ECOUNITED DESIGN GROUP

SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE
A Primer to Responsible Building
Presentation • Defining Sustainability
• Why Sustainable Architecture Is Vital

Overview
• The World's Most Sustainable Architecture Projects
• Sustainable Design Ideas
• Best Practices for Sustainable Architecture
Topics to Discuss
• Overall Environmental Impact of Green Building

Sustainable Architecture Primer

 Something to Think About

THERE IS NO SUCH THING

AS ‘AWAY’. WHEN WE
THROW ANYTHING AWAY IT
MUST GO SOMEWHERE.
ANNIE LEONARD
Sustainable
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Most of the time, they’re presented before an audience.

Architecture They have a variety of purposes, making them powerful

tools for convincing and teaching.

Primer To create a stunning presentation, it's best to simplify

The conscious avoidance of
exploiting natural resources
your thoughts. Start with an outline of topics and
identify highlights, which can be applied to whatever
subject you plan on discussing. You can then organize
them into your introduction, your main content, and
your conclusion. Make sure you do enough research.

Sustainable Architecture Primer

 Traditional Architecture
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Sustainable Architecture
Presentations are communication tools that can be
demonstrations, lectures, speeches, reports, and more.
Most of the time, they’re presented before an audience.

Sustainable Architecture Primer

What exactly is
sustainable
architecture?
The concept of ecological design

Presentations are communication tools that can be

demonstrations, lectures, speeches, reports, and more.
Most of the time, they’re presented before an audience.
They have a variety of purposes, making them powerful
tools for convincing and teaching.

Sustainable Architecture Primer

Building Programs
GREEN BUILT HOMES CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (LEED)

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GREEN GAUGE WITH HOME ENERGY SCORE

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demonstrations, lectures, speeches, reports.

Sustainable Architecture Primer

 References
IMPORTANCE OF GREEN BUILDING
Green Built Alliance (2018). Importance of Green Building.
Green Built Alliance. Retrieved from http://greenbuilt.org

GREEN BUILDINGS IN THE U.S. - STATISTICS

Statista (2018). Green Buildings in the U.S. - Statistics & Facts.
Statista. Retrieved from http://statista.com

Sustainable Architecture Primer