The Science of
Sustainability

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  • Introduction and About the Exhibit
  • Rights and Reproductions
  • Leed Building Certification
  • LEED Categories
  • LEED Certification Levels
  • LEED Buildings at the University of Chicago
  • Sustainable Building Materials
  • Reused Materials
  • Locally Sourced Materials
  • Rapidly Renewable Resources
  • Conservation: Energy and Water
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Water Conservation
  • Green Roofs
  • Kinds of Green Roofs and Benefits
  • Urban Heat Islands
  • Construction Components of Green Roofs
  • Cool Roof
  • Bibliography

Conservation: Energy and Water

Renewable Energy and Water Conservation Systems

What does renewable energy and water conservation have to do with designing a sustainable building?
The resources that go into the operation of a building are not often visible but the operations depend on these resources to function. Designing building operating systems with these principles in mind is important to the overall sustainability of a building.

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General Electric 1.5 megawatt turbine near Palm Springs, California

Photo by Keith Higginbotham

From: Gills, Christopher, Wind Power.  Atglen, PA:  Schiffer Publishing, pg.57.  Crerar: TJ820.​G54 2008
The Science of Sustainability: The Design and Technology of Green Buildings
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