在北美、欧洲和目前的亚洲,建筑设计和工业发展越来越清晰地认识到合理设计、建造和使用对我们的重要性和效益性。从住宅到办公建筑,从工厂到商店,从娱乐休闲场所到学校、医院,每一个建筑都无一例外地从对自然资源的消耗方面影响着我们和我们赖以生存的自然环境。同时,建筑又通过它所产生的废弃物改变着包括空气、水等在内的自然环境。 In North America, Europe and the present Asia, architectural design and industrial development increasingly recognize the importance and effectiveness that rational design, construction and use have for us. From housing to office buildings, from factories to shops, from recreation and leisure venues to schools and hospitals, every building affects the natural environment in which we and we live, without exception, from the consumption of natural resources. At the same time, the building, in turn, changes the natural environment, including air and water, through the waste it generates.