general concept behind the eco-friendly housing concepts with some examples , how to go green with luxuries, just live with nature to get good outcomes
3. GREEN /
SUSTAINABLE
HOUSING
A. Why
do we
need it?
C. What
resources
are needed
for Housing?
D. How
can we
make it
green?
B. What
should/
shouldn’t
housing
provide?
8. Higher
housing
demand
population
growth
income
growth
rapid
urbanisation THERE IS A
Current
housing
provision
models
too
expensive
bad for the
environment
socially
isolated
NOT BEING
MET BY
Poverty traps
Empty city centres
Unsafe dormitory suburbs
Higher resource & energy use
More waste & pollution
Habitat & biodiversity loss
Resource depletion
Climate change
9. GREEN /
SUSTAINABLE
HOUSING
A. Why
do we
need it?
Firstly, we DO need housing
Finally, green housing can solve the problem
Secondly, the housing being provided is not solving the
problem
10. Higher
housing
demand
population
growth
income
growth
rapid
urbanisation THERE IS A
Current
housing
provision
models
too
expensive
bad for the
environment
socially
isolated
NOT BEING
MET BY
Poverty traps
Empty city centres
Unsafe dormitory suburbs
Higher resource & energy use
More waste & pollution
Habitat & biodiversity loss
Resource depletion
Climate change
WE
NEED
GREEN
HOUSING WHICH IS WHY
12. comfort,
fresh air,
sun- &
daylight
shelter
security
/safety
privacy
& dignity
WITH
economic
opportunities
environmental
benefits
social &
community
services
AND
space for
family &
personal
life
Financial burdens
Soil, air & water pollution
Social problems
Urban sprawl , etc.
GREEN
HOUSING ONLY THROUGH
18. CURRENT FOCUS: ENERGY
TYPES OF
ENERGY
USE IN
BUILDINGS
EMBODIED
used in mining
& manufacture
GREY
to transport
materials
& labour
INDUCED
to build in materials
by machines
& labour
USAGE
by people
& machines
in buildings
MAINTENANCE
& DEMOLITION 5%
80%
3%
3%
9%
BUILDING
LIFETIME
ENERGY USE
10%
20%
41%
20%
2%5%2%
HVAC
Lighting
Water Heat & Cooking
Appliances
Data
Transport
Water supply
19. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
How to reduce overall energy consumption in housing?
A. Demand management
B. Equipment Efficiency
C. Renewable Energy
D. Passive building design
USAGE ENERGY
SOLAR ENERGY ?????
20.
21. 2. Through thick or thin: THERMAL MASS
4. Up, up and away: STACK EFFECT VENTILATION (A)
1. East or west, north is best:
ORIENTATION
PASSIVE BUILDING DESIGN
3. Let the outside in:
CROSS-VENTILATION
USAGE ENERGY
22. LIGHTING & APPLIANCES
• Incandescent light bulbs
• Fluorescent lighting
• LED –
• light emitting diode
ENERGY STAR qualified appliances use about
75% less energy than standard incandescent
bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.
They can also save you up about $30 or more in
electricity costs over each bulbs lifetime.
24. Gray water separation and treatment
Collect water from showers, bathroom,
sinks, washers for surface irrigation
A storage
tank can be
used to
accept gray
water
Water is then
released
slowly to
plants
25. Rain Water Managemant
STORM WATER
CONSERVATION METHODS
Cluster homes
Minimize impervious surfaces
(driveways)
Avoid directly connected
impervious surfaces
Harvest rooftop rainwater
Use porous pavement materials
Avoid curbs –allow flow to
vegetation
Avoid steep slopes
Avoid unnecessary soil compaction
26. 0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Detached House Semi-detached
house
Row house Apartment
Heat loss/ gain per typology
BUILDING FORM
• Relationship with outside conditions
• Optimum shape
east-west to north ratio
height to width ratio
surface to volume ratio
• Zoning & orientation of spaces
• Typology (surface exposure)
e.g. row houses
e.g. courtyard buildings
• Flexibility The right shape
and orientation
can reduce
building energy
consumption
by 30 to 40%
at no extra cost.
27. Innovative housing strategies
“Housing in dense, walkable neighbourhoods,
typically in mixed-use environments, is one
example of a sustainable housing strategy.”
“It is important to provide a variety of housing
options, where you don’t have live in a Manhattan-style
high-rise to achieve density. Other innovative
sustainable housing types include accessory dwelling
units, housing over shops, and co-housing.”
HOUSING
CITY BLOCK
31. Green Building Certifications
• ENERGY STAR for
BuildingsProgram
• H o me Energy Rating
System
• LEED
• National Green Building
Standard
• Passive House
• Green Globes
• Living BuildingChallenge
• N e t Zero EnergyBuilding
33. SIERRA BONITA APARTMENTS, WEST HOLLYWOOD.
Tighe Architecture & West Hollywood
Community Housing Corporation
• 42-unit low-income affordable housing project
• for those with special needs
• pilot project for WeHo’s Green Building Ordinance
(WeHo = West Hollywood).
