Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "sustainable development"
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Are environmentally friendly firms more innovation-oriented?
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-27)This study aims to explore the relationship between corporate environmental responsibility and firm’s innovation decision. It proposes that firms investing in environmental protection are more likely to have strong dynamic ... -
Building Sustainability: Definitions, Process and Case
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-24)This thesis is an exploration of how to do sustainable development for buildings, especially during the earliest stages of such development. The thesis starts by considering clear definitions of sustainability, development ... -
Development and Integration of Simple and Quantitative Safety, Pollution and Energy Indices into the Design and Retrofit of Process Plants
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-05)Currently, the main focus in a chemical process design is cost reduction and profitability. This approach results in high expenditure due to the generation of huge amounts of wastes, which in turn requires waste control ... -
Forging links between innovation and sustainability:An empirical examination of the effects on a firm’s financial performance
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-29)Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the North American energy and energy-intensive materials production sectors account for more than 50 percent of total GHG emissions. Based on the argument that CO2 emissions need to be ... -
Methodology for improving the net environmental impacts of new buildings through product recovery management
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-18)Buildings contribute significantly to the global environmental load caused by human activities. There has been a growing interest in improving a building's performance over all of the life-cycle stages (production, ... -
The River is for Washing Carpets
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-25)Contemporary peacebuilding, notably as it is practiced in Afghanistan, consistently fails to address local needs in favour of international priorities for global security. Despite the significant presence of foreign ...