Green Studio Handbook - Part 1
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This chapter introduces the design process for green buildings and outlines the various stages from pre-design through construction and occupancy. It discusses defining the problem through establishing intent, criteria, and validation methods. Important considerations are collecting project data through site analysis and selection, allowing passive and active strategies to inform the building form, and using feedback loops to optimize performance. The overall process is iterative and integrates environmental strategies from the beginning.
Green Studio Handbook - Part 1
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- 2. Chapter 1: Introduction
- 3. What is this book? -Providing a range of green strategies. - Helping designers understand what each strategy is to make an informed decision. - These strategies have to be considered in the initial stages because they may determine the form, layout and the building itself. - The book talks about 2 category of strategies, active and passive and green/integrated design process.
- 4. Approach Pre-Design - This Stage involves the development of the program and meeting the owner's project requirements. -The green design should be stated as an objective at this stage or it would be more difficult to implement. -This stage is more of a sales effort than a design effort.
- 5. Approach Conceptual Design -This stage provides several design solutions and alternatives, where a solution picked by the client would be pursued. - Some form giving design strategies would be presented in drawing for the client.
- 6. Approach Schematic Design -This phase provides technical drawings reflecting the concept, and provides a verification of whether the project is feasible or within budget. -Its when the concept becomes a reality -The book is primarily written for this phase.
- 7. Approach Design Development -In this phase, schematic design decisions are validated, systems are optimized, details are developed, specific equipment selected, and drawings and specifications initiated.
- 8. Approach Construction Documents -This includes construction drawings and specifications. - These documents are a major part of the contract, and basis for construction.
- 9. Approach Construction -This phase converts the construction documents to a physical reality. -The testing and verification of green system is performed.
- 10. Approach Occupancy -Some of the strategies need informed operators, the design team generates a user's manual to ensure proper system operation.
- 11. Active or Passive Passive Uses no purchased energy (no electricity/natural gas etc.) Uses components that are part of another system. (windows, floors) -Is closely integrated into the overall building fabric (not tacked on)
- 12. Active or Passive Active Uses purchased energy. Doesn’t use components that are part of another system. -Usually tacked on to the overall building fabric.
- 13. Design Intent, Criteria and Method Intent - An intent is a general statement of expected outcome, for example: a green building, a low cost building, an efficient building, a comfortable building, a building with good air quality.
- 14. Design Intent, Criteria and Method Criteria -A design criterion is a benchmark that sets a minimum acceptable performance target for the issues addressed in the intent statements.
- 15. Design Intent, Criteria and Method Method -A method is a means of accomplishing intent and meeting criteria.
- 16. Green vs. Sustainable Green Design -Green design focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of energy, water and material usage.
- 17. Green vs. Sustainable Sustainable Design -Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of the current generations without impairing the future generations.
- 18. Conclusion There are many ways for a building to be green and environmentally friendly, and its the architect's role to know the strategies and imply them correctly.
- 19. Chapter 2: Design Process
- 20. Design Cultural Technical Formal Programmatic
- 23. Green emphasis Form Building performance
- 24. Defining the Problem: Schema Graphic sketch or outline Conceptualizes the project Defines goals & set criteria Clarifies ideas through trial & error
- 25. Defining the Problem: Intention ISSUE INTENT Thermal comfort Acceptable thermal comfort Lighting level Acceptable luminance Energy efficiency Minimal energy usage Green design Obtain certification
- 26. Defining the Problem: Criteria Standards established by an authority Based on quantitative standards or qualitative criteria Should meet design intent
- 27. Defining the Problem: Validation Feedback loop
- 28. Defining the Problem: Prioritizing What’s important How flexible are the solutions?
- 30. Project Data: Site Analysis Identifies the site problems Through the internet or library Through observation
- 31. Project Data: Site Selection
- 33. Form Givers: Passive & Active Strategies
- 34. Feedback Loops Predict a building’s environmental system performance - Hand Calculations (light level) - Computer Simulations (how heat moves) - Drawings (change of light & wind) (POE) POST-OCCUPANCY EVALUATION - Case Studies
- 36. Transitional Spaces Connection between two environments Luis Khan - Circulation - Daylight - Thermal Neutral - Separate the Heat of the Sun from its Daylight
- 37. Structure
- 38. Envelope: Material Materials should be examined throughout the development Material choice & relationships reinforce the spatial organization & the legibility of the idea Building envelope plays role in providing visual & thermal comfort
- 40. Climate Control Systems Using green heating & cooling systems Natural ambient (renewable – non-polluting) Simple in operation & installation
- 41. In Summary Design process is not “conventional” Environmental strategies is more than assembling parts Ch.3 – integrating the design process Ch.4 – outlines strategies Seek common solutions