The living building: integrating the built environment with nature evaluating the Bibliotheca of Alexandria according to the challenge imperatives

Hegazy, Ibrahim; Seddik, Wael; Ibrahim, Hossam

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“…The aim is to integrate the built environment with nature. One of the ways to maximise environmental performance is by adopting living building strategies (Hegazy et al, 2017). In this context, a building should be 'Living' when it attains some requirements such as generating its own energy on-site using renewable sources, capturing and treating its own water, constructed using non-toxic and sustainably sourced materials, and using only previously developed 'brownfield' sites (Hegazy et al, 2017).…”

Section: Discussion On How Nature Can Be Integrated Into the Human Ac...mentioning

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Tackling Environmental Problems: Are People and the Environment Antithetical?

Inman,

Inman

2023

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In the era where human communities have been plunged into unprecedented environmental problems, scientists and policymakers have been forced to revisit and reflect on the relationship between humanity and the natural environment. In light of all these developments, fundamental questions have been asked, such as, should nature be left alone? Are humans separate from nature? Is it too late to turn back the clock? How can we tackle the climate crisis? At the core of these questions lies the issue of the human-environment relationship, with humans being both dependent on and simultaneously harming the environment. Although the dependence of humans on natural systems is acknowledged, there seems to be uncertainty about balancing human well-being, ecosystem, and environmental integrity. It appears as though these three factors cannot co-exist harmoniously. In this contribution, we discuss the axioms of the environment and humanity and extract lessons that can be used to address the increased environmental concerns that have challenged the world. We also present a rationale for using an interdisciplinary, holistic approach to address environmental problems, proposing a Nature-integrated in Whole Systems Framework. We argue that environmental problems cannot be successfully addressed without incorporating human dimensions and treating systems as wholes. We base our argument on the fact that the challenges facing humanity are so intertwined that addressing one issue without considering the others is futile. We propose that we need to integrate nature into every aspect of life.

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Section: Discussion On How Nature Can Be Integrated Into the Human Ac...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Tackling Environmental Problems: Are People and the Environment Antithetical?

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Inman

2023

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A review on client’s perspective on selection of green building concept in construction industry

2022

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The growing role of sustainability in the construction industry must be considered in the entire lifecycle. Therefore, green building is an important factor in managing the cycle from its design and construction, through operation and maintenance until the demolition. Furthermore, a systematic literature review was performed. The perspective of clients is crucial since decisions made will influence the overall green design of the project. This study focused on the main criteria of current green building in construction, the advantages of the implementation of green building in the construction industry, and the selection of green building elements based on the client perspective. Most of the buildings are involved in waste reduction and use local resources. The green building should be developed due to save resources, decrease pollution and energy consumed reduction. The data collected mentioned that reluctance to adopt the new sustainable technologies is one of the client’s viewpoints in selecting green buildings compared to conventional buildings. Therefore, the discussion revealed and reviewed the data collected from the 12 previous research articles

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The living building: integrating the built environment with nature evaluating the Bibliotheca of Alexandria according to the challenge imperatives

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Tackling Environmental Problems: Are People and the Environment Antithetical?

Tackling Environmental Problems: Are People and the Environment Antithetical?

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A review on client’s perspective on selection of green building concept in construction industry

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