save the environment and to limit our carbon footprint. A recent trend in building to help out with the environment is called Green Building. Green Building is energy efficient building that saves money, energy and helps the planet out. Green building is a viable alternative to traditional materials that everyone can benefit from. In the year 2011 our president Obama gave tax incentives to builders who use green building materials. It helps commercial or big business save $40 Billion per year
recognised green rating tool for buildings and it used to promote sustainability in the built environment and provide opportunity to construct green buildings. Since the launched of Malaysia’s own Green Building Index (GBI) in 2009, more and more green buildings can be seen emerging in cities today. It was tremendous for Malaysia to have the Green Building Index as architects have been using foreign benchmarking tools over the years, and yet lacked a single green-branded building. For continuity and consistency
Benefits of an approved sarnafil and roofing contractor You might be wondering what are the benefits that you will get when you have the sarnafil and roofing approved contractors to do your roof? Well, for one thing, is having the sign of “approved” would mean a lot of things because it would show that you are capable and trustworthy of doing the job that is why rather than going to other contractors that may be shady you should go to the approved one. According to itechroofworks.co.uk, these benefits
According to the article, Cob - A Natural Alternative (Anderson, 2009), cob is a natural material that has constructed houses in many countries for hundreds of years. Cob homes are still standing today. Cob building is an inexpensive and Earth friendly. Cob building uses a simple mixture of clay, sand and straw fiber to create a durable structure. It is a well-known worldwide. In the United States, cob has replaced timber to create houses. People want to find the natural materials used, and therefore
renewable energy sources into a sustainable and self-sufficient home. The purpose of this according to Michael Reynolds it to achieve energy independence, sustainable housing, and relieve the burdens of stress on the environment from conventional building methods while keeping cost minimal. Utilizing waste and earthen materials, Michael was able to construct comfortable living, beautiful architectural design, and self-sufficiency with sustainable technologies. In achieving low cost construction methods
For Japan, wood structures resemble a perfect balance between man-made and natural resources supporting their concept of being close to the natural environment. Methods of building between Mesopotamia and Japan vary in both purpose and shape. Mesopotamian civilizations were built closely compacted and conveniently located near rivers or natural topography that helped shield the sun from the city. A wall blocking its vision from the outside and protecting their
Development Affect the Ability to Manage Natural Hazards A natural hazard is an event that occurs without the influence of man. It is an event which contains a level of possible danger. Examples of natural hazards are those such as hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Development and levels of development are locations where the state of developing (expanding) is taking place. Where a city or town is expanding and building more buildings and structural locations. The management
of Motion, The Law of Action and Reaction states…”For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I work in the construction industry and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, The Law of Action and Reaction is an important aspect of construction building process. The Third Law helps us determine how much weight or load a structure can hold; and without the Third Law, we would not have the towering structures and bridges we have in place today. I will address how Newton’s Law applies on the bearing
Herzog and de Meuron work together as architect partners. Their designs for most of their buildings have a common or similar nature. This nature carries out the simplicity of the shape of a box, which consists of a flat roof and large windows. This design gives the characteristics of Herzog and de Meuron’s buildings. In other words, we can say that this is their buildings’ identity. Indeed, this design is very similar to Frank Lloyd Wright’s design, which also shows today’s modern style of architecture
sustainable civil product. The word 'green building' should remind you of something. Green building is a structure that uses process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle. This can be done by reducing materials needed through improving designs and some innovations or tweak it a little bit, to use materials in a more efficient way. Make good use of natural energy, the most common one is to use natural lighting by installing large windows, which
In research of natural architecture I could only hear my heart beating; the time seemed to stop when I was riding in the wave tube. Furthermore, I experienced the dynamic space when my body was being enclosed by the wave. I began noticing the dynamic relationship between the body, the wave, space, and time. The wave changed every second with the ocean’s perpetual motion. My consciousness of time was piqued, the sunlight reflecting and penetrating the ripples in the water’s surface, as I road
they visit a building site to study building techniques and make their own home from recycled building materials. The trio are free from their annoying parents and problems. After several weeks when the boys have been confirmed missing, cracks begin to appear in the boy’s relationship, when Joe realises his best friend Patrick is going out with Kelly, the girl he has always liked. Tensions escalate when Joe tells Patrick and Biaggio to
in lessened costs of utilities and maintenance. A poorly designed structure which doesn’t consider environmental or vernacular factors can ultimately cost the occupant – in addition to the environment – more in resources than a properly designed building. For instance, a structure with large windows on the south façade in a hot, arid climate would lose most of its air conditioning efforts to the pervading sun, ultimately increasing the cost of energy. By applying vernacular strategies to modern design
Earthquake Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that is in charge of protecting the society from natural disasters like Earthquakes. This branch of Civil Engineering mainly studies how structures behave when they are hit by a seismic wave. Earthquake engineers main responsibilities are to design structures that can stand an earthquake and to make sure that all structures have the required building codes. In addition, they need to estimate the probable damages to structures after an earthquake. Many
of phenomena” (Heidegger M. 1977). Phenomenology in its etymological sense is the activity of giving the account of the way things appear. Firstly, chapel of St Ignatus, seattle by Steven Holl was completed 1997. In the chapel of St. Ignatus the building communicates the
dragons and princesses, is such an integral part of medieval history. One cannot think history without thinking about the towering structures of stone that dominated the green landscapes of the past. These stone monoliths served many purposes: buildings of government, defense, symbols of power, and homes. Just as it has varied purposes, the castles diverse and interesting history, from tiny wooden structures to the behemoth structures of rock and mortar that we associate with the word: Castle. The
different materials for building, both had to repair and rebuild their structures every so many years. Mesopotamian communities built out of hardened mud would eventually soften and collapse requiring the community to recoat the walls yearly. Japanese shrines have two separate buildings in order to alternate its use while the other was under construction due to the wood decaying. Although the concept of having to rebuild a structure yearly may seem like an efficient way of building, the idea still influenced
The focus of this report is to compare the structure of Trinity College Library and The Hive. The Hive Library, in Worcester, is a four-story building that is made of golden-colour copper aluminium alloy (exterior) and water proof concrete (interior). Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios designed the building, which costs around ‘£38m’(Ijeh, The modern reader, p2). The library was designed for the use of public as well as the use Worcester University student. On the other hand, Christopher Wren designed
not just standing out but also merging with the other structures around to form sort of an extension of the site, they question the mind of any observer as to if the ideas can be feasible in the world of today, if they can replace the conventional building designs and especially if they are possible to build. As one of the pioneers of "deconstructivism" which is a recent development in architecture that is characterized by drawings, models and structures that emphasize simultaneity and complexity in
the event which i have chosen to investigate is the 1994 los angeles earthquake. considered one of the costliest natural disasters in the united states this tragedy occurred in northridge a metropolitan neighbourhood in los angeles california located in the san fernando valley on january 17 1994 at approximately 4:30 am residents were instantly woken up by the rupture of the ground little did they know they were at the epicenter of an earthquake ranked at 6.7 magnitude on the richter scale and the