Lecture 1 sustainable ecological architecture 2018

University of Architecture of HCMC (UAH) Summer Course 2018

SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE (3 credits) Dr. Trần Hữu Anh Tuấn tuan.tranhuuanh@uah.edu.vn 0938.545.100

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University of Architecture of HCMC (UAH) Summer Course 2018

SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE Lecture #1

Sustainable ecological system Dr. Trần Hữu Anh Tuấn tuan.tranhuuanh@uah.edu.vn 0938.545.100

CONTENT 1. Earth ecosystem 2. Carbon footprint 3. Carbon neutrality 4. Embodied energy

Ecosystem What is ecosystem?

Earth ecosystem What is ecosystem? System = living organisms + nonliving organisms A system where living organisms and nonliving components (like weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere) are mutually linked through nutrient cycles and energy flows.

Source: http://eschooltoday.com/ecosystems/what-is-an-ecosystem.html

Earth ecosystem Scales of an ecosystem?

- Micro: pond, puddle, tree trunk‌ - Mezzo: forest, large lake‌

- Biome : desert, aquatic, forest, grassland and tundra

Source: http://eschooltoday.com/ecosystems/what-is-an-ecosystem.html

Earth ecosystem Scales of an ecosystem?

Earth ecosystem What is earth ecosystem?

Earth’s crust and atmosphere (5 miles high and 5 miles deep) = biosphere

Earth ecosystem Water cycle

Earth ecosystem Carbon cycle

Earth ecosystem Nitrogen cycle

Earth ecosystem Assignment 1: Give an example of an ecosystem and explain how its living organisms and nonliving components are working together Due on: 24/05/2018 (bring hard copy) and 25/05/2018 (soft copy)

Carbon footprint?

GREEN HOUSE GASES

Carbon footprint?

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Carbon footprint?

Amount of “greenhouse gas� produced (directly or indirectly) by human activities.

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint 1 kwh electricity = 0.527kg CO2 emission 1 km travel distance of a new light car = 0.188kg CO2 emission (1) http://www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au/pages/Information/V ehicleEmissions

http://bikeportland.org/2011/12/12/new-study-compares-bicyclings-co2-emissions-to-other-modes-63536

Carbon footprint

Simpleshow www.simpleshow.com

Carbon footprint

http://traveloninspiration.com/2014/01/13/top-travel-bloggers-2013carbon-footprint/

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint

Carbon footprint

https://torinobyveg.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/carbon-footprint-doyou-know-what-it-is/

Carbon footprint What is your carbon footprint?

Carbon footprint What is your carbon footprint? http://www.nature.org/greenliving /carboncalculator/index.htm

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/gfn/page/calculators/ ďƒ˘

Carbon footprint What is your carbon footprint?

Assignment 2: Calculate your impact Due on: -----/------/2016

Carbon neutrality

Carbon neutrality - Carbon emission balance: use green power (solar panels, wind turbines‌) or purchase Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) certified by Green-e Energy or equivalent to maintain the zero greenhouse gas introduced into the atmosphere by human activities.

Carbon neutrality - Carbon offset: to purchase Green-e Climate certified (or equivalent) credits and the amount of money will be used to fund projects like restoring forest, wind turbines, solar energy, research green technologies‌

Carbon neutrality Zero carbon organizations: • Google, Dell, PepsiCo, HSBC…

Zero carbon countries: • Vatican City • Bhutan

Carbon neutrality How to be come zero carbon neutral?

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Embodied energy The sum of the energy necessary for an entire product life-cycle: from raw materials to products, until deconstruction/decomposition.

Embodied carbon The sum of “greenhouse gas” emitted (directly or indirectly) during building materials’ life cycle.

Carbon Footprint of Nylon Carpet. Source: BuildingGreen

Embodied carbon The sum of “greenhouse gas” emitted (directly or indirectly) during building materials’ life cycle.

https://etoollcd.com/