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"Sustainable development is development which meets
the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generation to meet their own needs."
-- World Commission on Environment and Development
Sustainable Construction
• Sustainable construction is defined as "the creation and
responsible management of a healthy built
environment based on resource efficient and ecological
principles".
• unique challenge in the field of sustainability.>
architecture
• Construction projects typically consume large amounts
of materials, produce tons of waste
• the preservation of buildings that have historical
significance against the desire for the development of
newer, more modern designs.
"Sustainable building" can be defined as those buildings
that have minimum adverse impacts on the built and
natural environment, in terms of the buildings
themselves, their immediate surroundings and the
broader regional and global setting.
Dimensions of Sustainability
• Economic dimensions
of sustainability:
• Environmental
dimensions of
sustainability
• Social dimensions of
sustainability
Objectives of Sustainable Buildings
• Resource Efficiency
• Energy Efficiency (including Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Reduction)
• Pollution Prevention (including Indoor Air
Quality and Noise Abatement)
• Harmonization with Environment (including
Environmental Assessment)
Sustainable Design
• thoughtful integration of architecture

with electrical, mechanical, and
structural engineering. In addition to
concern for the traditional
• aesthetics of massing, proportion, scale,
texture, shadow, and light, the facility
design team needs to be concerned with
long term costs: environmental,
economic, and human.
Vernacular Architecture
• categorize as a method of construction use locally
available resources
• to address the local needs and tends to evolve over
time to reflect the environmental, cultural and
historical context in which it exists
Environmental Architecture
• Healthful Interior
Environment
• Energy Efficiency.
• Ecologically Benign
Materials.
• Good Design.
• Environmental Form.
Green Architecture
• Green architecture is a sustainable method
of green building design> design and
construction with keeping the environment
in mind>> concepts of creating an energy
efficient
• wonderful examples of the possibility of
humans living harmoniously >> to make
design beautiful, energy efficient and
environmentally friendly
• Increases in the cost of fuel prices over recent years,
people are choosing green homes >> more effective
insulation, minimize the effects of the heat in the
summer and using solar power> favor energy efficient
and water conservation features
• providing a natural aesthetic> absorb carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere, and purify it through the leaves.
Larger plants can provide shade within a building, and
color can radiate from plants creating a feeling of
harmony and balance
• Green space plays a vital role in enhancing the
quality of urban life. Urban green spaces help to
make the neighborhoods more attractive to live in
and provide opportunities for city dwellers to relax,
take exercise, play sport and meet friends and
neighbors
• Using a lot of glass, as in a passive solar design
technique> allow green light to flood the house,
Maintain heating and cooling process, gives a more
natural effect to its users and inhabitants.
Green Building
• environmental and resource conservation
• emphasizes a number of new environmental, resource
and occupant health concerns:
• Conserve non-renewable energy and scarce materials.
• Minimize life-cycle ecological impact of energy
• renewable energy and sustainable materials
• Protects local air, water, soils, flora and fauna.
• Supports pedestrians, bicycles, mass transit and other
alternatives to fossil-fueled vehicles.
Alver Aalto said,
• “Nature is a symbol of freedom….If we base our
technical plans primarily on nature,………its form will
increase rather than decrease it’. He believed that
nature is made of endless variations of simple building
blocks”
• Green design is a response to the threat of climate

change> the world is on the brink of an ecological
crisis and that buildings are one of the main pollutants
Principles of Sustainable Design
• Understanding Place
• Understanding Environmental Impact
• Understanding Natural Processes
• Connecting with Nature
• Understanding People
• Embracing Co-creative Design Processes
The Rocky Mountain Institute outlines
for sustainable design
• Planning>> Sustainable design is "front loaded" compared
with traditional design.>>Early decisions have the greatest
impact on energy efficiency, passive solar design, day
lighting, and natural cooling.
• Sustainable design is more of a philosophy of building than
a prescriptive building style. Sustainable buildings don't
have any particular look or style.

