It has been suggested that the Earth's temperature requires 25 to 50 years to reach 60% of its equilibrium response. Consequently, if GHG emissions were completely eliminated, warming would still continue for some time.
Environmentally Sustainable Non-Residential Buildings: Sustainability Obstacles. Part II, Proceedings of National Sustainable Buildings Workshop 1999
Abstract:
The document presents a list of obstacles to "sustainable" building practices in the non-residential-buildings sector. The obstacles, developed by the workshop participants, are grouped by the following aspects:
-Environmental Performance
-Economics
-Code Issues
-Organizational Conditions
-Stakeholder and Public Participation.
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Environmentally Sustainable Non-Residential Buildings: Sustainability Obstacles, Part II
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CSS99-09 Date Published:
1999
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Reppe, P., ed. “Environmentally Sustainable Non-Residential Buildings: Sustainability Indicators: Part II.” Proceedings of National Sustainable Buildings Workshop. University of Michigan: Ann Arbor, (1999): 12.