Building and construction have a great effect on the environment. In the United States, buildings alone account for 40-49% energy consumption, 25% of water consumption, 70% of total energy consumption and 38% of total carbon dioxide emissions.
Outsourcing entered the global business scene in the 1980s, and has changed the way it looks, feels and functions since then. Knowledge process outsourcing or KPO refers to the outsourcing of knowledge intensive tasks and functions to experts overseas or outside of your organization.