A Method for Teaching an Integrated Sustainable Design Process for Post-Secondary Curricula and Programs

Solar Energy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Proven Method

“Sustainable” and “Green” are everywhere. How do you think it? How do you teach it? How do you incorporate it into your design environment? This presentation is intended for any one who is interested in a technique that illustrates a proven method to teach someone how to think about and design environmentally friendly housing and small buildings. The methods discussed may also be of interest to other professionals or anyone who is in the sustainable building business and wants to educate their client base in sustainable/green building principles and benefits.

scholarly journals Defining the sustainable building design process: methods for BIM execution planning in the UK

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Angeliki Zanni ◽  
Robby Soetanto ◽  
Kirti Ruikar
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Process Model

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to develop a building information modelling (BIM)-enabled sustainable design process model that identifies critical decisions actions in the design process along with the information and level of detail that facilitate an informed and timely decision. Building performance analysis is usually performed after the design and construction documents are produced, resulting in lost opportunities. Design/methodology/approach – A number of research methods have been adopted; these include extensive literature review and 11 in-depth exploratory interviews with industry practitioners (sustainable building design experts, early BIM adopters). Findings – Project delivery methods have a significant effect on the sustainable outcome of buildings. The development of a structured process can assist sustainable design practice among building professionals. Learning from implemented projects, that have utilised BIM processes, facilitates the scope of creating this process and advises future projects to prevent failures. Process mapping is essential to streamline the process, support key project processes and help the design team manage their own responsibilities and deliverables required by them. Originality/value – The identification of the gap and the need for a structured process for sustainable building design for BIM execution is discussed. The synergies that exist between BIM, building performance modelling, Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Method assessment and the Royal Institute of British Architects Plan of Work are shown. The effect that project delivery has on sustainable design outcome has been established. A coordinated collaborative design process model is presented based on the findings from interviewing early adopters.

Technology in Architecture – Low Energy Building versus Green and Sustainable Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Bielek ◽  
Boris Bielek ◽  
Juraj Híreš
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Human Economy ◽  
Target Program ◽  
Transitional Phase ◽  
Entire Economy

Interaction - society, ecology and energy. Technology and its three principal areas in society represented by industry, transportation and human settlements. Human settlements and architecture as a symbiosis of function, aesthetics, technology and economics. The criterion of the art in architecture expressed by system link Building - Climate - Energy. New value relationships in the human economy. Transformation of the material sector, energy sector and the entire economy. Low-energy building of today. Green building as an important transitional phase to the target program of sustainable future building.

scholarly journals SEM-PLS Approach to Green Building

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-481
Author(s):  
Nasim Aghili ◽  
Mehdi Amirkhani
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Building Operation ◽  
The Impact

Green buildings refer to buildings that decrease adverse environmental effects and maintain natural resources. They can diminish energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, the usage of non-renewable materials, water consumption, and waste generation while improving occupants’ health and well-being. As such, several rating tools and benchmarks have been developed worldwide to assess green building performance (GBP), including the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the United Kingdom, German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the United States and Canada, Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) in Japan, Green Star in Australia, Green Mark in Singapore, and Green Building Index in Malaysia. Energy management (EM) during building operation could also improve GBP. One of the best approaches to evaluating the impact of EM on GBP is by using structural equation modelling (SEM). SEM is a commanding statistical method to model testing. One of the most used SEM variance-based approaches is partial least squares (PLS), which can be implemented in the SmartPLS application. PLS-SEM uses path coefficients to determine the strength and significance of the hypothesised relationships between the latent constructs.

scholarly journals Energy Rating of Buildings to Promote Energy-Conscious Design in Israel

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Abraham Yezioro ◽  
Isaac Guedi Capeluto
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Basic Unit ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Decision ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
New Buildings

Improving the energy efficiency of existing and new buildings is an important step towards achieving more sustainable environments. There are various methods for grading buildings that are required according to regulations in different places for green building certification. However, in new buildings, these rating systems are usually implemented at late design stages due to their complexity and lack of integration in the architectural design process, thus limiting the available options for improving their performance. In this paper, the model ENERGYui used for design and rating buildings in Israel is presented. One of its main advantages is that it can be used at any design stage, including the early ones. It requires information that is available at each stage only, as the additional necessary information is supplemented by the model. In this way, architects can design buildings in a way where they are aware of each design decision and its impact on their energy performance, while testing different design directions. ENERGYui rates the energy performance of each basic unit, as well as the entire building. The use of the model is demonstrated in two different scenarios: an office building in which basic architectural features such as form and orientation are tested from the very beginning, and a residential building in which the intervention focuses on its envelope, highlighting the possibilities of improving their design during the whole design process.

