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2. Green building - Wikipedia

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   Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. [1]

3. Sustainable architecture in Barcelona - Wikipedia

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   Green facades are created by growing plants on the side of buildings. When building a green facade, the architects must select the correct structure, orientation, and depth cavity for the wall to allow for solar radiation to reach the walls. There are an increasing number of green facades being built in L’Eixample and other areas of Barcelona ...

4. The Shape of Green - Wikipedia

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   The Shape of Green: Aesthetics, Ecology, and Design is a 2012 non-fiction book by the American architect Lance Hosey. The first book dedicated to the relationships between sustainability and beauty, it outlines a set of principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design. It was first published on 1 June 2012 through Island Press.

5. Sustainable architecture - Wikipedia

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   Building information modelling (BIM) is used to help enable sustainable design by allowing architects and engineers to integrate and analyze building performance.[5]. BIM services, including conceptual and topographic modelling, offer a new channel to green building with successive and immediate availability of internally coherent, and ...

6. Tropical green building - Wikipedia

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   Tropical Green Building refers to a style of construction that focuses on energy reduction, reduced use of chemicals, and supporting local labor and community. This requires close cooperation of the design team, the architects, the engineers, and the client at all project stages, from site selection, scheme formation, material selection and procurement, to project implementation. [1]

7. Sustainable urbanism - Wikipedia

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   LEED-ND is a rating system that certifies green neighborhoods, building off USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design , which is a third-party verification system that a development meets high standards of environmental responsibility. LEED-ND combines the principles of new urbanism, green building, and smart growth to create the ...