“…In the final chapter we break down a monolithic application to a microservice one, starting from the code as the basis for a solid platform. …”

“…Four chapters offer new focused analysis of selected countries, drawing on comparative methods and spotlighting the role of aid versus historical, institutional and other factors. It has become a truism that one-size-fits-all policies do not work in development, whether in fragile or non-fragile states. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…<P>Preface</p> <p>Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 1</p> <p>The Shifting Landscape of Green Buildings</p> <p>The Roots of Sustainable Construction</p> <p>The Vocabulary of Sustainable Development and Sustainable Construction</p> <p>Rationale for High-Performance Buildings</p> <p>State and Local Green Building Initiatives</p> <p>Green Building Progress and Obstacles</p> <p>Trends in High-Performance Green Building</p> <p>Book Organization</p> <p>Case Study: Bloomberg European Headquarters</p> <p>Summary and Conclusions</p> <p>Part I Green Building Foundations </p> <p>Chapter 2 Background </p> <p>The Driving Forces for Sustainable Construction</p> <p>Ethics and Sustainability</p> <p>Basic Concepts and Vocabulary</p> <p>Major Environmental and Resource Concerns</p> <p>The Green Building Movement</p> <p>Case Study: OWP 11, Stuttgart, Germany</p> <p>Summary and Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 3 Ecological Design </p> <p>Design Versus Ecological Design</p> <p>Contemporary Ecological Design</p> <p>Key Green Building Publications: Early 1990s</p> <p>Key Thinking about Ecological Design</p> <p>Evolving the Concept of Ecological Design</p> <p>Thermodynamics: Limits on Recycling and the Dissipation of Materials</p> <p>Case Study: Kroon Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut</p> <p>Synthesis</p> <p>Summary and Conclusions</p> <p>Part II Assessing High-Performance Green Buildings </p> <p>Chapter 4 Green Building Assessment </p> <p>Purpose of Green Building Assessment Systems</p> <p>Major Green Building Assessment Systems Used in the US</p> <p>International Building Assessment Systems</p> <p>Summary and Conclusions</p> <p>Chapter 5 The US Green Building Council LEED Building Rating System </p> <p>Brief History of LEED</p> <p>Structure of the LEED Suite of Building Rating Systems</p> <p>LEED Credentials</p> <p>LEED v4.1 Structure and Process</p> <p>Green Building Certification Institute Relationship to the USGBC and LEED</p> <p>LEED Certification Process</p> <p>LEED Building Design and Construction Rating System</p> <p>Regional Priority</p> <p>Case Study: Stephen C. …”

“…Learn the ways of Red Thread Thinking : Red Thread One: "Innovation--It's All in Your Head"--We can fire up our brains to become better at observing and interpreting what we see around us Red Thread Two: "Everything Old is New"--Take a fresh look at the past to gain remarkable advantage Red Thread Three: "People: The Strangest Animals in the Zoo"--Know what makes your market tick, and you'll know what makes them spend Red Thread Four: "What You See Is What You Get"--Learn how to create an entirely new and accessible "language" to make your product stand out and be universally understood Red Thread Five: "The Force of Passion"--Persevere, review, and refine your ideas without compromising your integrity or core beliefs. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…New York Yellow Taxi data, ETL pipeline, and deployment -- Step 1 - configuration -- Step 2 - ETL pipeline script -- Step 3 - unit tests -- Building a robust ETL pipeline with US construction data in AWS -- Prerequisites -- Step 1 - data extraction -- Step 2 - data transformation -- Step 3 - data loading -- Running the ETL pipeline -- Bonus - deploying your ETL pipeline -- Summary -- Further reading -- Index -- About Packt -- Other Books You May Enjoy…”

“…"I am an AIDS doctor. When I began that work in 1992, we knew what caused AIDS, how it spread, and how to avoid getting it, but we didn't know how to treat it or how to prevent our patients' seemingly inevitable progression toward death. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Understanding the Fundamentals of Costs -- Chapter 1 So You Want to Know about Cost Accounting -- Comparing Accounting Methods -- Considering your shareholders -- Mulling over creditors -- Addressing concerns of regulators -- Using management accounting -- Fitting in cost accounting -- Using Cost Accounting to Your Advantage -- Starting with cost-benefit analysis -- Planning your work: Budgeting -- Controlling your costs -- Setting a price -- Improving going forward -- Chapter 2 Brushing Up on Cost Accounting Basics -- Understanding the Big Four Terms -- Comparing direct and indirect costs -- Mulling over fixed and variable costs -- Fitting the costs together -- Covering Costs in Different Industries -- Reviewing manufacturing costs -- Considering costs for retailers -- Adding up costs for e-commerce firms -- Finding costs most companies incur -- Why Are You Spending? …”