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Summary:
Buildings have a profound impact on our natural environment,
economy, health, and productivity. In North America, the
built environment accounts for approximately one-third
of all greenhouse gas emissions, energy,water, and material
consumption, and generates similar proportions of pollution.
Indoor air quality is regarded as one of the top environmental
health risks today, affecting the well-being, productivity
and
performance of many people . As concerns increase about
sustainability in building
design and operation, there is a need to develop a framework
for assessing and quantifying buildings so that questions
such as, "What is sustainable design?" and "How
green is this project?" can be addressed. In response
to this, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) green building rating system was developed to provide
such a framework for North America.This document explores
how the use of steel structures and components can contribute
to achieving a LEED
certificate for a building.
Format:
Pages :8
Size: 638 kb
Author : Canadian sheet Steel building Institute
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