Sentences with phrase «such as building»

The result is especially satisfying to Scenic Hudson because the organization did not have the leverage of an easement — an agreement to restrict design details such as building heights on the parcel.

He repeatedly advocates universally relevant green practices such as building green roofs and creating pedestrian - friendly communities.

They've also made an effort to improve the habitat surrounding the pier, such as building artificial reefs and installing special nets on the back side of barge moorings to cultivate water - cleaning muscles.

Started by a student, his next project is Wahblo, run on the same principle — people contribute # 1 a month towards a specific charity project, such as building a school in Uganda, until the project reaches its fundraising goal and get ongoing updates.

And my real point in # 116 is how CAFE relates to carbon trading and why American taxpayers (or European or Australian taxpayers for that matter) should accept a system of cap and trade that provides subsidies for untold thousands of dubious projects such as building developing world hydro - electric plants that would have been built anyways, or that enriches untold thousands of individuals in cap and trade firms when a simple direct tax would accomplish the same goal more efficiently.

Energy efficiency in a green building starts with a focus on design that reduces overall energy needs, such as building orientation and glazing selection, and the choice of climate - appropriate building materials.

The solutions may include approaches that environmental groups might have opposed until recent years, such as building barriers, she notes.

Foreign aid is increasingly tied to renewable energy projects such as building solar and wind...

While the law limits how much Duke can credit shared solar customers for the electricity their panels produce, the utility could increase payback in other ways, such as building solar arrays for less money or adding batteries, as Fayetteville is doing.

Now it's time to put these meters to work by enabling customers to participate in demand response and other demand - side programs, such as building weatherization.

However, small wind turbines can be integrated into urban infrastructure, such as building - mounted micro turbines.

To do this, consideration of wind pressure and associated variables, such as the building's geographic location, surrounding terrain, shape, slope, height, building openings, parapet design, and other features is essential.

This includes «hard» measures such as building seawalls and other barriers, along with various measures to protect critical infrastructure.

Ecotricity is owned by the reportedly eccentric Dale Vince, who is interested in a lot of environmental ideas, and the company runs various side - projects such as building an electric sports car called «Nemesis».

There may also be actual technology transfer, such as building new manufacturing and operating capacity (for free).»

I find it significant that such steps are being ignored while vastly more difficult and expensive ones such as building new nukes are being promoted.

Offsets can be created when projects are undertaken to permanently reduce GHG emissions such as building retrofits, reduced consumption of fossil fuels, or the displacement of non-renewables into energy sources such as wind and solar.

The report includes topics such as building resilience and reducing vulnerabilities, the regional trend towards climate change adaptation, a regional framework for disaster management; and regional initiatives in advancing disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture.

You could even incorporate them into your house design, such as building a deck under a huge shady oak.

Traditional defensive approaches — such as building seawalls and levees, or replenishing sand along eroded beaches — can help protect against flooding and damage but may not provide adequate or sustainable long - term protection.

This governmental report from Japan in 2009 estimates a US$ 515 billion cost for Japan over a 10 year period (i.e. $ 51 Billion per year with ongoing costs after that) this includes the cost of the infrastructure needed — such as the building of solar power and insulation — which would continue to provide benefit after the ten year period.

Some instances are dramatic mandates, such as building code requirements in Brussels Belgium; others are incentives, such as San Francisco's option for an expedited planning process for Passive House buildings; while others are simply recognizing it as a catalyzing tool to organize effective action, such as in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's trailblazing policy One City: Built to Last or the official resolution in support of Passive House by Manhattan's Community Board 1.

The more people seek to boost consumption, the more income they require and the harder and longer they must work, undermining those activities that are actually fulfilling and satisfying: for example, Juliet's work, and that of Kahneman, Krueger and Schkade (I hope I'm not overinterpreting) shows people spend far more time working, commuting, and doing other aversive, unpleasant tasks, while the time spent in satisfying activities such as building friendships and intimate relationships, athletics, spirituality, self - improvement, etc. is small.

Between 1963 and 1978 Ruscha systematically photographed southern California's built environments — including vacant parking lots, swimming pools, and nightspots — which he made into wordless books, such as Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

At Your Service examines aspects of service industries such as building construction, cleaning and catering as a way of addressing concepts of belonging, patterns of migration and the less - than - distinct roles of host / guest and native / foreigner.

One - point perspective consists of a single vanishing point and recreates the view when one side of the subject, such as a building, sits parallel to the picture plane (imagine looking through a window).

It includes early portraits such as Head of Leon Kossoff, and landscapes such as Building Site, Earl's Court, Winter that depict the destruction of post-war London.

This game is early access though, so things such as the building can improve!

The core features that make Fortnite unique are there such as building, destruction or moving quickly through weapons.

This can be done for varying reasons such as building up intrigue or story relevance.

A clip came out that finally revealed a ton of gameplay content, such as building up a vehicle, bashing enemies and eating exotic foods.

You must also try to complete the various objectives that are set such as building a certain amount of troops or kill x amount of infantry.

Enemy footsteps are easier to hear when performing certain actions such as building, shooting, or collecting resources.

Referencing art from the award - winning online game franchise, the presentation «will focus on the practical aspects of integrating concept art into game development, such as building an art team, working with game developers, and how art goes from concept to technical implementation.»

The player becomes a commander of the faction force and performs a number of strategic movements such as building up the base, securing the supply lines, training troops, and destroying the enemy base.

For the first time, Multi-Builds allow the same pile of LEGO bricks to be used for multiple purposes, such as building and re-building different objects to puzzle solve and advance the game is different ways.

And, there's always the option to use your rewards towards sensible financial goals such as building an emergency fund, saving for a home down payment, or growing your retirement funds.

There is so much more to go into such as building your social media profiles, ways of getting noticed and growing your readership.

For comparison, the Cape May County Animal Shelter in Cape May Court House, serving the number of animals the CCSPCA receives just from Vineland, has a basic operating budget of about $ 750,000, which does not include additional costs such as building maintenance and legal fees.Public demands and shelter standards are increasing the level of animal care.

Naming opportunities recognize major contributions made to help us to accomplish goals that require significant financial support such as building and renovation projects and the underwriting of special initiatives.

Dog training puppies specific to teaching obedience commands promotes a number of positive changes such as the building of trust and communication between you and your canine.

We think online ads have relatively weak secondary effects, such as building the animal advocacy movement and increasing the likelihood of a major social shift away from factory farming.

We think they have relatively weak secondary effects, such as building the animal advocacy movement and increasing the likelihood of a major social shift away from factory farming.

In the year you buy a depreciable property, such as a building, you can not deduct the full cost.

(Note: The debt snowball and debt snowflake concepts can also be applied to other financial goals, such as building an emergency fund, saving for retirement, or paying down your mortgage.

I can't even focus on my investing goals (such as building up our IRA's through stock trading) or take advantage of offers, such as commission - free trading, because of my debt!

These bonds are issued by states, cities, counties and other government entities to fund public projects such as building schools or highways.

With infrastructure investments, you put money into a single infrastructure asset or multiple infrastructure assets, such as the building and management of toll roads, telecommunications facilities and gas pipelines.

Work to find ways to avoid needing a loan like this, such as building up an emergency fund.

Once you're out of debt, you can begin thinking about other healthy financial habits, such as building your credit score, making significant changes to budgeting and saving habits, and planning for investment goals.