Thesis Question
'The current use of the term 'Net Zero Energy' fails to take into account a building's embodied energy, which
accounts
for
nearly
30%
of
the
world's
carbon emissions1. This thesis aims to gain further knowledge into the processes of life cycle analysis and embodied energy, through the researching of materials and their inherent carbon emissions, in order to find a truly net zero form of construction.
Using
the
framework
focus
on
a
new
of
housing,
community
that
the
thesis
may
arrive
will in
Ireland - the climate migrant. It is estimated that by the year 2050 there will be 200 million climate migrants world-wide2. This surge in population in the
world's
urban
cities,
migration
coupled
will
put
with
huge
rapid pressure
economic on
our
cities' infrastructures3. This thesis aims to look at Dublin by challenging traditional forms of housing and our views on density; how might we cater to these migrants in a way which does not cause further harm to our environment?'
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