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Resource Use and Buildings

Resource Use and Buildings. Materials. Using more sustainable materials, less materials and materials in the right constructions Materials have their own impacts associated with them Environmental impacts Extraction/production Visual/thermal/acoustic impacts as well

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Resource Use and Buildings

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  1. Resource Use and Buildings

  2. Materials • Using more sustainable materials, less materials and materials in the right constructions • Materials have their own impacts associated with them • Environmental impacts • Extraction/production • Visual/thermal/acoustic impacts as well • Also create the physical space that occupants experience

  3. Materials • Embodied energy/carbon can be a measure used • Measures environmental impact based on extraction, processing, manufacturing, and distribution • Over the life of a building this may not be the most important consideration • Thermal/structural/acoustic properties • Lifecycle of the material • Recyclable, biodegradable, made from recycled material or rapidly renewable materials

  4. Energy Systems • Produce, use, convert, and store energy for the building • Efficient and effective • Systems for thermal and visual comfort ALL use energy is some form • Energy production and use is the primary driver of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming • Also one of the biggest costs throughout the life of the building

  5. Energy • Energy efficient • Right technologies for your building • Right design strategies for your building • Can be measured by kilowatt hours per year, per unit area (energy use intensity or EUI) • Get the most out of the system or technology you use

  6. Design • Energy system design should be looked at as the whole system • Depending on needs/location • On site photovoltaic • Wind • Grid electricity • Natural gas • Architect defines energy “demand” and the engineer defines how to supply

  7. H2O • Inside the building • Drinking • Cleaning • Sanitation • Outside • Landscaping • Wastewater • runoff

  8. H2O • Fundamental to survival and human health • Also in keep systems in balance • Measured in both quantity and quality • Flowrate of fixtures and capacity of tanks can measure quantity • Quality can be measured in a # of ways, different qualities for different uses • pH indicators, dissolved or suspended solids and turbidity

  9. H2O • Use the right kind of water for the right uses • Reuse as much as possible • Economize use • High efficiency fixtures • Capturing rainwater • Plumbing systems that separate potable water, grey water and blackwater • Purify water on site with living machines or advanced septic systems

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