Ecological architecture: advantages and disadvantages This architecture has 10 basic principles
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What is Sustainable Architecture and Sustainableprotective
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Ecological architecture, a proposal for environmental care
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Ecological architecture: advantages and disadvantages
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Take for example the Chicago Smart Home
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A Green Land Scape
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This architecture has 10 basic principles
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This architecture has 10 basic principles
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Ecological Design Considerations
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Green Building, advantages and disadvantages 18
What is Sustainable Architecture and Sustainable 19
The principles of sustainable architecture are 20
Bioclimatic architecture, environmental protective 22
Ecological Buildings and Green Architecture 22
Green Building, advantages and disadvantages
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e must begin to seriously consider the ecological problem that is creating the architecture, therefore, look for alternatives that achieve good substitute various problems, including building design, materials and even the success of those. It will be difficult to think of many details, but the clear and consistent environmental degradation it becomes a necessity rather than an alternative. The objective is to demonstrate the feasibility of exerting more environmentally conscious through new technologies and more efficient construction methods. This architecture not only impact on the ecosystem but also create an atmosphere of environmental awareness in people.
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Ecological architecture, a proposal for environmental care Ecological architecture is one that program designs, produces, uses, recycles anad builds sustainable buildings for man and the environment. In this architecture, the buildings are located locally and seek to optimize the use of materials and energy resource that has great advantages for environmental and economic conditions being experienced by the world today. The construction of a building has an environmental impact, and that is why green
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architecture aims to analyze and assess the needs of space and surface. In the projection of a building with green trend, should be assessed positively the use of technologies that use renewable energy such as solar panels for photovoltaic energy production, power production of domestic hot water with solar heaters, or production energy with high efficiency boilers and heat pumps.
The use of materials obtained from local raw materials and using processes involving low energy, significantly reduce the environmental impact. This usage, resulting in lower transport times, reduces fuel consumption and pollution. The use of recyclable materials, meanwhile, extended the stay of the materials in the economic and ecological cycle, and therefore reduces consumption of raw materials and the amount of waste.
It is also important to note that the health risks to workers of a construction ecological are lower. Large amounts of solvents, dusts, fibers and other toxic agents used in traditional buildings are harmful, even after the work culminated a long time and contaminating the inside of the building and causing difficulties and / or disease to humans or animals inhabiting the area. Environmentally sustainable buildings have higher quality and longer life, are easy to maintain and adaptable to changes of use. Require fewer repairs and end of their life cycle are easily removable and reusable, especially if the build system is simple and limited to the variety of materials used. That is why; green architecture proposes better use of resources and a greater contribution in the contribution of environmental care primarily in reducing global warming.
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Ecological architecture: advantages and disadvantages Ecological architecture, besides being a fad, it is a necessity and therefore, many countries around the world encourage this type of architecture with more discounts and incentives. The benefits of green architecture far outweigh the disadvantages that can have. It is true that green architecture is more expensive than nonorganic construction and the reason is because the materials used are not found in any store or supermarket. Moreover, some materials are even technological development and therefore
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remain very expensive. But do not worry, this is like all the more demand, the better the precios.Hay to consider, too, that the initial investment is rewarded in the long term, you’ll have all the savings in energy. Not all professional architects are familiar with this new architecture, so finding qualified professionals is not easy and can charge a bit more than normal, but this will also be minimized over the years.
One of the biggest advantages is that this architecture is 100% in favor of the environment. Many of the materials used have been reused for construction, or come from recycled materials and also materials that do not contain chemical contaminants. In addition, the overall atmosphere is much healthier for all living things. It is known that people, on average, spend 80% of their free time indoors, and natural and organic materials help, in large part, to the emotional state of a person.
