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Lessons Learned by Architects for Sustainability.

8/04/2014


   They should take advantage of the wider range of readily available and lessexpensive sustainable building materials.


    They must learn the importance of the earliest possible involvement of engineers and subconsultants, green-design charrettes at every phase of design, and the development of a green budget to account for energy savings.

    Their firms must work to apply sustainable principles to the design process, and therefore to modify professional practices as much as to supplement them by sponsoring the continuing education to their staff, utilizing design tools, and if necessary supplementing their project teams with expert consultants in the field of ecology and green design.

    They have to use a number of design tools that enable to achieve sustainable-design objectives. Computer software allows to make informed choices by evaluating the relative environmental merits of comparable materials.

    They must work with engineers and contractors who understand and share sustainable-design principles. They should hold a green workshop with all disciplines on the design team, including client representatives, to ensure that each entity understands these objectives and to brainstorm ways to improve the process.

    They must specify construction-waste management procedures, material reclamation and recycling, materials, mechanical equipment, finishes, and lighting that do not need to produce waste in production.

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