Yes, fiberglass asphalt shingles are proven and widely used in South Korea , China , Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia for the past 15 years. In Malaysia, we have installed our 1 st bungalow project in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur 8 years ago and today ... more

"Companies operating in Canada are determined to move to higher value outsourcing, a competitive strategy that makes sense in the competitive global outsourcing economy. Canadian locations and services are becoming an increasingly important node on ... more

We use the term future climate when we refer to projections of future temperature and precipitation regimes as modeled by complex mathematical representations of the general circulation of the planets atmosphere. Most models today relate ... more

The Climate Friendly Parks (CFP) Program, a collaboration of the National Park Service and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, provides national parks with management tools and resources to address climate change. The program aims to provide ... more

Since AIDS was first diagnosed in a female sex worker in 1986, much improvement in HIV/AIDS awareness and related services can be discerned, particularly in the urban areas and within the non-government organization, or NGO, sector. Over the last ... more

The characteristic features of the climate of Malaysia are uniform temperature, high humidity and copious rainfall and they arise mainly from the maritime exposure of the country. Winds are generally light. Situated at the equatorial doldrum area, ... more

Developed through collaboration between The Nature Conservancy, The University of Washington, and The University of Southern Mississippi, the Climate Wizard enables technical and non-technical audiences alike to easily and intuitively access ... more

Southern Europe has a Meditaerranean climate so for many centuries the way of life was in harmony with the olive tree - busy in winter, the olive-picking season, relaxed in summer. The 2-3 hour afternoon break, called siesta in Spanish, sesta in ... more

The climate is terrain-driven in India, and therefore it varies between regions. The north is moderately cold in winter (January to March), due to the Himalayas, which act as a powerful barrier against the katabatic winds coming from Central Asia. ... more

That is a really cool question. Most of the examples I can think of off the top of my head come from peoples that have lived in a region for hundreds or thousands of years. The Inuit build homes out of snow, nothing to explain there. In the ... more