what are the principles in ecological design? what do you think?

Question

can you also give the 5 principles in green architecture?
is ecological design are based on the environment and low impact design on its surrounding?
choose:
man over nature
or
nature over man
do you have some websites to recommend?

Answer 1

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is what the official organization is called. Here's the website:
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19

And some others, too:
http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/?gclid=CLeM8s6huI0CFQEyYQodxWFDFQ

http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/leed.asp

Here's an article with some principles of green design explained:
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:iNnob4Gota8J:www.scottsdaleaz.gov/greenbuilding/Designprinc.asp+principles+green+design&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us


We seek a perpetual, sustainable relationship of man in unison with nature.