| | Sustainable or survivable design involves the systems approach to design and construction for facilities, systems, and equipment that insures consideration of the optimization of ecological and human issues in light of well-grounded acceptable economic constraints. For architecture, this means design that delivers buildings and communities with lower environmental impacts while enhancing health, productivity, community, and quality of life. Sustainabilty is not limited to impacts on the natural environment, but on people and the community. Sustainable design is continuing to grow in the United States. Recent statistics show that approximately 3 percent of all new construction in the U.S. is pursuing certification through the green building rating system from the US Green Building Council and many more buildings are greatly influenced by the rating system. This book by Sue Roaf author of the highly successful book EcoHouse is based on the premise
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