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A term now extensively used to describe buildings designed and constructed with a minimum negative impact to the environment, with an emphasis on conservation of resources, energy efficiency, and healthful interior spaces.
The concept that new development must meet the needs of the present without compromising those of the future. Sustainability is measured in three interdependent dimensions: environment, economics, and society—often referred to as the “triple bottom line.”
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Changes in long-term trends in the average climate, such as changes in average temperatures. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), climate change is a change in climate that is attributable directly or indirectly to human activity that alters atmospheric composition. In 2008 the City of Chicago launched its “Chicago Climate Action Plan,” which is a comprehensive approach to addressing climate change at the local level.
