Sentences with phrase «incorporate vegetative»

Working with G.R.A.S.S. early on in the development process is the most efficient and cost effective way to incorporate vegetative roofing systems into your projects.

A young Denver - based company has lofty ambitions to revolutionize the coffee industry through earthly means — incorporating the vegetative parts of fungi found in the root structures of mushrooms, called mycelium, to naturally alter flavor and mitigate negative qualities of bitterness in coffee.

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If the technology helps other people recovering from coma, Monti said, it could eventually be used to build a portable device — perhaps incorporated into a helmet — as a low - cost way to help «wake up» patients, perhaps even those who are in a vegetative or minimally conscious state.

Highlights of the building's sustainability achievements include an Energy Star rating of 93, which places the building in the top 7 percent of similar buildings in terms of energy efficiency; use of highly - efficient plumbing fixtures providing water savings of approximately 17 percent; modifications to the building's irrigation system provide a 74 percent reduction in water use for irrigation, as well as a dedicated meter to monitor ongoing performance; recycling efforts resulting in a 45 percent diversion rate of recyclables from landfill of ongoing consumable waste and a 100 percent diversion rate of durable goods from entering the waste stream; an integrated pest management plan incorporating non-toxic measures for animal and vegetative pest control; and a green cleaning pProgram, implemented as part of a comprehensive building - wide indoor air quality program.