Professional Documents
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Paola
Sassi
Strategies On Sustainable
Architecture
Main
Environmental
Issues
Main
Environmental
Issues
Environmental
impacts
associated
with the
construction, in
the UK
do not pollute
preserve and enhance biodiversity
conserve water resources
respect people and local environment
monitor and report
do not pollute
preserve and enhance biodiversity
conserve water resources
respect people and local environment
monitor and report
Addressing
sustainable
design
Community
Consultation with the local community
Mixed development
Contribution to the economic and social well-being
Amenity of the wider area
Visual amenity space
Aesthetic excellence
Collaborative enterprise involving all the design professions
Health
Comfort for building inhabitants
Maximum use of natural light
Materials
conservation of natural resources
use of recycled materials
low embodied energy materials
renewable materials from a verifiable source
no ozone-depleting chemicals
no volatile organic compound materials
Addressing
sustainable
design
Energy
highest standards of energy efficiency
renewable energy sources
use of natural ventilation
use of passive solar energy
user-friendly building management systems
exploiting the constant ground temperature
use of planting for shading and cooling
Water
efficient use of water
harvesting rainwater and greywater
minimising rainwater run-off
A sustainable
site and land
use
A sustainable
site and land
use
Assessing the
level of
environmental
impacts
Assessing the
level of
environmental
impacts
The town houses and the top floor flats of the four-storey blocks have roof terraces
with views over the river.
Case Study :
Appropriate high
densities
The Point
Bristol, UK
Client: Crosby Special Projects
Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley
Consultation: BDOR
Town planning: Chapman Warren
Services engineers: BME Partnership
Structural engineers: Clarke Bond Partnership
Landscape architect: Cooper Partnership
Quantity surveyor: Cyril Sweett
Main contractor: Skanska
Completed: 2002
Sustainable
design features
Energy
The dwellings are well insulated, relatively
airtight and heated efficiently. Perhaps the
biggest problem to overcome on the project
was the conflict between orienting the
development towards the south for solar
access and towards the north for views to
the river.
All dwellings benefit from good natural light and views of the river
and the surrounding city.
Sustainable
design features
Designing for
sustainable
communities
Designing for
sustainable
communities
Case study:
Sharing culture
Case study:
Sharing culture
Case study:
Sharing culture
Materials
The foundations are made of compacted
earth. The building is made with timber
poles and infilled with 90,000 earthbricks
made with local soil with less than 2 per
cent of bitumen added for strength. The
bricks are covered with a slurry of
soil and water. Panelling and cladding are
made of radially sawn timber to maximise
efficient use of material. The copper-tiled
roof and blood wood shingles are installed
over plywood sheeting and rubber
membrane, mixing traditional with
contemporary technologies.
Energy
The building was designed to be naturally
ventilated, with
mechanical ventilation to the kitchen.
Thermal mass is
provided by the wall and floor construction.