Storm-proofing subways, hospitals, electrical grids and other key infrastructure will cost tens of billions of dollars.
Most people just think of it as future-proofing something that might be nice to have.
That means Web-hosting services need to take the responsibility for hack-proofing their sites, says O'Brien.
Draught-proofing can cut gas bills by 10% by merely putting sticky tape around windows and doors.
They will not include trigger locks and other child-proofing devices as standard equipment.
You need to know how to be effective at design, proofing, editing, distribution, and promotion.
The general level of inflation-proofing that both public and private schemes offer, looks set to get weaker.
Key buildings in need of better earthquake-proofing have been identified in Delhi, and work is under way.
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You can tell Sony put time into refining this experience, essentially fool-proofing it for a wide swath of potential users.
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To that end, it bears IP certification for dust- and water-proofing (up to 30 minutes at a depth of one meter).
Future-proofing a city means creating the markets for green businesses and green technologies, and designing the space and facilities to support them.
If you make a living by writing, are you proofing materials before you submit for job applications to ensure there is not one typo?
Far more damaging has been a system for vetting new buildings that was hurriedly introduced last summer in reaction to architects faking data for earthquake-proofing.
"You need to run to the crisis, " says Richard Levick, author of Stop the Presses: Bullet-proofing Brand and Protecting Reputations in an Age of Peril.
Panasonic has also tweaked the hardware's polycarbonate-encased magnesium alloy chassis, with MIL-STD-810G1 ensuring that the gear will survive drops from six-feet, as well as IP651 weather-proofing.
In the wake of the Kobe earthquake, new regulations for quake-proofing buildings came into force, and some local governments offer citizens a structural health check on their homes.
Depending on an applicant's needs, it will pay for things such as loft insulation, draught proofing, gas room heaters with thermostat controls, gas, electric or oil central heating.
Plus they are baby-proofing their own homes for frequent visits.
In the nervous reaction to the World Trade Center buildings coming down, building standards were amended to provide for better fire proofing and an additional stairwell for tall buildings.
If you want to improve your home by extending it, then you may only get planning permission if you pay for loft insulation and draught proofing at the same time.
Assistance could be in the form of installation of draught proofing, loft insulation, hot water cylinder jacket or more effective heating controls and training on how best to use them.
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Future-proofing is important, because of the speed of change.
To prevent damage to their hearing, astronauts may have to wear special earplugs forcing them to shout at each other, and making it harder to hear emergency alarms until additional sound-proofing can be installed.
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The firms offering this technology can't be "fool-proofing" the concept to protect the novice FX investor from dangerous practices, such as quick in-out trades, poor risk management and too much leverage, Paz says.
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The included software also provides prepress professionals with the option to enhance soft proofing accuracy using test and report features approved by UGRA (the Swiss Center of Competence for Media and Printing Technology).
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They need to offer stronger financial incentives for storm-proofing buildings and be a louder voice in influencing land-use planning and building codes so that coastal properties are better protected or not built at all.
In a world where we see more people coming out poverty which is fantastic where you see a doubling of consumer demand in a little more than a decade in an already resource-scarce world, that is a strategy for future proofing.
Low cost improvements can include replacing incandescent lights with CFL or LED alternatives, master switches to make it easier to switch off appliances at night, energy monitoring to make it easier to identify waste, draft proofing, and using plants or shade-cloth to keep the summer sun off your home.
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If you are living on means tested benefits AND you live in the hardest-to-heat homes you may be eligible for a free new central heating boiler, insulation for a hot water cylinder, loft, cavity wall and solid wall insulation, draught proofing for doors and windows or renewable energy technologies such as solar panels.
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