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welcome about personal environment workplace environment project photographs    corporate    residential publications contact		sustainable design Sustainable design is a philosophy that integrates green considerations into the man-made environmental development decision making process, from inception to design to completion. Building practioners now realize that our built environments and our natural environment are inextricably linked - each time we extract, process and utilize a resource, the natural environment is altered. Sustainable design is a method of design and construction that minimizes burdens on our natural resources and the environment. Sustainable design can also be seen as part of a larger movement towards sustainablility within various industries including transportation, agriculture and forestry, among others. These all emanate from the concept of sustainable development, which is commonly defined as: "Sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their needs." - from Our Common Future (the Brundtland Report), The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development 1987 web resources http://www.buildinggreen.com BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of Environment Building News http://www.davidsuzuki.org David Suzuki Foundation http://www.ec.gc.ca Environment Canada http://www.gca.ca Green Communities Association http://www.rmi.org Rocky Mountain Institute http://www.usgbc.org The LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Green Building Rating Systrem http://www.advancedbuildings.org This site is put together by Natural Resources Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, CMHC, Gas Technology Canada, and Enermodal Engineering.
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