An Architect's Guide to Designing for Sustainability - Part Two
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 sovereign states which work together to achieve international goals. Spread over every continent and ocean, the Commonwealth’s 1.7 billion people make up 30% of the world’s population. Emphasising equality, trust and understanding, the Commonwealth facilitates the advancement of democracy, human rights and sustainable economic and social development within its member countries and beyond.
Over thirty Commonwealth Professional Associations bring people working in the same profession around the Commonwealth together. These associations, of which the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) is one, help maintain international standards and enable professionals to share experience and knowledge. The associations also contribute to global change, by forging links on crucial questions such as the environment.
The CAA, an Association of associations, institutes and societies, has as its objective “the advancement of architecture throughout the Commonwealth and the world and the promotion and acquisition of knowledge of the various arts and sciences connected therewith”[28]. It has 30 member institutes and 6 associate members representing some 40 000 architects throughout the Commonwealth.
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