6.5 Sustainable Buildings Strategy
6.5 Sustainable Buildings Strategy
Building Research Establishment (BRE 2002) published a guide to assist developers when identifying sustainability issues, which include:
- Land Use, Urban Form and Design
- Transport
- Energy
- Impact of individual buildings
- Natural resources
- Ecology
- Community
- Business
(Source Holmes [see reference 6])
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It is clear that buildings impact a range of societal factors in their construction and use. The area of green architecture is a growing industry and a larger subject to be covered in its entirety than can be included in this chapter. We will focus on certain aspects of green building.