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Sustainable Building DesignYear 10 – Technology Department
The Age of the “Green House”
General Instructions
• You will have been assigned to a group with a brief to research one of the five (see below) defined areas of sustainable building design
• Read through your section and respond to the guiding questions and instructions
• Through your responses to the guiding questions given and the research undertaken by your group, your aim is to provide a detailed and informative learning resource on your specific sustainable design area
• Additional credit will be given for including multi-media sources and relevant case studies to enhance your information
• Your research must be presented on the following Wiki website:http://sustainability.stfranciscollege.wikispaces.net
IMPORTANT: Remember to write in your own words and quote all research sources!
Specific Instructions
• [Personal] Ensure that you support your nominated team leader and remain responsible for your agreed content – team work!
• [Team] Read through the material provided and get together to create a mind-map to help you understand the scope of your research
• [Team] Break your research up into manageable chunks and assign each member with an area to research
• [Team] Decide how you are going to organise your research• [Team] Agree a schedule for delivery of research, including some
interim milestones when you will meet to gage progress• [Personal] You are responsible for uploading and formatting your
content on the wiki
IMPORTANT: Remember to write in your own words and quote all research sources (supply at least two sources for every area of research!
Sustainable Building Design
Indoor Environmental
Quality
General Guiding Questions
1. Describe the rationale for adopting sustainable technologies in buildings?
2. What are the forces driving the adoption of sustainable building design and methods?
3. By focusing on your topic, describe different forms of sustainable building design, materials, methods and technologies options available
4. Compare the impact of sustainable and non-sustainable building on the earth and society
5. Describe the design process to achieve higher levels of sustainability in building construction
6. Explain the benefits of using sustainable materials, technologies and methods, including references to case studies.
7. Explain the disadvantages of adopting such initiatives?
Materials & Resources
TEAMAriza, AyeskaFaria Lima, AntonioKummer, LukasSayah, SofiaSinger, Melanie
Materials & Resources
Materials & Resources
Materials & Resources
Materials & Resources
Sustainable Sites & Location
TEAMGarcia-Conde, NicolásFischer, Ezra DanielEusebio, ItziarLambregts, Justine
Sustainable Sites & Location
Sustainable Sites & Location
Sustainable Sites & Location
Water Efficiency
TEAMOnsari, CandelaLopes, Anna NicoleRamos, EstebanTravesso, Marina
Water Efficiency
Indoor Environmental Quality
TEAMMajdoub, CamiliaHirasawa, RikaHeo, GraceMarcelino, Livia
Indoor Environmental QualityFloor Surfaces
Indoor Environmental Quality
Indoor Environmental Quality
Indoor Environmental QualityWall Coverings
Indoor Environmental Quality
Renewable Energy
TEAMde Castro, GabrielaAliano Wolf, DannaHsiao, StevenLizarazo, Sebastian
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Case Study 1
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