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  2. Sustainability in construction - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable construction aims to reduce the negative health and environmental impacts caused by the construction process and by the operation and use of buildings and the built environment. [1] It can be seen as the construction industry 's contribution to more sustainable development .

  3. Sustainable engineering - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such that they use energy and resources sustainably, in other words, at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment, or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

  4. Sustainable design - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable engineering is the process of designing or operating systems such that they use energy and resources sustainably, in other words, at a rate that does not compromise the natural environment, or the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Common engineering focuses revolve around water supply, production, sanitation ...

  5. 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]

  6. Sustainable design standards - Wikipedia

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    Green construction codes and standards are beginning to emerge on the national code stage. The standards go beyond energy standards such as ASHRAE 90.1 and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) to cover additional areas such as site sustainability, water efficiency , indoor environmental quality and materials and resources.

  7. Sustainability - Wikipedia

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    While no consensus definition exists, sustainability transformation (or transition) can be understood as “a fundamental, system-wide reorganization across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values”. [97] Sustainability transformation is a process which is complex, multi-dimensional and politically ...

  8. Natural building - Wikipedia

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    A small cob building with a living roof Porch of a modern timber framed home. Natural building or ecological building is a discipline within the more comprehensive scope of green building, sustainable architecture as well as sustainable and ecological design that promotes the construction of buildings using sustainable processes and locally available natural materials.

  9. Process map - Wikipedia

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    Process map is a global-system process model that is used to outline the processes that make up the business system and how they interact with each other. Process map shows the processes as objects , which means it is a static and non-algorithmic view of the processes.