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Sustainability: Sustainable Architecture

This document discusses sustainability and sustainable architecture. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The document outlines that as populations have increased, ecosystems have declined, negatively impacting both humans and other living systems. It states that returning resource use to sustainable limits will require collective effort in many forms, like sustainable cities, green building, and renewable energy. The document also discusses sustainable design principles for architecture, like efficiency, renewable resources, and reducing toxins. It aims to find strategies to implement sustainability in Karachi, focusing on passive heating/cooling, ventilation, water/energy conservation.

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Sustainability: Sustainable Architecture

This document discusses sustainability and sustainable architecture. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The document outlines that as populations have increased, ecosystems have declined, negatively impacting both humans and other living systems. It states that returning resource use to sustainable limits will require collective effort in many forms, like sustainable cities, green building, and renewable energy. The document also discusses sustainable design principles for architecture, like efficiency, renewable resources, and reducing toxins. It aims to find strategies to implement sustainability in Karachi, focusing on passive heating/cooling, ventilation, water/energy conservation.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable architecture
WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY
 It is the capacity to endure.
 The word is derived from the Latin sustinere (tenere, to
hold; sus, up). The word sustain: to “maintain",
"support", or "endure”
 "Meeting the needs of the present without comprising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
___Bruntland Commission of United Nations
 "Sustainability is improving the quality of human life
while living within the carrying capacity of supporting
eco-systems."
___IUCN/UNEP/WWF (1991)-Caring for the Earth
 Sustainability has become a wide-ranging term that can be
applied to almost every facet of life on Earth, from a local to a
global scale and over various time periods.
 As the earth’s human population has increased, natural
ecosystems have declined and changes in the balance of
natural cycles has had a negative impact on both humans and
other living systems.
 There is now abundant scientific evidence that humanity
is living unsustainably.
 Limited energy resources
 Green house effect
 Ozone depletion

 Returning human use of natural resources to within


sustainable limits will require a major collective effort.
 Ways of living more sustainably can be in many forms;
 reorganising living conditions (e.g., ecovillages, eco-municipalities
and sustainable cities)
 reappraising economic sectors (permaculture, green building,
sustainable agriculture)
 re appraising work practices (sustainable architecture)
 using science to develop new technologies (green technologies,
renewable energy)
 adjustments in individual lifestyles
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
SUSTAINABILITY IN ARCHITECTURE
 ‘‘Sustainable building design involves the considered
and logical evaluation of a building’s life cycle impact in
terms of environmental pollution and resource depletion.
By the application of rational and systematic design
policies and strategies, it aims to reduce that impact to
levels that are within the capacity of the
environmental,social and economic support systems on
which the building is dependent to manage without
adverse affect on other life forms or their support
systems.’’
 During a building’s existence, it affects the local and
global environments via a series of interconnected human
activities and natural processes.
 At the early stage,
 site development and construction influence indigenous
ecological characteristics.
 the influx of construction equipment and personnel onto a
building site and process of construction itself disrupt the local
ecology.
 the procurement and manufacturing of materials impact the
global environment.
 Once built,
 building operation inflicts long-lasting impact on the
environment. For instance;
 the energy and water used by its inhabitants produce toxic gases and
sewage;
 the process of extracting, refining, and transporting all the resources

used in building operation and maintenance also have numerous


effects on the environment.
 As a society’s economic status improves, its demand for
architectural resources — land, buildings or building
products, energy, and other resources — will increase.
This in turn increases the combined impact of
architecture on the global ecosystem, which is made up
of inorganic elements, living organisms, and humans.
 The goal of sustainable design is to find architectural
solutions that guarantee the well-being and
coexistence of these three constituent groups.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
 Sustainable design principles include but are not limited
to:
 Increase in energy and water efficiency and conservation;
 Increase in use of renewable energy resources;
 Reduction of elimination of toxic and hazardous substances in
facilities, processes and their surrounding environment;
 Improvement of indoor air quality and interior and exterior
environments leading to increased human productivity and
performance and better human health;
 Use of resources and materials efficiently;
 Selection of materials and products that would minimize safety
hazards and cumulative environmental impacts;
 Increase in use of recycled content and other environmentally
preferred products;
 Salvage and recycling of construction waste and building
materials during construction and during demolition;
 Prevention of the generation of harmful materials and
emmissions during construction, operation and
decommissioning/demolition;
 Implementation maintenance and operational practices that
reduce or eliminate harmful effects on people and the natural
environment;
 Reuse of existing infrastructure, locate facilities near public
transportation;
 Consider redevelopment of contaminated properties.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE
 To find existing and potential sustainable design
strategies that can be implemented in Karachi.
 Passive heating and cooling systems
 Manual ventilation systems
 Water conservation
 Energy conservation
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK
 Main Field
 Sustainable Design
 Secondary Field
 Sustainable Design strategies
 Research Focus
 Existing and potential sustainable strategies for Karachi

 User Group
 Citizens of Karachi
FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF GREEN
BUILDINGS
Go Green and make profit
FRAMEWORK
 Topic:
 Financial benefits of green buildings
 Problem Statement
 To assess the profitability of green buildings in comparison to
conventional buildings from stakeholder’s point of view.
 Proposal
 Background Study
 What is sustainability, evolution of the concept and benefits.
 What is a green building;
 rating systems and criteria for green buildings
 Benefits of green buildings
 Literature Review
CASE STUDIES
 The Green Olympics, Sydney 2000, Australia
 Olympic Building and project
 Olympic Parklands
 Impacts at urban level and building and systems level

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Facility in


Michigan {Reduces Water Consumption by 80%}.
 Facility at Sandia National laboratories {Reduces Energy Costs}.

 Argonne National Laboratory’s Central Supply Facility


{Reduces costs through Sustainable Landscaping}.
 The sustainability of High Density, Hong Kong, China.
 Habib University City Campus, Karachi.(Study of Proposal)

 Aga Khan Medical University and Hospital Complex,


Karachi.
 Bibliography

 Environmentally Sustainable Buildings-Challenges and Policies. OECD.


 Greg Kats, C., Alevantis, L., & Berman, A. (2003). The Cost and Financial

Benefits of Green Buildings. California.


 Kim, J.-J., & Rigdon, B. (1998). Sustainable Architecture Module:Introduction

to Sustainable Design. National Pollution Prevention Center for Higher


Education.
 Payette, T. M. Designing the Aga Khan Medical Complex. In Architecture

related to New Programs and Scales (pp. 161-168).


 Pitts, A. (2004). Planning and Design Strategies for Sustainability and Profit.

Architectural Press.
 Robinson, D., & Edwards, D. (2009). Sustainable Housing design:

measurement, motivation, and management in Sutherland Shire, Sydney,


Australia. Environmental and Planning B: Planning and Design , 36, 336-354.
 Saxon, I., Goldberg, N., & Kawai, D. (2006). An Economic Feasibility Study of

Green Buildings in Vancouver.


 Schumacher, E. F. (1973). Small is Beautiful: Economics as if people mattered.

Newyork: Harper & Row.


 The Economic Benefits of Sustainable Design.

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