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TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

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<strong>The</strong>me B: Creating a livable, healthy and environmentally viable citiesresponsible authorities, and maintenance of the structure during its design life afterstarting the intended operation.Proper design, operation, and management of infrastructure must deal with everyfacet of its service life, ranging from conception, feasibility studies, design,construction, operation, maintenance, repair and rehabilitation, and finallydecommissioning and disposal of the system after it has outlived its useful life(Mirza, 2006).If an infrastructure project were to be sustainable, every phase of its developmentmust be guided by the principles of sustainable development which embraces theissues of environmental concerns, social needs, and economic empowerment,along with health and safety and project management (Figure 3).Infrastructure DevelopmentProcessSustainable PrinciplesEnvelopeConceptionEconomyDirect cost,indirect costFeasibilityDesignConstructionOperationMaintenanceDisposalEnvironmentSocietyResourceUtilizationHealth &SafetyProjectManagementLand use, water, air,noise, ecology,visual impact, wastemanagementCultural heritage,public access, publicperceptionSite access, materialavailability, type,constructability,reusability, qualityassuranceOccupational,publicContract,procurement methodFigure 3: <strong>The</strong> conceptual framework ofsustainable infrastructure development processes473

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