With the world’s growing population, there is a need for more houses, buildings and infrastructure in general to support the population. This requires building materials sometimes taken from what little resources we have left or building materials that are not very environment friendly. For my project, I want to look closer into the new term called “Green Building.” For starters, I want to find out how the term is being communicated. Somehow, I have heard about it before, yet I have no idea how or what the concept even means. This means it is reaching outsiders which could potentially be a good thing. Within green building, I want to focus on energy efficiency. How do you design a building to make it the most energy efficient? I plan to learn more about solar panels, windows and other materials the help the flow of energy to disperse and be preserved. I am also interested to learn about whom these types of “Green Buildings” are available to in the social sphere and if it is something that will change in the future.
-Danica
Over and Out
15 years ago
2 comments:
Someone from McKinstry might be willing to talk to you for your interview. McKinstry specializes in energy efficiency for buildings, and has developed some neat products like HVAC systems and automatic light switches to improve energy efficiency.
Check out http://www.mckinstry.com/ for more info.
Hi Danica,
I think you have a very interesting project idea and heading in the right direction. How an idea like Green Building is communicated is extremely important and is probably what ultimately decides if the idea is a success.
Here is an article from last year about the new idea of "Green Building." It explains what you can do while building a new home to make it more environmentally friendly.
http://www.servicemagic.com/article.show.2009-The-Year-of-Green.16343.html
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