ABSTRACT
Since the World Commission on Environment and Development published ‘‘Our Common Future’’ in 1989, the building industry has gradually become more focused on developing and implementing principles of sustainable design (WCED1989). Themovement toward sustainability has led to the concept of ‘‘high performance buildings.’’ A high performance building is one that achieves the peak efficiency of performance and functions while meeting the optimality criteria for green design. A high performance building requires each discipline to design for maximum sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to address the principles of sustainable design as it pertains to structural engineering.