• Façade and roof integrated solar electric panel system
http://inhabitat.com/top-6-green-supportive-and-low-income-housing-projects/
LOS VECINOS, CHULA VISTA, SAN DIEGO
Wakeland Housing & Development Corporation
• first LEED Platinum,
• 100% solar-powered,
• low-income housing.
• natural ventilation,
• Tank-less water heaters,
• Energy Star appliances
• low-flow water fixtures.
• “recycled” property
34. RICHARDSON APARTMENTS,
MARKET + OCTAVIA, SAN FRANCISCO
David Baker + Partners, Community Housing Partnerships
• low-income housing for formerly homeless.
• Build It Green GreenPoint Rated
• Green Communities.
DEVINE LEGACY ON CENTRAL, PHOENIX
Perlman Design Group and Pyatok Architects
non-profit service provider Native American Connections
• 65-unit mixed-income affordable housing
• along Phoenix’s Metro Light Rail Line.
• natural cross-ventilation, vertical stack ventilation,
• sunscreens
• energy savings, water usage savings,
• sustainable materials
• LEED Platinum in progress
http://inhabitat.com/top-6-green-supportive-and-low-income-housing-projects/
35. • 222-unit affordable
• green roofs:
‐ building insulation,
‐ storm water run-off,
‐ gardens
• regular windows offset by
‐ coloured panels,
‐ private balconies,
‐ Sunshades
‐ diffuse direct solar
radiation.
• exterior common space
‐ fitness quad,
‐ orchard,
‐ urban farm,
• Solar PV
• LEED Gold
VIA VERDE, SOUTH BRONX,
NEW YORK CITY
Grimshaw & Dattner Architects
http://architizer.com/blog/latest-
trends-in-affordable-housing/
36. http://architizer.com/blog/latest-trends-in-affordable-housing/
• "sky villages“: 80 homes –
own balconies overlook
shared terrace & garden
• 960 units broken down into
smaller populations
• added roof gardens on 3
towers,
• oriented to maximize
connection to existing park
& new landscaped areas.
• communal terraces allow
breezes & daylight into
dwellings to reduce energy
dependence,
• rooftop PV power all
common spaces.
NB: approx. 80 percent of
Singaporeans live in public
housing, including working &
middle classes
SKYVILLE AT DAWSON, SINGAPORE
WOHA
37. Future ?????
• take your house with you when you
move.
• Idea of Archigram’s 60’s Plug-in City
• Crane embedded to move components
at will.
• Shouldn't be trapped in convention.
Y Design Office's
75 storey high proposal
for Hong Kong
38.
39. Bibliography
• Sustainable Housing Development in Urban Australia: exploring obstacles to and opportunities for
ecocity efforts ,LOUISE CRABTREE, Macquarie University, Australia.
• Sustainable Housing,Principles & Practice..by Brian Edwards and David Turrent.
• Sustainable development for some: green urban development and affordability,Ann Dale & Lenore
L. Newman.
• Energy-efficient design for sustainable housing development ,Kamand M. Roufechaei*, Abu
Hassan Abu Bakar, Amin Akhavan Tabassi (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti
Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia).
• Sustainable Housing in the Urban Context: International Sustainable Development Indicator Sets
and Housing by Nessa Winston Montserrat Pareja Eastaway (Accepted: 7 July 2007 / Published
online: 4 August 2007)
That is undisputed. One just has to look at the high rentals advertised to see that there is an acute shortage of decent housing for the poor and lower to middle-income groups or even better, visit the informal settlements, which by UN Habitat definition, are slums:
It is too expensive, out of the reach of most people. A recent study in Cape Town by Luyanda Mphalwa and his students, found that people do not really need housing. What they need is decent employment. With that, they can organise their own housing. I believe the picture in Namibia is a little different, as the acute shortage means that housing is out of the reach of even those with decent employment. A prospective NHE house owner must earn at least N$4 000 per month, a staggering amount considering that 52% of Namibians earned below N$2 500 per month and 87% below N$4 600 in 2011.
It just creates housing, without any of the amenities that make cities work (what is called the agglomeration advantage). What is the point of living in a city if you do not have decent access to water, sanitation, energy, affordable food and other needed supplies, education for your children, employment, health facilities and positive social interaction opportunities such as access to your religion, ability to participate in sports or other social activities? Most conventional housing solutions create even less access to many of these amenities
Space heating, ventilation & air-conditioning (HVAC)
Lighting
Water heating & cooking
Household appliances
Office machinery
Industrial machinery