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those who choose energy saving residences or products. United Nations Environment Programme suggested that building codes and appliance standards are the best ways to increase energy efficiency. On the other hand, professor Murakami puts the emphasis on policies and influencing society. Murakami concluded by setting multiple regulations to set emissions quotas per households and per building it would be beneficial for Japan as a whole. A popular and effective practice in Japan is the “name and…

As members of the CCO, it is important that we are able to work together as a successful team. Creating an atmosphere where members value each other, communicate openly, commit to team goals and trust one another as well as the team leader will help to connect every member to the team. Positive group dynamics are affected by personality, power, and the behaviours of group members. The “forming” stage of team development begins when members become acquainted as team members. They begin to share…

Alexandria, Minnesota is located off of 94 west about 70 miles from Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The population is Alexandria as of this year is 13,035, and it is expected to continue to grow (City Data, 2016). There are 6,037 females and 5,643 men, and they are prominently Caucasian at 95.9% (City Data, 2016). 1.3% of the population classifies themselves as having two or more different races, .9% are African American, .7% are Hispanic, .3% are American Indian, and .3% are Asian (City-Data, 2016). 89…

5.3. Ventilation: No matter the courtyard is small or big in these two buildings, the ventilation still has very small values, due to the closing massive walls towards the outside and opening towards the inside in the origin design, and the semi-closed windows later during the operation. Both buildings need an increase of ventilation ranging between 0.06-0.1 m/s comparing with 0.15 m/s of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard for occupant comfort (ANSI/ASHRAE 1992), taking into account the consideration of…

Carolyn Gregoire states in the article “Why are millions of people spending so much time watching others play video games?” that people cannot experience 100% of social activities in real life through internet media. Online media also decrease people’s social ability in real life. In the news, Gregoire shows that most American adult spend almost a half day to watch other players play video games on Twitch.tv. Those audience and players have their own community in Twitch.tv where they can chat…

In addition to the political discussions that exist within social networks, another specific determinant of social capital is church membership. It has been long discussed that church participation facilitates civic activity. As a matter of fact, research consistently shows that Americans who attend church regularly are more likely to take part in civic and voluntary acts (Schwadel, Cheadle and Malone). The survey was administered to attendees of two Midwest evangelical Protestant churches. One…

experience of what team work encompasses, I agreed it is absolutely vital and necessary for me to work as a team to be able to achieve professional, NHS and patient care standard. From experience and knowledge gained over time, I have realized that building a team is not just about…

Deep, dark secrets are not an aspect of life that came to age with 21st century technology. However, through the modern medium of the World Wide Web, there has been a new cultural phenomenon called “PostSecret,” which provides people a window to anonymously share their secrets. This phenomenon began in 2005 when Frank Warren initiated an art project that welcomed people to anonymously mail him their secrets on postcards. Since 2005, on every Sunday Warren has released new batches of secrets so…

There is a strong correlation between social capital and the social well-being of people within a particular community. What happens when that social capital gets weak? Social capital is defined as what “holds a community together and provides the structural and interaction resources that enable people to benefit from their association with each other.” (Hutter, 454) Who would’ve thought that communicating and interacting with strangers in a city would have a positive affect on a person’s…

Here at The Robinson’s Community Outreach Center (RCOC) like to think of our marketing plan as a systematic method to reach our target audience. Our target audience would be communities within the Phoenix Metropolitan area that struggle with low incomes, at-risk youth, and underprivileged populations that are in need of assistance to reduce their day to day challenges. The Robinson’s center is determined to create a system that possess reliable resources to our clients, so they are aware that…