Sustainable design balances human needs (rather than human wants) with the carrying capacity of the natural and cultural environments. It minimizes environmental impacts, it minimizes importation of goods and energy as well as the generation of waste. The ideal situation would be that if development was necessary, it would be constructed from natural sustainable materials collected onsite, generate its own energy from renewable sources such as solar or wind, and manage its own waste.

          Sustainable design is an ecosystematic approach that demands an understanding of the consequences of our actions. As a tool to understanding this principle, a metaphoric example is drawn using an organism to symbolize functional appropriateness, habitat harmony, and survival based on adaptation and cultivation.

         The organism makes use of immediately and locally available materials to construct itself, and does so with economy and efficiency. The same strategies when used in development can minimize global and local impacts on resources.

          The organism adapts to its environment through instinctive reaction and an evolutionary process of generations. Through the ability to rationalize and mechanize, humans have the ability to adapt psychologically and physically in a matter of hours, but with little instinct for harmony with the environment.

          The organism maintains a harmonious relationship with its environment by establishing a balance between its needs and available resources. Similarly, the ecologically sensitive design adjusts demands, lifestyles, and technologies to evolve a compatible balance with the natural and cultural systems within its environment.

 Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon

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Design by: Engr. AbdulRahiim S. Desinon