What is architecture?
Optimisation of desirables vs constraints
What is sustainability?
New constraints
What is sustainable architecture?
Architecture for a world with new constraints
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What is (sustainable) architecture?
Disconnecting from fossil ‘opportunities’
Making desirables out of constraints
(Re)-connecting to solar opportunities and constraints
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SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
Future Use?
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
Future Use?
> Positive & negative future use (waste >design for recycling/durability)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
Future Use?
> Positive & negative future use (waste >design for recycling/durability)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
Future Use?
> Positive & negative future use (waste >design for recycling/durability)
SCALE & PROBABILITY ! (system view > objects)
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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Systems
Within constraints, over repeating time unit (90% by 2050)
Objects
Equal resource allocation?
> Power > Benefit distribution
Conditioned behaviour by objects?
> Positive and negative conditioning! (cars > bicycles)
Future Use?
> Positive & negative future use (waste >design for recycling/durability)
SCALE & PROBABILITY ! (system view > objects)
90% by 2050
SUSTAINABLE - SYSTEMS vs OBJECTS
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CLASS INPUT
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U value = W/m2/K
METRIC APPLICATION OBSERVATION
Measurement of insulation
capacity
W = J/s
K = thermal gradient
R = /actual/ insulating capacity
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CONTENT
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METRICS
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METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint, Assessment Tools
METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint, Assessment Tools
Supply-chain (Longitudinal): LCA
METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint, Assessment Tools
Supply-chain (Longitudinal): LCA
METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint, Assessment Tools
Supply-chain (Longitudinal): LCA
Industry Tools: LEED, BREEAM, BIM/LCA/PLD
METRICS
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Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint, Assessment Tools
Supply-chain (Longitudinal): LCA
Industry Tools: LEED, BREEAM, BIM/LCA/PLD
METRICS
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Information Lack? > Gaps in available/convenient/reliable information?
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Information Lack? > Gaps in available/convenient/reliable information?
Lack of knowledge of limits? > Focus on main parameters & trends?
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal)
Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Others? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Information Lack? > Gaps in available/convenient/reliable information?
Lack of knowledge of limits? > Focus on main parameters & trends?
Indicator Ease & Applicability > Indexes/Aggregates
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
Others? Measurement?
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
Others? Measurement?
Eco-footprint
METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
Others? Measurement?
Eco-footprint
Indexes?
ISSUES
Quantification: Cardinal vs Ordinal? > Groups of cardinal metrics?
Credibility: Who believes this stuff? > What is their real use (marketing)?
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
Others? Measurement?
Eco-footprint
Indexes?
ISSUES
Quantification: Cardinal vs Ordinal? > Groups of cardinal metrics?
Credibility: Who believes this stuff? > What is their real use (marketing)?
Governance: Who decides this stuff? > Can architects invent their own?
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METRICS
Aggregates (Ordinal; & Cardinal?)
Carbon, Energy
Others? Measurement?
Eco-footprint
Indexes?
ISSUES
Quantification: Cardinal vs Ordinal? > Groups of cardinal metrics?
Credibility: Who believes this stuff? > What is their real use (marketing)?
Governance: Who decides this stuff? > Can architects invent their own?
Sustainability: Is an A-grade really about sustainability? > Or what?
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Partitioning? > Where is the boundary of responsibility for any object?
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Partitioning? > Where is the boundary of responsibility for any object?
Functional Unit? > Measuring what really matters?
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METRICS
Supply Chain Data (Longitudinal)
LCA using e.g. Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Other inputs to LCA? Measurement?
Sustainability? Decisions?
ISSUES
Partitioning? > Where is the boundary of responsibility for any object?
Functional Unit? > Measuring what really matters?
Information/Subjectivity? > Standard cardinal/ordinal problems
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PREVIEW
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METRICS
Industry Tools
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METRICS
Industry Tools
LEED
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METRICS
Industry Tools
LEED
BREEAM
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METRICS
Industry Tools
LEED
BREEAM
BIM + LCA
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METRICS
Industry Tools
LEED
BREEAM
BIM + LCA
= PLD
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METRICS
Raw Data (Cardinal): Carbon, Energy, Resources, Nature
Aggregate Data (Ordinal): Footprint
Supply-chain (Longitudinal): LCA
Industry Tools: LEED, BREEAM, BIM/LCA/PLD
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METHODS
What is architectural method?
Beyond random squishing together of variables, consider
metrics, then functional recomposition of programme, then
signature moves
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