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The New Era of Green Buildings in China

Authors: CBRE Research

Publication Date: June 2015

The development of green buildings in China began relatively late compared to developed countries such as the United States and United Kingdom. However, the sheer size of the Chinese construction industry means that green building development has significant room for growth in coming years. According to the latest information provided by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), China has become one of the biggest overseas markets for LEED certification in terms of LEED-certified GFA.

Chinese Attitudes on Food Waste

Authors: Hingman Leung

Publication Date: June 2015

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As an emerging economy, food waste has become a hot topic in China within the last two years because of increasing appetites and shrinking landfills. This study is an ethnographic exploration of Chinese attitudes towards food and food waste, with the objective of uncovering some of the key values and beliefs that create food waste.This study is also a first step in addressing the literature gap on the topic.

Scaling Social Entrepreneurship in China

Authors: Richard Brubaker, Fan Li

Publication Date: June 2015

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This report presents research into the social enterprise landscape in China to understand the needs and opportunities for organizational support in scaling up Chinese enterprises. It also captures the present scope for developing social franchising in China in order to successfully promote social enterprise and non-profit projects in response to need.

Indoor Environment

Authors: Bjarne W. Olesen

Publication Date: May 2015

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People spend in industrialized countries more than 90 % of there lives in an artificial indoor environment. This makes the indoor environment much more important for people health and comfort than the outdoor environment.The paper present an update on to days requirement for a healthy and comfortable environment. The paper will mainly be dealing with the indoor thermal environment and air quality.

The State of Sustainability 2015

Authors: Ethical Corporation

Publication Date: April 2015

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The sustainability discipline has largely escaped from its silo and is now a vital aspect of strategic planning. This report is Ethical Corporations's first annual survey to gauge the current state of corporate responsibility and sustainability around the world.

Human Spaces

Authors: Professor Sir Cary Cooper, CBE

Publication Date: April 2015

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The concept of biophilia highlights an innate connection between humans and nature, which more recently has been recognised as a key consideration when designing and developing workspaces. The idea of incorporating nature into the built environment through biophilic design is less often seen as a luxury in the modern workplace, but rather as a sound economic investment into employees’ health, well-being and performance.

Towards a Water and Energy Secure China

Authors: Debra Tan, Feng Hu, Hubert Thieriot & Dawn McGregor (China Water Risk)

Publication Date: April 2015

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China’s waterscape is changing. Water risks in China, be they physical, economic or regulatory, have great social-economic impact and are well recognized. China Water Risk (CWR) has encouraged a comprehensive view of such water risks since our launch in October 2011 with the aim of increasing the understanding and thereby the mitigation of such risks.

China's Long March to Safe Drinking Water

Authors: Hongqiao Liu (China Water Risk)

Publication Date: March 2015

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China's central government set ambitious goals to safeguard water quality in 2011, at the outset of the 12th Five Year Plan (2011-2015). Here's a look at how well China is meeting ambitious goals for drinking water safety set five years ago as the government prepares its 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020).