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Over the past decades, an increasing number of studies have documented that experiences in, or
of, Nature can be beneficial for human health and well-being. More specifically, contact with
Nature has been reported to have psychological benefits by reducing stress, improving attention,
by having a positive effect on mental restoration, and by coping with attention deficits.
A sustainable lifestyle in Iloilo takes time in learning, experimenting, exploring, and committing
to increasingly sustainable practices and, above all, it is the labor of love. Living green is all
about reducing pollution and creating a safe and healthy environment to provide for a sustainable
future. It is such a simple principle and yet if it is extended to include all living beings it requires
a complete shift in how we live our lives. Every choice we make impacts others through its
creation, its distribution, its use and its disposal. This case study will be a stepping stone to
1. How can architecture and development play their roles in the citys sustainability?
Conceptual Framework
Improvement of each
individual's daily lives
Significance of the Study
In this case study, Architecture students will benefit in their area of learning where
sustainability and green design can help them improve their profession.
This case study, Architecture instructors will benefit in their area of teaching wherein
they can use this design problem as a reference for Design courses.
Definition of Terms
In this study, Green Architecture means a building and structure design philosophy that
aims at minimal use of non-renewable and/or polluting materials and resources in construction
In this study, Environment means a sum total of all surroundings of a living organism,
including natural forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and
In this study, 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 and the ecosystem at large. Sustainable architecture uses a conscious
approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment.
In this study, Natural Environment means a climate, weather, and natural resources that
In this study, Solar panels means absorb the sunlight as a source of energy to generate
electricity or heat.
In this study, Solar water heating (SWH) means a conversion of sunlight into heat for
water heating using a solar thermal collector. A variety of configurations are available at varying
cost to provide solutions in different climates and latitudes. SWHs are widely used for residential
In this study, Heat pump means a device that transfers heat energy from a source of heat
to a destination called a "heat sink". Heat pumps are designed to move thermal energy in the
opposite direction of spontaneous heat transfer by absorbing heat from a cold space and releasing
it to a warmer one. A heat pump uses a small amount of external power to accomplish the work
In this study, Recycling means a process of converting waste materials into new materials
and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help
lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials
In this study, Waste management or waste disposal means an activities and actions
required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes amongst other
things collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste together with monitoring and
regulation. It also encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates to waste
buildings and structures to respond to specific conditions of weather, sun and climate
This case study will focus on the The scope of Green architecture is about creating a
sustainable method of green building design. It is making an eco-friendly building with the
design and construction considering the environment in mind. Green architects generally work
with the key concepts of creating an energy efficient, environmentally friendly house.
Architecture can make use of creating a copy of nature as its model either by making a new
used, the space it occupies, and how it can be energy efficient. This study however does not
include the applications used, the impact of green architecture to the growing technology and the
1.0 Sustainability
considered as a way for the building industry to move towards protecting the environment. The
promotion of sustainable building practices is to pursue a balance among economic, social, and
economic significance and has strong environmental and social impacts. With the growing
awareness on environmental protection, this issue has gained wider attention from construction
advocated as a way forward in fostering economic advancement in the building industry while
construction on the environment and to achieve sustainability in the industry, three principles
emerge: resource efficiency, cost efficiency and design for human adaptation. They form
framework for integrating sustainability principles into construction projects right from the
conceptual stage.
The researcher would adopt sustainable design as it is widely used by different designer
around the world. The sustainable technique in building design helps through economic, social,
and environmental aspects of a particular building. Since the problem of the project affect the
aspects of sustainable design the researcher in terms of space planning and overall design of the
building should sustainably responsible to its users, environment, and the building itself.
evaluation criteria of green awards. In the process of green movement, different concepts such
as ecological design, sustainable development and green design have been introduced into the
living processes116 and sustainable development as meeting the needs of the present without
about it and refrain from defining green or green building, and most of the related interpretations
What is now obvious is that, the attempts are toward specifying features and principles that could
assert that a building which is green. Organizations and institutions involved in environmental
issues each provide their own criteria in order to draw a green building. The organizations
holding award programs are also among them, which specify green criteria and let the nominated
Beside award programs, the certifications such as LEED and BREEAM by environmental
organizations also evaluate the designed and constructed buildings. These programs are
evaluating projects more quantitatively, but they do not compare the buildings with each other.
They just maintain the amount of the succession of the green principles in buildings.
the large island of Madagascar is crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, the capital Antananarivo
has rather a cool and humid microclimate. Indeed, while comparing CDD and HDD of this city
region, energy needed for heating buildings is much higher than that required for cooling.
