This article presents the results of the first large-scale mail survey of non-residential green power customers in the United States. The survey explored the motivations, attitudes, and experiences of 464 business, non-profit, and public-sector customers that have voluntarily opted to purchaseFand frequently pay a premium forFrenewable electricity. Particular attention in this article is paid t...

Environmental responsibility in school has led to the emergence of a variety of criteria to administer green schools' contributions to sustainability. Sustainability criteria of administrative green schools need validity, reliability and norms. The aim of the current study was to develop and validate assessment criteria for green schools in Iran based on the role of academia. A national survey ...

Environmental awareness continues to rise, and customers of all types are realizing the importance of eco-friendly products which are essential to protect our planet. Eco-designer creates designs that are demanded by markets. Green design rules are needed to support the implementation of environmental features in the practical design situation. Green design or Design for Environment (DfE) is a ...

In today’s world the driving force of computing has shifted from faster analysis, speedier calculations and solving of more complex problems to achieving energy efficiency, minimization in consumption of electronic equipments, minimization of e-waste and use of non-toxic materials in preparation of electronics. The practice of using computing resources efficiently is gaining serious momentum an...

A qualitative study was conducted to investigate perceptions of environmental practices at hotels among tourists. A quota sample of fifteen mainland Chinese and fifteen English-speaking overseas tourists visiting Hong Kong were recruited for an interview. The results showed that saving energy, use of environmentally friendly materials, and not using single-use consumables were most frequently p...

seattle has been working at green infrastructure for over a decade, and its commitment over many years has resulted in a serious overall program. the city does not yet have a comprehensive citywide green infrastructure plan; its Comprehensive drainage plan is generally supportive of green infrastructure (which it dubs “natural drainage strategies”), but does not spell out an overall vision of i...

When operationally significant weather affects the National Airspace System (NAS) a Severe Weather Avoidance Program (SWAP) is initiated. Each SWAP event is a unique mix of demand, weather conditions, traffic flow management (TFM) initiatives and traffic movement. Following a SWAP, the day’s events are reviewed and the TFM initiatives used are evaluated to understand their impact on the traffic...

<p class="Abstract">This study was conducted to propose the Green Economic Development Plan for Manufacturing S.M.E.s based on financial performance and operations thru Initiatives. The descriptive survey method used gather data determine green initiative's implementation of small medium (S.M.E.s) manufacturing enterprises. initiatives use as a basis crafting economic development plan. Do...

We report here a case study of the only wiki that, at the time of writing, had been significantly used by a political party: the Green Party of Canada’s (GPC’s) Living Platform. The GPC is a quickly growing federal party whose mandate is to address environmental issues and improve the democratic process. The party created the Living Platform to engage Canadian citizens in the development of its...