Green Building

Destreza, August Jill B.& Felix, Raphael Paul A.

ARC-23
Science, Environment, and Society

Structures

Foreign

Sandbag Houses

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew

Starbucks Drive-Thru

First Unitarian Society Meeting House

Five Pancras Square

Local

Chapel on the Hill

Ayala Malls Serin

Sandbag Houses

Location: Freedom Park, Cape Town, South Africa

Architect/s:MMA Architects

Structure Type: Residential

Green Approach: Use of local and inexpensive materials which cuts

transportation cost, and future residents helping in construction
which also reduces cost.

Notable Material/Construction Method: Used the EcoBeams system,

which used sand bags to replace brick-and-mortar in construction for
wall support and such.

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Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew

Location: Sisaket, Thailand

Architect/s: Buddhist Monks

Structure Type: Religious

Green Approach: Use of recyclable materials to promote recycling and

cleaning the landscape.

Notable Material/Construction Method: With the collection and usage

of beer bottles, namely Heineken and brown Chang, these bottles
were pushed into the walls, were cemented with other bottles to
form railings, and were used as roofing. Incorporation of bottle caps
to create mosaics and other designs inside the temple were done as
well.

source:http://whenonearth.net/wpcontent/uploads/2015/05/wat-phra.jpg

Starbucks Drive-Thru

Location: Tukwila, Washington, USA

Architect/s: Tony Gale

Structure Type: Commercial

Green Approach: To reduce Starbucks environmental footprint,

reduce operational cost and energy use. They used old shipping
containers to form the structure itself, and used rainwater harvesting
methods to minimize water consumption.

Notable Material/Construction Method: Use of Old Shipping

Containers, xeriscaping (landscaping/gardening that reduces the use
of supplemental water for irrigation)

source: http://assets.inhabitat.com/wpcontent/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/12/Reclamation-Drive-ThruStarbucks-2.jpg

First Unitarian Society Meeting House

Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Architect/s: Frank Lloyd Wright

Structure Type: Government

Green Approach: Stormwater management, to avoid water run-off to

neighboring property. Use of local materials to reduce cost.

Notable Material/Construction Method: Green Roof

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Five Pancras Square

Location: London, UK

Architect/s: Bennetts Associates

Structure Type: Commercial

Green Approach: Energy efficient ventilation system and solar panels

ensure low carbon emissions to reduce running costs.

Notable Material/Construction Method: The building has a brown roof

to enhance the biodiversity and assist with controlling peak storm
water run-off, angled cladding to give solar shading while allowing
good natural light and automatically opening windows to aid natural
cooling through the night.

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Tent Chapel/Chapel on the Hill

Location: Caleruega, Batulao, Nasugbu, Batangas

Architect/s: Reyes Design

Structure Type: Religious

Green Approach: Open on all sides to let in air.

Notable Material/Construction Method: Tensile Roof and no walls.

Ayala Malls Serin

Location: Nasugbu Road, Tagaytay, Cavite

Architect/s:

Structure Type: Commercial

Green Approach: Open Spaced

Notable Material/Construction Method:

References

Source: http://futurecapetown.com/2014/04/the-move-to-greenarchitecture/#.VrcNcvl97IV

Source: http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/wat-pa-maha-chedi-kaew

Source: http://inhabitat.com/starbucks-opens-new-reclamation-drive-thru-made-fromrecycled-shipping-containers/

Source: http://www.forconstructionpros.com/article/10686252/green-roof-harmonizeshistoric-church-designed-by-frank-lloyd-wright

Source: http://www.kier.co.uk/press-office/press-release/2015/5-pancras-square-sixmajor-awards.aspx