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THE GAIAN
PRINCIPLES
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The Site
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Develop the project to
take advantage of the various natural conditions
at the building site.
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Materials
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Select materials
that:
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Are not toxic or
polluting.
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Can be produced, installed
and maintained with a minimum total energy
consumption.
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Will cause a minimum
amount of degradation.
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Are biodegradable or can
be recycled.
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Systems
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Design systems
for heating, cooling, ventilation, plumbing and
lighting that:
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Are non-polluting,
efficient, effective and easily
controlled.
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Use, as far as possible,
renewable, natural resources - sun, wind, water,
vegetation.
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Health
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Create healthy
spaces:
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Free from natural and
man-made toxins.
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Free from static and
electro-magnetic fields.
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With optimum temperature,
humidity and negative ion balance for
comfort.
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Well-Being
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Enhance the
well-being of occupants through:
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Creating spaces with soul
that will be in harmony with all who will
encounter those places.
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Therapeutic selections of
colors and lighting.
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Using placement,
orientation and configurations of space to
enhance flow of primal energies.
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