Take for example the Chicago Smart Home It is the greenest house is located in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. It opened to the public since 2008, but was recently renovated by Midwest Living. The house is designed to reflect the lifestyle of a couple of empty nester and functional characteristics with soft textures and colors that blend with contemporary style and unique ecological technologies for the XXI century. This shows that you can build a house with large spaces for entertaining, a master bedroom that serves as a refuge, a whimsical nursery
/ playroom to visit a grandson and a functional office in a standard lot of Chicago . A highlight of the first floor is wood and polished concrete on the dining table, made by Chicago furniture designer Keelin Kennedy, check wood 100 years, bur oak that fell on the property of the Museum in 2009 . The Chicago artist Terry Karpowicz has also made a header, coffee table, side tables and three trees for use in the home. Above, soft greens and blues symbolize a new beginning and renewed energy. The master bedroom and bath are
designed as a personal retreat for the couple, with a bamboo bed with organic linens. The master bathroom has a shower with gorgeous glass tile fact recycled wine bottles, elegant sinks created from recycled porcelain, low flow showerheads and dual flush toilets. Throughout the house the lighting design of GE Lighting helps extend the mood of interior design. Bringing natural light outdoors in, with Energy Star qualified CFL and latest LED bulbs, giving the houses up to 75 percent more energy savings compared to incandescent bulbs.
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A Green Land Scape From the ground up to the roof, Smart Home’s landscape design demonstrates an eco-friendly aesthetic with systems that sustain and replenish the environment: green roofs, Ipê decking, rain barrels, bioswales, porous paving and rain gardens. Prairie, dune and oak savannah plantings recall our region’s past and working gardens present food production. The landscape is carefully designed and managed to conserve and protect natural resources.
• Native plants have extensive root systems, are well-adapted to our climate and attract beneficial insects.
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• “Mound” planting allows for gardening in even the most urban landscapes by piling up usable soil.
• Raised beds demonstrate options for bringing in healthy soil when urban land is contaminated. They also improve drainage, maximize space by eliminating walkways between rows, avoid compaction and aid gardeners with physical disabilities.
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A new vertical garden on the side of the house features timed, automatic watering.
• Fresh vegetables and herbs are available during three seasons. • Organic mulch minimizes weed invasion, converts moisture, reduces soil temperature fluctuations, protects root systems and keeps vegetables clean. • Yard and garden waste is composted and added to the garden as a rich soil conditioner. • Space is maximized via trellises, vertical walls and a planted trough table, staking tomatoes, container gardening and mixing fast-maturing crops with slower growers. • Green roofs reduce energy costs, decrease the urban heat island effect by cooling air temperature and slow stormwater run-off.
• Permeable pavements, rain gardens and bioswales ease water run-off into surrounding streams and lakes and enable slow, healthy seepage into the soil. • Rain barrels harvest rainwater to irrigate plants, so we use less drinkingquality water. • Two hives house more than 60,000 bees at the height of the summer. Bees help pollinate the plants and provide honey, a natural sweetener.
Alumna: Genesis Escobar
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This architecture has 10 basic principles Assess the needs The construction of a building has environmental impact, so you must analyze and assess the needs of space and surface, distinguishing between those indispensable electives, and prioritizing them. • Planning the work according to the local climate Seek the passive use of solar energy contribution, optimizing lighting and natural ventilation to save energy and take advantage of mild weather. • Save energy Means getting direct economic savings. The most important factors for this are the ratio between the outer surface, the volume and thermal insulation of the building. Occupy little external surface and good insulation produce less heat loss. You can also save more systems using high performance and low power consumption for ventilation, artificial lighting and appliances • Think about renewables In the projection of a building should be viewed positively by the use of technologies that use renewable energy (solar panels, biogas, firewood, etc..). It is convenient production of domestic hot water with solar heaters or heat production environment with high efficiency boilers and heat pumps, electric energy cogeneration systems, photovoltaic panels or wind generators. 12
• Save water The rational use of water is the use of devices that reduce water consumption, or that use rainwater for various uses (toilet, shower, laundry, watering plants, etc..)
• Use of raw materials obtained locally generated The use of materials obtained from local raw materials (abundantly available) and using processes involving low energy, significantly reduce the environmental impact. The use of local materials leads to lower transport times, reduces fuel consumption and pollution. • Use recyclable materials The prolonged use of recyclable material permanence in the ecological cycle and therefore reduces consumption of raw materials and the amount of waste. • Build higher quality buildings Environmentally sustainable buildings have higher quality and longer life, are easy to maintain and adaptable to changes of use. Require fewer repairs and end of their life cycle are easily removable and reusable, especially if the build system is simple and limited the variety of materials used. • Avoid health risks The health risks of workers depends not only on safety in the work, but also the building materials used during production and erection of the work. Large amounts of solvents, dusts, fibers and other toxic agents are harmful, even after construction for a long time and contaminate the interior of the building and cause difficulties and / or disease to humans or animals that inhabit the place.
