Sentences with phrase «sustainable building initiatives»

This manual identifies the current state of sustainable building initiatives in the nine selected countries and the progress of each one in two main technical areas: (1) energy efficiency initiatives for buildings and (2) sustainable building practices.

Recent projects in Alberta include Everyday Rituals (survival tactics), an exhibition of photographs and video at SNAP Gallery in Edmonton, Common Opulence 2, an artist residency and sustainable building initiative in Peace Country and After Aurora, an unexpected structure and performance in Intersite Visual Arts Festival (Calgary).

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With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that protect the environment, conserve resources and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.

American Forests is pleased to announce that in collaboration with Bacardi, the world's largest privately held spirits company, it will launch forest restoration initiatives with two projects in Idaho as part of the industry - leading Bacardi environmental sustainability initiative «Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future.»

Research shows that a majority of global consumers, and especially Millennials, support companies that are committed to minimizing environmental impacts and that prioritize sustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on Marcsustainable approaches to operations.2 To share more about its water initiatives, Fetzer Vineyards developed a new page on its website containing facts about agricultural water use and details about the company's water policy support. Visit fetzer.com/water for more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on MarcSustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

Building upon existing initiatives Barry Callebaut has had a long - standing commitment to improve the livelihood of cocoa farmers and made «Sustainable Cocoa» one of the 4 pillars of its corporate strategy a long time ago.

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) is a multi-stakeholder initiative that strives to achieve the adoption of responsible palm oil production practices by key players in the supply chain through developing and sharing a credible and verifiable benchmark that builds upon the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and creating and promoting innovations.

Announced at the Building Sustainable Futures Forum sponsored by Olam International, the newly - formed GAA is a CEO - led private sector initiative seeking to contribute significantly to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, most notably SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricSustainable Futures Forum sponsored by Olam International, the newly - formed GAA is a CEO - led private sector initiative seeking to contribute significantly to the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, most notably SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, most notably SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agricsustainable agriculture [1].

Visit fetzer.com/waterfor more on Fetzer Vineyards» water initiatives, including its adoption of BioFiltro's BIDA ® treatment system and its support for water conservation research and advocacy through collaborations with groups like the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) and Ceres» Connect the Drops, both of which were commended for their water policy efforts at the White House Water Summit on Building a Sustainable Water Future in the United States on March 22, 2016.

With an enduring commitment to building sustainable communities, our Company is focused on initiatives that reduce our environmental footprint, support active, healthy living, create a safe, inclusive work environment for our associates, and enhance the economic development of the communities where we operate.

The focus of this new initiative will be on providing tools, materials, and resources to build a sustainable, hospital - specific training plan aimed at improving knowledge and skills on evidence - based maternity care practices.

B Lab drives systemic change through three interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between «good companies» and just good marketing; 2) accelerating the growth of the impact investing asset class through use of B Lab's GIIRS impact rating system by institutional investors; and 3) promoting supportive public policies, including creation of a new corporate form and tax, procurement, and investment incentives for sustainable business.

Mr. Speaker, the 2018 - 2021 Budget is informed by the President's Coordinated Programme for Economic and Social Development Policies which aims at creating a conducive environment for the private sector to thrive, propel growth and create employment opportunies, especially for the youth.In this regard, Government's policy objectives for the medium term will aim at: • Stabilizing the economy and setting it on a path of sustained, diversified and resilient growth; • Optimizing the key sources of growth in the economy on sustainable basis; • Enhancing a competitive and enabling business environment for private sector - led growth; • Formalizing the informal sector; • Building a strong and resilient economy able to withstand internal and external shocks; • Promoting agro-industrial enterprises as the basis for the «One District, One Factory» initiative; and • Creating entrepreneurial and employment opportunities, especially for the youth.

As a Southampton Town Board member, Ms. Fleming says she's helped to eliminate a budget deficit, thereby restoring the town's credit rating; focused on proper staffing and controls in the town finance department; and spearheaded economic initiatives such as the Farm Fresh Market in Flanders, which is run by teenagers and sells local produce, and the Youth Build Project in Riverside, which teaches young people about sustainable building methods while restoring blighted homes.

Gennaro praised Bloomberg's PlaNYC, a master plan for building an environmentally sustainable New York which, like Local Law 55, lays out initiatives for cutting the city's greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030.

Starbucks has doubled down on other sustainable initiatives in recent years — stores nationwide are now using greener building practices, sourcing ethical coffee, and reducing food waste — so this is a logical next step.

With a commitment to build integrative healthcare up in underserved communities, and projects to make sure that patient - centered sustainable care becomes an integral part of primary healthcare through initiatives like the National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare (NCIPH) we hope that one day all healthcare will be integrative healthcare.

17.19 by 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement GDP, and support statistical capacity building in developing countries

The HGSE Green Team builds environmental awareness for the the HGSE community through a series of sustainable initiatives showcased in this video.

The goal of this initiative is to serve as a catalyst to build safe, sustainable and smart educational facilities around the world.

Recent initiatives include: 1) implementing a citywide special education strategy to support teachers and leaders in providing high - quality services to students with disabilities 2) supporting the expansion of personalized instruction and innovative integration of technology in the classroom and 3) building a sustainable pipeline of high - quality teachers by supporting innovative pathways into the profession.

Winning projects include a schoolwide initiative to build capacity for sustainable co-teaching practices; a project to create purposeful home - school connections that empower parents to take an active role in their child's education; and a mentorship program for experienced music teachers to provide guidance to newer music instructors.

