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Sustainable ArchitectureAnd Ecology

What is a sustainable architecture?Sustainable architecture, also called sustainable architecture, green architecture, eco-architecture and environmentally conscious architecture is a way of conceiving the architectural design sustainably, seeking to optimize natural resources and building systems so as to minimize environmental impact buildings on the environment and its habitants.Its principles include:

Compliance with the requirements of hygrothermal comfort, health, lighting and occupancy of buildings.Efficiency and moderation in the use of building materials, giving priority to low energy versus high energy content.Minimizing the overall energy balance of the building, comprising the phases of design, construction, use and end of life.Other principles:Architecture and social impactThe architecture generates a great social impact on the population and good examples are needed in each local community to show society the ways forward. In every culture over time new building types emerged but only some became models to be repeated by society.

Materials for sustainable buildingsSuitable materials for use in sustainable buildings must possess characteristics such as low energy, low emission of greenhouse gases. The construction industry consumes 50% of all global resources and becomes less sustainable activity on the planet. In the case of wood prevent native forests from use and crop woods such as pine, eucalyptus and other species.Thanks for your attention