Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and its Impact on Building Operational Expenditures

Abstract

Histidine phosphorylation plays a key role in prokaryotic signaling and accounts for approximately 6% of the protein phosphorylation events in eukaryotics. Phosphohistidines generally act as intermediates in the transfer of phosphate groups from donor to acceptor molecules. Examples include the bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) and the histidine kinases found in two-component signal transduction pathways. The latter are utilized by bacteria and plants to sense and adapt to changing environmental conditions. Despite the importance of histidine phosphorylation in two-component signaling systems, relatively few proteins have so far been identified as containing phosphorylated histidine residues. This is largely due to the instability of phosphohistidines, which, unlike the phosphoesters formed by serine, threonine, and tyrosine, are labile and susceptible to acid hydrolysis. Nevertheless, it is possible to preserve and identify phosphorylated histidine residues in target proteins using appropriate sample preparation, affinity purification, and mass spectrometric techniques. This chapter provides a brief overview of such techniques, describes their use in confirming histidine phosphorylation of a known PTS protein (HPr), and suggests how this approach might be adapted for large-scale identification of histidinephosphorylated proteins in two-component systems.[27]identification of histidine phosphorylations 549

Bridging the gap: How sustainable development can help companies create shareholder value and improve financial performance

“…Numerous studies have reported the positive influence of ISO 14001 on environmental performance (Arimura, Hibiki, & Katayama, ; Arimura, Darnall, Ganguli, & Katayama, ; Dasgupta, Hettige, & Wheeler, ; Johnstone, Serraville, Scapecchi, & Labonne, ; Potoski & Prakash, ). Similarly, energy and water savings are achieved in LEED certified buildings (Dobiáš & Macek, ). Finally, environmental awards, which are based on thorough assessment by industry and experts, are signals of positive corporate environmental performance (Klassen & McLaughlin, ).…”

Smart Building Energy Inefficiencies Detection through Time Series Analysis and Unsupervised Machine Learning

“…This paper uses 1-year timeseries data of a Platinum LEED ENERGY STAR 99/100, Net Zero-certified building in the Houston, TX area [21]. From the building design, construction, and management perspectives, the LEED standards were developed in 1993 to build highly efficient and green buildings that are comfortable and healthy for occupants.…”

Zelené Střechy: Střešní Systém Snižující Náklady Na Vytápění a Chlazení

“…[20] ve své studii, kde se zaměřili na hodnocení tepelně izolačních vlastností vegetativních střech, aby poukázali na to, že zelené střechy fungují jako izolační vrstva pro budovy. Z jejich studie vyplývá, že zelené střechy mohou ušetřit od 1, Široká paleta výhod spojených se zelenými střechami, zejména jejich potenciál snižovat energetické požadavky na vytápění a chlazení, dala podnět k tomu, aby i jeden z nejuznávanějších systémů certifikace udržitelnosti budov LEED [21] podporoval zelenou infrastrukturu. Při instalaci vegetačního souvrství je možné získat až 34 bodů ze 110 potřebných k obdržení nejvyšší Platinové certifikace.…”