Social Issues

Your kid must be active and mentally prepared for covering these events or issues related to these events. So you have to take a special care of your kid to handle such issues.

Kids always avoid talking about bad sounding topics. However if your kid likes open discussions then it will help him to face mentally disturbing topics or those which create fear in his mind. Teach and educate your kid in a friendly way that these issues are natural and will not last for a long time.

Parents and teachers are most influential personalities for kids’ growth and health. They should always stay active and calm towards their kids. Teachers and parents must take separate time to discuss unpleasant topics by ensuring pleasant environment and kid’s interest. Always encourage your kid to expose his inner feelings, keep observing his response on your actions and words. For instance if your kids shows discomfort against a death or accident event by saying “I don’t like this” encourage him to throw out his total feeling and response.

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As broadly defined, sustainability addresses three primary dimensions: environmental, social or human, and economic. The environmental aspects of green building have received most of the focus as the movement has unfolded, perhaps because they are easier to quantify and may include materials or technologies with a visible “wow” factor. Social aspects are harder to define as value propositions within the triple bottom line, and are often thought of as “externalities.”

Our analysis centers primarily on social sustainability as it relates to LEED for New Construction (LEED NC), the tool applied to the Central Library project. While there is certainly some attention to social issues in LEED NC, when looked at in total the system focuses the majority of its credits on the environmental aspects of sustainability. Of the 69 total possible credits, 20 of these directly benefit people (about 28% of the possible credits).

Each credit in the LEED Reference Guide starts with a stated intent. The intent of the credit provides a reference point to tell why we should do something. This effectively creates a philosophical and motivational framework for LEED. The stated credit intent also provides guidance for credit rulings. Credit rulings are necessary when interpretation of a LEED credit is unclear, or when a project requests that credit be given upon a different basis than that of the specific credit requirement. A credit may be given if the USGBC reviewer determines that the stated intent of the credit has still been met. Sixteen LEED NC credits contain a stated intent related to the human species.

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