Accelerated global warming is a crisis of our making. "Global climate change is an existential threat to human life, health, well-being and economic prosperity," explains Alan Scott, FAIA, FAIA, LEED Fellow, LEED AP BD+C, O+M, WELL AP, CEM, director of sustainability with Intertek Building Science Solutions, Portland, Ore. "Architecture 2030 estimates that buildings are responsible for 39 of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than one-fourth of this is from build-ing material manufacturing. Much of that comes from concrete and metal. The design and specification decisions of architects have a significant impact on global environmental issues."
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机译：全球变暖加速是我们造成的危机。“全球气候变化对人类生命、健康、福祉和经济繁荣构成生存威胁，”俄勒冈州波特兰市Intertek建筑科学解决方案可持续发展总监Alan Scott解释道，“美国建筑师协会（FAIA）、美国建筑师协会（FAIA）、LEED院士、LEED AP BD+C、O+M、WELL AP、CEM、俄勒冈州波特兰市Intertek建筑科学解决方案可持续发展总监Alan Scott解释道。其中大部分来自混凝土和金属。建筑师的设计和规范决策对全球环境问题有重大影响。
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