Environmentally Sustainable Design

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Learn the five categories of U.S. Green Building Council LEED specification: site, water conservation, energy efficiency, materials, and indoor air quality. Terms like ecological literacy, sustainable design, resource reuse, rapidly renewable resources, biomimicry, and water harvesting are becoming commonplace among design professionals and clients. Case studies illustrate the process of using sustainability as the integrating context for the design and construction of green buildings.