Sustainable Architcture

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
SUB. BY:-
ANUJ, JAI
SUBMITTED TO:- 14025006011,
PROF. HEERAMANI THAPLIYAL. 14025006034
B.ARCH 9TH SEM
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE:
Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize

the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency and
moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development
space. Sustainable architecture uses a conscious approach to
energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built
environment
Sustainability - Meeting the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet theirown needs.
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:
Reduces the negative impact on the environment and human
health, thus improving the performance during a building’s life
cycle. Careful consideration is given to water, energy, building
materials, and solid waste.
GREEN BUILDING:
Green building is the practice of increasing the efficiency of
buildings and their use of energy, water, and materials, and
reducing building impacts on human health and the environment,
through better sitting, design, construction, operation,
maintenance, and removal — taking into account every aspect of
the complete building life cycle.
Sustainable development and sustainability are
integral to green building. Effective green building
can lead to
1)reduced operating costs by increasing
productivity and using less energy andwater,
2) improved public and occupant health due to
improved indoor airquality,
and
3)reduced environmental impacts by using
sustainable resources.
NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE:
Architecture is an essential arena for sustainable innovation.
Our homes are one of the most important assets of our lives.
Our world needs help gaining popularity on that list. With the help
of sustainable architecture , a green design can successfully meld
beauty and functionality together to save our planet from us.
 Increase of population day by day.

People migrating from rural tourban
with hope.
Depletion of natural resources.
High energy and natural resourcesare
consumed due to hugepopulation.
Effect on bio diversity.
NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE
ARCHITECTURE:
MIGRATION-
RURAL TO URBAN
A CROWDED WORLD
EFFECT ON BIO HIGH ENERGYAND DEPLETION OF

DIVERSITY HIGH RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSUMING
METHODS FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE
DESIGN:
Economy of Resources
• Energy Conservation
• Water Conservation
• Materials Conservation
Life Cycle Design
• Pre-Building Phase
• Building Phase
• Post-Building Phase
Humane Design
• Preservation for Natural Conditions
• Urban Design and Site Planning
• Design for Human Comfort
ECONOMY OF RESOURCES:
By economizing resources, the architect reduces the use of
Non-renewable resources in the construction and operationof
buildings.
There is a continuous flow of resources,natural
and manufactured, in and out ofa building.
This flow begins with the production of building materials and continues
throughout the building’s life span to create an environment for sustaining
human well-being and activities.
 After a building’s useful life, it should turn into components for other
buildings.
Life Cycle Design:

The second principle of sustainable architecture is life cycle design(LCD).
This “cradle-to-grave” approach recognizes environmental consequences of the
entire life cycle of architectural resources, from procurement to return to nature.
LCD is based on the notion that a material transmigrates from one form of useful life
to another, with no end to its usefulness.
LIFE CYCLE DESIGN:
Humane Design:
While economy of resources and life cycle design deal with efficiency and
conservation, humane design is concerned with the livability of all constituents of the
global ecosystem, including plants and wildlife.
This is deeply rooted in the need to preserve the chain elements of the
ecosystems that allow human survival.
ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE:
1. Green roof:
A green roof can lower the temperature in your house, improve
local air quality and help add green space in urban areas where
concrete is the major material.
Green roofs can be as simple as a couple of types of ground cover
or include a beautiful mix of moss, succulents, ground cover, and
even herbs and plants.
2. Solar panels:
Solar panels are an excellent way to save energy and reduce energy
bills.
Solar shingles are a bit pricier to install than traditional solar
panels, since they not only help power the building, but they're
actually roof shingles.
3. Cob houses:
Cob is an ancient building material that's basically wet earth and
straw mixed together and rolled into loaf-sized pieces or cobs. The
mixture is very similar to clay, and what makes cob houses unique
and beautiful is the organic shape.
4. RAINWATER HARVESTING:
The basic idea behind a rainwater harvesting system is to capture
water to irrigate your garden and sometimes touse in the home.
To install any sort of rainwater harvesting system, it's important to
check local laws first. Some areas don't allow any rainwater harvesting.
5. Shipping container buildings:

Like with cob houses, shipping container buildings address the high
impact associated with traditional building materials.
Instead of using new materials that have to be manufactured,
shipping container homes reclaim old shipping crates and use them to
create prefabricated structures. Shipping crates can be stacked vertically
or lined up side-by-side tocreate residential or commercial buildings.
PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE:
 Small is beautiful. Use of natural materials.
 Heat with the sun. Save the forests.
 Let nature cool food. Recycle materials .
 Energy efficient. Built to last.
 Conserve water. Grow your food.
 Use of local materials. Share facilities.

HOW TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN:
 ENERGY EFFICIENCY
-SMALL IS GOOD
-ACTIVE SOLAR DESIGN
- HIGH LEVELSOF INSULATION
-EFFICIENT HEATING OF AIR & WATER
-THERMAL MASS
-VENTILATION
-EFFICIENT LIGHTING
 WASTE MANAGEMENT
-THROUGH DESIGNING IN MODULES
-RECYCLING WHILE BUILDING
-GREY WATER SYSTEMS
-LOW FLOW TAPS & SHOWERS
 BUILDING MATERIALS
-USE OFRENEWABLE,NON TOXICMATERIALS
-USE OFRECYCLABLE/RECYCLEDMATERIALS
-LOCALLYSOURCED TOREDUCE TRANSPORT

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SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

Sustainable architecture is architecture that seeks to minimize

Sustainability - Meeting the needs of the present

 Increase of population day by day.

EFFECT ON BIO HIGH ENERGYAND DEPLETION OF

Life Cycle Design:

5. Shipping container buildings:

 Small is beautiful. Use of natural materials.

 Heat with the sun. Save the forests.

 Let nature cool food. Recycle materials .

 Energy efficient. Built to last.

 Conserve water. Grow your food.

 Use of local materials. Share facilities.

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