The concept of building constructing may be impaired without a good knowledge and successful management and impact of the environmental factors influencing the performance of such projects. This plan aims to assess the impact of environmental factors on building project performance in the city of Joondalup. The ------ building will show the establishment that the environment interferes with planned progress of construction project. In every building there are different environmental factors that impact the building such as air temperature; solar radiation; moisture; wind; precipitation; air pollution and noise. More specifically; their physical values; of either scalar or vector type; display variation in many of their aspects. These variation; …show more content…
in the case of some of the factors; show a wide range of values that may occasionally vary between negative and positive effects. The variation in the values of the environmental factors directly affects the way in which the systems installed in the buildings function in order to control their impact and the respond for variable conditions. The building design that is wanted to be achieved is a green building which is known as “ the practice of creating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and deconstruction” (EPA, 2014) Also, the design prevent adverse environmental influences and to promote favourable ones.
Since Perth has Mediterranean style climate, a suggested environmental principles can be applied such as ................ Fixed shadings consist mainly of rigid overhangs. These generally take the form of projections of ceiling slabs. The design of projections; be these shelfs providing solar protection on the overlying storey which is based on a calculation of the vertical shadow angle in such a way as to ensure that the sun’s rays can enter the opening in winter but not in summer. More detailed sun control studies that also calculate the effects of solar radiation on indoor lighting conditions and heat gains can be useful for the …show more content…
building. Ventilation systems enable the control of air flow inside a building and through that the control of the indoor temperature. However in this building it is preferred to use sufficient natural ventilation. In this way; natural cooling conditions can also be achieved. Even though the element that plays the most important role in controlling indoor air temperature is the building shell such as solid bricks. Also the use of roofs have been shown to play a positive role in controlling and modulating the effects of outside temperature on indoor thermal comfort conditions "Green" elements; such as trees; shrubs and so on; are considered a useful natural design tool to control the fluctuations of the environmental impact. In urban environments, it is possible for plants to be placed in small strips of soil in front of buildings and in the non-constructed inner areas of residential blocks. The advantages of green roofs and green facades seem to be a good solution for the control of temperature changes in buildings in the Mediterranean region. Waste reduction To maintain the building green, Waste reduction is a good way to reduce waste of energy, water and other materials.To reduce the impact on water treatment plants, several options exist.
"Greywater", wastewater can be used wisely from sources such as dishwashing or washing machines, can be used for subsurface irrigation, or if treated, for non-potable purposes, such as to flush toilets and wash cars. An alternative way to Centralized wastewater treatment systems which can be costly, this process is converting waste and wastewater into fertilizer, which avoids these costs and shows other benefits. By collecting human waste at the source and running it to a semi-centralized biogas plant for the surrounding area with other biological waste, liquid fertilizer can be produced. This concept was demonstrated by a settlement in Lubeck Germany in the late
1990s. Glazing Windows no longer have to be a compromise between getting enough light and keeping the house at a comfortable temperature. Some types of glass can help make your windows more energy efficient. Tinted or toned glass is coloured glass that acts like sunglasses to reduce the amount of heat and light entering your home. Reflective glass has a coating that reflects heat and light away from the window. Double-glazed windows are window units with two panes of glass and a sealed air gap in between. Low-emissive (low-e) glazing is a glass coating that blocks radiant heat transfer (heat waves given off by hot objects). It acts like a 'heat mirror', reflecting heat back into a room in winter, while letting sunlight in from outside. selective glazing allows some wavelengths of energy to pass through but reflects others; for example, it will transmit light but not heat. It is often used for warmer climates or west-facing windows when trying to minimise heat from the sun. In addition, another important factor that affects your window performance is the type of window frame you use. Basically, if your framing material is a good heat conductor, it will let the heat in during summer and let the heat escape during winter. Aluminium frames are very good conductors and dark-coloured frames in full sun can become hot to touch. .
Sydney is situated in zone of the subtropical oceanic climate which characterized by moderately hot summers and moderately warm winter. This climate conditions very favorable for people, animals and plants habitation. How we can see in the table "Mean Daily Temperatures", temperature does not fall below zero. It is congenially for agriculture, especially sowing corn. More than half of the arable land is occupied by wheat. In addition, people grow citrus, pineapples, mangoes and sugarcane.
The Coorong National Park is a protected area located in South Australia 156kms southeast of Adelaide. (See Figure 1) It forms part of the Murray Darling river system and is situated close by to Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert. The Coorong stretches for more than 130kms and protects many saltwater lagoons of which are sheltered from the pounding surf of the Southern Ocean, by the sand dunes of the Younghusband Peninsula. The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth all form part of a unique wetland environment, consisting of 23 different wetland types ranging from freshwater to hypersaline, dense vegetation to open water and temporary to permanently inundated land. These features contribute to the Coorong, area meeting 8 of the 9 criteria for classification as a ‘Ramsar Wetland’ (See Appendix 1) The Coorong area is classified as a Mediterranean Warm biome with a Mediterranean climate featuring temperatures ranging
Envirofit, in their effort to reduce indoor air pollution (IAP) in India via low emission cookstoves, faced a number of challenges between from 2007-2011 leading up to the meeting on April 2, 2011 between Harish Anchan and Envirofit’s Board. In the following, three large challenges will be examined to lead into the one small challenge which I posit is holding back revenue. From this a recommendation will be made for what Mr. Anchan should do to increase sales.
