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What's a solution for food waste that doesn't involve landfills? Composting! Read to learn how food waste transforms into beautiful earth compost, at the convenience of your kitchen, in 5 easy steps.
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3. Turn your pile every week using a pitchfork to speed the composting process.
4. Keep the top covered with dried leaves, newspapers, or grass clippings to keep off flies.
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5. Your compost is ready when it's dark brown in color, resembling rich soil. This takes time, anywhere between two months to two years. The compost will have an earthy smell and no bad odor.
Do you compost at home? Share your tips with our eco-community! 馃尡
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Our region's architectural history validates that passive cooling was a common strategy before air conditioning. UAE's hot climate has prompted firms to adopt passive cooling strategies as a step toward a more sustainable approach.
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Techniques such as louver shading devices, double glazing, natural ventilation, green roofing, and insulation regulate internal building temperature and enhance overall indoor air quality.
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When a building goes down, where do the materials go? Research has found that Abu Dhabi alone produced 9.68 million tons of solid waste in 2016, of which 67.8% was dumped in landfills. The construction and demolition (C&D) industry produced 47% of non-hazardous waste.
Of late, the path towards sustainable waste management is explored encouraging companies to reuse, recycle and recover waste that is produced during the process.
As an industry, how can we reduce the generation of C&D waste, which constitutes one-third of the overall waste to landfill sites? Come, #LetsTalkTrash.
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The development of green buildings commences by choosing eco-friendly products with greater benefits than their conventional counterparts. When deciding how sustainable products are, a variety of factors need to be weighed.
Similarly, sustainable furniture is gaining a reputation as consumers make informed decisions over the products they keep at home. Second-hand furniture and antiques are also excellent choices as their manufacturers often used fewer chemicals.
Eco-friendly furniture does less harm to the environment and makes the home environment healthier.
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From eco-warriors to minimalists, the past few years has enlightened us all to advance our global consciousness and recognize the importance of uniting our actions in preserving our planet.
Which sustainability advocate are you? We're listening! 馃尡
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Challenging the norms to advance sustainability for a better tomorrow.
Our expertise extends across engineering specialists and analysts, dedicated to transforming your vision to reality.
Through our sustainability and commissioning management service, we integrate principles inline with guidelines and work towards a long-term concept of building a sustainable environment and community.
We take pride in our exceptional project management skills, reinforced by our brilliant team. Email us at [email protected] or send us a DM to be a part of our journey.
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Do green buildings cost more than conventional buildings? The reality is that there isn鈥檛 s definite answer to the question. Costs are subject to vary from one project to another depending on a range of factors.
Facilitating a healthier indoor environment and improved air quality, green buildings are a perfect alternative to conventional buildings with greater energy efficiency, lower utility bills, and lower operation and maintenance costs.
Do you think the future savings from green buildings outweigh the initial cost?
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