Coupling a hygrothermal green roof model with a thermal model of building has been developed
to dynamically evaluate the impact of the green roof on energy performance and thermal comfort
of the building. Our main conclusion is that, considering energy savings and thermal comfort
during summer and winter days, green roofs are suitable. The fluctuation range of the top face
temperature of the roof support is reduced by 28 C under Antananarivo climate conditions with
the use of a green roof. Green roof has almost a negligible thermal impact in insulated buildings,
It is widely known that green design is one of the solutions in current problems in
building design as it responds to the environment issue. The researcher would adopt this design
technique for the extension of the outside environment to the building interior as it should be
design with nature. Having green areas within the building can help air to filter and the refresh
Tropics: A Case Study in Kuching, Sarawak. On the periphery of most urban centres in the
tropics, many new houses are being constructed in previously rural areas. However, the design of
these houses shows little respect for local climate or local lifestyle, as they are now developer-
large lots. This paper proposes a set of design strategies that acknowledges the particular needs
related to climate and changing lifestyle in these tropical zones. Using case study methodology,
the design strategies are tested on a prototype for an actual site in Tapah Village on the periphery
of Kuching, Sarawak. In order to gauge the thermal performance of the prototype it was
thermally simulated. The thermal simulation of the prototype showed that temperatures generally
remained within an acceptable range without air-conditioning. An informal workshop was held
in Tapah to gauge social acceptance of the design strategies. The prototype demonstrated that
specific design strategies, some based on traditional designs, are essential in the tropics in order
to minimize the need for air conditioning. These design strategies were acknowledged as
important by the local community, although there was concern about the potential increase in the
Residential Building in Hot Dry Climate: Case Study in Bahrain. Passive cooling design
techniques in hot arid climate are only successful if all the design elements are able to block the
heat during the summer season. In the case of Bahrain, the aim of passive design strategies is to
reduce the mechanical cooling energy consumption and to keep the indoor environment within
the comfort thresholds as per ASHRAE standards. This paper shows that upgrading the building
envelop can reduce the energy dramatically up to 21.6% via using the external insulation system,
insulated roof and double-glazing. The study used a typical existing social housing unit in
Bahrain. The case study has been validated by comparing the energy records given by Electricity
and Water Authorities in Bahrain and a simulation model created in IES software that is the main
simulation tool used in this study. Last but not the least, it can be argued that the results of this
study is not limited to Bahrain but can be applied in any location that has similar local and
climatic conditions.
account for more than 30%of electricity consumption in India being second only to industries. It
has been estimated that the total built space in the country would increase five-fold from 2005 to
2030, and by then more than 60%of the commercial built space would be air- conditioned. We
have made a detailed study on the orientation of building and worked onit, so that how it can
harness maximum daylight and reduce the heat gain by the building. In this case study we came
up with conclusion that instead of existing building orienting 4 degrees from north, if would been
oriented 200 degrees from north, the building would have become more energy efficient and
Philippines is one of the tropical country in the world that experience summer during
March to May. The researcher would adopt the tropical architecture design and technique to
maximize the natural air and light inside building in terms of arranging the building orientation
properly. Also using passive cooling techniques and solar shading devices can help the air to
enter the building and to minimize the sun light from entering a particular space.
Bangladesh. Bangladesh has continuously evolving problem with water supplies, not adequate
to meet even the minimum requirements for potable water. Surface water is being incessantly
contaminated by both industrial and human pollutions; rapidly increasing demands due to
population explosion results in withdrawal of ground water at a faster rate than it is replenished
by recharge. This problem can easily be mitigated through rainwater harvesting, taking
advantage of high quantities of rainfall in the country. This study explores the possibility of
rainwater harvesting for domestic consumption in urban areas of Bangladesh and proposes some
guidelines to compute storage requirements. Based on these guidelines, computation methods for
determining the quantities of rainwater available for collection in different urban regions of
Bangladesh and adequacy of those quantities for residential consumption have been determined.
These tools can be used for (1) determining the quantities of rainwater required for domestic
consumption in urban areas of Bangladesh and (2) size of cisterns for storage of the rainwater.
Recycling. Greywater (GW) is wastewater that originates from showers, sinks, dishwashers,
and washing machines. It is normally combined with blackwater (BW), which is wastewater
consisting of organic human waste such as feces and urine, for disposal in a shared sewage
system that transports the water to treatment facilities. Although it may contain the same
contaminants found in BW, GW normally has lower levels of concentrated contaminants and can
be reused to flush toilets and irrigate plants (Allen, Christian-Smith, & Palaniappan, 2010).
which equates to approximately 80 gallons of freshwater a day per person (Al Jayyousi, 2003).
