James L. Binkley commented on Donald R. Watson's blog post The need and opportunity to engage Resilient Design
Donald R. Watson posted a blog postFolks:
Like many True Sustainability participants, I have been involved in sustainable design, energy and environment since the 1970s. I also had a hand in rewording the AIA COTE Top Ten principles in the 1990s. I am now involved in concepts of "Resilient Design." "Resilience" is different and distinct from our prior conceptions because it is incorporating lessons learned, knowledge and vary rapidly emerging tools and methods from the natural disaster mitigation disciplines. These…
ContinuePosted on November 6, 2011 at 6:56am — 1 Comment
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A few years ago, members of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE) Advisory Group began discussions on the fact that greening of the built environment was concerned with increasing efficiencies of systems and the use of materials and not larger concerns. It seemed that little effort was invested in a holistic response to the vital issues of our times including – ecological degradation on an unprecedented scale, climate change, loss of systems that provide food and water and peak energy.
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