Sustainability Checklist - How Green is Your Building?
SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST - HOW GREEN IS YOUR BUILDING? It is now
universally accepted that the natural environment, the worlds
resources and the environmental stability are under threat from
our demands upon them. Unless significant reduction in the
depletion of natural resources and the pollution of existing
resources is effectively introduced, the environment enjoyed
today will not be available for future generations. The worlds
leaders approached the problem on a global basis at the Rio and
Kyoto conferences and set an agenda of objectives for change
over future years to reduce the adverse effects of our lifestyle
on the environment to create a sustainable environment. The UK
Governments four broad objectives for sustainable development
are: - Social progress, which meets the needs of everyone -
Effective protection of the environment - Prudent use of natural
resources - High stable levels of economic growth and employment
The global and national objec