• Manage waste ecologically To manage waste from environmentally demolitions or restructurings restorations of buildings should decrease the amount and variety, subdividing waste per category (plastics, metals, ceramics, etc.) So as to facilitate the recovery, recycling or reuse of building materials.
Alumna: Yerika Vasquez
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Ecological Design Considerations Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation through recycling, efficient technologies and creating closed systems (using waste to create energy, for example). • Improve efficiency in the use of resources, especially water and energy. • Protecting the health of the occupants and the environment through the use of sustainable materials and non-toxic (or less toxic), consideration of the effect of the construction of human psychology, and environmental impact analysis of construction on environment.
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• Protection of ecological systems: In non-urban areas, an analysis of the effects that the construction would have on natural systems; usually prevents build in sensitive places, parks and fertile land, on the contrary, it seeks to build on and contaminated sites. So take steps to prevent damage and also seeking construction sites can provide an environmental service: for example, the design of a university may include detention areas for water and / or “corridors” of vegetation for wildlife can travel between different natural areas.
• Position Construction: Sustainable design takes advantage of natural energies, taking into account the direction of the wind, sun, water currents, etc.. For example, a building can be placed to maximize airflow in the warm season (thus cooling the interior) and the entry of the sun in the cool season. • Transportation: Often the getting to and from a place is where most energy is spent, hence transport is considered as an intrinsic element of ecodesign. If you can not choose a site close to public transport, it is advisable to include some eco-friendly solution as part of the design.
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o Water: water use efficiency is achieved through systems for collecting and recycling water naturally available (from rain, for example) besides reducing the amount of water used. Showers, taps and baths of low consumption, combined with filters and pipes that maximize the time that the same water is circulated and used, can reduce water consumption substantially.
carbon footprint, these include environmentally certified wood, fast growing plants like bamboo or straw, stone and recycled metal, earth or mud, and other recycled materials. Ideally all the material to be produced locally. • nontoxic materials: Many of the materials used in construction are no toxic organic or toxic gases
making them ideally useful elements for the same place. Well placed recycling bins, tanks and pipes for water recycling, dry baths or tanks for biogas production and composting systems are examples of methods that are incorporated in green architecture.
o Energy: Torches and efficient appliances improve the energy efficiency of the building, the production “in situ” of solar, wind and / or geothermal energy reduces dependence on external sources, good insulation and proper location of the building reduce the need for spend energy on lighting (lighting) and climate control. Spaces and healthy materials • organic shapes: Be in the design of a house, institution or community, green architecture commonly used curves, modules, branches or other forms that occur in nature, incorporating them by function.
fired. This contributes to a condition called “sick building syndrome”. Green architecture seeks to improve air quality in buildings through the use of paints and nontoxic or less toxic, with some adjustments to the ventilation and climate control.
• recycled materials: renewable and local: Wanted to use materials that are lighter
Waste Reduction: Sustainable design includes ways to reduce and / or recycle waste,
A l u m n a : Yessika Muñoz
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Green Building, advantages and disadvantages More and more architects who wear green when facing a new project. It not only houses but is now also include joint proposals e housing cological and buildings, this because of ecological architecture lasventajas outweigh the disadvantages. It is important to take a look at the pros and cons to make an informed decision, both financially long and short term. S h o r t - t e r m disadvantage: the Budget Green building is usually more expensive than normal construction, green architecture uses materials, which is not common to find, but that trend may change over the years, and due to 16
high demand, they have a better distribution of ecological materials. Advantages: A longterm budget Initial costs associated with green design will be compensated over the years, resulting in long term savings for the owner. In addition, there are numerous tax incentives and rebates available to promote green architecture. Disadvantage: Construction methods and specialized design. S u s t a i n a b l e construction is still a new method. Many architects and builders may not be familiar with the materials and methods used for green architecture, making it
a bit difficult to find the right professionals. Advantage: healthier environment. On average, people spend 80 percent or more of
their available free time inside their homes. The organic materials are natural and are made without chemical contaminants if they have many traditional
building materials.
