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| Id | 855 | |
| Author | Athens L. | |
| Title | Design for social sustainability at Seattles central library | |
| Reference | Athens L.; Design for social sustainability at Seattles central library ;Journal of Green Building vol:2 issue: 1.0 page:1 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-77953193353&doi=10.3992%2fjgb.2.1.1&partnerID=40&md5=f1250c6c4b333db9ce03b8948adaf238 |
| Abstract | As a culture we hold dear social values such as public good, health and well-being, quality of life, diversity, and equity. The focus of this article is how Seattles Central Library, a Silver LEED™ project, integrates social benefit into its design. While LEED provides credit opportunities for some social issues, many are not addressed by the LEED System. The Seattle project provides a rich example of how to integrate a broader range of social sustainability into green design thinking. Issues for consideration include: design to encourage social interaction, accessibility, economic development, cultural arts, and improved staff efficiency and ergonomics. This discussion searches for lessons learned that might inspire the emergence of new LEED credits. |
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| This enhances downtown liveability and vibrancy. . | The views are indeed spectacular, providing orientation to the surrounding neighborhood and a sense of place within the urban context. . | Integrate meaningful artwork into the building that expresses cultural or environmental issues. . | These areas include: design process, design to foster social interaction, diversity, accessibility, and the arts. . | This allows less wear and tear on books, and frees librarians for other tasks. . | Voter support for investment in libraries indicates that citizens value public access to local culture and knowledge, which contributes to literacy. . | 10 Social capital can be fostered by providing civic and public spaces that set the stage for social interaction, and provide fertile ground to nurture the development of these relationships. . | An increase in the provision of publicly accessible social space in the built environment can be thought of as contributing to social capital development. . | Integrating food service into any facility can add to its social function. . | Of course, this also has the effect of matching construction materials with local resources, and reducing associated environmental impacts from transporting materials over long distances. . | This not only removes barriers for strollers and wheelchairs, it also enables maximum flexibility for its function. . | WAYFINDING FOR ACCESSIBILITY Integrating wayfindinginstruction on building navigationin the built environment is an important dimension of accessibility for all. . | Percent-for-art programs add considerable capacity for public works to expand fi- tion as well as reveal how art relates to buildings. . | Development also contributes to the local economic base if it employs local design professionals and contractors. . | Green building technologies such as active solar systems or rainwater capture can increase resource efficiency of building opera- tions. . | The work also expresses the diverse audiences served by libraries, as well as how we must sometimes reorient our biased perspectives of diverse groups. . | Public facilities, and in particular libraries, tend to automatically serve very diverse populations by virtue of their free access for all. . | One of the most basic ways for the Library to democratize technology is to increase public access to computers and to the Internet. . |
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