will integrate and balance five
Criteria  
for sustainable house and landscape

 

Resource-efficient

energy-efficiency water conservation waste management and storm water management pollution prevention use of environmentally responsible materials

Durable

multi-hazard resistance (hurricane, flood, winter storm, etc.) pest resistance (structural and landscape pests, including Formosan subterranean termites) decay resistance

Healthy

indoor air quality and low-toxic materials integrated pest management universal design (safe and accessible throughout lifecycle)

Practical

marketable cost-effective and locally available (materials and labor) rapid or easy-to-learn installation

Convenient

functional low-maintenance advanced wiring for the information age