An Architect's Guide to Designing for Sustainability - Part Two
In the CAA Practice Policy document of June 2000, reference is made to a number of strategies that could be applied to promoting the interests of the individual institute members of the CAA. Much has happened since then – including the events of September 11, 2001; the Tsunami of December 2004; and the hurricanes of late 2005 – and the socio-economic environment is no longer the same. It behoves the CAA therefore to assist its members to evaluate the relevance of their practice methodologies in the light of these new and emerging influences.
The most significant of these influences is the release of a Vision for the Commonwealth. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Coolum, Australia in March 2002, Commonwealth leaders gave consideration to the High-level Review Group (HRG) report. An outcome of this report was the birth of A New Vision for the Commonwealth.
The Vision recognises the uniqueness of the Commonwealth, reaffirms the belief in the Commonwealth’s enduring relevance and value, and confirms the constructive role the Commonwealth can play in achieving international co-operation in areas such as sustainable development.
The development of these design guidelines is thus a CAA response to the A New Vision for the Commonwealth in general, and to promoting the objectives of sustainable development among the corps of architects throughout the Commonwealth.
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