The paper explores the links between architectural ergonomics and sustainable design in a way to be instrumental guidance for holistic integration. The main objective of the proposed model is to outline a strategic view of the process of promoting an integrated understanding of systems when bringing architectural ergonomics issues and sustainable design issues into consideration.
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