SUNDAY, FEB 5, 2023: NOTE TO FILE
Module 5-11
Sustainable Building Design Strategies
The aforementioned 3-D whole systems thinking approach, is now further explored as Sustainable Building Design Strategies (also referred to as “Green Building”) for both new-build and retrofitting of buildings within an urban and architectural design framework, as shown in Figure in the end of this section, wherein five categories of design strategies are unpacked for better understanding, namely;-
- Bioclimatic strategies – intelligent design;
- Conservation – mainly around green building materials;
- Energy – aiming at carbon neutrality;
- Waste management – recycling solids and water as far as feasible;
- Social strategies – designed for community involvement as well as smart controls of technologies, broadband services and security.
Source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2101992.Ecohouse
Several of the drawings used in this section are from the book Ecohouse by Susan Roaf, Manuel Fuentes and Stephanie Thomas (2007), or inspirations derived therefrom. A short summary presentation of the Ecohouse project in Oxford, England can be found here. Another source of inspiration is Green Building magazine to help one design and build sustainable, healthy and ecological buildings. A further reference source is The Passive House Institute (PHI), which is “an independent research institute that has played an especially crucial role in the development of the Passive House concept - the only internationally recognised, performance-based energy standard in construction”.
Sustainable Building Design Strategies
3.1. Bring it to Life!
Sustainable Building Design Strategies
Think about the place you call home: you may own or rent, alone or share with others.
- What is the house orientation?
- What are the materials is it built of?
- How are the rooms distributed?
- Are the rooms and furniture appropriate and/or adapted to the functions of those rooms?
Looking at figure above, are there any of those strategies useful for your reality? Can you think of other strategies that may be appropriate to the place you live?
Post your ideas in the forum.
Module 5, lesson 12
