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A. Mahdavi:
"Human Ecology and Building Science: A Necessary Synthesis";
Keynote Lecture: First International Symposium on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (invited); 2015-10-05 - 2015-10-06; in: "Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems - Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Sustainable Human-Building Ecosystems", ASCE (ed.); American Society of Civil Engineers, (2015), ISBN: 978-0-7844-7968-1; 1 - 17.

Buildings represent a major class of interventions by people in the environment, resulting in resource depletion, environmental emissions, and waste generation. To date, building-related interventions, together with those involving industry and transportation, have comprised the planet´s capacity to support the sustenance of future generations. This circumstance has raised the awareness regarding the importance of sustainability in the building sector. However, as in many other environmentally relevant domains, the theory (how the built environment should be) and practice (how the built environment actually is) have not converged. If we are to take the idea of sustainable buildings seriously, we need to approach it critically in the context of the complex and consequential relationships involving people, buildings, and environment. Why do we erect buildings? How can we measure their effectiveness in meeting people's requirements? How can we assess their ecological implications?

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784479681.001

http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784479681.001