Posts Tagged Green building Technology
Rainwater Harvesting – Need of the Hour | Green Building feature
Posted by BenzuJK 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.
Building Green Architecture | Sustainable Design
Posted by BenzuJK in Architecture, Sustainable Design on December 13, 2009
A green approach to the built environment involves a holistic approach to the design of buildings. All the resources that go into a building, include materials, fuel or the contribution of users need to be considered if a sustainable architecture is to be produced.
the Blu Homes mkSolaire, a green building designed by Michelle Kaufmann
Producing green buildings involving resolving many conflicting issues and requirements. Each design decision has environmental implications. Measures for green buildings can be divided into four area:
1) Reducing energy in use
2) Minimizing external pollution and environmental damage
3) Reducing embodied energy and resource depletion
4) Minimizing internal pollution and damage to health.
One of the excellent examples of Green Architecture is “Aliens Space Station”.