Integral Sustainable Design: Four Quadrant Analysis and Interrelation of Topics

This presentation discusses the four quadrant analysis approach to Integral Sustainable Design and explores the interrelationship and synergies across different weekly topics and quadrants. It also covers key drivers for project improvements and potential strategies for project operation.

SUSTAINABLE FEATERS

PART1: FOUR QUADRANT ANALYSIS
Introduction
The quadrant system of Integral sustainable design. Is applied this concept
into the various application topics. This helped us to investigate the topics
that are to be discussed in terms of the four quadrants. The four quadrant
analysis approach brings a more explorative method to answer all the key
issues in each of the individual topics.

CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Comfort
Visual Perception
Air Quality
Health
Topography
Resistant to heavy
climate
 Hospital
 Climate adaptive
infrastructure
 Seasons
 Humidity
 Moisture
• Slightest change in the climate can cause uncountable
deaths and can lead many to bed-rest.
• Most cold weather construction effectively combats
these concerns through the use of double walls, which
involves building two stud walls; one that is load-bearing
and a second wall that is not.

RENEWABLE
 Product
 Usage
 Reusability
 Economic growth
 Transmission
cost
 Waste
Management
 Consumption
 Source of energy
 Energy rating
• Energy productivity was relatively flat in 2015–16, following average
annual growth of 2.0 per cent over the past ten years.
• Transport, the largest energy using activity in Australia after electricity
generation, again grew steadily by 2 per cent in 2015–16.

WATER
pH level
Impurities
Health
Taste
Utilization
Max usage
Water Management
Rain water harvesting
Primary source
Secondary source
Purifying
• Water processing plants set up by government ensures better care of the
civilizations.
• Starting with the sources of water, the prime source is groundwater
followed by rivers and dams.

ENVELOPES  Design
 View
 Location
 Comfort
 Aesthetic view
 Foundation
 Occupancy style
 Material
• The three main elements are climate-appropriate structure, structurally
sound and aesthetically pleasing (Yang, et al., 2018).
• Loading bearing walls and strong foundation should be a high priority
in an earthquake prone region and where there are frequent storms.

COMFORT AND LOW ENERGY
CONDITIONING  Architecture
 Space occupancy
 Lightning
 Power saving
 Eco-friendly
 Traditional design
 Symbolism
 Renewable sources
 Building wind mills and
sonar panels
• Comfort of customers is the key of successful planning and development.
• Advance technology could be used to monitor the usage of power supply
on street lights

MATERIAL AND STRUCTURES
 Design
 Strength
 Quality
 Aesthetic view
 Resistive to climate
 Traditional structure
 Religious importance
 Material source
 Structure
 Prototype
• The key points include availability of material, National Building
Code and Building energy rating.
• Each country has a set of defined rules for the construction of buildings
because this ensures in providing the best strength in the given region.

PART 2: INTEGRAL ANALYSIS
Interrelation and synergies across the different weekly topics and quadrants
After studying all the points on weekly basis and further evaluating each of the point in the
quadrant format, the goal of ISD is very clear of having a dynamic approach in construction of
infrastructure that insists in considering various aspects of engineering and clubbing it together.
It starts with collective of data about the various resources available, the cost required for the
overall process, how two different bodies like culture and performance can be improved
simultaneously and many more. It also focuses on the basic individual comfort and demands like
having a beautiful view in the context where no valuable sites are available. This leads to proper
planning of the infrastructure.

Key drivers for interrelations for project improvements
After analyzing the current scenario of BHP house in Melbourne, it would be better to
construct strong infrastructure to resist heavy storms in city like Melbourne. Avoiding
unnecessary glass building and building strong walls should be recommended. Wind mills
could be set up to power up houses and have an eco-friendly approach (Mostafa and El-
Gendy, 2017). Fostering the lifestyle of human to fight pollution is a Nobel idea for sure.
In a country like Australia, its preferred to have wind mill as it is surrounded by water
from all 4 sides so the breeze is always strong.

CONCLUSION
The four quadrant analysis has been carried out for each of the individual topics. The inter
relationship between the synergies across different quadrants were analyzed. The key drivers of
each of the inter relationships were explored. Methods were analyzed to find strategies in order o
improve the project. Key potentials were explored for generating more fruitful methods for
project operation.

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