Safety/Sustainability

May
06
2024

Balancing Security/Safety And Sustainability Objectives

This Resource Page provides designers with an understanding of the interactions between security/safety and sustainability objectives by emphasizing the 'whole building' or integrated design process, identifying areas of synergy and potential conflicts between sustainable and security/safety approaches, and highlighting sustainability opportunities within certain security/safety strategies.

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Energy

Apr
22
2024

Ocean Energy

The ocean covers 71% of the earth's surface and has the ability to produce two types of energy: thermal energy from the sun's heat, and mechanical energy from the waves and tides. A process called ocean thermal energy conversion generates electricity using the difference in temperature between the warm surface of the ocean and the cold ocean depths.

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