Sentence examples for environmentally responsible construction from inspiring English sources
Owen applauds the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEEDD) program for raising awareness of environmentally responsible construction but condemns it for encouraging high-priced, high-visibility add-ons (argon-filled windows) instead of non-sexy, lower cost, simpler measures (hand-cranked awnings and better insulation).
If R.M.I.'s employees worked on a single floor of a big building in Manhattan (or in downtown Denver) and lived in apartments nearby, many of them would be able to give up their cars, and the thousands of visitors who drive to Snowmass each year to learn about environmentally responsible construction could travel by public transit instead.
MANY organizations promote environmentally responsible building techniques, but it is hard to find a list of functioning residential "green" developments.
The first structure on the site was the visitor centre, a showcase for sustainable, environmentally responsible building.
This voluntary scheme rewards environmentally responsible design, construction, and operation of buildings.
Further application of environmental-responsible building construction methods and materials can be integrated with passive solar architectural design, to achieve a complete environmentally efficient "green building," which is based on the criteria described by ASTM Green Building Guide and ASHRAE standards, the Model Energy Code (ASHRAE, 1981).
These standards provided measurable criteria for the design and construction of environmentally responsible buildings.
Green building refers to a structure and using process that environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and demolition.
Participating sharpened her environmental consciousness, she said, and before long she was lobbying her local municipality to ensure that a construction company used environmentally responsible methods to build a park in her town.
The EPA defines it as, "the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from sitting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction.
LONDON — Should design be environmentally responsible?
