Sustainable Private Gardens

Sustainability Objectives

Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of our homes. We can improve
personal health and Quality-of-Life. Our homes are healthier and perform better. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of nonrenewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments. Design standards serve as guidelines for practice and specification of materials.

Sustainable Design Principles

Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process, which reduce negative impacts on the environment and health of the occupants, without compromising the bottom-line. Sustainable design principles include the ability to:

		Optimize Site Potential
		Minimize Nonrenewable Energy Consumption
		Use Environmentally Preferable Products
		Protect and Conserve Water
		Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality
		Optimize Operational & Maintenance Practices

Ed Castro Landscape

Our Mission & Environmental Commitment
Our mission is to improve in some way the Quality-of-Life and the communities to which we are committed. ECL contributes to those
around it; and by the Company’s day-to-day efforts, the message it imparts is a revelation of the quality standard of work and how we
conduct ourselves.

In attempting to fulfill our mission, we maintain an impassioned commitment to the environment and are constantly striving to further our efforts while creating livable and sustainable spaces.

Terminology:

“Sustainability is basically a concept about the interconnectedness of the environment, the economy, and social equity.

It is a journey — a path forward - through which we demonstrate responsibility for our future legacy. It is a vision — an aspiration — for a better life for our children and our children’s children.”

— LANL Sustainable Design Guide, 2002

In some countries the term sustainable design is known as EcoDesign,
Green Design, or Environmental Design ...

... Over recent years, the terms Sustainable Design and Design for
Sustainability have become more globally accepted. Sustainable
Development defined as:

“... Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

— Geo Harlem Brundtland, 1987
Prime Minister of Norway