- Urban sustainability practices can directly impact the strategic approach that Architects, Urban Planners, and governmental agencies take to ensure that buildings evolve with their communities.
- https://www.architectmagazine.com/aia-architect/aiavoices/creating-place-sustainably_o
- What is a green building? A green building is a design, construction, or operation practice that encompasses the environmental, economic, and social impacts of buildings. This could be geared towards reducing water consumption, energy costs, or other natural resources to provide a healthy and productive indoor environment.
- https://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/green-buildings
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification –is a regulatory agency that provides a framework for healthy, efficient, and cost-saving green buildings.
- https://www.usgbc.org/leed/why-leed
- And what is sustainability? is recognizing – the interconnectedness of our ecosystems, and how we can meet the needs of the present without constraining the ability of future generations to meet their needs as well.
- https://www.pdx.edu/sustainability/home-1
- Creating, maintaining, and adapting to a sustainable way of life has changed the way we look at cities around the world. In the City of Portland and the Pacific Northwest, a systematic approach has to be implemented to promote an equitable City.
- https://beta.portland.gov/bps/scg/sustainable-city-government-dashboard
- According to the Portland State University website, The Princeton Review – a test prep and college readiness website, has named PSU among the top green colleges in the nation.
- https://ondeck.pdx.edu/portland-state-university-rankings
- Portland State currently has several sustainable or ‘sustainable minded’ buildings on campus, looking at Shattuck Halls in particular, we can see how this building has evolved – responding to things like seismic bracing, accessibility improvements.
- https://www.pdx.edu/floorplans/buildings/sh
- Looking at how a specific building is applying sustainable practices, we can look to NE Portland and the Hassalo on Eighth complex– a sustainable urban development neighborhood, which has implemented an organic approach to wastewater reuse in its “bio habitat”.
- https://www.biohabitats.com/project/hassalo-on-8th-wastewater-treatment-reuse-system-2/
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https://www.usgbc.org/articles/green-building-costs-and-savings
https://inhabitat.com/the-costs-of-green-architecture/
http://bcapcodes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cost-of-Building-Green.pdf
https://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/13745/title/the-cost-of-green-buildings
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https://www.usgbc.org/articles/green-building-costs-and-savings
https://inhabitat.com/the-costs-of-green-architecture/
http://bcapcodes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Cost-of-Building-Green.pdf
https://www.buildings.com/article-details/articleid/13745/title/the-cost-of-green-buildings
https://www.facilitiesnet.com/green/article/Do-Green-Buildings-Cost-More–8954Feedback form
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