Meanwhile, the Dahshour MDG - F project will help foster the development of sustainable rural tourism through capacity building initiatives promoting entrepreneurship for tourism SMEs, the development of tourism guides, and enhancement of national capacities to protect and manage the archaeological and natural resources of the area.

No trees were cut down to build Latitude 10 and we will be happy to show you our sustainable initiatives that guide our operations.

The Tulum Declaration was the foundation for the Mesoamerican Caribbean Reef System initiative that built a multilateral framework for promoting the sustainable conversation of the reef.

Her activism focuses on policies affecting new immigrant and migrant artists, cultural workers and educators with an effort to build relationships with artists, businesses and political officials to implement initiatives that will promote sustainable and creative communities.

He said that these loans typically leverage 10 or 20 times more public and private investment, meaning this initiative could shift trillions of dollars from conventional road - building projects to more sustainable transportation alternatives.

International LCA Initiatives Athena is a valued contributor to international LCA activities, playing an active role in the Sustainable Building Challenge, a continuation of the Green Building Challenge that since 1996 has engaged over 75 teams in project assessments of high performance buildings.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate losustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate losustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate loSUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

With this $ 100 billion initiative, Citi will build on its leadership in renewable energy and energy efficiency financing to engage with clients to identify opportunities to finance greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and resource efficiency in other sectors, such as sustainable transportation... http://www.citigroup.com/citi/news/2015/150218a.htm

Envisioned as a country - driven initiative, the Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Programme works with partner governments to implement national projects that support sustainable mitigation actions in both the public and industrial sectors.

Recognized for thinking outside the box, championing new ideas, motivating people, and getting things done, Kristin is passionate about guiding purpose driven organizations through concept and experience development and communications strategies that build sustainable, thriving, powerful brands and initiatives.

The Vancouver Sun reports that other green features the buildings will sport include «heightened insulation, efficient window systems, low VOC construction materials and a «green» roof, among other sustainable initiatives.»

Some of his suggestions for local planning initiatives include: Preserve wetlands by passing local wetlands protection laws; maintain biodiversity in the Hudson Valley by protecting sensitive lands through land acquisition; refrain from building in flood plains; require all new building to be «green» and sustainable and, ideally, change local building codes to require LEED certification; switch all public and government buildings to energy suppliers that provide wind and solar options as alternatives; implement smart growth communities by keeping construction in areas that are already developed thus preserving green corridors; and support cap - and - trade laws to decrease CO2 levels.

He was an early advocate in the green building movement and created an award - winning web tool used by architects and clients such as Kaiser Permanente to inform their sustainable design initiatives.

Demand for LEED - certified buildings and professionals is booming due to unprecedented governmental initiatives, heightened residential demand and improvements in sustainable materials.

«Sustainable Streets» in New York New York started its PlaNYC sustainability initiative in 2007 In an effort to «build on the natural efficiencies of cities,» Sadik - Khan said.

Lofty thought it may seem, that's the goal that the Living Building Challenge has been working towards with their initiative, which is much more than a certification program for sustainable buildings — it's also a philosophy, an advocacy tool and a support network.

The Green Project is a sustainable local New Orleans initiative that salvages building materials and sells it on cheaply to those who are rebuilding their homes.

Today, with diverse scientific and educational programs, environmental action, green job - building and sustainable river cities initiatives, Clearwater continues Pete Seeger's legacy as America's environmental flagship organization.

HUAWEI Consumer BG's steady and sustainable business growth further demonstrates the success of its strategy to develop premium quality products while building brand awareness through global marketing initiatives.

This initiative also involves building over twenty community gardens for sustainable agriculture.

• Superior Sales staff recruitment and training practices, building strong and sustainable sales team that develop ongoing sales strategies and branding initiatives, and increased revenue growth.

Part of a highly knowledgeable and effective Trade Marketing team in the industry, strategically built collaborative and sustainable relationships with trade partners and showcase the brand to life in the retail environments utilizing superior tools, knowledge, marketing practices and effective consumer engagement initiatives.

Part of a highly knowledgeable and effective Sales team in the industry, strategically built collaborative and sustainable relationships with customers and vendors, showcasing the brand in retail environments utilizing superior tools, knowledge, marketing practices, and effective consumer engagement initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Sales Manager — TSS Carnival Supplies, Inc., Shiloh, IL 1988 - Present Part of a highly knowledgeable and effective Sales team in the industry, strategically built collaborative and sustainable relationships with customers and vendors, showcasing the brand in retail environments utilizing superior tools, knowledge, marketing practices, and effective consumer engagement initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Field Trade Marketing — RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston - Salem, NC 1980 to Present Part of a highly knowledgeable and effective Trade Marketing team in the industry, strategically built collaborative and sustainable relationships with trade partners and showcase the brand to life in the retail environments utilizing superior tools, knowledge, marketing practices and effective consumer engagement initiatives.

• Developed strategic team building initiatives, provided strong and sustainable customer relations and oversaw all cash handling oversight.

Research suggests that this approach is critical if capacity building initiatives are to be sustainable.12 Such an approach can also facilitate greater cultural awareness and understanding on the part of non-Indigenous policy implementers, thereby assisting in the broader reconciliation process.

The Helen Macpherson - Smith Trust's vision is for a strong, just and sustainable Victoria with a mission to assist in building fair, creative and resilient Victorian communities through initiatives that promote positive change.