Sustainable energy

profit; all the while, their actions and thoughts are anything but sustainable. The general population is still trying to figure out this word, sustainability. Does it mean ‘eco-friendly’? Does it mean ‘more expensive’? What is this expensive, ‘hippie ideology’ and what does it have to do with development? The term ‘sustainable development’ was coined a couple decades ago famously by the Brundtland Commission. They defined sustainable development by marrying together the three areas of…

industry around the world. Environmental impacts generated by construction processes include energy consumption and its associated air emissions, raw material use and waste generation, and water/land use. Its required of energy consumption and environmental protection, for regional economies and communities, and social responsibility force necessary changes to be undertaken by the developers. Of these, energy consumption and its associated air emissions need to be addressed most urgently because…

The Barangaroo development brought up different aspects in relation to sustainability, social Justice and Equity. They affect the development in both positive and negative ways. Ecological sustainability means a capacity of ecosystems to preserve their vital purposes and processes, and retain their biodiversity in the full measure over the long-term and keep them going for next generation. Social Justice can be defined as the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within a society.…

3.1 NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS: FROM PLANNING THEORIES Howard’s idea to divide the “Garden city” into wards is considered to be one of the earliest notions of neighborhood in city planning. He visualized self-sustainable, compact neighborhoods with easy access to jobs, parks and shops for daily necessities. Howard clearly emphasized on efficient transportation network, combination of various social groups and integration of human and nature. Inspired by the “garden city”, Perry’s…

Philosophy and Management Companies have a social, economic and environmental responsibility to partake in sustainable practices. As a business, the first step towards fulfilling this responsibility is to change the company’s vision and philosophy. To strive towards intergenerational equity, where the needs of today are met without compromising those of the future. Companies are adding sustainable practices to their philosophy to meet rising demand and awareness of…

architecture’. In order to continue to develop in the future of building and ecological design, it is important to gain an understanding of former architecture and use these approaches as a sensible, systematic whole to accomplish ideal energy effectiveness and thus a sustainable environment for the…

Sustainability is an important part of the strategy of Caterpillar Inc. They apply innovation a technology in order to improve the sustainability performance of their products, services, solutions and operations. What is more, they believe sustainable progress is made possible by developing better systems that maximize the life cycle benefits, while also minimizing the economic social and environmental costs of ownership, as reflected in their sustainability principles. Caterpillar has 3…

The concept of sustainable development has become ubiquitous in many aspects of modern society. Most multinational corporations release annual sustainability reports and the word “sustainable” is on stickered onto cereals, water bottles, and even cars. Despite its familiarity, there is little consensus on the term’s true meaning. It means different things to different people at different times, consistently evolving as pertinent to environmental governance at the time, growing from a concept…

ensuring that the responsibility to protect the rights and interests of the employees, clients and community. Strategies for supporting continuous improvement Reduce, reuse and recycle'- environmental ethos. Reduce * Encourage suppliers to be more sustainable by asking them to make your work with the document sides. * The default settings on your printer to print…

the report named Our Common Future. This was also termed the Brundtland Report and introduced what is now the most widely recognized definition of Sustainable Development (WCED,1987). Sustainable development is not a foreign term and is used interchangeably with the concept of economic development. However, this notion is wrong as sustainable development has a wider definition which encompasses the environmental, social and institutions aspects of development.(WCED,1987).Many citizens…