Bioarchitectural equivalent to a reduction Advantage: Waste of the waste and Reduction. An important recycling optimum. consideration in the architecture eco is reuse and recycling. 17
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What is Sustainable Architecture and Sustainable Architecture is defined as Sustainable sutentable or a way to make the architectural design of a sustainable, seeks to use natural resources in a manner that reduces the environmental impact of buildings on the environment and people. Also called sustainable architecture, green architecture, eco-architecture, and environmentally conscious architecture, a major feature is the energy efficiency but not the only. The architects used various 18
techniques to reduce the energy requirements of energy saving buildings by Sustainable architecture is born by social and media concerns that have generated changes climate, the disappearance of natural resources, housing dissatisfaction and seeking a move to reformulate modern architecture, which
for many, gone are the needs of the user.
The vegetation and the use of renewable energy are relevant. In the case of vegetation economic effort to achieve green roofs and facades, is justified. Reduces the use of cooling and heating, limits the production of CO2, improving user comfort, and make green areas.
The principles of sustainable architecture are: 1-The consideration of weather conditions, hydrography and ecosystems of the environment in which the buildings are constructed, in order to obtain maximum performance with the least impact. 2-Moderation and efficient use of building materials, favoring high organic content by the low content. 3-The reduction in energy consumption for air conditioning, heating, etc. 4-The minimization of the global energy balance, covering the design, construction and end-of-life. 5-The compliance requirements for thermal comfort, health, and livability buildings lighting.
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Bioclimatic architecture, environmental protective Bioclimatic architecture is one that involves the design of buildings taking into account weather conditions, using available resources (sun, vegetation, rain, wind) to reduce environmental impacts, efforts to reduce energy consumption. When 20
we speak of bioclimatic architecture not referring to a specific type of architecture, with a particular design and aesthetics identifiable. Bioclimatic architecture is a philosophy applies to the whole concept of architecture and it aims to ensure that
the resulting objects of the same suit their environment from the beginning of conception. Elopement well designed architecture will be integrated into the physical location and climatically adapted to its environment, materials, colors,
construction solutions, will be assessed also from the perspective of energy saving and environmental adaptation, and all this without neglecting aesthetic requirements, functional or otherwise, to consider any architectural creation. A bioclimatic can get great savings and even become fully sustainable. Although the cost of construction can be higher, can be profitable, since the
increase of the housing is offset by the decrease in energy bills. That building today disregard bioclimatic aspects, joins the little respect for the environment that inundates the developed and developing, not paying sufficient means to curb the ecological disaster that we as we passed.
as diverse as we can bring in a conventional architecture according to the place and the environment that makes it impossible to adopt the same solution with different geographical conditions.
Alumna: Ailec Soto
It follows that there is no prototype bioclimatic house. Role models are
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Ecological Buildings and Green Architecture Ecological building includes designing a building in such a manner that it does not have any kind of ecological implications. It includes both adopting an appropriate eco friendly technique to design the building as well as making sure the final outcome in the form of a building is also environment friendly. An ecological building does not hold any kind of threats to the surrounding environment
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including the flora and fauna. The major aim behind setting up ecological buildings is so that the human inhabitation of a place does not have any adverse effect on the surrounding ecology. Its sole aim is to protect the environment, protect the ecology and maintain a good healthy relationship between humans and their surrounding ecology.
The ecological buildings are designed by special team of architects who have the sense of environment implication and do not just build a building for the sake of it. They are created to bring about a mutual settlement and harmonious relationship between the resident humans and the surrounding elements of nature or ecology. The characteristics for building an ecology building includes local ecology of the building and environmental factors like biosphere, lithosphere and the relationship between them. The designing of the ecological building is somewhat similar to the Permaculture which talks about setting up a Alum society and agriculture based on repercussions it will have on the surrounding ecology. Based on this the foundation for any ecological building is set. Environment safety is the key point here. society and agriculture based on repercussions it will have on the surrounding ecology. Based on this the foundation for any ecological building is set. Environment safety is the key point here. Well, as we discussed there were two factors biotic and abiotic factors. The abiotic
factors include the local landscape present that low land, hill, mountains. The local climate would also come mna: kayglevis withinSierra abiotic factors. Based on these factors it will be decided, what kind of water pattern, land utilization, energy resource, will be used for the ecological building! Thereby it becomes an environmentally harmonious place to live in. The biotic factors include the flora and fauna species and this leads to finding out what kind of effects the building would have on the living species in the surroundings. Harmony between the living species
and healthy interaction among them is also very important. The concept of an ecological building is not only to reduce the negative impact of a building over the ecology but its main aim is to create a positive interaction with the ecology. The ecological building is a positive concept and aims to bring harmony between nature and buildings. Positive interaction ultimately leads to reduction of negative repercussions and thereby makes your building a perfect eco friendly place to live in. You do not have to live with the guilt that your building has caused such a great damage
to the environment. There is much mitigation taken to prevent any kind of negative impact by the building on the surrounding ecology comprising of both biotic and abiotic components. Ecological Buildings leave the message that even humans play a major part of preserving the ecology of their local area and thereby reduce the negative implications they might inflict on it.
