Posts Tagged Green Architecture
Rainwater Harvesting – Need of the Hour | Green Building feature
Posted by Architect in Sustainable Design on September 18, 2010
Green Buildings – Rainwater Harvesting
When we are talking about the incorporation of various design features that would make the building green, it is not just the expensive materials that consume less energy or are less energy intensive. Earlier we discussed various Active and Passive features to be incorporated to make the building green without increasing the cost of infrastructure by purchasing expensive green materials.
Following green principles and design features that would make the building energy efficient and green also results in Sustainable Development which has become the prime need of the time.
Catching Hill Run offwater
Rainwater Harvesting is one such design feature that is to be incorporated in any kind of building; be it a commercial or residential complex.
Rainwater Harvesting is a technology in which individual building or a group of buildings collect and utilize rainwater during the rainy season. This water can be stored in storage tanks and used for non-domestic purposes.
Contemporary Designs and Sustainability | Green Architecture
Posted by Architect in Sustainable Design on July 11, 2010
People all over the world are realizing the need for the conservation of natural resources that are being used for the sake of creating spaces that involve use of materials that are energy intensive and are expensive.
Green building Organization in America
Green Building Architecture is all about a building’s entire life cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and deconstruction. People are now concerned about factors such as economy, utility, durability, and comfort. The practice of Green and Sustainable design is growing throughout the world making people concerned about various issues regarding building design and have achieved quite a lot of success.
Every country in the world has their own traditional architectural styles. Traditional architectural styles involve the use of materials that are locally available and are available in abundance. But lately, after the industrial revolution and creation of energy intensive materials, the mindsets of people have changed drastically. They crave for more of fancy designs that involve the use of materials that are not available locally but are imported from different cities of the country or altogether different nations of the world. This style is called “Contemporary or Modern Design.”
A New Dimension to Building Green Architecture
Posted by Architect in Sustainable Design on February 28, 2010
Dynamic Tower
The Dynamic tower, the first building in motion, takes the concept of green buildings to the next level where it will generate electricity for itself as well as other nearby buildings, making it the first sky-scraper designed to be self-powered.
The building generates electricity from wind turbines mounted horizontally on each floor, this eighty storey building will have seventy nine wind turbines, making it a true green power plant.
Building Green Architecture | Sustainable Design
Posted by Architect in Architecture, Sustainable Design on December 13, 2009
What is “Green Approach”?
It is difficult to define Green building Architecture. Although we could define what the green approach could be like. It takes into consideration the impact of design of buildings on the environment. Constructing a building requires resources. For example, materials for construction, fuel, users engagement in design etc. All of these factors are considered in Green building architecture. They form the backbone of this type of approach.
the Blu Homes mkSolaire, a green building designed by Michelle Kaufmann
Designing green buildings has become a motto to many design companies and individual designers. It is important to pay attention to the conflicting issues that arise out of design. Every design decision needs to be thought with depth since it has environmental implications which could be harmful to us.
Measures for green buildings can be divided into four areas:
- Reduction in energy consumption
- Environmental damage prevention by reducing external pollution
- Reduction in embodied energy and prevent resource depletion
- Indoor air quality (and hence maintain good health)
One of the excellent examples of Green Architecture is “Aliens Space Station”.