sustainability

state in which components of the ecosystem and their functions are maintained for the present and future generations

Note 1

Sustainability is the goal of sustainable development (3.40) and can result from the application of the concept of sustainable development.

Note 2

In building construction, it relates to how the attributes of the activities, products (3.32.1.1) (3.32.1.2), or services used in the construction work (3.11), or the use of the construction works (3.12), contribute to the maintenance of ecosystem components and functions for future generations.

Note 3

While the challenge of sustainability is global, the strategies for sustainability in building construction are local and differ in context and content from region to region.

Note 4

“Components of the ecosystem” includes plants and animals, as well as humans and their physical environment. For humans, this includes a balancing of key elements of human needs: the economic, environmental, social, and cultural conditions for societies’ existence.

Bron

ISO 15392:2008, 3.20

Norm

ISO/TR 21932:2013 en

Titel

Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works - A review of terminology

Paragraaf

3.39

sustainability

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