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THEODORE FORGE

THE WORLD HAS NEVER BEEN MORE ADVANCED. YET WE ARE FORGETTING THE SKILLS THAT ONCE MADE US INDEPENDENT.There was a time when ordinary people possessed knowledge that many of us have never learned.They understood how to preserve resources, maintain possessions, recognize danger, solve everyday problems, and navigate uncertainty.That knowledge was passed down for generations.Today, much of it is disappearing.And the mo...

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Traci Rose Rider

Summarizes the main issues and strategies of the forceful and fast-paced green building movement.Many professions are increasingly producing tools to assist clients in breaking down and understanding the different elements that reside under the umbrella of the sustainability movement. For the design and construction professions, this unpacking often takes the form of green building guidelines and rating systems.This book aims to look at a selection of both ...

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Tom McCarty, Michael Jordan, Daniel Probst

PROVEN STRATEGIES FOR CREATING CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMSCo-written by Six Sigma Black Belts and LEED Accredited Professionals, this pioneering guide reveals how to use the power of Six Sigma to develop and implement enterprise-wide green initiatives. Six Sigma Sustainability explains how typical Six Sigma DMAIC structures such as program governance, project charters, transfer functions, measurement systems, risk assessment, and process design support environmenta...

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Richard Edward Rowe

Changing the World One Invention at a Time is intended to motivate everyone to act on the ideas they have. Learn how to develop new ideas and evolve existing ideas while incorporating an easy-to-use framework to transform ideas into meaningful products and patent applications.The easy-to-understand and fun-to-read style will help you comprehend and effectively navigate the challenging invention process. The authors natural problem-solving methodology uses examples that dem...

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Craig Stevenson, Beth Eckenrode, Robert Sroufe, Jr.

Your building has the potential to change the world. Existing buildings consume approximately 40 percent of the energy and emit nearly half of the carbon dioxide in the US each year. In recognition of the significant contribution of buildings to climate change, the idea of building green has become increasingly popular. But is it enough? If an energy-efficient building is new construction, it may take 10 to 80 years to overcome the climate change impacts of the building process. New buildi...

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Green Studies

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The LEED® Green Associate™ V4 Practice Tests contains 5 updated complete exams, separated by difficulty levels. Just as in the actual exam, each exam contains 100 multiple-choice questions and must be completed within 2 hours with the required passing score.The questions are the key for evaluating the contents studied for the exam. You can access and retake the practice tests as many times as you want.Taking practice tests is the most effective way to pass ...

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Helene Carpentier, Mat Langley

Circular Procurement in Action is a practical guide for procurement, facilities, workplace, property and sustainability professionals who want to turn circular-economy principles into everyday commercial decisions.Offices contain far more value than most organisations realise. Furniture sits unused in storage while new items are ordered. Fit-outs are removed before materials have reached the end of their useful life. IT equipment is replaced rather than repaired or...

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Adam McCombs, Robert M. Penna

From government agencies to tech startups, “outcomes” have become the buzzword of modern work. Teams reorganize around them. Strategies are built on them. Leaders declare them. And yet real results still slip away. Products fail, customers churn, initiatives stall—not because people aren’t working hard enough, but because the way we think about outcomes is broken.Outcome System Result (OSR): How System-Based Outcomes Become the Building Blocks for Modern AI-Enabled Teams i...

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Peter L. King, Jennifer S. King

Providing a framework that highlights waste and its negative effects on process performance, value stream maps (VSMs) are essential components for successful Lean initiatives. While the conventional VSM format has the basic structure to effectively describe process operations, it must be adapted and expanded to serve its purpose in the process indu

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HANSEN YOUNG

THE WORLD HASN'T FORGOTTEN HOW TO SURVIVE. YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO FORGET.For generations, ordinary people possessed something that money couldn't buy and technology couldn't replace: the knowledge to live confidently, solve problems, make things last, and remain resourceful when life became unpredictable.Today, those skills are vanishing.And most people won't realize what they've lost until they desperately need it.

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Daniel Root

They knew how to make things last, prepare for the unexpected, and turn ordinary knowledge into extraordinary independence. Somewhere along the way, we forgot.There was a time when knowing how to live meant knowing how things worked. Our grandparents understood the value of a well-maintained home, a carefully stocked pantry, a useful tool, a productive garden, and a dollar wisely spent. Their knowledge was not simply a collection of old-fashioned habits. It was an ...

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Allen Boston

Modern life makes everyday tasks convenient-but what happens when the systems we depend on become unavailable, expensive, or difficult to access?The Lost Skills of Independence is a comprehensive nonfiction reference to the traditional knowledge, practical abilities, and modern methods that help people live with greater confidence, resourcefulness, and self-reliance.From household repairs and essential tools to food preparation, preservation, gardening, wat...