
Sustainable Buildings and Where to Find Them
Sustainable Buildings and Where to Find Them
Sustainability drives the current construction industry demands. Due to the many challenges of a changing environment, the industry must adapt and innovate to combat such difficulties. Today, many companies standardize the sustainable approach to construction to safeguard the future.
What is Sustainable Building?
One can view the concept of sustainability in many ways. It is a method of development that seeks to balance numerous, often conflicting needs against an understanding of our society's environmental, economic, and social constraints. It is an approach that aims to leave as tiny a carbon footprint as possible during the building's lifespan. Though one can interpret the term "green building" in various ways, the consensus is that its intended function and design should be to minimize (...)