Ten Criteria You See on this Site
Please note the ten criteria on the Overview page.
They were created by a real estate developer, BioRegional!
We are grateful to the Executive Director BioRegional North America, Greg Searle, for giving TrueSustainability permission to use them. Note that Greg is a member of this community. Please see http://www.oneplanetcommunities.org/offices/north-america/ for more information.
I find the ten criteria to be an extremely useful tool for evaluating the absolutes (as opposed to increases in efficiency) that must be in a sustainable project.
Jim
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