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Doric Engineering
Executive Summary
This report will discuss the sustainability of the Engineering Pavilion located in Curtin University. Environment protection and sustainability is often considered as a major factor by civil engineers, in this report it will mainly discuss the environmental related sustainability issues such as water usage, electricity, wastes recycle and the structures overall impact on the surrounding environment. The severity of environmental issues in 2010 has increased compared to previous years and it is believed that this trend will continue so if no action is done and this is why designs such as this pavilion is important for a beginning of a change. The Government and large industries will continue to encourage of architecture designs with more green features therefore this will be a good opportunity for many financial or political investments. A building that can self sustain without relying on supplies from outside , the steps they took to make this possible will be explained later in this report.
Contents Page
1. Introduction. 3 2. Water Management 4 2.1. Usage . 4 2.2. Recycle and sustainability 4 3. Electricity 5 3.1. Usage 5 3.2. Generation and sustainability ... 5 4. Waste Control and General . 6 5. Conclusion 6 6. Recommendation 7 7. Reference 7
1.0 Introduction
The site visit was held on Wednesday 18th August 2010 in between the time 16:00 and 17:00, the visit lasted approximately 1 hour long. 20 members took the visit and inspected on the health & safety issues of the site as well as the sustainability issues. As this report will be constrained to the environmental sustainability, we will only be looking at the sustainability issues raised during the inspection. Doric Engineering is a construction company established in early 1989, it has a fully integrated approach to environmental management and all activities have conducted with responsibility to prevent pollution and minimizing its impact on the environment. This report is to evaluate their designs and set an example to other companies in order to increase the production of green, self sustainable architecture designs.
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The Australian Government provides financial support up to $10,000AU for homes that install solar panels, this helps to reduce carbon emission since for the households those who installed solar panels are theoretically producing their own electricity. Another idea Doric Engineering has implemented into Engineering Pavilions electricity generating is wind power. Due to some problem with the location not
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being the most desirable location for wind power generation this design was then removed, however this doesnt mean we cant integrate this nature friendly power generating method into other architecture designs.
5.0 Conclusion
Doric Engineering has many innovative ideas on how to make their designs highly productive as well as sustainable; they have the potential to become one of the leading engineering teams in the world. The site visit overall was very satisfactory and their design is highly environmental protective and resource economized. The rain water recycle design, add-ons on rooftop such as wind power generator and solar panels for the generation of electricity and waste control were the key points in their success. Our society needs these kind of innovative designs in order for us to overcome the environmental problems we are facing, and this has set an example of what future buildings should include.
6.0 Recommendation
I would like to recommend Doric Engineering to cover up sharp tools or materials while having visitors or inspectors. Even though this is not related to sustainability but knowing that construction sites usually have uneven surface for the ground along with cables and other objects that can potentially trip down a person can be very dangerous. Thats all the concerns Ive got for Doric Engineering I cannot find any flaw in their sustainability and environmental within my current knowledge.
7.0 Reference
1. Sivakumar.M and Chowdhury. R.N 10-13 February 1998. Environmental management: engineering the water-environment and geo-environment : proceedings of the Second International Conference on Environmental Management (ICEM2) Australia. Retrieved from http://library.curtin.edu.au/ (accessed September 19, 2010) 2. Jentzema.J. R. M 1983. Connection systems and special disposal. Retrieved from http://library.curtin.edu.au/ (accessed September 19, 2010) 3. Mildura, Vic. 20-23 Aug.1975. Treatment, recycle and disposal of wastes: proceedings of the third National Chemical Engineering Conference. Retrieved from http://library.curtin.edu.au/ (accessed
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4. Engineer Australia. 2008. Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering Institution of Engineers Australia. http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au (accessed September 19, 2010) 5. a. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2010. Australia's Environment: Issues and Trends, 2010. http://www.abs.gov.au (accessed September 19, 2010)