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Good architecture is elegant environmentalism, which must facilitate better living and the delights of good design - light, warmth and pleasure etc - must be cherished.





With the development of science and technology, environmental crises such as greenhouse effect, ozone layer destruction and acid rain have hit one after another. The destruction of ecosystem and the disorder of functional structure have also made people pay attention to sustainable development and low-carbon life. Energy conservation and emission reduction has become a hot topic and research focus all over the world. Since the concept of "ecological architecture" was first proposed by American architect Paul Soleri in the 1960s, environment-friendly architecture began to be favored by architectural designers, and gradually entered people's vision, affecting people's life. Modern environment-friendly intelligent building is to energy saving and emission reduction as the goal, the use of modern intelligent technology, such as information technology, automation technology, new energy technology, design a low carbon, efficient, comfortable, healthy building. The development of environmentally friendly buildings is inevitable.

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