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In the Russian Federation, environmental regulations for the protection of natural resources began to be adopted to a greater extent in the mid-to-late 20th century, however, the stage of the formation of an ecological approach in architectural and construction design has a long history with the identification of prerequisites for its emergence [1]. The subject of study in this article is the forerunners of environmental standards and environmental standards in construction, as well as the formation of environmental-aspects of design in Russia. People have since ancient times intuitively adapted to natural conditions, carefully selecting sites, using materials at hand for construction, and making their homes compact. In those distant times, there was almost no harm from such human activity to nature [1]. With the development of settlements and the strengthening of the city walls, the built-up areas moved increasingly away from nature, the first environmental problems appeared related to unsanitary conditions, over-density of urban development and the lack of open green areas, Fig. 1. The rudiments of the first norms on the conservation of natural resources appeared in the territory of Ancient Rus’1. Pressure on natural ecosystems was not felt in the XI–XVI centuries, accordingly there were no special state measures for nature’s protection at that time [1]. A common type of dwelling in Russia was a wooden hut with a transitional buffer space in the