Three types of environmental effort - behavioural changes, technical development, architectural design

Abstract

In this article three generations of sustainable constructions in Denmark are presented, and on this background three types of environmental efforts in the built environment are pointed out. In one of them the environmental results are achieved through development of techniques, in another type the environmental results are achieved through changes in behaviour, and in the third type the environmental results are achieved through architectural design. It is important that architects are aware of the different types of environmental efforts. Firstly, they can all lead to significant environmental
results, and therefore they should all be considered in relation to specific projects. Secondly, it is important that the three types of environmental
efforts are combined and planned in relation to each other in order to make them interact in fortunate ways. Finally, the article emphasizes that architects in the initial design phase make a series of choices that are crucial to resultant consumption in the construction and that the environmental considerations can act as the fundamental architectural idea.