The material changes could include fluctuation in material prices, contractor’s financial problems, and selection of unsuitable material or material storage problems (Kazaz,2012). Financial factors include relative importance values. Inflation is the most important factor, which cause material prices fluctuation (Kazaz,2012) .Although cash flow problem caused by the owner ,it directly lead to the main contractor could not gain the monthly progress payments. Equally, inflation and the constant increase of material prices are having a close relationship with another change design material factors. This relationship could be explained by the realities that unsteady inflation making a great influence on material prices. In fact, the one factors in this group indicate budget problems in the project-level, while the others mean financial problems in the country-level(Kazaz,2012) .However, it is evident that overrun-based financial factors in construction basically arise from private owners and public institutions, and lead to time extension, from general contractors . It would also be claimed that a country’s financial atmosphere has secondary effect on the time extension issue of a construction project investment. （Steffens，2007 ）These evidences obviously highlight that a sound time preparation and projection is not caused by the parties in a construction project, and that
As the environmental problems become more and more serious these years, especially that intense negative impact that buildings in modern cities bring to the cities, the concept of Green Building is being more and more important considered by local and federal government. According to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a green building is one that utilizes design and construction practices that significantly reduce or eliminate the negative impact of buildings on the environment and the building's occupants. Besides the more and more advanced building structure and technology, the main goal of green building is to protect the health of the occupants, save energy and reduce pollution to environment. There are many certifications of green buildings to judge whether the building meets the standard of green buildings and what environmental performance level is this building at, to help government regulators, building professionals and consumers to see better how this building can be improved and what is its impact on human beings and environment. Such green building programs include Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program, National Association of Home Builders (NAHB Green), etc. Among them, LEED is one of the most popular certification programs that give the building credits for its environmental performance. In this essay, I will discuss the costs and benefits of different types of building projects that were certified by LEED.
controls and the consistent exposure to sunlight, the building is able to function 23% of
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room is finished with a textured concrete that dispersed natural light into the space. At the
In this research project, relationships of architecture and environment will be explored and discussed, especially regarding the residential architecture, this will be observed & analysed on how buildings exist within one space, climate, and culture. Furthermore issues on how does architecture benefit or affect towards to its environment. Nevertheless, the importance of the welfare aspects of housing was considered as one of the residential context. Residents in Bandar Utama residential area in Bandar Utama responded to a self-developed questionnaire. It was about the access to educational, recreational, and public services in their neighbourhood, also the existence of various architectural and environmental characteristics in the single houses based on the inhabitants’ requirements. Also, the residential satisfaction in relation to these components was
To achieve a clearer path to a better understanding of the environmental (E) disaster taking place in science and technology, with the help of accounting is available. Accounting is a technical which is very important in all aspects of the environmental economics and management. Although it is somewhat remarkable that governments have imposed strict rules, but with a sense of responsibility felt in the minds of investors, playing the role of contractors, construction areas, can be reason to comply with strict rules. Construction and Demolition (C&D) costs for both the environment and the economy are important and the flow of material , the quality of materials, recycling process, reuse process of materials and proper disposal of waste material for both the environment and the economy should be considered to achieve green goals for building projects. Review of economic calculations in construction projects and incorporate them with environmental concerns as a E
The perfect green building would protect the environment which surround the project site, and could be used as a building that is going to achieve a purpose. The construction and operation levels of the green building will help to have a healthy environment without disrupting the land, water, energy and resources used inside the building and around the building in the project site; this is the actual definition of the green building.
...nt of industrial buildings in an area making sure they don’t pollute the water there. We also plan on implementing filters on the waste that these buildings produce, through air or waste. Finally, we plan on better waste management. Every day, we bake, do laundry, use the restroom, wash our cars, bathe, water our plants, and do many things that require water. We also use water in schools, hospitals and public places. Every home has a toilet is connected to septic tank usually nearby or located outside the house. Each time waste is flushed down the toilet, it goes into this tank, where it is separated from the water used. Biological processes are used to break down the solids and the liquid is then drained out to a drainage system. From this here, it can escape into the soil/ground and/or nearby water bodies. In some countries, they are just deposited into the sea.
The process of disposing waste, producing food, and purifying bodies of water is useful today. For example, communities that live in the desert, like in the southwestern United States and in the Middle East, can use this process to farm and survive. They can use the newly purified water for their crops or for their own consumption. In addition, when algae purifies water, it releases oxygen.
the disposal of garbage into a water stream. Some of the water pollution is from
Application of ventilation systems in the building in order to eliminate energy conservation, especially in the summer season programs the ventilation systems in order to achieve energy conservation.