• Sustainable buildings don't have to cost more, nor are they
more complicated than traditional construction.
• Integrated design, that is design where each component is
considered part of a greater whole, is critical to successful
sustainable design.
• Minimizing energy consumption and promoting human
health.
• The other elements of design can be organized: energy
saving architectural features, energy conserving building
envelope, and energy-efficient and health-promoting
mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Bill of Rights for the Planet
Design principles necessary for
sustainability, EXPO 2000 ,Germany.
• The Bill of Rights:
• Insist on the right of humanity and
nature to co-exist in a healthy,
supportive, diverse, and sustainable
condition.
• Recognize Interdependence.
• Consider all aspects of human settlement
including community, dwelling, industry, and
trade in terms of existing and evolving
connections between spiritual and material
consciousness.
• Create safe objects of long-term value.>>future
generations
• Eliminate the concept of waste
• Rely on natural energy flows..
• Understand the limitations of design.>Treat
nature as a model and mentor
Organization for Green Bldg.
• BRE Environmental Assessment method
• BREEM is set up in UK by building
research committee
• HQE in France
• GBCA- the green building council of
Australia
• BASIX building sustainability index in
Australia
• US Green Building council
"Declaration of Interdependence for a
Sustainable Future.expo93
● Placing environmental and social
sustainability at the core of
practices and professional ● Working to change policies,
responsibilities regulations, and standards in
● Developing and continually government and business so
improving practices, procedures, that sustainable design will
products, services, and standards become the fully supported
for sustainable design standard practice
● Educating the building industry, ● Bringing the existing built
clients, and the general public
environment up to
about the importance of
sustainable design standards
sustainable design
Sustainable technologies
● Use less energy,
● fewer limited resources, do not deplete natural
resources,
● do not directly or indirectly pollute the
environment,
● and can be reused or recycled at the end of their
useful life
● may have high cost or maintenance requirements
that make it unsuitable as an "appropriate
technology," as that term is commonly used.
Sustainable landscape and garden design
• energy-efficient landscaping
concerned with the planning and
design of outdoor space.
• Design techniques include
planting trees to shade buildings
from the sun or protect them from
wind, using local materials,
on-site composting and chipping
to reduce green waste hauling
• buying stock from local growers
to avoid energy use in
transportation.
• Areas of the garden and landscape
can also be allowed to grow wild
to encourage bio-diversity.
Garden Project Unveiled
• Area:100 hectare
• Singapore largest
Garden
• Collects rainwater
& Solar Energy
• 30-50m tall trees
Leadership in Energy & Environmental
Design(LEED)
• rating systems for the design,
construction and operation of high
performance green buildings
• Est. 1998
• Basic prerequisites
• all environmental laws and
regulations,
• occupancy scenarios,
• building permanence
• site boundaries and area-to-site
ratios 1225 Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C., is the first redeveloped
office building on the East Coast to receive LEED Platinum status.
• Waste management
LEED 2009
• 100 possible base points
• five major credit categories
• Sustainable Sites
• Water Efficiency
• Energy and Atmosphere
• Materials and Resources
• Indoor Environmental Quality
• Certified: 40–49 points
• Silver: 50–59 points
• Gold: 60–79 points
• Platinum: 80 points and above
• Measurement tool in US
Benefits and disadvantages
• Efficient use of Resource
• Healthier work & living Envn
• Become sustainable
• Higher initial cost
• Presaging of LEED certificate itself
increases the cost
California Academy of Sciences
• Architect: Renzo piano
• Established: 1853
• Location: San
Francisco,
• Type: Natural History
• Visitor figures: Over 1
million annually
• environmentally-friendly
features
• Produces 50 %less waste
water than previously
• Recycles rainwater for irrigation
• Uses 60,000 photovoltaic cells
• Supports a green roof with an area of 2.5 acres
• Uses natural lighting in 90 percent of occupied
spaces
• Was constructed of over 20,000 cubic yards
(15,000 m3) of recycled concrete
• Construction includes 5,000 ton of recycled steel
• Wall insulation made from scraps of recycled
denim
Abad Nucleus Mall
• Architect: Abad
architects
• Location: India, Kochi
• Area:11600sq m
• India’s Gold rated
green mall
• Opened on 2010
King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology
• Established: Sept 5, 2009
• Type: Public
• Endowment:US$10 billion
• Location: Saudi Arabia
• Campus:3,600 hectares
• Colors: green yellow orange
blue
• KAUST is Saudi Arabia's first
and the world's largest
LEED-certified project
• Top 10 Green project of 2010
CRYSTAL CITY APARTMENT
• Architect: Bhibuti
man Pradhan
• First LEED certified
building in Nepal
• Under Construction
GREEN CITY
1.Rem Koolhaas,UAE
• No car, No waste no
pollution
• World first carbon
Neutral City
• Use of Wind, solar, waste
water
• Personal Electric light
rail
• Under construction
2. Dongton China
• Focused on Bio-Diversity
• Use of Renewable energy
in each bldg
• Re cover, Re cycle, Reuse
90% of waste
• Traditional Chinese design
element
• Under Construction
3.Sherford, England
• Eco city
• Planned to complete
in 2020
• Energy efficient bldg
• Looks like traditional
English town
• Cons. Material with
50 km of site
• Mixed use purpose
ANY QUESTIONS???
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• thoughtful integration of architecture

• Green design is a response to the threat of climate

with traditional design.>>Early decisions have the greatest

impact on energy efficiency, passive solar design, day

lighting, and natural cooling.

• Sustainable design is more of a philosophy of building than

a prescriptive building style. Sustainable buildings don't

have any particular look or style.

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