Green Arch PDF
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Green Arch PDF
GREEN
A Green Evolution
THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE
by
ANUPAMA MOHANRAM
M.Arch, LEED® AP
4. A WORKSHOP IN QUILCENE
DESCRIPTION OF SETTING
OBJECTIVES
ACTIVITIES
RESULTS- MY EXPERIENCES AND FUTURE PLANS
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A CASE FOR
Global warming and the
GREEN building industry
THE PROBLEM
CHANGING CLIMACTIC PATTERNS AND GLOBAL
WARMING IN ADDITION TO RAPIDLY DEPLETING
NATURAL RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER, FOSSIL FUELS
A CASE FOR
Environmental Initiatives
GREEN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL
INTRODUCED BY THE U.N IN 1992, IN EFFECT IN 1997 AND
MADE LEGALLY BINDING IN 2005, IS THE MOST RECENT
INITIATIVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS BEEN
RATIFIED BY 183 NATIONS INCLUDING INDIA.
ARCHITECTURE 2030
A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN RESPONSE TO GLOBAL
WARMING CRISIS BY ARCHITECT EDWARD MAZRIA IN
2002 IN SANTA FE, USA.
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A CASE FOR
Eco-friendly Architecture
GREEN A necessity for the future
ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECTS ARE THE VOICE OF THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY- THEY CAN INFLUENCE THE FUTURE
DIRECTION OF TRENDS IN THE INDUSTRY.
A CASE FOR
Traditional architecture and
GREEN
design in India
LESSONS FROM TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA
TRADITIONAL INDIAN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
WAS CLIMATE CONSCIOUS –THUS CONSERVING UNNECESSARY
ENERGY USED IN CONTEMPORARY BUILDINGS TODAY
USED NATURAL AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS –
PREVENTING POLLUTION FROM MANUFACTURE PROCESSES
USED LOCALLY AVAILABLE REOURCES- PREVENTING LONG
DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION AND FUEL NEEDS
AVOIDED WASTAGE – CUTTING DOWN MATERIAL IN LANDFILLS
Mud and thatch hut, India ENCOURAGED RECYCLING AND RE-USE – CONSERVING NATURAL
RESOURCCES
WAS COST EFFECTIVE –BY USING THE ABOVE MEASURES
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A CASE FOR
What is a ‘green’ building?
GREEN A green building uses less energy, water and
other natural resources, creates less waste
and is healthier for the people living inside
compared to a standard building. –’Indian Green
Building Council’
Cyber Park, IT Hub- Gurgaon THE GREEN BUILDING CONCEPT ENVISAGES LESS
Designed by Christopher Charles DEPENDANCE ON NON-RENEWABLE ENERGIES. THERE
Benninger Architects, India
Aims to be one of the greenest sites in WILL BE SIZEABLE REDUCTION IN CARBON EMISSIONS
the country RESULTING IN SLOWING DOWN OF ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GLOBAL
WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE
A CASE FOR
lEED- A green rating for
GREEN
buildings
U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL (USGBC) AND LEED
IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE
KYOTO PROTOCOL TO CONSTRUCT SUSTAINABLE
BUILDINGS, USGBC LAUNCHED LEED (LEADERSHIP IN
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN) CERTIFICATION
AND RATING BY WHICH BUILDINGS WERE GRADED AS
PER EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPONENTS USED TO REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS.
CII-Godrej Green Business Centre, AS PER LEED RATING, THE BUILDINGS ARE CLASSIFIED
Hyderabad
LEED NC Platinum –USGBC INTO FOUR LEVELS NAMELY PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER
Designed by Architect Karan Grover, AND GREEN. THE RATING HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS A
India GLOBAL STANDARD.
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A CASE FOR
lEED- A green rating for
GREEN
buildings
THE LEED RATING SYSTEM
CREDITS AWARDED IN 5 CATEGORIES
SUSTAINABLE SITES
WATER EFFICIENCY
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
MATERIAL AND RESOURCES
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITC Green Centre, Gurgaon
INNOVATION IN DESIGN
LEED NC Platinum –USGBC
The building has reduced its energy
consumption by 51% over standards • RATINGS FOR VARIED BUILDING TYPES
LEED-NC (NEW CONSTRUCTION) IGBC,USGBC
LEED-EB (EXISTING BUILDINGS) USGBC
LEED-CS (CORE AND SHELL) IGBC, USGBC
LEED-CI (COMMERCIAL INTERIOR) USGBC
LEED-SCHOOLS USGBC
GREEN HOMES IGBC
BUILDING WITH
ANUPAMA
Rajasthan, India MOHANRAM
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BUILDING WITH Mud and straw
EARTH PROVEN OVER CENTURIES; AESTHETICALLY PLEASING
WILL NOT BURN DOWN, BUGS CANNOT EAT IT, AND ITS DIRT CHEAP!