CO-WORKING SPACE DI PONTIANAK DENGAN PENDEKATAN EKOLOGI

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Shanti Octavia Sitanggang ◽  
Yudi Purnomo ◽  
Irwin Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Space Design ◽  
Working Space ◽  
Digital Services ◽  
The Government ◽  
Creative Environment

Currently, there is an increase in workforce that start new independent businesses in the creative economy, either as entrepreneurs or freelancers, this  because number of job is not comparable to the number of the workforce. The increase in workers in the creative economy is in line with the digital transformation in Indonesia. The government also responded well to this by making programs related to the creative economy, especially in the digital field. Pontianak City has the potential for development with an increase in the number of workers in the creative economy every year, but Pontianak City does not yet have space to accommodate workers' activities. Co-working space can accommodate workers in the creative economy so they can work in a productive and creative environment. In addition, the provision of supporting digital services in co-working spaces is expected to support entrepreneurs or freelancers in developing their business into the digital field. The co-working space design process uses an ecological approach. Ecological approach is an approach that is environmentally friendly. The Ecological Approach serves as a tool that are implemented towards designs that take into account the potential for the natural surroundings as well as the interrelationships between buildings, nature and people.

scholarly journals Assessing occupant comfort in an iconic sustainable education building

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Best ◽  
Brian Purdey
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Royal Institution ◽  
Occupant Comfort ◽  
Occupant Satisfaction

The building that houses the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development at Bond University is the first educational building to achieve a six Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. It has won numerous awards since opening in August 2008 including being judged the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Sustainable Building of 2009. After more than two years in use a post-occupancy evaluation study was carried out to assess the performance of the building from the viewpoint of the users; both resident staff and transient students. Results for factors such as lighting, thermal comfort, noise and air quality. were compared to benchmarks established by the Usable Buildings Trust. The evaluation also assessed the occupants’ perceptions of the building’s impact on their own productivity. Users generally find the building provides a comfortable work environment although a number of areas of performance were noted as posing some concerns. These included intrusive noise in some parts of the building and some issues with glare in daylit teaching spaces. Such concerns were found to be in accord with the results of previous studies and they highlight some recurrent problems in “green” buildings designed to maximise the use of natural ventilation and natural light. These design challenges and how occupant satisfaction is to be measured and benchmarked are also discussed in the context of this comparative building study.

scholarly journals Co-design as a strategy to improve ecological awareness of communities

2021 ◽  
Vol 905 (1) ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
A Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Ideal Model ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Important Object

Abstract One strategy of communities to easily embrace ecological awareness is by involving directly in the improvement of their environmental quality. This paper discusses the case study research of the co-design process of the neighborhood regeneration project in Kampung Tongkol at the Ciliwung riverbank, Jakarta. This project is carried out collaboratively involving residents of the area and facilitated by ASF (Architecture Sans Frontières) Indonesia. The main important object of this regeneration project is the construction of a self-supporting sample house. This house aims as an ideal model which another neighborhood can replicate. Residents are directly involved in the organizing, the design process, to the construction stage. The primary purpose of regeneration is to improve the quality of the residential environment. The principles of sustainable design are employed as the main guidance from the beginning of the process. This study concludes that the final achievement of this project not only results in a higher quality environment but also raises the ecological awareness of the residents of the neighborhood.

scholarly journals Improving Interior Environmental Quality Using Sustainable Design in Jordanian Hospital Bedrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Saeed Hussein Alhmoud ◽  
Çiğdem Çağnan ◽  
Enis Faik Arcan
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The One

As the wave of sustainability is sweeping across the major countries and cities of the world, the effect of the inevitable change is finding its way through to the health sector as well. Since the main functions of the hospital include healing the patient, it aims to provide adequate health services to people. Hospitals managers should strive to realize facilities that meet a certain level of demand. This study aims to present the interior environmental quality (IEQ) of bedrooms in Jordanian hospitals and propose a solution to improve indoor environment quality using sustainable design principles. A qualitative research methodology is used in this study. A comparative analysis is made between the original set up of the hospital buildings and the present conditions in which they are in. During the research, it was found that the design to be applied for a hospital should be following the healing environmental characteristics. Besides, the design of hospitals should be made with the climatic conditions of the area in mind. In the advanced countries of the world, hospitals are generally built with extensive research and important factors such as temperature, wind direction and humidity are taken into consideration. The design for a hospital building should be assessed according to the German Green Building Assessment (DGNB) criteria. It has been found that the one-bedroom is ideal for patients because it provides the necessary privacy and also greatly reduces the spread of the disease. In hygienic practices, there should be a first-class healing environment with evidence-based medical research. It was concluded that the practices involving the use of sustainable designs can be followed with the hints received from hospitals in the advanced countries of the world. Keywords: Jordan hospital; IEQ; bedroom; interior design; healthcare; green building assessment; DGNB

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