ENERGY LIFE’S PRINCIPLES REFERENCE THE DEFINITIONS
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EVOLVE TO SURVIVE
INTEGRATE DEVELOPMENT WITH GROWTH
Replicate strategies that work Replicate successful methods to meet similar functions.
Invest in strategies that promote development and growth in relationship to life conditions.
BE RESOURCE-EFFICIENT (MATERIALS AND ENERGY)
BE LOCALLY ATTUNED AND RESPONSIVE
Use multi-functional design Use one design to perform more than one function.
Design heating and cooling systems to be responsive to ambient conditions and needs of people within a space.
ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
USE LIFE-FRIENDLY CHEMISTRY
Embody resilience through variation, redundancy, and decentralization Decentralize solar collectors and vary their design, placement, and type based on exposure to light and shade.
Transport water to cool without using polluting energies.
ENERGY LIFE’S PRINCIPLES