The global smart homes and buildings market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR of 29.5% between 2013 and 2020. This is attributed to rising energy costs and government initiatives. Some of the key government initiatives include regulations such as Commercial Buildings Initiatives (CBI) by the U.S. government aims at making all commercial buildings completely energy independent by 2025. This implies that commercial buildings should have facilities to generate onsite power. To Get More Details
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By Susan Berry and Randy Thomas‚ Ph.D. What’s so smart about SMART? Why has this acronym become part of the vocabulary of project planning and performance management? Objectives that are SMART (Specific‚ Measurable‚ Aligned‚ Realistic/Relevant‚ and Time-bound) are likely to be achieved. When generic‚ off-the shelf objectives get the SMART treatment‚ they emerge as targets that engage focus‚ action‚ feedback and learning. These targets assist development of individual work plans‚ and also
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This module builds an understanding of business environments in Asia. The first part of the course focuses on macroeconomic fundamentals‚ politics‚ culture‚ and institutions in Asian countries and regions. The second part of the course explores relationships between national and regional characteristics and business operations. The aspects of business may include business groups‚ trade and foreign direct investment. Learning outcomes On completion of this unit‚ you would have acquired: 1. An overview
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Smart Products and Services A smart products is an electronic device‚ generally connected to other devices or networks via different protocols such as Bluetooth‚ NFC‚ WiFi‚ 3G‚ etc.‚ that can operate to some extent interactively and autonomously. It is widely believed that these types of devices will outnumber any other forms of smart computing and communication in a very short time‚ in part‚ acting as a useful enabler for the internet things. Uses of Smart Services Minimize maintenance and repair
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OF COMMUNICATION ON ORGANISATIONAL GOAL ATTAINMENT (A CASE STUDY ON DE UNITED FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED‚ NIGERIA) | | INTRODUCTION In the 1960’s organizational communication shifted its primary focus from the applied aspect of communication in the organization‚ which involved mainly writing‚ speaking and persuasion to the broader role of communication in areas
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Interpersonal Communication May 19‚ 2011 Relationship Analysis When this assignment was given out‚ I instantly knew exactly what relationship I wanted to analyze: my ex-boyfriend’s and my relationship. It might sound like an odd relationship to choose‚ seeing as he is an ex‚ and it might not sound like a good starting point‚ but let me first say he is one of my best friends right now. Our relationship began like very few relationships do‚ on Facebook. In June of 2009‚ after I had been accepted
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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS LEA’s Series on Personal Relationships Steve Duck‚ Series Editor Bennett · Time and Intimacy: A New Science of Personal Relationships Canary/Dainton · Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational‚ Contextual‚ and Cultural Variations Christopher · To Dance the Dance: A Symbolic Interaction Exploration of Premarital Sexuality Duncombe/Harrison/Allan/Marsden · The State of Affairs: Explorations in Infidelity and Commitment Emmers-Sommer/Allen
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COMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN‚ YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS How to establish respectful‚ professional relationship with children and young people It is essential for a teacher assistant to establish positive relationship with children and young people you can establish respectful professional relationships with children and young people by doing the following:
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My personal and professional Goals in marketing are real appealing to me as it is arguably the most important department of any business. I understand the importance of marketing for all companies‚ whether it be small‚ medium or a blue chip company. I believe it would challenge my more creative side as well as testing my theoretical skills. I’m particularly interested in the more creative advertising side of marketing and the physiology behind it. My father owns his own Yacht customizing business
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the most innovative and creative companies builds marketing relationships with its target customers through brand building. What is more‚ this report attaches much importance to customer profile which reveals some basic information about customers. This report is organized as follows. The first section is the introduction. The second part shows how Apple’s customer profile affects its brand building to have a closer marketing relationship with customers. The third one illustrates how Apple builds
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