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Sustainability is best thought of as a process, rather than a thing. US Executive Order 13423 states that sustainability “means to create and maintain conditions, under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations.” In order to achieve such conditions, new ways of designing, constructing and operating buildings and facilities must be identified.
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Every 40 cases of 100% post-consumer fiber paper saves the equivalent of the following:
- 24 trees 40 feet in height
- 7,000 gallons of water
- 4,100 kilowatt hours of electricity
- 60 pounds of air pollution
Source: http://www.sustain.ucla.edu/handbook/article.asp?parentid=3465 UCLA Sustainability