SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS TO CONCRETE MASONRY PARTITION WALLS: LIGHT-WEIGHT WALL PANEL USING POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE (PMMA) AND SHREDDED WASTE METALIZED FILM PACKAGING

Sustainable Alternative Materials to Concrete Masonry Partition Walls: Light-Weight Wall Panel Using Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) and Shredded Waste Metalized Film Packaging

The amount of plastic waste produced yearly is significantly increasing.Approximately 300-400 million metric tons of plastic waste are produced yearly.One of the dominant plastic wastes is a metalized film, a shiny, non-homogeneous polymer used DVI in packaging that is considered the least recycled.Meanwhile, partition walls in buildings are tradit

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Urban Planning Dealing with Change and Infrastructure

This paper deals with urban planning and change processes potentially impacting local infrastructure.The overarching theoretical frame is social-ecological resilience thinking and its potential application to as well as implications for urban land-use development.The paper draws its main attention on if this concept can be of use for urban planners

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Drivers, Options and Approaches for Two Seaport Authorities on the Joint Reduction of Bunker Oil Related Emissions

The international agreements, made by International Maritime Organization in 2008 are an Novelty Socks encouraging start to reduce the SO2 emissions caused by the use of bunker oil.Port authorities are confronted with a dilemma.From an environmental point of view, a proactive attitude is preferred.However, a unilateral initiative may jeopardize the

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Design of the Focus on Restaurant Engagement to Strengthen Health (FRESH) study: leveraging systems science to work with independently-owned restaurants to increase access to and promotion of healthful foods

BackgroundHigh dietary quality can protect against diet-related chronic diseases.In the United States, racial and ethnic minorities and those with lower incomes consistently exhibit lower dietary quality.Independently-owned restaurants are integrated Larder Fridge a common prepared food source in minority low-income communities, but there are signi

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