Alumna: Laguna
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Green Building, advantages and disadvantages More and more architects who wear green when facing a new project. It is not only homes but also the proposals now include joint ecological homes and buildings, this because the advantages outweigh the disadvantages ecological architecture. It is important to take a look at the pros and cons to make an informed decision, both financially long and short term.
promote green architecture.
Sustainable construction is still a new method. Many architects and builders
On average, people spend 80 percent or more of their available free time inside their homes. The organic materials are natural and are made without chemical contaminants if they have many traditional building materials. Advantage: Waste Reduction.
may not be familiar with the materials and methods used for green architecture, making it a bit difficult to find the right professionals.
An important consideration in green architecture is reuse and recycling. Bioarchitectural equivalent to a reduction of the waste and recycling optimum.
Disadvantage: Construction methods and specialized design.
S h o r t - t e r m disadvantage: the Budget Green building is usually more expensive than normal construction, green architecture uses materials, which is not common to find, but that trend may change over the years, and due to high demand, they have a better distribution of ecological materials. Advantages: A long-term budget Initial costs associated with green design will be compensated over the years, resulting in long term savings for the owner. In addition, there are numerous tax incentives and rebates available to
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Examples Of Green Architecture The new One World Trade Center (1WTC) being built at Ground Zero in New York will be one of the tallest skyscrapers in the country, and also one of the most sustainable. His ambitious environmental targets have been awarded LEED Gold certification, international recognition developed by the U.S. Green Building Council. This imposing building height of 542 meters will maximize natural lighting to save energy and utilize hydrogen fuel cells with a capacity of 1.2 megawatts, solar panels and wind turbines to produce electricity efficiently and cleanly. In addition, 3,000 sensors will monitor the level of CO2 in the Manhattan area and a clean air expelled if minimum levels are exceeded. Every minute, Hudson River will be pumped over 113,000 gallons of water to fill the 10,000 tanks of the toilets of the building. In addition, a cooling plant located below the complex will
use the constant temperature of the river water to cool the building and reduce the consumption of 2,500 air
conditioners. Another detail: 75% of the materials used in the construction of the office building are recycled.
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A green hotel, the Alps The luxurious Hotel Muottas Muragl, located in the heart of the Alps, has become one of the greenest mountain accommodation in the area. After some intense renovations, the building, over 100 years old, has built numerous solar panels and geothermal heating, reducing the impact on the power consumption of the establishment as much as 64%. The hotel, which can only be reached by tram 26
or helicopter, offers 16 exclusive suites built of local stone, pine and walnut. This peculiar building meets the environmental standards of the Swiss organic label “Minergie� and in 2011 was awarded the Swiss Solar. In addition to the solar panels that supply clean energy to the hotel and hot water, outside the tram rail is covered with solar panels that generate even more electricity for the facility. In addition to the energy of the
sun, the hotel uses the heat of the earth through the installation of 16 geothermal spiral circuits located on the ground floor. A hotel where luxury and care for the environment go hand in hand.
The “Museum of Tomorrow”, Rio de Janeiro The Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed for the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro a museum that resembles an old cathedral without pillars. Inspired by the plant world, it is a self-sufficient and sustainable building. Dubbed as the “Museum of Tomorrow”, this two-level gallery will be surrounded by two ponds and many green areas. The roof will consist of photovoltaic panels that change position
during the day to maximize of the buildings used in the sunlight. To reduce the 2016 Olympics. temperature of the building, the structure of the water used near swimming pools. In total, this museum development, which will be located on the dock of Maua, occupy an area of 12,500 square meters. Its opening is scheduled for late 2012 on the occasion of the Conference on Sustainable Development, Alumna: kayglevis the UN organized in Rio Sierra de Janeiro and will be one 27