BUILDING WITH
What is cob?
EARTH CLAYEY SUB-SOIL MIXED WITH STRAW AND WATER
NO FORMS; NO MACHINERY
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BUILDING WITH What is Straw-bale ?
EARTH LEFTOVER STEMS OF HARVESTED GRAINS -STRAW
NATURAL BUILDING
MATERIALS
BUILDING WITH
Cob-strawbale comparison
EARTH COB:
AMORPHOUS- CAN BE FORMED TO ANY SHAPE
GOOD THERMAL MASS (1” /HOUR), POOR INSULATION
STRAW-BALE:
PRE-ASSEMBLED MODULAR, HOMOGENOUS PRODUCT
• POOR THERMAL MASS, EXCELLENT INSULATION-
UPTO R-50 FOR 3-STRING BALES PLACED FLAT
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BUILDING WITH
Quilcene, Washington
EARTH
BUILDING WITH
Serendipity farm
EARTH
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BUILDING WITH
Mixing mud and straw for TO BUILD A 200 SFT OUTDOOR KITCHEN USING COB/STRAW BALE
plaster
BUILDING WITH
The Group
EARTH COENRAAD ROGMANS-TEACHES NATURAL BUILDING
VARIED BACKGROUNDS
BUILDING
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BUILDING WITH
LUNCH AT NOON
EXPERIENCING MUD
BUILDING
BUILDING WITH
The Foundation
EARTH
Stone set on
wet concrete to
bond
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BUILDING WITH
Mixing for cob
EARTH
Dancing on mud
Mixing by tossing
BUILDING WITH
Cobs
EARTH
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BUILDING WITH Sewing, leveling and
EARTH trimming
‘Sewing’ tieing’ each layer of cob with a ‘cobber’s thumb’-
a piece of wood that is comfortable to hold by hand
BUILDING WITH
Walls are going up
EARTH
Arches- Cobbing over rigid plywood PIPES AND WIRES BUILT IN TO THE COB BEFORE WALLS GET TO
form
COUNTER HEIGHT. PLUMBING PIPES INSULATED WITH STRAW
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BUILDING WITH
Window frames are in
EARTH
THE PROCESS LINTELS AND FRAMES NEED GOOD BRACING UNTIL COB IS DRY
BUILDING WITH
Window frames are in
EARTH
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BUILDING WITH
Straw bale wall
EARTH MOISTURE BARRIER ON TOP OF FOUNDATION/ STEM WALL
THE PROCESS
BUILDING WITH
Straw bale wall
EARTH
THE PROCESS
PLUMBING IN FURRED OUT WALLS- PREFERABLE
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BUILDING WITH
The Roof
EARTH
BUILDING WITH
Roofing
EARTH
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BUILDING WITH
Plastering
EARTH
ALL SETTLING TO BE COMPLETE BEFORE PLASTERING STARTS
THE PROCESS
BUILDING WITH
Flooring
EARTH
Leveling the poured adobe floor SECOND LAYER- SMOOTHER/FINER MIX- CHOPPED STRAW
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BUILDING WITH
A Case study
EARTH
THE PROCESS
BUILDING WITH
The results
EARTH
“Amazing technique”
MY EXPERIENCE
MOST ENJOYABLE 5 DAYS LAST SUMMER;
TIRING BUT IMMENSELY SATISFYING
MADE FRIENDS; TRIED OUT SOMETHING NEW
ABOVE ALL- THE JOY OF BUILDING BY HAND, WITHOUT USE OF
EXPENSIVE TOOLS, MACHINERY, FORMWORK
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BUILDING WITH Limitations of Cob and
EARTH COB:
Straw Bale
WILL WEAKEN WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER OR MOISTURE FOR
LONG PERIODS
STRAW BALE:
NATURAL BUILDING
MATERIALS
BUILDING WITH
References
EARTH BOOKS:
THE HAND-SCULPTED HOUSE
Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith, Linda Smiley
THE STRAW BALE HOUSE
Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge with Davis
Eisenberg
BUILDING WITH EARTH- A guide to earthbag construction
Paulina Wojciechowska
ADOBE AND RAMMED EARTH BUILDINGS
Paul Graham McHenry, Jr.
Finished living room
THE RAMMED EARTH HOUSE
David Easton
NEWSLETTERS/ JOURNALS:
THE LAST STRAW; THE ADOBE NEWSLETTER
WEBSITES:
USGBC.ORG; IGBC.IN; INHABITAT.COM; GREENBUILDER.COM;
SOLARLIVING.ORG; EARTHSHIP.NET; ARCHITECTURE2030.ORG
INFORMATION
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A CASE FOR GREEN
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