7 Steps to Sustainability

Sustainable Design Project 1

Lecture: 7 Steps to Sustainability

An Architectural Processing Approach

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 MScSAS

Learning Outcomes

1. Learning a SAS systematic approach to sustainable design

2. Learning a world approach to sustainable architecture

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 Steps to Sustainability

Signe Kongebro
Head of Sustainability Research
Henning Larsen, Denmark

Previous Visiting Professor for SAS

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Moesgaard
Museum

https://henninglarsen.com/en/projects/featured/0716-moesgaard-museum/
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Harpa Concert
hall and
Conference
Centre

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Harpa Concert hall and Conference Centre

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University of
southern
Denmark
Campus
Kolding

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University of southern Denmark
Campus Kolding

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Kinetic Façade

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 Steps to Sustainability: A Systematic
Approach
Signe Kongebro
Head of Sustainability Research
Henning Larsen, Denmark

Previous Visiting Professor for SAS

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 Steps to Sustainability: A Systematic
Approach
Signe Kongebro
Head of Sustainability Research
Henning Larsen, Denmark

Previous Visiting Professor for SAS

5 Steps to Sustainability: “Designing with Knowledge”

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 7 Steps to Sustainability: A Systematic
Approach
Dr Sofie Pelsmakers
Previous SAS
Programme Leader

Pelsmakers, S., 2015. The environmental design pocketbook.

 7 Steps to Sustainability: A Systematic
Approach

A systematic approach to
Sustainable Architectural Design/Consultancy
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

What are the Steps to 6.

Validation/
2.
Vision
Sustainability? Testing

5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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Contextual research 7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
❑ Data Collection (e.g. POE) Research
❑ Analysis
❑ Summary (of the section, which leads to the next
section (e.g. decision makings)
6.
▪ Microclimatic data and analysis Validation/
2.
Vision
▪ Climatic sustainable strategies (lessons learned Testing
from vernacular and contemporary sustainable
architecture in that region and similar climatic
regions)
▪ Background research
▪ Site analysis 5. 3.
▪ Client and end user data and analysis Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
▪ In case of retrofit: building performance Concepts
Objectives
analysis of the existing building (e.g. 4.
architectural, energy etc) Key/Concrete
▪ … Objectives
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

What is the 2nd Step to 6.

Validation/
2.
Vision
Sustainability? Testing

5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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Vision 7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
▪ Aim . . . Future (e.g. POE) Research
▪ Aim big!
▪ What is this project really about? (e.g.
energy, community, user etc) 6.
▪ The driving force for the whole project Validation/
2.
Vision
▪ Big picture (e.g. community, city, world etc) Testing
▪ Setting a goal/s
▪ …
An Extremely Important Step!
What Matters to You, (Client) & End User 5. 3.
Solutions/
Heart . . . Direction Architectural
Primary
Objectives
Is It Ambitious Enough? Concepts 4.
Is It Achievable? Key/Concrete
Objectives
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 Innovation

What is innovation and how to measure it?

What boosts up creativity?

Innovation

Useful

New

Surprising
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

Exercise 6.
Validation/
2.
Vision
Testing
Within your group

▪ Decide what your vision is?

Through Brainstorming! 5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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 Brainstorming

▪ No judgement
▪ Be inclusive; include all ideas
▪ Write all of the ideas down; list them (without exception or judgement)
▪ Be a good listener
▪ Don’t overthink it!
▪ Sometimes “silly” ideas are the creative ones!

Just Say it!

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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

Exercise 6.
Validation/
2.
Vision
Testing
Within your group

▪ Decide what your vision is?

▪ You have 5 minutes for brainstorming
▪ You have 3 minutes to make a decision 5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
▪ Is it ambitious enough? Concepts
Objectives

▪ Is it specific enough? (e.g. relevant to the 4.

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Objectives
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Example: Vision
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

What is the 3rd Step to 6.

Validation/
2.
Vision
Sustainability? Testing

5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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Primary Objectives 7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
What are the key objectives to achieve the vision? (e.g. POE) Research

▪ Brainstorming of ideas
▪ Potential objectives
Vision
6.
▪ What are the possibilities Validation/
2.
Vision
▪ Potential paths to get to the “vision” Testing
▪ Carefully select a few key primary objectives
▪ …

5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

Vision
Exercise 6.
Validation/
2.
Vision
Testing
Within your group

▪ What are your primary objectives?

▪ You have 7 minutes for brainstorming
▪ You have 3 minutes to select your primary 5. 3.
Solutions/
objectives: make a decision: Architectural
Primary
Objectives
Concepts
• Narrow down to the objectives that matter most
• Priorotise
4.
Key/Concrete
• Which objectives are key in achieving the aim Objectives
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Example: Primary Objectives

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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

What is the 4th Step to 6.

Validation/
2.
Vision
Sustainability? Testing

5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Key/Concrete
Objectives
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Concrete Objectives 7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
▪ Measurable: how are you going to measure the (e.g. POE) Research
success of your objective? How can you know if
your objective is achieving your aim?
▪ Numbers: to set an achievable “number”, as the 6. Measurable
goal (e.g. how much is the desired energy Validation/
2.
Vision
consumption) and a method to measure it. Testing
▪ For every primary objective, there needs to a
concrete objective, as a way of measuring the
success/performance of the primary objective.
5. 3.
Solutions/
Primary
Architectural
Objectives
Concepts
4.
Concrete
Objectives
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7. 1.
Feedback Contextual
(e.g. POE) Research

Exercise 6. Measurable 2.
Validation/
Vision
Testing
Within your group

▪ What are your concrete objectives?

▪ What are the “numbers” and methods of
measuring the success of your primary 5. 3.
Solutions/
objectives? Architectural
Primary
▪ You have 5 minutes to make a decision Concepts
Objectives

4.
Concrete
Objectives
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Example: Concrete Objectives

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