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Shifting from ‘sustainability’ to regeneration

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Reed, Bill·2007·Building Research & Information

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Sustainability, as currently practised in the built environment, is primarily an exercise in efficiency. In other words, the use of environmental rating systems and other mechanisms allows a reduction in the damage caused by excessive resource use. However, instead of doing less damage to the environment, it is necessary to learn how one can participate with the environment by using the health of ecological systems as a basis for design. The shift from a fragmented to a whole systems model is the significant cultural leap that consumer society needs to make – through framing and understanding living system interrelationships in an integrated way. A place-based approach is one way to achieve this understanding. The design process begins by attempting to understand how the systems of life work in each unique place. The role of designers and stakeholders is to create a whole system of mutually beneficial relationships. By doing so, the potential for green design moves beyond sustaining the environment to one that can regenerate its health – as well as our own. La durabilité, comme on l'entend aujourd'hui dans le contexte du milieu bâti, est avant tout un exercice d'efficacité. En d'autres termes, l'usage de systèmes de classement de l'environnement et d'autres mécanismes permet de réduire les dégâts causés par une utilisation excessive des ressources. Toutefois, au lieu de moins endommager l'environnement, il convient d'apprendre comment chacun peut contribuer à l'environnement en utilisant l'état des systèmes écologiques comme base de la conception. Le passage de systèmes fragmentés à un modèle de systèmes complets représente le saut culturel significatif que la société de consommation doit faire, en cadrant et en comprenant les relations entre systèmes vivants de manière intégrée. Une approche basée sur la place est une manière de parvenir à cette compréhension. Le processus de la conception commence par la tentative de comprendre comment les systèmes de vie fonctionnent dans chaque endroit unique. Le rôle des concepteurs et des parties prenantes est de créer un système complet de relations mutuellement avantageuses. Ainsi, le potentiel de la conception écologique va au-delà du simple soutien à l'environnement pour passer à la régénération de sa condition et de notre propre santé. gestion de la construction; consommation; processus de conception; modèles mentaux; durabilité; systèmes complets

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Authors
Reed, B.
Venue
Building Research & Information
Published
2007-11
Volume
35
Issue
6
Pages
674-680
ISSN
  • 0961-3218 (ISSN-L)
  • 1466-4321
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W2124910018
Cited by
557
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5.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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