To measure progress and focus their program decisions, VOC gathers data on a continual basis.
Even after 40 years, VOC is continually challenging itself and other communities, to do better.
Soon she discovers that the so-called low VOC products she paid for and installed are anything but low.
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Through these efforts, VOC was able to place 3 out of 4 veterans in meaningful long-term employment positions.
Another NOAA study recently found that a third VOC, ethanol, is actually increasing.
Examples include omega-3 in food, VOC-free interior paints, minimalist shoes, healthful apps in consumer electronics, health-promoting mattresses and UV-protecting sunglasses.
The wrecking of VOC vessels in Shetland was recorded by the Dutch company, and centuries later the shipwrecks were located by divers.
Contributing factors in the VOC decline cited by the NOAA include catalytic converters, improved engine efficiency, and reformatted fuels that are less prove to evaporation.
In 2011 VOC provided emergency services and shelter to 107 veterans, touching 3, 280 veterans through their Employment Resource Center and supporting over 7, 600 clients in their Technology Center.
Some of the services VOC offers include: employment and job training, residential support for homeless, legal services and counseling, educational and financial counseling, substance abuse counseling and referrals, and peer-to-peer counseling.
Almost 40 years after VOC was founded by returning Vietnam veterans, today their approach remains the same: to serve each veteran on an individual level, to get to know each veteran and their families, and to design individual plans to meet each of their needs.
Standard green features in each home include LED lighting, recycled glass countertops, a high-efficiency water heater, water-conserving fixtures including dual-flush toilets, FSC-certified bamboo flooring, EnergyStar appliances, zero-VOC paints, finishes, and adhesives, a whole-house ventilation system, low-E windows, high levels of insulation, a fully recyclable, heat-deflecting cool roof, exterior wood siding and decking made from FSC-certified cedar, and much more.
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