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I will if you will : towards sustainable consumption [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Report is summarised in 'I will if you will : towards sustainable consumption : a summary'.The Sustainable Consumption Roundtable (Great Britain), a joint initiative between the National Consumer Council and the Sustainable Development Commission ...
Sustainable Consumption Roundtable (Great Britain)
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Sustainable construction: Exploring the capabilities of Nigerian construction firms

open access: yes, 2014
As the built environment accounts for much of the world's emissions, resource consumption and waste, concerns remain as to how sustainable the sector is.
Larsen, G.D., Ewart, I.J., Dania, A.A.
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The next steps : an independent review of sustainable development in the English regions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Summarised in 'The next steps : an independent review of sustainable development in the English regions : executive summary'.The Sustainable Development Commission's independent review of the progress of sustainable development in the English regions ...
Sustainable Development Commission
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Digital twins for green roofs and facade inspection using drones and multi-modal foundation models [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences
Green roofs and facades are a nature-based way to improve the climate of buildings. However, they also add additional maintenance effort for keeping the plants healthy.
Krause Nils Soeren, Ploennigs Joern
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Evaluation of the expediency of technology commercialization: a case of information technology and biotechnology

open access: yesTechnological and Economic Development of Economy, 2020
The ability to timely and objectively evaluate the expediency of technology commercialising is a crucial step for R&D organisations. It is a game with business success, which could enable to operate technologies efficiently and prevent unproductive ...
Vaida Zemlickienė, Zenonas Turskis
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Clay particles as binder for earth buildings materials: a fresh look into rheology of dense clay suspensions

open access: yesEPJ Web of Conferences, 2017
In the ceramic industry and in many sectors, clay minerals are widely used. In earthen construction technique, clay plays a crucial role in the processing.
Landrou Gnanli   +2 more
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Sustainable construction: construction and demolition waste reconsidered [PDF]

open access: yesWaste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 2009
Construction activity in Europe has increased substantially in the past decade. Likewise, there has also been a commensurate rise in the generation of construction and demolition waste (C&DW). This, together with the fact that in many European countries the rate of recycling and reuse of C&DW is still quite low has engendered a serious ...
Río Merino, Mercedes del   +2 more
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Facilitating Patient-Centric Thinking in Hospital Facility Management: A Case of Pharmaceutical Inventory

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Conventional hospital facility management (FM) focuses on reasonably allocating various resources to support core healthcare services from the perspectives of the FM department and hospital.
Xiang Xie   +6 more
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Collaborating constructively for sustainable biotechnology [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
AbstractTackling the pressing sustainability needs of society will require the development and application of new technologies. Biotechnology, emboldened by recent advances in synthetic biology, offers to generate sustainable biologically-based routes to chemicals and materials as alternatives to fossil-derived incumbents.
Nicholas E. Matthews   +4 more
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[SDC] [r]esponse form for the consultation on the review of the 'Strategy for sustainable construction'

open access: yes, 2012
Our input into the 'Strategy for sustainable construction' highlights that this an important opportunity for Government to show inspirational leadership through its role as a the UK's largest construction client.Publisher ...
Sustainable Development Commission
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