LEEDing on the Path to Sustainable Construction | Building Design + Construction
Sustainability ultimately means meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. With such a broad definition, the practice of sustainability can be rather lofty and hard to pin down. So let’s narrow our field of vision and discuss sustainability as a design and construction principle, whereby a structure is designed to be sustainable (i.e., not relying heavily on non-replenishable resources) and is constructed or renovated using sustainable materials and certified techniques.
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