ACE (Architects’ Council of Europe) declaration on Architecture and Sustainability:
“We, leaders and representatives of the architectural profession believe that the design of the built environment has a profound role to play in ensuring the survival of the human race and thousands of other living species, the integrity of the earth and its biodiversity and the heritage of future generations currently threatened by climate change and unsustainable development.
We are conscious that buildings account for almost half of the primary energy used in the western world, and if we add to that the impact of spatial planning on the movement of people and goods our responsibility as built environment professionals extends even further. Inequitable and unsustainable production and consumption patterns exacerbate environmental changes and aggravate poverty in many regions of the world. Can we find the collective wisdom to choose a more sustainable path of development?”
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