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| The green building movement began by aiming to reduce the potential negative impacts of building design, construction, and operations. This is reflected in the environmental stewardship pillar of green building, which concerns the responsible use and protection of the natural environment. | 绿色建筑运动始于旨在减少建筑设计、建造和运营的潜在负面影响。这体现在绿色建筑的环境管理支柱中，该支柱涉及自然环境的负责任使用和保护。 |
| Many projects rely on key metrics (e.g., carbon emissions, energy usage, water usage, and waste generation) to qualify their environmental impact. For each of these metrics, projects can strive to achieve net-zero impact. All projects require the use of resources. But projects can implement strategies that add positive contributions to balance out their resource use. For example, if a building produces as much energy as it uses, it has net-zero energy consumption. This same concept can be applied to other key sustainability metrics. | 许多项目依赖关键指标（如碳排放、能源使用、用水和废物产生）来量化其环境影响。对于每一项指标，项目都可以努力实现净零影响。所有项目都需要使用资源，但项目可以实施增加积极贡献的策略来平衡其资源使用。例如，如果一栋建筑产生的能源与其消耗的一样多，它就实现了净零能耗。同样的概念可以应用于其他关键的可持续性指标。 |
| As the movement has grown and the urgency of a changing climate has increased, many strategies now strive to go even further. Regenerative practices are those that go beyond sustainability by achieving more good rather than settling for less bad. They restore living systems and contribute to the long-term renewal of resources and life. This restoration can benefit the health of the local community and regional ecosystems. | 随着运动的发展以及气候变化紧迫性的增加，许多策略现在努力走得更远。再生实践（Regenerative practices）是那些超越可持续发展的实践——追求更多积极贡献而非仅减少负面影响。它们恢复生命系统，促进资源和生命的长期更新。这种恢复可以惠及当地社区和区域生态系统的健康。 |
| Examples of Regenerative Strategies: • Generation and storage of renewable energy that is sent to the grid when needed • On-site water treatment systems that return cleaner water to the local watershed • Restoration of a blighted location that needs remediation to be safely occupied |
再生策略示例： • 产生和储存可再生能源，在需要时输送到电网 • 现场水处理系统，将更清洁的水返回当地流域 • 修复需要治理才能安全使用的废弃场地 |