CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES

OF GREEN ARCHITECTURE
PLANNING 1: Site Planning and Landscaping
AR. RONIE B. BIANDO, UAP
According to World
Meteorological Organization
(WMO), there was a 32%
warming of the world’s
climate mainly due to carbon
dioxide.

Carbon dioxide emission,

which is 80% cause of the
warming, is largely due to
fossil fuel emissions.
 MINNESOTA 2013
Erratic, extreme
weather
conditions

BOSTON 2015
YOLANDA 2013

SAUDI 2018
RA 7279 – CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009

An act mainstreaming climate change into

government policy formulations,
establishing the framework strategy and
program on climate change creating for this
purpose the Climate Change Commission,
and for other purposes.
As a party to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, the State
adopts the ultimate objective of the
Convention which is the stabilization of
greenhouse gas concentrations…

Sec 2, RA 9729
….the State has adopted the Philippine
Agenda 21 framework which espouses
sustainable development to fulfill human
needs while maintaining the quality of the
natural environment for current and future
generations.

Sec 2, RA 9729
Green Building

Practice of increasing efficiency

with which buildings use resources
such as energy, water and
materials while also reducing the
building’ impact on human health
and the environment.
Green Building

Green buildings are the product of

sustainable design.

A green/sustainable design is a
design that minimizes the negative
human impacts on the natural
surroundings, materials, resources
and processes that prevail in
nature.

Ashrae Greenguide
The idea of green building is to limit the
impact on the environment without
compromising human comfort.
Economic benefits from an energy-efficient building:
•Reduced operating costs: It is possible to reduce
building energy consumption by 20-30% within the
constraints of most building budgets. This increased
energy efficiency can reduce energy costs over the life of
a building.

•Reduced construction waste: Custom engineered

steel-framed buildings are designed and manufactured to
reduce overall construction waste to retain design
flexibility even in facilities that undergo frequent
remodelling.

•Enhanced employee productivity: Green buildings

have shown significant improvements in productivity,
because workers were breathing better quality air, had a
connection to the outdoors and worked in spaces with
natural daylight.

•Streamlined regulatory approvals: Sustainable site

design strategies often can build public trust and
streamline regulatory approvals.
Promote resource management
efficiency and site sustainability
while minimizing negative impact
of buildings on health and
environment

Solution:
Reduce demand + lower carbon dioxide
emission
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Energy Efficiency
Water Efficiency
Material Sustainability
Solid Waste Management
Site Sustainability
Indoor Environmental Quality
THANK YOU