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What got us thinking… Environmental sustainability is important. Practically everyone agrees with that, despite varying levels of understanding about environmental issues and different levels of commitment to them.
The larger issue is how to define sustainability. The word has transcended its original environmental roots and become part of everyday conversation. Sustainability has grown as a concept to include economic and social meaning.
This “triple bottom line” definition redefines sustainability, makes it a more important issue for business, and also makes it easier for everyone to support it.
So what is the full meaning of sustainability, and how does the built environment figure into it?
The triple bottom line may be a new term, but the concept has been around for a long time.
Consider an example from a century ago, a time when American grain production fed half the world. Large industrial farms covered huge expanses of land in this country. Agriculture was a big, successful business.
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