11-07-2014, 11:12 AM
Sustainable Design
Sustainable design is the integration of architecture with mechanical, electrical and structural engineering.
Along with concern for aesthetics of proportion, scale, texture, massing, shadow, and light, the facility design team needs to be concerned with long term costs: environmental, economic, and human.
The Rocky Mountain Institute outlines five elements for sustainable design:
Sustainable design is "front loaded" compared with traditional design. Early decisions have the greatest impact on energy efficiency, passive solar design, daylighting, and natural cooling.
Itis more of a philosophy of building than a prescriptive building style.
Sustainable buildings don't have any particular look or style.
Sustainable buildings don't have to cost more, or more complicated than traditional construction.
Integrated design is critical to successful sustainable design.
Minimizing energy consumption and promoting human health should be the organizing principles of sustainable design. The other elements of design can be energy saving architectural features, energy conserving building envelope, and energy-efficient and health-promoting mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
Sustainable design is the integration of architecture with mechanical, electrical and structural engineering.
Along with concern for aesthetics of proportion, scale, texture, massing, shadow, and light, the facility design team needs to be concerned with long term costs: environmental, economic, and human.
The Rocky Mountain Institute outlines five elements for sustainable design:
Sustainable design is "front loaded" compared with traditional design. Early decisions have the greatest impact on energy efficiency, passive solar design, daylighting, and natural cooling.
Itis more of a philosophy of building than a prescriptive building style.
Sustainable buildings don't have any particular look or style.
Sustainable buildings don't have to cost more, or more complicated than traditional construction.
Integrated design is critical to successful sustainable design.
Minimizing energy consumption and promoting human health should be the organizing principles of sustainable design. The other elements of design can be energy saving architectural features, energy conserving building envelope, and energy-efficient and health-promoting mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.