Architectural Wonders - Sustainable Architecture for a Green FutureKenny Slaught
As nations around the world focus on the issue of sustainability, architects are increasingly searching for innovative ways to build greener buildings.
[CDA] Sustainable Architecture Presentation Leon Barnard
Sustainable architecture is part of our future, by taking the role of educating and showing our responsibilities as architects, planners, designers and land owners - the living buildings of tomorrow will be built today.
Architectural Wonders - Sustainable Architecture for a Green FutureKenny Slaught
As nations around the world focus on the issue of sustainability, architects are increasingly searching for innovative ways to build greener buildings.
[CDA] Sustainable Architecture Presentation Leon Barnard
Sustainable architecture is part of our future, by taking the role of educating and showing our responsibilities as architects, planners, designers and land owners - the living buildings of tomorrow will be built today.
Basically,Given PPT covers all the major topics related to "Green Building Concept". Table of Contents are:-
1. Introduction
2.Objectives
3.Fundamental Principles
4.Indian Green Building Council
5.Benefits of Green Buildings
6.Conclusions
Sustainable Design Architecture and The Current Home Design Trendscsvarchitect
We can’t completely save our earth from the detrimental effects of the constantly changing environment but we can find ways to at least minimize its impact. And one best way to do this is to choose sustainable design architecture. Green homes or sustainable homes are designed using construction practices and processes that are both resource-efficient and environmentally responsible.
Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) expands and complements the building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. A Green Building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste, and provides healthier space for occupants as compared to a conventional building. Market estimates suggest that India will be adding 11.5 million homes every year thus, making it the world’s third-largest construction market by 2020. With rapid urbanization and strong economic growth, the construction industry is becoming one of the fastest-growing sectors in India providing employment to nearly 18 million people. This will be beneficial for the people who are really conscious about the environmental impact of the buildings and believe in energy conservation. The economy is the major factor in any type of construction work, especially for residential houses and more specifically when they are situated in the megacity in a developing country like India. There is a need of concentrating on a Green Home, which is one of the most important and one of the discussed topics throughout the globe, in the age of global warming and climate change worldwide. In this situation, some middle way is necessary to be found out, to encourage green construction.
Green building materials have numerous type of benefits like Energy Efficiency , Enhances Indoor Environment Quality, Water Efficiency, Better Environment.
LEED for Commercial Interiors
LEED for Commercial Interiors is the green benchmark for the tenant improvement market.
LEED for Commercial Interiors is the recognized system for certifying high-performance green tenant spaces that are healthy, productive places to work; are less costly to operate and maintain; and have a reduced environmental footprint. It gives tenants and designers, who do not always have control over whole building operations, the power to make sustainable choices. Making these choices during tenant improvements and interior renovations can dramatically affect the indoor environment.
This rating system was developed specifically for tenants in commercial and institutional buildings who lease their space or don’t occupy the entire building.
LEED for Commercial Interiors was designed to work hand-in-hand with the LEED for Core & Shell rating system, used by developers to certify the core and shell of a project and prepare the building for environmentally conscious tenants.
Global Alternative Compliance Paths are available for this rating system.
Links:-
LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors Rating System
LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors Checklist
Basically,Given PPT covers all the major topics related to "Green Building Concept". Table of Contents are:-
1. Introduction
2.Objectives
3.Fundamental Principles
4.Indian Green Building Council
5.Benefits of Green Buildings
6.Conclusions
Sustainable Design Architecture and The Current Home Design Trendscsvarchitect
We can’t completely save our earth from the detrimental effects of the constantly changing environment but we can find ways to at least minimize its impact. And one best way to do this is to choose sustainable design architecture. Green homes or sustainable homes are designed using construction practices and processes that are both resource-efficient and environmentally responsible.
Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) expands and complements the building design concerns of economy, utility, durability, and comfort. A Green Building is one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste, and provides healthier space for occupants as compared to a conventional building. Market estimates suggest that India will be adding 11.5 million homes every year thus, making it the world’s third-largest construction market by 2020. With rapid urbanization and strong economic growth, the construction industry is becoming one of the fastest-growing sectors in India providing employment to nearly 18 million people. This will be beneficial for the people who are really conscious about the environmental impact of the buildings and believe in energy conservation. The economy is the major factor in any type of construction work, especially for residential houses and more specifically when they are situated in the megacity in a developing country like India. There is a need of concentrating on a Green Home, which is one of the most important and one of the discussed topics throughout the globe, in the age of global warming and climate change worldwide. In this situation, some middle way is necessary to be found out, to encourage green construction.
Green building materials have numerous type of benefits like Energy Efficiency , Enhances Indoor Environment Quality, Water Efficiency, Better Environment.
LEED for Commercial Interiors
LEED for Commercial Interiors is the green benchmark for the tenant improvement market.
LEED for Commercial Interiors is the recognized system for certifying high-performance green tenant spaces that are healthy, productive places to work; are less costly to operate and maintain; and have a reduced environmental footprint. It gives tenants and designers, who do not always have control over whole building operations, the power to make sustainable choices. Making these choices during tenant improvements and interior renovations can dramatically affect the indoor environment.
This rating system was developed specifically for tenants in commercial and institutional buildings who lease their space or don’t occupy the entire building.
LEED for Commercial Interiors was designed to work hand-in-hand with the LEED for Core & Shell rating system, used by developers to certify the core and shell of a project and prepare the building for environmentally conscious tenants.
Global Alternative Compliance Paths are available for this rating system.
Links:-
LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors Rating System
LEED 2009 for Commercial Interiors Checklist
Find out how wood construction can contribute to a sustainable building. Using scientifically based life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, this session demonstrates why wood products are better for the environment than other materials in terms of indicators such as global warming potential and resource depletion. LCA is becoming the world standard for evaluating the sustainability of materials and assemblies and improving environmentally based decision-making. See why wood from well-managed forests and plantations is a good choice when it comes to climate change.
Materials Matter - Construction Materials and their Environmental CostsThink Wood
This presentation will show how the life cycle assessment makes it easier for architects to incorporate environmental considerations into their building material selection. It will discuss the life cycle impacts of wood, concrete and steel and demonstrate that over its life cycle, wood is better for the environment than steel or concrete in terms of embodied energy, air and water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, this presentation will highlight the advances each industry is making toward sustainability.
Wood A Natural Choice - How the Building Material Contributes to Sustainable ...Think Wood
This presentation contributes to the discourse on sustainability that is driving ongoing improvement in the way buildings are designed and constructed. Specifically, it focuses on the growing trends of wood use as a low environmental-impact building material and the effect green building rating systems have on design choices.
This is a seminar made on sustainable architecture, containing
INTRODUCTION
NEED
METHODS
ELEMENTS
PRINCIPLES
DESIGN STRATEGY
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS
RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION
TYPES
EXAMPLES
REFERENCES.
Materials in Action - Examining the Impacts of Building Materials Think Wood
When an architect specifies a building material, that choice casts a long shadow. While most of the environmental effects from materials occur during the extraction and production phases, they continue to influence a structures' environmental footprint long afterwards, throughout the operations phase and beyond. This presentation evaluates the environmental impact of building materials wood, concrete and steel.
Lumber is observed the most widely used building materials in the United States most especially for residential buildings. The characteristics of lumber have made it suitable for a wide range of applications with few other building materials possessing the environmental benefit of wood. Aside the fact that wood is efficient and durable, the raw materials are planted, felled and processed into engineered and dimensional lumbers for sustainable construction. Lumbers that are produced from trees come in ranges, starting from minimally processed log at a log-home building site to a well processed and engineered lumber that are largely manufactured for various uses in the building construction. The project captures the evolution of lumber as an environmentally sustainable construction material, types of engineering lumber for construction, processing of timber for lumber, the preservation and application in the United States building construction industry.
Wood sustainability comparision with Conventional BuildingsAnurag Khandelwal
Wood is a Sustainable Option for buildings. The presentation and proposal elaborated the comparison of Wooden building to the conventional builds and the advantages it has over the conventional buildings. Comparitive Critrieas are
The Evolution of Sustainable Construction Materials - A Green Building Revolu...LorenSwift1
As a leading manufacturer in the construction materials industry, Baran company prides itself on delivering versatile and durable concrete blocks that meet the highest standards. Baran Company LTD is a prominent provider of essential construction materials. With a diverse and comprehensive range, including concrete blocks and more, they cater to a wide array of construction requirements. Their dedication to quality and reliability positions Baran Companyas a go-to resource for successful building projects.
