Tag: environment
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5.6 Energy Sources: Hydro
Author: Sabrina Thomason MAIN Hydroelectricity is produced when water falls from a higher point to a lower point creating speed and kinetic energy. The moving water is channeled through an intake canal and used to spin a turbine. The rotation winds a generator that transforms this movement into electricity that is sent out into the…
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6.6 Materials: Other Natural Materials (Cotton)
Author: Karla Hristovska ABSTRACT: Cotton is one of the most commonly used natural materials in the world – largely due to the fashion industry. However, the constant need for the newest clothing items in the fashion world and a never-ending production of everyday fabrics in the textile industry makes cotton production very detrimental to the…
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6.1 Materials: Cement and Concrete
Author: Sydney Smeets ABSTRACT: Concrete is the most universally used building material that defines urban infrastructure. The chemical process to create cement and other ingredients that form this artificial rock are highly carbon intensive. It is only through rethinking this material, its chemical properties, and our reliance on it that the building industry can lower…
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14.5 Waste: The Circular Economy
Circular economy is a model intending to produce sustainable development while increasing economic regrowth through methods such as reusing, repairing, repurposing, and recycling. In order to take items that are obsolete and create new resources. By Mikayla Densa
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7.14 Building Design: Green Walls and Roofs
Applying greenery to the built environment can be beneficial for social, economic, and ecological factors.By Olivia Bailey
The Carbon Crisis 