Sustainable Architecture - Sustainable Energy Use

Sustainable Energy Use

Energy efficiency over the entire life cycle of a building is the single most important goal of sustainable architecture. Architects use many different techniques to reduce the energy needs of buildings and increase their ability to capture or generate their own energy.

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