1. Rainfall falls on most parcels of property throughout the world.

Describe one method

that could be used to collect this natural resource.
Putting a rain barrel under the storm drains to collect the water would allow us to collect this
natural resource.
Website: http://www.gardengatemagazine.com/52droughttolerant/
2. Describe a landscape design technique that benefits the environment.
Letting native plants and trees grow in the area instead of a specific type of grass or shrub.
Website: http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2708&q=492072&depNav_GID=1763
3. Energy use is high in commercial buildings. What might a building designer do to
reduce energy consumption in a building?
They would have a few more windows for extra lighting so that not as much is used on lighting the
house and in winter helps warm up the house.
Website: http://www.wbdg.org/design/minimize_consumption.php
4. Describe a design feature for a residential structure that would likely result in reduced
water use.
Combining the Urinal of a bathroom and the sink so that after you use the bathroom the water you
use to wash your hands is also used to basically flush the toilet
Website: http://www.designswan.com/archives/13-innovative-water-saving-concept-and-productdesigns.html
5. Describe an innovative construction method or technique that benefits the environment.
The use of AAC bricks or blocks made up of dry ash and aluminum powder because their light
weight and absorb a third of the heat of normal bricks
Website: http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/ecofriendlyconstructionmethodsmaterials.html
6. During the construction cycle of the building, materials and components are delivered
to the site. List a strategy that you will use to recycle the waste produced during the
construction phase.
Find out just how much material you need and then bring a little extra and take any remaining
materials and prepare them to be used or reused in other structures
Website: http://www.constructionbusinessowner.com/topics/law/construction-regulations/recycling-

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7. Describe a feature you could incorporate in a home design that would improve indoor
environmental quality.
Do things like Valuing aesthetics, providing thermal comfort, supply good levels of ventilation, and
use non-polluting materials.
Website: https://www.wbdg.org/design/ieq.php
8. Building sites offer natural resources that can be utilized for the life of the building.
Describe a method to use a sites natural resources in the construction of the structure.
Using the wood from trees they've cleared in the area to build the house.
Website: http://www.nrdc.org/cities/building/rwoodus.asp
Going Beyond
9. (Optional) Select a company name and design a logo that you might use if you opened your
own architectural design firm that illustrates a commitment to green and sustainable design.

Conclusion
1. Describe an original green and sustainable idea that you have. Choose one that is not currently
in use as far as you know.
incorporate a "green room" which is a room in the house where stuff like grass grows and is
connected to the ventilation to help produce cleaner breathing air.
2. Describe an improvement that you believe could be made to the building where you live to
make it greener. Explain why it is an improvement.

I would add something like a skylight to make it so we dont need as much

artificial lighting meaning we save energy