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CMMMASS - Intro 2 .pdf

John Manoochehri
February 02, 2013
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CMMMASS - Intro 2 .pdf

John Manoochehri

February 02, 2013
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  1. Efficiency All energy is solar Sustainability as closing resource input-output

    system as a loop Sustainable architecture is optimisation of architectural desires vs various constraints (technical, economic, resources) KEY POINT QUESTION CRIT/OBS Efficiency (measurable!) vs Effectiveness (non- measurable!); which more relevant for S? Storage? Usage? How to shift architecture to positive feedback system, i.e. regenerating rather than depleting resources? Strictness of constraints? Radical vs soft change? Is there enough time? Economic efficiency vs market performance; thermodynamic efficiency vs theoretical maximum Solar Energy Paradigm > Fossil Paradigm > Solar Paradigm Resources have been abundant, so recognition of need to close resource loop not necessary; fossil-fueled supply chains ‘hide’ reality of resource limits Architecture/construction will always have impact; point is to reduce
  2. Persia/Iran (pre-modern) PLACE TECHNIQUE COMMENT Passive climate control Arches/alleys: shading

    and induced airflow Density: shading, minimised solar exposure Dome roof: half-in shade always, wind- cooled Courtyard format: different uses for summer and winter sunlight Sunken courtyards: berming structure for temperature gradient advantage in winter/summer. Building details for shading purposes High ceilings: creates more spacious cool zone in convection column Double-layer dome: creates insulation layer Clay walls: c1m thick, good thermal mass properties Wind towers: airflow cowls, pressure- balancing, airintake via water-cooled ducts
  3. Hakka Earth Buildings, Fujian China Igloo, North Pole Tipi, North

    America (traditional; North Asia?) Dugout, zemlyanka (Russia), elsewhere (pre-modern) PLACE TECHNIQUE COMMENT 10m earth walls, timber/ rammed earth, 1m thick, eaves prevent solar ingress, local materials Ice-made structure, spherical construction Cone-shaped, skin-and- wood structure Partly/completely bermed (earth-bound) structure Thermal mass principle, local materials (using available materials for binding), dense housing concept Paradigm of local materials, optimisation of surface area/volume ratio; ice can be natural/essential material, or frivolous material Natural ventilation, local materials/ resources, portable, carbon neutral, re- usable building material, climate adaptable, shape (cone) wind-resistant, biodegradable, movable openings, localized heating Inherent insulation, thermal massing, land-use efficiency, landscape integration, inherent interior design/ furniture options; vs water seepage, humidity, ventiliation, flexibility, lighting
  4. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind
  5. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave
  6. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro
  7. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro
  8. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange
  9. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange
  10. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange
  11. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange
  12. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange + Moon + Planet Core Tidal Geothermal
  13. Solar Energy Paradigm Direct Thermal Gain Biomass (Primary Production) Animal

    Biomass > Animal Heat Human Biomass > Human Heat Wind Wave Hydro Ground/Water Source Heat Exchange + Moon + Planet Core Tidal Geothermal + Fossils + Minerals + Wacky Biota
  14. Fossil Energy Paradigm Cheap Energy Cheap Transport Cheap Food Cheap

    Plastics Cheap Electronics & Technology Cheap Communication & Innovation
  15. What is architecture? Optimisation of desirables vs constraints What is

    sustainability? New constraints What is sustainable architecture?
  16. What is architecture? Optimisation of desirables vs constraints What is

    sustainability? New constraints What is sustainable architecture? Architecture for a world with new constraints
  17. What is architecture? Desirables: Programme, Aesthetics, Social, etc Constraints: Cost,

    Structural, Contextual, etc Optimisation: The design process, ‘trading-off’
  18. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value!
  19. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value! Additional priority of environmental constraints: Complexity!
  20. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value! Additional priority of environmental constraints: Complexity! Rigour of social constraints?
  21. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value! Additional priority of environmental constraints: Complexity! Rigour of social constraints? Primacy of social desirables!
  22. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value! Additional priority of environmental constraints: Complexity! Rigour of social constraints? Primacy of social desirables! Political character of social constraints/desirables
  23. What is sustainability? Environmental constraints: Biophysical limits, Ethical limits Other

    constraints?! Essential priority of environmental constraints: Time! Matter before Value! Additional priority of environmental constraints: Complexity! Rigour of social constraints? Primacy of social desirables! Political character of social constraints/desirables
  24. What is sustainable architecture? Optimisation of desirables vs (new) constraints

    Sustainable architecture = (Good, Great?) Architecture Translation of constraints into desirables: Efficiency?! Nature?!
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  27. Methods Industry Tools - EVA/SPEAR, OPL, SID, etc Metrics |

    Measure by Measure Systematics | Step by Step Signatures | Piece by Piece
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  30. Social Discourse Programme/Brief Functional Decomposition vehicle > property > food

    > growth > mobility > space > nutrition > wealth > access accommodation health wellbeing Meta Programme Social Discourse Components Hard Programme Buildings, Infrastructure Soft Programme Aesthetics, Mood, Culture Politics Identity Inclusion Crime Environment Nature Ethics Risk Cost Pollution Reduction Stock Conservation Nature Preservation Sufficiency 

 

 Compassion S E MATERIAL SPATIAL SOCIAL PERSONAL OBJECTS ACTIONS STRUCTURES Resource 

Efficiency Functional 

Efficiency Use 

Efficiency Welfare 

Efficiency User Skills Development End-use services D Simultaneous / Sequential Spatial F Simultaneous / Sequential Object F Elimination of Negative F Process 

Efficiency Product 

Efficiency Localisation Cycling Systems Durability Simultaneous / Sequential UC Social Discourse