"Do what you can with what you have where you are."
- Theodore Roosevelt

You have to know where you are to know where you are going.

This section covers some background information. Please click on the following links for more detailed information about the need for High Performance Building Design (HPBD).

• Building Impacts on the Natural Environment
• Characteristics of High Performance Buildings
• Trends in High Performance Building
• Brown's Planning Process
• Role of University in Society
• High Performance and Environmental Examples at Other Universities
• Brown's Environmental Progress and Opportunities for Improvment

After reading the above pages, please advance to the Benefits page to read about the many advantages of HPBD.