Interest in taller wood buildings utilizing cross laminated timber (CLT), nail laminated timber (NLT), and structural glued laminated timber (glulam) is growing rapidly in Canada and the United States. On the west coast, recently completed projects including the 97 foot tall, 6-story Wood Innovation and Design Center (WIDC) in Prince George, BC, the 180 foot tall, 18-story UBC Brock Commons Tallwood House in Vancouver, BC, and the upcoming 12-story Framework project in Portland, OR, have captured the attention of the international construction industry. Several other taller wood buildings are on the horizon and feasibility studies are currently being performed for mass timber buildings over 30 stories in height. Tall wood buildings have been a reality in Europe longer than North America, and there is much to learn from the European experience. However, conditions unique to the North American construction industry create many challenges for the design team in demonstrating the safety, durability, and economics of these buildings, all while forming public perception of wood at taller heights.
Presented at the 15th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology.
1. The Sustainability of Tall Wood Buildings
Today’s world calls for us to become more
environmentally friendly and innovative, yet the
thought of using wood over concrete and steel calls a
lot of questions into play as to just how effective and
sustainable these buildings would be. The purpose of
this poster is to show that a primarily wooden
structure can, in fact, be much more sustainable and
environmentally friendly in the long run.
Will these buildings be sustainable in the long
run?
Wood has been used for hundreds of years for buildings
and has survived, e.g. 7 &10 storey buildings of heavy
timber constructed 100 years ago in Vancouver, the
Horyu-ji temple in Japan, built in the 7th Century and
still standing safely, and their 19 storey Pagodas built
1,400 years ago in wet, high seismic climates.
How will these buildings fare against the
elements- Fire, rain, etc.?
The buildings are all equipped with automatic
sprinklers, have 2-hour fire resistance and the wood is
engineered with charring or encapsulation methods.
Wooden buildings have also seemed to fare well
throughout history surviving monsoon weather.
Are they more expensive and difficult to build than
typical buildings?
Price estimations in various parts of Canada show that
Mass Timber buildings are similar in costs to concrete
buildings of the same dimensions. They are also quicker to
build given that many of the pieces come pre-fabricated
and just need to be set in place.
Are they really sustainable, considering they create
a huge demand for wood, causing huge
deforestation?
While there is a large demand for wood, with sustainable
forest management deforestation will decrease. This
method will help with climate change challenges as wood
not only reduces GHG emissions in comparison to the
emissions concrete/steel creates, it stores it until its end of
life.
Are they suitable for building high-rise, or are
they only suited to medium and low-rise
buildings?
There are currently only low and medium-rise buildings
however Michael Green has done extensive research into
high-rise (30storey) buildings. They have shown that
these buildings are possible to build safely and
sustainably, but currently many countries have caps on
how tall Mass Timber buildings can be constructed to.
References:
•Green, M. (2012) The Case for Tall Wood Buildings: How mass timber offers a safe, economical, and
environmentally friendly alternative for tall building structures. Vancouver, Canada: mgb Architecture + Design.
Available at: http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2bEVgny1u6AE%3d&tabid=5831&language=en-GB
[Downloaded: 10 November 2014].
•Thytye, T. (2013) Horyu-ji Temple [Photograph]. Japan: Worldsgreatestsites.com . Available at:
http://www.4gress.com/sights/entry/100079.html [Downloaded on: 11 November 2014]
•Pryce, W. (2009) Stadthaus [Photograph]. London: Waugh Thistleton Architecture. Available at: http://www.e-
architect.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stadthaus-murray-grove-319x400.jpg [Downloaded on: 10
November 2014].
•mgb Architecture + Design (2012). Option 2 illustrated with a glulam curtain wall and podium base [Image].
Vancouver: mgb Architecture + Design. Available at:
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2012/03/exterior2.jpg [Downloaded on: 10 November 2014].
