More
and More and More Green Elements in Buildings – part a
Sustainable
architecture has become a trend in modern society. Universities include
environment architecture as compulsory subjects to graduate. I have taken two
courses about sustainable science in my Bachelor degree. For the public, solar
panels are installed on nearly every rooftop of suburban houses. Sustainable
strategies become so close to us that every new buildings has include certain
minimum level of sustainable elements into their design.
This
entry will share about the most common green building design elements in local
society. Vinyl window is an obvious sustainable elements. It can be easily
found out in most building’s louver system installed for ventilation. This
material is resistant against rust, rot, blistering, corrosion, etc. More
importantly, the manufacturing energy is lower than traditional materials, with
the aestheticism and flexibility that it conveys; it provides buyers a new
option to choose from. The low thermal conductivity reduce the energy for
heating and cooling, and hence the cost linked, make it even more advantageous.
Insulation
is another important component in green building. The importance of insulation
is shown from the reason why we cannot live in a house constructed by glass
totally, as it will be extremely cold in winter, and hot in summer. Same as
window, plastic is the new option for us to choose. Appropriate use of blown
foamed insulation, which is made of plastics, creates less greenhouse gas per
application than traditional materials. Researches have shown that energy use
can be reduced up to 30% with a careful use of insulating material.
References:
Green
Building Design Elements
Windows
Insulation
http://www.greenbuildingsolutions.org/Main-Menu/Design-Elements/Insulation
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