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ENVS 1301 - Environmentally Conscious Design For a Suburban Structure

   

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Environmentally Conscious Design For a Suburban Structure1ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS DESIGN FOR A SUBURBAN STRUCTUREBy NameCourseInstructorInstitutionLocationDate

Environmentally Conscious Design For a Suburban Structure2Executive summary This report entails the design process of a sustainable building that is best suitable for urban orresidential setup. The chief objective of this design project is to construct an environmentallyfriendly building in the suburban locations which have fewer effects on the ecosystem. Theconstruction of an environmentally conscious building will entail the consideration of variousaspects ranging from the site of selection to the material used for construction. When comparedto the traditional method of building construction, the critical analysis presents a moresustainable approach towards conserving the environment and its inhabitants. Hence, this paperrecommends the adoption of such structures both commercially and residentially to help in theconservation of environment[CITATION Edu14 \p 643 \l 1033 ].

Environmentally Conscious Design For a Suburban Structure3 Table of contents 1.0 Title page .............................................................................................12.0 Executive summary..................................................................................23.0 Introduction...........................................................................................43.1 Background information...................................................................53.2 Objectives.....................................................................................53.3 Scope..........................................................................................54.0 Problem definition and need identification.......................................................55.0 Conceptual design....................................................................................6 5.1 System operation requirement............................................................85.2 MEP system..................................................................................95.3 System maintenance........................................................................105.4 Technical performance measures .........................................................105.5 Preliminary system design .................................................................105.6 Documentation...............................................................................115.7 Analytical models ...........................................................................115.8 Design review.................................................................................116.0 Recommendation and conclusion...................................................................127.0 References.............................................................................................13

Environmentally Conscious Design For a Suburban Structure4Introduction There is an increasingly high demand for green buildings particularly for the commercial andresidential constructions and this kind of need calls for a more thoughtful universalconsciousness geared towards the environmental sustainability. The green structures despitehaving a shorter lifetime as compared to the traditional buildings, they significantly offer agreater reduction in the utility costs and bills. Hence, the economic condition will certainlyfavour this kind of need. In 1998, the United States green building council designed a rating system known as LEEDwhich is the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design that basically provides regulationsfor attaining a sustainable green structure[CITATION Nor08 \p 747 \l 1033 ]. Among other features comprising the regulations are construction materials selection, energysources and site selection. Thus, the aim of this project is to come up with a design thattakes intoaccount various environmentally conscious methods as defined by the LEED standard. Thebuilding is an assumed one-story home having seven rooms, two full bathrooms, and a two-cargarage and employs new technology and practices to meet the minimum certification by LEEDstandards for green design[CITATION Mah06 \p 868 \l 1033 ]. A fire protection system will also be developed and implemented within the design. In 2007,there were 399,000 house structure fires in the United States. The fires caused 2,865 deaths and$7.4 billion in property damage. Due to these high statistics of fire losses, the International CodeCouncil members unanimously passed a motion of implementing residential fire sprinklerrequirements for all new homes. Thus, this project will not only entail the design of a safer homeby providing sprinklers but also prove its sustainability in any type of building[CITATION Ran06 \p 985 \l 1033 ].

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