I like to know the procedures, decisions, and processes that architects drive sustainable design.
"Architects can provide basic ideas and proposal for regulations that make it possible for us to have sustainable cities and communities in the future. Architects can facilitate the open dialogue and work in partnerships to give us good solutions and can encourage authorities to make the regulations necessary to move forward."----President of UN General Assembly.(2005-16)
And also UN also published "An architecture guide to 17 UN sustainable development goals"
You can find it here:
https://issuu.com/kadk/docs/un17_guidebook_single_page_low
Thank You.
Architects should design for minimum across-lifetime waste. Minimum waste during construction, minimum waste during use and minimum waste for deconstruction and rebuild at the end of the structure's life.
Architects now must see the alternative materials and strategies to built. Its not about a good looking design any more but to meet the social, ecological and economical value of every day life.There has been many researches and findings coming up on using trash as a building material. The world is already filled with so much waste for the thinkers and builders to use it somehow.
Dear Tony Maine
I understand that you focused on construction stage, post design stage or during occupancy, and even during design stage but you have not answer How?
Dear Fred Betz
I agree that energy consumption is very important issue especially in western countries and you focused on building envelop mainly. Can we start deferent approach of thinking?
Dear Fred Betz
,you presented one case of using glass and proposed that architectural students should learn more about building physics. However I think there are many steps if we understand our natural laws well especially extension of passive systems. On other hand the technology should controlled or governed by specific criteria.
Answers lie in the goals individuals / professions tack on as opposed to other idealogically based hurdles. This is not an easy task.
The iterative processes necessary to achieve the goals and needs of a new building design require a close and confident relationship between A and E.
Some of my very best friends are architects.
The concept of net zero buildings is gaining prominence due to it being a "green" concept. Following some of those guidelines and recommendations architects can reduce environmental design footprint. See for example https://www.icynene.com/en-us/blog/what-net-zero-construction
Notice received to review this topic (again) via RG. Perhaps understanduing of the uissues FULLY between A and E are in order. Are there others in the group(s) here outsuidffe o acidemia that wotrk in the AE environment? AE together organizations.
If you keep reducing the footprint at a larger scale or boundary - eventually you will be left with no choice but to have no building at all. Also, the question of footprint (whether energy or carbon), removes the social/cultural/political realities of the built space.
While minimizing (materials, energy, and any other resource use/waste) is required and expected in all practices, I propose to focus further 2 question : 1) is it needed? 2) is it worth it?
1) The first questions aims to challenge the need to build and consume in the first place - you should ask if the program of building can be satisfied without the use of more resources?
2) the second question aims to challenge the program itself. All, human activity entails the use of resources, the question is which activities/spaces/processes are worth the footprint?
Of course these questions are not linear and highly subjective - and the real world is also non-linear and subjective.
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