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Environmental Value Engineering (Eve) Comparison Of A Usgbc Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design (Leed) Window System And Non-Leed Window System, Simon A. Adamtey
Environmental Value Engineering (Eve) Comparison Of A Usgbc Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design (Leed) Window System And Non-Leed Window System, Simon A. Adamtey
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The need to explore environmentally friendly materials to avoid the depletion of the nonrenewable resources is very significant. The human race has been heavily dependent on nonrenewable resources since the industrial revolution. The rate of consumption of these resources is higher than the rate at which these resources replenish themselves since it has been established that most of these resources take millions of years to replenish. A critical look into the future reveals that there is a looming resource crisis since these resources are being depleted.
Fossil fuel combustion is linked to the increase in CO2 in the …