International Challenges
Posted: September 30, 2008 by Chien Si, Category:Sustainability
This problem of making a sustainable world is one of the most challenging that the world has ever faced. Although a number of people still actually debate whether CO2 comes from anthropogenic sources, I accept that humans are indeed having an impact. Making the change to a more sustainable built world is going to take a number of adjustments, and the technology for making these changes is just beginning to emerge. I have a unique position at IES, being the first United States based engineer to work for the firm, and it’s my personal view that we won’t see real solutions until the architectural community starts to take on board solving the following general issues:
