PRINCIPLE 2:

Encourage the Design of Healthy Buildings

by

• considering design and specification of buildings in terms of total life-cycle. From the extraction of resources, industrial processes, on and off-site construction, ongoing occupation and maintenance, through to reuse/retrofit and/or demolition;
• avoiding the specification of hazardous and/or toxic materials and processes;
• selecting materials that do not release/off-gas toxic fumes;
• improving indoor air quality through natural ventilation