Monday 16 May 2016
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Exp3 - New Article Mashup
“Urban heat islands, poor air quality, lack of enjoyable urban community
areas are all poor outcomes when green spaces aren’t incorporated into
new developments and large scale building projects.”
“We need to act now to increase opportunities for urban nature to thrive and improve our liveability, health and wellbeing.” The architecture design I will be planning will aim to achieve a near net-zero approach to energy consumption. In order to ahieve this architects have in other projects sheathed the building in a highly insulated shell with an R35 foundation, R50 walls, and R80 roof systems. Triple-glazed (R8) windows punctuate the airtight shell and help lower space heating demands and dependence on mechanical systems. Building with wood consumes much less energy than using concrete or steel. This approach may however raise concerns of how structurally stable and reliable a building made of eco-friendly materials could be. However, new construction techniques have made wood even more effective as a building material for anything from bridges to mid-rise apartment buildings. The cross-laminated timber increasingly used in new buildings, made from alternating layers of perpendicular, wood pieces has strength approaching that of steel.
References:
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/more-green-spaces-in-urban-areas-says-new-national
http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-near-net-zero-home-in-maine-is-designed-for-aging-in-place/
https://theconversation.com/swap-steel-concrete-and-brick-for-wood-wooden-buildings-are-cheaper-and-cleaner-25694
“We need to act now to increase opportunities for urban nature to thrive and improve our liveability, health and wellbeing.” The architecture design I will be planning will aim to achieve a near net-zero approach to energy consumption. In order to ahieve this architects have in other projects sheathed the building in a highly insulated shell with an R35 foundation, R50 walls, and R80 roof systems. Triple-glazed (R8) windows punctuate the airtight shell and help lower space heating demands and dependence on mechanical systems. Building with wood consumes much less energy than using concrete or steel. This approach may however raise concerns of how structurally stable and reliable a building made of eco-friendly materials could be. However, new construction techniques have made wood even more effective as a building material for anything from bridges to mid-rise apartment buildings. The cross-laminated timber increasingly used in new buildings, made from alternating layers of perpendicular, wood pieces has strength approaching that of steel.
References:
http://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/more-green-spaces-in-urban-areas-says-new-national
http://inhabitat.com/beautiful-near-net-zero-home-in-maine-is-designed-for-aging-in-place/
https://theconversation.com/swap-steel-concrete-and-brick-for-wood-wooden-buildings-are-cheaper-and-cleaner-25694
Tuesday 3 May 2016
Exp 2: Final Submission
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