on Tuesday, when the National Planning and Construction Council authorized plans to build a wall and escape route from the structure chosen, when the embassy moves from Tel Aviv.

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

Think of it another way, in the last 7 year cycle FCA had an average FCF of $ 36 million a year, and now FCA is expanding into different rail cars types and the refurbishment / rebuilt market, more gigawatts of coal fired power plant capacity will begin construction in 09 then was build in the last 7 years and FCA has $ 162 million in cash from the 05 IPO.

A report from CIBC World Markets points out that current building permit and construction start data could still be responding, in the case of multiples, to pre-sales that took place months ago.

With thousands of destroyed homes and buildings from the October wildfires, government leaders in the North Bay must stop saying no to construction and start saying yes, writes Brad Bollinger, publisher of North Bay Business Journal.

MRP has five speculative buildings under construction from New Jersey to Washington, including two in Maryland, and another six in the works, representing about $ 250 million in investments, said principal D. Reid Townsend.

Industrial hemp provides both reductions in greenhouse gas contributions from the building sector during construction and lowers energy consumption in the use phase.

Much of the current strength in construction activity is coming from engineering construction — infrastructure, mines and so on — while non-residential building activity is quite broadly based across office, hotel, retailing and other developments.

Churches have wide diversity, from music and preaching styles, to building construction and leadership approaches.

It contained a number of remarkable constructions such as Augustus's Mausoleum (an enormous building, some forty metres high, topped with a bronze colossus of Augustus), the beautiful and ornate Ara Pacis, and a giant sundial (an obelisk taken from Egypt, signifying the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra which began his rule) erected in such a way as to demonstrate the cosmological significance of Augustus's birth (its shadow bisected the Ara Pacis on his birthday).

Furthermore, under the general welfare provision of the Constitution, the Federal Government offers financial assistance to states and local communities for a variety of educational purposes, ranging from subsidies for school lunch programs to salaries for teachers of agriculture and loans for school building construction.

Along with a look at the construction and development of the project, they also posted an epic, interactive panoramic image of New York City, taken from the building's peak.

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Although the region was visited by traders from China for centuries, the first main Chinese influx came in 1820s, as immigrants worked as construction workers on the building of Singapore, and the second wave of laborers came in the 1840s to work the tin mines.

Some of the Awe Sum features of the new building include: LED Lighting, hi - tech Energy Management Systems for HVAC, big open skylights with lots of natural lighting, all Energy Star certified office equipment, occupancy sensors for infrequently used areas, dual - flush low - flow toilets and aerators, DIRTT walls that divert construction materials from landfills and are easily reconfigurable, carpet tiles that are 100 % recyclable, Breathe Walls that produce rich fresh oxygen, and many other wonderful additions.

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...

It is expected that about 4,000 exhibitors from around the world together with 11 country / region pavilions will take part in the event and display more than 3,800 sets of machinery, providing solutions to various user industries such as packaging, automotive, E&E, IT, telecommunications, building & construction and medical.

Glutton is housed in a renovated midcentury building and maintains the original oak ceiling from its original 1955 construction.

bauma bauma, the International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles and Construction Equipment, takes place from April 15 to 21, 2013 at the Messe München exhibition center.

How well the state of California has succeeded in preparing for her guests can be best summarized by statistics: 45 miles of cross-country runs, 14 miles of downhill trail and, of course, the great jump, 1,300 feet from top to bottom, are all ready and now being tested by advance contingents of skiers; three ski lifts have been constructed at a cost of $ 600,000; $ 50,000 has been spent to secure Squaw against the chance of avalanche; communications on the downhill courses require 80 miles of telephone wire; blasting the trails smooth took two tons of dynamite; 12 miles of construction road were built; it took 50 men and $ 250,000 to build the ski jump.

WHAT from LEGO: Families can build and contribute their own original designs to our LEGO imagination construction zone.

Touch - a-Truck is an educational community event that provides children with a hands - on opportunity to meet the people who build, protect, and serve Durham and Orange Counties and to see and touch vehicles from law enforcement, fire departments, public works, emergency medical services, construction machinery, farm equipment, and more.

I have been living only a few blocks away from the new construction, and was eagerly waiting for signs of what would open in the retail sections of the building.

His initial annoyance was followed rapidly by incredulity and outrage as the park system horror stories mounted, including a construction budget for a single fieldhouse that escalated from an initial estimate of $ 950,000 to more than $ 2 million and a Washington Park waterslide that was carelessly built too close to a pool and will cost $ 100,000 to correct.

The design work for the building is estimated to cost up to $ 650,000, and the construction could cost anywhere from $ 7 million to $ 10 million, depending on the specific plans, said Gary Major, director of the Parks and Recreation Department.

Volunteer positions are available from A to Z: Advocacy, Building and construction, Conservation, Design, Education, Front desk and visitor services, Gardening... and more!

Please note that a camp location may be changed from time to time due to unforeseen building repairs and construction schedules.

Location Changes Please note that a camp location may be changed from time to time due to unforeseen building repairs and construction schedules.

Pros: Good size, quite long so should last the baby for a while Looks quite well built but will see with longer term use Integrates with the Mountain Buggy Nano V2 Stroller (2016) version Carry handles useful, removable from buggy Light construction Simple 2 clip attach to buggy / pram / stroller Has a hood to cover baby Bottom has a hard wooden board backing, so that the baby can lay on a flat surface, rest of the product is foldable / collapsible into a flat structure for easy storage and transport (this is also how the product was boxed when it arrived) Cons: There is an plastic smell with this when new, not a big issue, just put it out in the sun to air out before use with baby.

Non-financial assets are defined as expenditures on any construction - related work, from road repairs and maintenance jobs, to local parks and buildings, to social infrastructure spending such as schools, kindergartens or hospitals.

The Prime Minister's announcement for social and affordable housing, outlined yesterday in the government's Building Britain's Future, confirms the expectation that the government will miss its own target from the 2007 Housing Green Paper, according to the Construction Products Association.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

At 11:30 a.m., low - wage tenants and workers and members of Real Affordability for All and building and construction unions call for real affordable housing and good union jobs from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, City Hall Park, near Broadway and Park Place, Manhattan.

She pointed out that the Syracuse IDA made no such demand last year when it approved exemptions from sales and mortgage recording taxes for COR's construction of an Aloft hotel, the first building in the Inner Harbor project.

The recent opening of the first span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge was widely praised, but while the construction project benefited from an innovative design - build project delivery method, many other projects in the city and the state do not have the authorization to do so.

It eliminates the delays and cost overruns that can come from bringing in a construction firm to build another firm's design — especially on large, complex projects.

The governor again echoed complaints from building trade unions that the mayor's plan would not obligate developers to pay prevailing wages to construction workers, wages Mr. de Blasio and the Real Estate Board of New York would be too expensive and would make large scale affordable housing construction unfeasible.

They're part of the Robert Brown School of Construction and they've been building this house from the ground up for the past two years.