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Organic greenroof architecture: Sustainable design for the new millennium
Author(s) -
Velazquez Linda S.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.20059
Subject(s) - architecture , citation , computer science , feature (linguistics) , library science , world wide web , visual arts , art , linguistics , philosophy
But what constitutes "building green," and what does sustainability mean in the context of building design? In the United States, the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive defines green building as "the practice of (1) increasing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and materials, and (2) reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal -the complete building life cycle.”