Ecological Sustainability

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Ecological sustainability is to ensure that by our actions the future generations are still able to sustain the environment and meet their needs. Ecological sustainability refers to the capacity of the biosphere to meet the needs of the present generation, without hindering future generations from being able to meet their needs. http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-57_u-500_t-1363_c-5246/qld/sose-geography/environment-and-development-world-environments/exploring-the-issue/what-is-ecological-sustainability-. To measure if the house is sustainable you have to be able to meet a certain criteria. This criterion includes passive design principles, building materials used, energy use, water use and environmental sustainability. The house sustainability is …show more content…

There are a number of strategies that can be used to minimize material waste form the construction process, including the use of standard sized materials and elements, modular design, prefabrication, and the implementation of a waste management plan. Waste reduction during the occupation of the home through recycling should be facilitated by the dwelling design. http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design. There are many building materials that can be used to make a house sustainable these materials include: construction systems, embodied energy, waste minimisation, lightweight framing, brickwork and block work, cladding, concrete slab floors, insulating concrete forms, Autoclaved aerated concrete, Precast concrete, Mud brick, Rammed earth and Green roofs and walls. When my parents moved into my house in 1996 the house was a lot smaller a since then they have made many renovations to improve the house and also accommodate for their family. My parents have added rooms to the house as well as changing the layout of the home. When making these modifications my parent shave used construction systems, embodied energy, waste minimisation, lightweight framing, and brickwork, cladding and concrete slab floors. The main elements such as roofs, walls and floor are combinations of materials and these are often known as the construction systems. At my house there …show more content…

Compact fluorescent lights use one-third the energy of incandescent lights and may last from 6 to 10 times longer. Improvements in energy efficiency are generally achieved by adopting a more efficient technology or production processes or by application of commonly accepted methods to reduce energy losses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficient_energy_use. Currently in my house these lights are being used, however we do not have a skylight. It was considered to put one in but due to the possibility of creating more heat we decided not to go with the skylight.
Lighting in homes consumes 8–15% of the average household electricity budget (or about 6% of its energy use) although the makeup of the installed lighting technologies, lighting design and user behaviour can make a difference. Efficient and well-designed lighting can yield household energy savings. http://yourhome.gov.au/energy/lighting. MY home has many different aspects in place to make it energy efficient however due to the occupant’s usage rates it is no being

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