2011•Procedia Environmental SciencesOpen access
Sustainable design for low carbon architecture
Weihong Li
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Abstract
Low carbon architecture designed according to sustainable principles is becoming an important part of the journey towards achieving sustainable development of economy, society, natural environment and architecture itself simultaneously. The definition, principles and factors considered in design have been investigated in details in this paper. A Three Rings Models of sustainability proposed by author is useful for understanding mechanism of sustainable design.
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