SUSTAINABILITY

balancing

SUSTAINABILITY or sustainable development

is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. To be more responsible

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SUSTAINABILITY
mixed-use local diversity planning culture building energy resource climate

SUSTAINABILITY - economic & social

SUSTAINABILITY - Regina Downtown Revitalization

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SUSTAINABILITY - environment & human & building industry

What is the relationship supposed to be?

balance, reciprocal...

How to achieve the ideal relationship?

High Technique =/= GREEN / Sustainable vernacular...

SUSTAINABILTY - fundamental principle in building design

Architecture is not only a structure to shelter humans against harsh weather, but also a medium to satisfy peoples biological and psychological needs including human thermal comfort. Human thermal comfort varies with different human activities such as sedentary at ofce or exercises in gym.

SUSTAINABILITY - vernacular architecture

to maintain human thermal comfort in different climates. - mass, thick earth wall - small opening - sheltered patio - inner yard - minimal exterior building surface

hot - dry regions

SUSTAINABILITY - vernacular architecture warm - wet regions

- light and loosely woven material - big opening - elevated structure - shaded

SUSTAINABILITY - vernacular architecture cold regions

- minimal surface with same volumn - minimal opening - good insulation

SUSTAINABILITY - inspiration

Tjibaou Cultural Centre on the island of New Caledonia in the South Pacic was inspired by Kanak huts. A screen of laminated wood and bamboo wall facilitate natural ventilation and lter light.

SUSTAINABILITY - inspiration

SUSTAINABILITY - inspiration

Pneumatic Architecture

SUSTAINABILITY - what does green technology do today?

wind turbine

living wall waterless toilet

switchable glass

photovoltaic green roof

SUSTAINABILITY - Integrated design process

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

Green Building Certication Institute

LEED Categories: - Sustainable Site - Water Efciency - Energy & Atmosphere - Materials & Resources - Indoor Environmental Quality - Innovation & Design Process

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - LEED rating system

SUSTAINABILITY - two concepts

Life Cycle Cost all the stages from a products life from raw material extraction through material processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair, and maintenance, and disposal or recycling.

Embodied Energy - the sum of energy inputs (fuels/power, materials, human resources etc) that was used in the work to make any product, from extraction and rening materials, bringing to market, and disposal / re-purposing.

SUSTAINABILITY - imagination

urban wheel

city under water

SUSTAINABILITY - imagination

oating village underground metropolis