CONSTRUCTION

TECHNOLOGY I
WEEK 1 | SEMESTER 1/20192020 | VOLUME 1.2

TOPIC 01

PERFORMANCE & ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT

OF BUILDING

Climate change is a serious an sustainability principles into the

immediate issue as more than 25%
of the carbon dioxide emissions
result from energy used to heat,
light and operate house building.
Additionally, the building have
other environmental impacts due
to water use, waste generation,
and the use of polluting materials.
However, the impacts can be
reduced by intergrating
building design and construction
process.
A range of categories against which
sustainability can be assessed are
energy & carbon dioxide emissions,
pollution, water efficiency, materials
use, surface water run-off, waste
management, health & wellbeing,
management, and ecology.

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WEEK 1 | SEMESTER 1/20192020 | VOLUME 1.2
ISSUES CONSIDERED IMPLICATION FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION & OCCUPATION
E&CDE Internal and external The use of energy efficient light fittings and timersautomated swithching
lighting systems should be considered and included.
Drying space Provision of dedicated drying space reduces the need for mechanical
drying of clothes.
Low or zero carbon The inclusion of facilities for exploitation of renewable energy sources such
energy technologies as solar panel, wind turbines and others.
P Global warming The use of insulation materials that do not produce ozone depleting gases
Nitrous oxide emissions Careful specification of heating and other systems to reduce nitrous oxide
emissions to the atmosphere.
WE Internal potable water Use of low cisterns and if appropriate, use of grey water for some uses
External potable water The collection of rainwater for vegetations etc.
MU Environmental impact Eco-labelling schemes by considering the extent of embodied energy
within construction materials.
Responsible sourcing Spec and ordering of materials from sustainable practice throughout the
supply chain.

WM – Construction waste: the extent to which Mgmt – Construction site

material wastage during constructing building impacts: local invironmental
can be minimised by the use of effective supply impact, & materials wastage.
chain management, better quantification of https://youtu.be/tST7xEJ41i4
materials prior to ordering, good site practice
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and use of modular materials. 4

References:
STRENGTH & STABILITY 1. Riley, M. and Cotgrave, A. (2008). Construction
Technology I: House Construction 2nd Edition.
THE STRENGTH OF A BUILDING REFERS TO ITS Palgrave Macmillan: England.
CAPACITY TO CARRY LOADS WITHOUT 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tST7xEJ41i4
FAILURE; STABILITY REFERS TO THE ABILITY OF 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap65Hnddfv4
A BUILDING TO RESIST COLLAPSE,
DISTORTION, LOCALISED DAMAGE &
MOVEMENT

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The weight of all the materials (dead loads) that
can be calculated from tables for weights of
materials