The opportunity of constraints.

The article discusses the constraints faced by architects with the rise of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and other rating systems internationally. Nico Larco presents a draft framework to help assess sustainable urban design. He identi...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Urban Design Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 45 - 48
Autor principal:	Steiner, Frederick
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Feb2016
Materias:	Architects U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Larco, Nico Structural frames Urban planning Sustainable design
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Sumario:	The article discusses the constraints faced by architects with the rise of the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and other rating systems internationally. Nico Larco presents a draft framework to help assess sustainable urban design. He identifies five realms of sustainability, distinguishing transportation and land-use-related energy concerns from non-transportation energy use and production.