“Mass Timber structures can meet relevant structural
design criteria and fire and life safety needs, and do so
within cost competitive marketplace conditions.”
Will Pryce (2009)
mgb ACHITECTURE + DESIGN (2012)
By: Áine Bourke (111380481)
Conclusion:
Through the sustainable management of forests and
correct safety procedures, it seems that Mass Timber
buildings would be a very sustainable way of
construction that could drastically help with GHG
emissions and climate change challenges of today.Timothy Thytye(2013)
![The Sustainability of Tall Wood Buildings
Today’s world calls for us to become more
environmentally friendly and innovative, yet the
thought of using wood over concrete and steel calls a
lot of questions into play as to just how effective and
sustainable these buildings would be. The purpose of
this poster is to show that a primarily wooden
structure can, in fact, be much more sustainable and
environmentally friendly in the long run.
Will these buildings be sustainable in the long
run?
Wood has been used for hundreds of years for buildings
and has survived, e.g. 7 &10 storey buildings of heavy
timber constructed 100 years ago in Vancouver, the
Horyu-ji temple in Japan, built in the 7th Century and
still standing safely, and their 19 storey Pagodas built
1,400 years ago in wet, high seismic climates.
How will these buildings fare against the
elements- Fire, rain, etc.?
The buildings are all equipped with automatic
sprinklers, have 2-hour fire resistance and the wood is
engineered with charring or encapsulation methods.
Wooden buildings have also seemed to fare well
throughout history surviving monsoon weather.
Are they more expensive and difficult to build than
typical buildings?
Price estimations in various parts of Canada show that
Mass Timber buildings are similar in costs to concrete
buildings of the same dimensions. They are also quicker to
build given that many of the pieces come pre-fabricated
and just need to be set in place.
Are they really sustainable, considering they create
a huge demand for wood, causing huge
deforestation?
While there is a large demand for wood, with sustainable
forest management deforestation will decrease. This
method will help with climate change challenges as wood
not only reduces GHG emissions in comparison to the
emissions concrete/steel creates, it stores it until its end of
life.
Are they suitable for building high-rise, or are
they only suited to medium and low-rise
buildings?
There are currently only low and medium-rise buildings
however Michael Green has done extensive research into
high-rise (30storey) buildings. They have shown that
these buildings are possible to build safely and
sustainably, but currently many countries have caps on
how tall Mass Timber buildings can be constructed to.
References:
•Green, M. (2012) The Case for Tall Wood Buildings: How mass timber offers a safe, economical, and
environmentally friendly alternative for tall building structures. Vancouver, Canada: mgb Architecture + Design.
Available at: http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=%2bEVgny1u6AE%3d&tabid=5831&language=en-GB
[Downloaded: 10 November 2014].
•Thytye, T. (2013) Horyu-ji Temple [Photograph]. Japan: Worldsgreatestsites.com . Available at:
http://www.4gress.com/sights/entry/100079.html [Downloaded on: 11 November 2014]
•Pryce, W. (2009) Stadthaus [Photograph]. London: Waugh Thistleton Architecture. Available at: http://www.e-
architect.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stadthaus-murray-grove-319x400.jpg [Downloaded on: 10
November 2014].
•mgb Architecture + Design (2012). Option 2 illustrated with a glulam curtain wall and podium base [Image].
Vancouver: mgb Architecture + Design. Available at:
http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2012/03/exterior2.jpg [Downloaded on: 10 November 2014].
“Mass Timber structures can meet relevant structural
design criteria and fire and life safety needs, and do so
within cost competitive marketplace conditions.”
Will Pryce (2009)
mgb ACHITECTURE + DESIGN (2012)
By: Áine Bourke (111380481)
Conclusion:
Through the sustainable management of forests and
correct safety procedures, it seems that Mass Timber
buildings would be a very sustainable way of
construction that could drastically help with GHG
emissions and climate change challenges of today.Timothy Thytye(2013)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/fe9442f9-0154-4a2a-8461-92433354dfe8-150220162512-conversion-gate02/85/Poster-The-Sustainability-of-Tall-Wood-Buildings-1-320.jpg)
