The part of the environmental movement that draws my firm’s attention is the design of cities’ buildings and products.When we designed America’s first so-called “green” office building in New York two decades __1ago以前__,we felt very alone.But today,thousands of people come to green building conferences,and the __2ideas想法__ that buildings can be good for people and the environment will be increasingly influential in years to __3come即将到来__.
Back in 1984 we discovered that most manufactured products for decoration weren’t designed for __4indoor室内__ use.The “energy-efficient” sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis __5揭露了__ indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint,wall covering and carpet.So far 20 years,we’ve been focusing on these materials __6next仅次于__ to the molecules,looking for ways to make them __7safe安全__ for people and the planet.
Home builders can now use materials-such as paints that release significantly __8reduced减少的__ amounts of organic compounds-that don’t __9destroy损害__ the quality of the air,water,or soil.Ultimately,__10however但是__,our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being “less bad” but on creating __11more更加多__ healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil __12_or或是_ reused by industry again and again.As a matter of __13fact事实上__,the world’s largest carpet manufacturer has already __14created发明了__ a carpet that is fully and safely recyclable (可循环用的).
Look at it this way:No one __15__ out to create a building that destroys the planet.But our current industrial systems are __16now现在__ causing these conditions,whether we like it or not.So __in terms就.而言__ of simply trying to reduce the damage,we are __18taking采用__ a positive approach.We’re giving people high-quality,healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a __19good良好的__ effect on the world.It’s not just the building industry,either.__20More and more越来越多的__ cities are taking these environmentally positive approaches to design,planning and building.Portland,Seattle and Boston have said they want to be green cities.Chicago wants to be the greenest city in the world.
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