Designation:E2432−11StandardGuideforGeneralPrinciplesofSustainabilityRelativetoBuildings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2432;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Sustainabiltyhasthreetypesofgeneralprinciples:environmental,economic,andsocial.Thisguidecoversthefundamentalconceptsandassociatedbuildingcharacteristicsforeachofthegeneralprinciplesofsustainability.1.2Thisguidedistinguishesbetweenidealsustainabilityandappliedsustainability.Ideally,humanactivitieswouldnotrequiremakingtrade-offsamongenvironmental,economic,andsocialgoals.However,thisguiderecognizesthat,inapplyingsustainabilityprinciplestobuildings,decisionmakersmustoftenbalanceopportunitiesandchallengesassociatedwitheachofthegeneralprinciples.1.3Thisguideidentifiesgeneralmethodologiesassociatedwiththedecision-makingprocessusedinpursuingsustainabil-ity.1.4Thisguideaddressesbuildingsindividuallyandinaggregate(collectively).1.4.1Thegeneralprinciplesidentifiedinthisguideareapplicabletoallscalesofbuildingprojects,including:interiorspaces,individualbuildingsandgroupsofbuildings,infra-structuresystems,andlanduse.1.4.2Thegeneralprinciplesidentifiedinthisguideareapplicabletoalllife-cyclestagesofabuildinganditscomponents,including:materialextraction,productmanufacturing,producttransportation,planning,siting,design,specification,construction,operation,maintenance,renovation,retrofit,reuse,deconstruction,andwastedisposalofbuildings.1.5Avarietyoftoolsandstandardsexistthatqualifyandquantifyimpactsofbuildings,buildingmaterials,andbuildingmethodsintermsofoneormoreofthegeneralprinciplesofsustainability.Itisnotwithinthescopeofthisstandardtorecreateorreplacethesetools.1.6Thisguidedoesnotprovidedirectionastothespecificimplementationofthegeneralprinciples;nordoesitprovidedirectionastothe...