In a highly populated county like Los Angeles, which currently has a population of 10 million
people (United States Census Bureau, 2013), an estimated 800 million gallons of GW would be
To decrease the amount of freshwater used, steps were taken to utilize alternative water sources
that were previously deemed unusable (Cohen, 2009). One of these steps is the implementation
of greywater recycling systems (GRS), which may be indoor or outdoor systems that recycle GW
According to Aghaei, T. (2014). Solar Electric and Solar Thermal Energy: A Summary
of Current Technologies. Statistics indicate that the production, conversion and consumption of
different types of energy are the main factors for destruction and pollution of the environment
among the man-made factors. However, not only the world's energy consumption will remain
constant, but forecasts indicate that consumption will continue growing due to increasing
population, the desire for prosperity and increasing per capita GDP (gross domestic product) in
the world.
Consequences of energy consumption are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions and
also SOX and NOX emissions. Studies show that there are two main solutions to mitigate this
issue (1) Increasing energy efficiency and (2) Increase the share of renewable energy in the
For many years, the majority of the industry relies on fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas).
Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources that need for thousands of years to create, therefore,
fossil fuels cannot always respond to all human needs and sooner or later it will end.
Innovation can help building systems to recycle the water and sun light through the use of
water harvesting, greywater recycling, and solar energy. The researcher will adopt this
technology to help lessen the consumption of electricity from the electrical service and water
from local source. This can help the building system to be sustainable in terms of service and
utility.
5.0 Culture
Filipino Diaspora in the United States and the Generational Gaps between Filipinos and Fil
Americans. The short-term perspective of Filipino immigrants is that moving to the United
States is economically beneficial, a means to a better life. However, in the long run, a possible
consequence of this transfer is the severing of ties between Filipino generations residing in the
United States. In this regard, the study seeks to determine if the initial diasporic movement
indeed affects the development of cultural differences between the three generations of Filipinos
and FilipinoAmericans. Another objective is to study the concept of the Filipino identity living in
a foreign land and the impact of transnationality on the relationship between Filipino-Americans
and their motherland. Moreover, the researcher will provide an analysis on the trends in culture
clash and gaps in relation to the sociocultural development of the three generations, specifically
in the Virginia and Maryland states. Certain cultural indicators are found that can contribute to
the analysis. These indicators will be used in a cultural indicators comparative tool to evaluate
the trends, similarities and differences across the three generations. The research shows negative
social implications caused by the migration, looking into causes of cultural gaps between the
traditional first generation Filipino and the Westernized second and third generations, and its
Adopting the Filipino culture would be the one to be considered by the researcher as it
will be the base in planning and designing the building. It can also be an identity to the location
6.0 Materials
Sustainable Construction. We have studied features of all construction material which are
socially, economically benefits for construction industry and human health. Green construction
material reduces side effects on environment.to make efficient sustainable structure as well as
will lessens the environmental pollution content, and like greenhouse gas emission, resource
depletion, soil pollution , health hazards , ozone depletion etc. Hence there is an urge to use the
eco-friendly materials for the better tomorrow and healthy life of coming generation.
According to Wahlstrm, M. (2014). Environmentally Sustainable Construction
construction activities are to avoid resource depletion of energy, water, and raw materials and to
prevent environmental degradation caused by facilities and infrastructure throughout their life
cycle. The construction sector consumes yearly about half of all natural resources extracted in
Europe and their transformation into building products has huge energy demands. Therefore the
focus of todays environmental policy is to be on the building end-of-life scenarios and material
efficiency. Here waste prevention and recycling /reuse play a key role by providing huge energy,
water and material savings. These issues are also specifically addressed in the Construction
Products Regulation1 (CPR 2011), where health and safety aspects related to use of construction
products cover of the entire lifecycle. Meanwhile the building sector is moving from new
buildings towards maintenance and renovation. This trend will probably further increase by the
energy conservation activities that will be required to achieve the 20-20-20 goals2 outlined by
EC resulting in a need of renovation of a huge amount of buildings. Until today hardly any
construction product is designed keeping recycling/reuse in mind, the Design for the
Environment -concept is one of the key steps towards increased recycling and reuse and thereby
In terms of choosing materials the researcher would adopt the recyclable material for
sustainable construction and to minimize the environmental impact as it can be recycled for
another purpose.
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