Sustainable buildings,
Sustainable buildings, then, are really high performance buildings, but as you can see, the 'performance' takes place on many stages. The idea is to look at the building as an integrated whole, and to consider its performance ¨C and the improved productivity of its occupants ¨C over time. Only then do you begin to get a true sense of what sustainability can mean to your bottom line, regardless of whether it's measured in economic or human terms. More and more, people are realizing that one needn't be sacrificed at the expense of the other, and that in fact, physical and economic well-being are inextricably linked.
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