sustainable‚ and the first university in North America to be “green” from top to bottom. While many buildings in Ontario have aimed to be environmentally qualified‚ Lakehead has made it their goal for the entire campus to be sustainable and built to environmental standards that will make the campus the greenest in the country. The university has strived to make every aspect of the building environmentally safe‚ from the roof the parking lot‚ as well as the interior of the building. As a student I have experienced
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sustainable design and LEED® rating analysis Salman Azhar a‚⁎‚ Wade A. Carlton a‚ Darren Olsen a‚ Irtishad Ahmad b a b McWhorter School of Building Science‚ Auburn University‚ Auburn‚ AL‚ USA Department of Construction Management‚ Florida International University‚ Miami‚ FL‚ USA a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Today‚ there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building ’s sustainable features are made during the design and preconstruction
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The Benefits of Green Design Some people may not understand the benefits of green design or as some refer to it as “going green”. There are several benefits of green design. I believe that the important and main benefits are‚ but not limited to‚ health‚ financial‚ and environment friendly and better quality products. Many may think solar panels when they hear the terms Green Design but it doesn’t stop there. Green design involves many environmental friendly products and structures. Not only will
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The Art of Design in the Hospitality Industry Abstract Interior design has only just recently become an essential part of the hospitality industry. It gives a sense of brand identity in some cases and in some cases‚ the design of a hotel may be the sole reason for choosing a certain hotel above others. Thanks to the internet and social media‚ it has become increasingly easy for customers to make known what they like and don’t. Design is an important factor when it comes to guests choosing
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1. INTRODUCTION Interior design curricula‚ standard of education at University of Central Missouri are formulated around 2017 standards designated by the accreditation body Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA)‚ National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) and Higher Learning Commission. Professional and industry regulations and certifications offered by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)‚ the National Council of Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) guarantees
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The future of the construction industry is dependent upon the ability to transform the practices of successful businesses into leadership programs that are able to successfully complete LEED construction projects. The ability to complete these projects at a high level of expertise will help utilize green practices in the industry to reduce building emissions and the buildings carbon footprint on the planet. . LEED projects are defined by sustainability. The definition of sustainability is providing
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effort to maintain the environmental sustainability. According to World Wildlife Fund (2010)‚ eco-resorts are “types of resorts in which eco-efficiency measures are adopted throughout the lifecycle of the building‚ ranging from orientation‚ design‚ operation and maintenance”. Dowling (2000) also defines the eco-resort‚ quoted as followings: “An eco-resort is a self-contained‚ upmarket‚ nature-based accommodation facility. It is characterised by environmentally sensitive design‚ development and management
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ES 238 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Semester Research Paper 12/4/2012 LEED Certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a program that provides a third-party verification of buildings that are trying to become more environmentally friendly. The range covered with LEED varies from commercial buildings and homes‚ to entire neighborhoods and communities. It is generally recognized that buildings consume a large portion of water‚ wood
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build green? In 1984 LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) was released and put into use on very few homes world wide‚ but now LEED is a internationally recognized environmental program that is changing the way we build today. Over 30 countries worldwide have started to adopt the program and make it apart of their everyday lives. What it does is‚ it provides that a building or a group of buildings were designed and built in a way that would improve energy savings‚ water efficiency‚
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titled: Sustainable Buildings‚ Applying Prevention Through Design. A. The journal article was published by Professional Safety. Jun2013‚ Vol. 58 Issue 6‚ p76-80. 5p. B. This article was contributed to by three authors: Mohammed Albattah‚ a graduate student from the University of Colorado at Boulder who is a LEED Green Associate‚ Marielle Roucheray‚ a former graduate research assistant within the Department of Civil‚ Environmental and Architectural Engineering at University of Colorado at
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