Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The construction of buildings together with transport and industry are the main causes of excessive carbon dioxide emissions, affecting the sustainability of planet earth, being considered as one of the great threats caused mainly by man. Given this negative impact on the environment, architects, engineers and all professionals in the area with environmental awareness and respect for nature become essential, who by incorporating sustainable methods and strategies for construction generate changes in society and improve the quality of life of the population. This article seeks to promote a more ecological architecture, through concepts, regulations, sustainable architecture strategies that improve the design, efficiency and quality of buildings through the rational use of natural resources, especially energy and water, waste management towards the mitigation of direct and indirect environmental impact.
Source: Revista Científica OMNES
Institutions: American University, Universidad Americana, Universidad Americana
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7218323976