BUILDINGS MUST COMMUNICATE THEIR ’GREENNESS’ TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

BUILDINGS MUST COMMUNICATE THEIR ’GREENNESS’ TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

GROUP 3: Nosadeba Aghahowa, Sara Kliczka, Ole Zertuche

CONTENTS: 1. DEFINITION OF GREENNESS

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2. DEFINITION OF GREENNESS 3. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 4. SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 5. COMMUNICATING GREENNESS 6. PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT 7. RECONNECTING WITH NATURE

Photo © Valentina A/Flickr.

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1. DEFINITIONS OF GREENNESS

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Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre - Canada

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The use of ecological design principles and strategies to design our built environment and our ways of life so that they integrate benignly and seamlessly with the natural environment that includes the biosphere. â–ˇ 2/9

2. DEFINITIONS OF GREENNESS

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● There is currently much misunderstanding as to what constitutes green design.

Many designers wrongly believe that if they stuff a building with enough eco-gadgets such as solar collectors, wind generators, photovoltaics and bio-digestors then they will instantly have an ecological design. 9 Yeang, K.

GREENNESS IS A SEAMLESS INTEGRATION ENERGY

GREEN DESIGN

● It must be clear that eco-design/green design is still in its infancy. 9 Yeang, K. ● Green techniques often seem complicated, actually they could be divided into two simple categories: INVISIBLE green—considerations such as embodied energy, material sources, chemical content, and so forth. Many designers restrict environmental performance to these factors alone; in the words of architect Cesar Pelli, “Sustainability doesn’t necessarily photograph.”

VISIBLE green—form, shape, and image—can have an even greater impact on both conservation and comfort. 7 Lance Hosey

ENVIRONMENT

ECOLOGY

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3. SUSTAINABLE DESIGN BUILDING

Drawing by Sara Kliczka

+ HUMAN

ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY ●

WALL AND ROOF INSULATION

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DESIGN WHICH MINIMISE OVERHEATING

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INDOOR AIR QUALITY

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GREYWATER SYSTEMS

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RAINWATER COLLECTORS

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WATER SAVING

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VENTILATION SYSTEMS

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RECYCLABLE MATERIALS

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SUNSCREENS

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DAYLIGHT SENSORS

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WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY

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GEOTHERMAL HEATING/COOLING

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LIFESPAN CONSIDERATION

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GREENHOUSE

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DOUBLE GLAZING

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VEGETABLE GARDENS

etc.

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4. SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

+ BUILDING

+ HUMAN

+ ECOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY

NATURE

Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm.

It's about doing more good.

Jochen Zeitz ●

PROMOTING ‘ECO-BEHAVIOUR’

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LESS PROBABLE THAT IT WILL BE REPLACED

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GREEN DESIGN HELPS TO RECONNECT WITH NATURE & PROVIDES MORE GREENERY

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PROVING THAT SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CAN NOT ONLY BE ECOLOGICAL BUT BEAUTIFUL

Drawing by Sara Kliczka

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INCREASED HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

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IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY

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5. COMMUNICATING GREENNESS Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence LEED Platinum

1. TECHNOLOGY - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OUTrial House / KWK PROMES

3. SYSTEMIC BIOINTEGRATION

Loblolly House - Mimicking pine forest

2. MIMICS NATURAL LANDSCAPE Three Trees - Passive cooling: rock wall. A natural thermostat

4. INTEGRATION OF MATERIALS & ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

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6. PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT Buildings can communicate greenness through: •

Skin of the building relating to nature, locality

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Informing visitors of how it works

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Eco decisions within the boundaries of the building and thus

promoting eco-behaviours2 (local food, compostable packaging, light use etc.)

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Clear connection in material choice to the site

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Incorporating nature to shape the building together with

architect’s design ( green facades, courtyards, plants and

MIA Design Studio The Pure Spa Swimming Pool Vier Arquitectos /Clever use of daylight

greenhouses in the building) •

Multi sensory experience of the building3 (smell, touch, vision

and sound) •

Better social relationships at a building and community level.

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7. RECONNECTION WITH NATURE

NATURE

50% SUCCESSFUL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

‘To regain our full humanity, we have to regain our experience of connectedness with the entire web of life.’1 Bill Reed Image from Unsplash.com

50% INFLUENCE OF THE BUILDING ON ITS OCCUPANTS

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BIBLIOGRAPHY 1 B.

Reed - Shifting from ‘sustainability’ to regeneration

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P. Downtown - Eco-polis

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A. Kingstone et al. - A Sustainable Building Promotes Pro-Environmental Behavior

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L. Hosey - The Shape of Green

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J. Pallasmaa - The eyes of the skin

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A. Campioli - Life Cycle Design in Building and Construction Sector

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P. Newman - Can biophilic urbanism deliver strong economic and social benefits in cities?

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Yeang, K. Ecodesign, A manual for ecological design

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B. D. Dias - Beyond sustainability--biophilic and regenerative design in architecture

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Edwards, B. Green Buildings Pay: Design, Productivity and Ecology

-Icons used in the presentation from Flaticons.com -Image by Sara Kliczka

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