livebetter eMagazine Oct 2011
 
Balanced Sustainable Solutions – HDR
 
 
CH2M HILL. Respectful. There’s more to a project than just showing up to work every day. Because our work affects our clients, communities, and environment, we look at the long-term outcome of every decision and what it means for everything it touches.
 
 
The EMC Squared System: Advanced Stabilization Technology – sspco.com
 
 
Unlocking Value through Innovation & Creative Solutions<br /> Carbon-Key, LLC www.carbon-key.com
 
 
CRI: Sustainability is carpet with more conscience.
 
 
The log with an R-20 insulation value. InsuLog by Kuhns Bros. Log Homes Inc. www.kuhnsbros.com
 
 
Ocean Soul by Brian Skerry “Ocean Soul describes this life force that exists within animals and places in the sea ans that emanates from the ocean as a whole.” brianskerry.com
 
Balanced Sustainable Solutions – HDR
                 

Features
 
Vice Admiral Adam Robinson: Stability Operations & Winning Peace: “On 26 December 2004, an earthquake off Southeast Asia produced a tsunami, which resulted in the confirmed deaths of more than 130,000 people in Indonesia. The massive loss of life and injury, coupled with the almost total destruction of infrastructure, caused the United States to respond by sending a Joint Task Force to conduct... A Passion for Change: Humanitarian Engineering : “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” said Mahatma Ghandi. Both the ethics of justice and the ethics of care compel engineers and architects to take these words to heart as they work to make the world a better place through humanitarian engineering. Humanitarian engineering, according to the University of Washington’s Ryan... NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Earth Science Data for Humanitarian Aid: Humanitarian assistance to developing countries has long focused on countries having political, economic and strategic interest to the United States. Recent changes in global security concerns have heightened perception that humanitarian action is becoming increasingly politicized. This is seen largely driven by the “global war on terror” along with... Disappearing Cultures: Paraguay’s Indigenous Tribes: When the original colonists settled in the Americas, they came by ship and resided in the areas closest to the sea. As history progressed, the local indigenous populations were either eliminated or assimilated into the developing world around them. Many groups, however, remain throughout what is now the Republic of Paraguay where... Departments  
 USACE Institute for Water Resources: Adapting to Climate & Global Change: Major 21st Century global challenges, alone and in combination, affect parts of all missions and operations carried out by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). These dynamic global and local transformations include changing demographics and population growth rates, varying land use/land cover types, decaying and aging... U.S. Forest Service: Unplugging America’s Children: Remember the feeling of wind brushing against your cheek or the momentary gasp as your boot slid on a big, slippery rock? Or, what about trees bursting with brilliant fall colors or the chirp, hoot and rustle in the woods that made you ask, “Who’s there?” For many adults these memories are the stuff of their American childhood – rites of passage... National Guard Engineers: Facilitating Cooperative Relationships: In recent years, the role of National Guard reserves has expanded from a predominantly U.S.-based presence to global service providers and partners for developing countries around the world. For some engineers in the National Guard, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) – the newest military command – offers a unique opportunity... Worth Knowing: Information of Interest: The Center for Safer Wireless, a VA-based EMF advocacy group, is hosting a Wireless Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. at the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 5 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST on Oct 6. The program is open to the public, and attendees are expected to convene in... Columns  
 Gary Braasch’s Images of Change: Documenting a Warming World: My work as a professional journalist and environmental photographer led me to climate change 11 years ago when I found my first independent funding source – a small environmental foundation – and established World View of Global Warming. This science-based photojournalistic documentation project is about global... Africa Water is Life: Water Gathering in Villages: In rural Mozambique women are responsible for the provision of basic necessities, such as food, shelter and water. The intra-household divisions between men and women in sub-Saharan families and communities are growing rapidly, which is creating an ever-expanding culture of gender discrimination and a general weakening of familial... Honouring Life Network: Tribal Youth Suicide: I do not know exactly who my First Nations and Métis relatives are. My family tree is one of many Canadian family trees that include several mothers and grandmothers simply referred to as “Cree woman.” Despite not knowing the specifics of her ancestors, my mother always felt a deep connection to her First Nations and Métis heritage... HDR Architecture: Health Design Interventions: Consider these statistics: Annual revenues for U.S. home fitness equipment manufacturers reached about $3 billion last year while the health club industry enjoyed revenues of $20.3 billion. Now ponder this: The number of Americans between the ages of 20 to 74 classified as obese rose almost threefold, from 13.3 percent to 39.5... 
2011 Naval Energy Forum “Creating Spartan Energy Warriors: Our Competitive Advantage” October, 13-14 2011 Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington, DC For more information or to register go to www.ndia.org/meetings/2600/.

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