Comprehending Sustainable Design

Waste recycled through architecture

2010-04-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

What do you think of such recycling approaches? http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/house-built-using-6-million-bottles/ufb2lfqq Points to think about: . is waste material to be the resource for new construction? . is this your preference for future form,texture and material of our cities and your house? . is emphasis on such re-use and recycling methods detracting us from the "reduce

Unforgetting Adobe. BRICK 2010 Award

2010-04-10T08:06:00.000-07:00

BRICK AWARD 2010 PRESS RELEASE 8 April 2010 Hannover D | Berlin D | Knoxville Tennessee USA Hansjörg Göritz is the prime laureate of the prestigious international Brick Award 2010. ....In this way the undisputed role of bricks is acknowledged and celebrated as an timelessly esthetic, sustainable and ecological building material. In Liechtenstein this year's prime award for the Principality's

On straw..

2010-04-10T08:03:00.000-07:00

Straw: Ideal Building Material? 04/09/2010 by asladirt http://dirt.asla.org/2010/04/09/straw-ideal-building-material/ The Economist writes that straw buildings may be making a comeback, even if use of the material breaks local building codes. Straw may be an ideal building material for some types of buildings– it can be embedded with other materials to create adobe or stucco. It’s a great

Engaging the sustainable in design

2010-02-03T20:00:00.000-08:00

The term sustainable design is used quite generally in current times. Any design product or approach that even makes a remote attempt at addressing the issue of sustainability is branded and marketed as sustainable. What goes under the wide net of sustainable design has been documented through this blog http://comprehendingsustainabledesign.blogspot.com/. The question that was often raised

Documentation_Journal Articles: Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-11-26T10:46:00.000-08:00

Journals_Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver1. Boake, Terri Meyer and Caroline Prochazka. 2004, ‘LEED - a primer: an overview of sustainable design issues in the LEED context’, Canadian architect, vol.49, no.1, p.30-33. 2. Bronson, Susan D. 2005, ‘The philosophy of sustainable design’, APT Bulletin, vol.36, no.4, p.56.3. Forman, Richard T. T. 1993, ‘Ecologically sustainable landscapes: the role of

Executive Summary_Journal Articles: Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-11-26T10:41:00.000-08:00

Sustainable Design CompendiumExecutive SummaryJournal ArticlesNathan OliverThe objective of the project is to establish a snap shot of the contemporary understanding of sustainable design. The concept of sustainability is broad with varied depths. The graduate student team responsible for researching academic journals divided the vast task by searching the University of Tennessee library

Documentation_Books: Beth Hawkins

2008-11-26T10:30:00.000-08:00

Smith, Peter 2001, Architecture in a Climate of Change: A Guide to Sustainable Design, Architectural Press, Oxford.Architecture in a Climate of Change: a Guide to Sustainable Design, focuses on why change is necessary in the way we build that will lead us to a more sustainable building environment. The first part of the book introduces scientific data regarding how the climate changes and the

Executive Summary_Books: Beth Hawkins

2008-11-26T10:00:00.000-08:00

Comprehending Sustainable DesignExecutive SummaryBy Beth HawkinsThe goal of this project was to produce a compendium of the available resources on Sustainable Design in order to gain insight and knowledge of this topic. A present understanding of how sustainable design is defined and the principles used to “achieve” it are necessary to be able to make decisions on what the building environment

Magazine Documentation: Zeke Cooper

2008-11-26T09:21:00.000-08:00

Blum, Andrew. Saint Brad. With his Make It Right project in New Orleans, Pitt may be on his way to becoming architecture’s most important patron. Is architecture up for the challenge? Metropolis Magazine. March 19, 2008. This article is a summary of how Actor Brad Pitt is making a difference in Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans. By donating millions and raising millions of dollars through

Magazines Executive Summary: Zeke Cooper

2008-11-26T09:20:00.000-08:00

Zeke CooperMagazine Articles Executive SummaryNovember 26, 2008To summarize sustainable design is a daunting test because the idea and its concepts are frequently changing. To summarize magazine articles on sustainable design is even harder because any article one reads from any magazine usually just explains a new idea within sustainable design. Some are biased towards one side or the other

Magazine Documentation: Chris Chandler

2008-11-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

1. Adams, C. 9/30/2008. Green Architect Michelle Kaufmann Calls for Sustainability ?Nutrition? labels. Green Source Magazine. [Online] Available at: http://greensource.construction.com/news/080930Sustainability.asp. Retrieved on October 2, 2008.Summary: In this article, the author is describing the proposal of an Architect by the name of Michelle Kaufmann. Kaufmann is proposing a comprehensive

Magazines Executive Summary: Chris Chandler

2008-11-26T09:17:00.000-08:00

Executive Summary: Magazine Articles The magazine articles used for this project were obtained by searching “Sustainable Design” within the landscape category. Several came from online magazines through Google searches, as well as published sources that were found locally in the University of Tennessee library. Out of the sixteen articles read, the addressed topics were sustainable building

Documentation: Past Survey Research

2008-11-26T09:00:00.002-08:00

Comprehending Sustainable DesignM. Budipradigdo & W. Miller26 November 2008Documentation: Past Research in Sustainability SurveysUnderstanding sustainable design takes more than an knowledge of material design practices—it also requires understanding and navigating the current discourse surrounding sustainability. Taking stock of public opinion and common perspectives helps describe the context

Executive Summary: Past Survey Research

2008-11-26T09:00:00.001-08:00

Comprehending Sustainable DesignM. Budipradigdo & W. Miller26 November 2008Executive Summary: Past Survey Research in SustainabilityThis summary responds to research on past surveys that concern some aspect of sustainability. As described in the documentation of this research, surveys were found through Google searches, under the search terms ‘sustainable business survey,’ ‘sustainable design

Executive Summary-UT Knoxville Campus Sustainability Survey: Maudy Budipradigdo and Wyn Miller

2008-11-26T09:00:00.000-08:00

AbstractThis survey polled the University of Tennessee campus at Knoxville with regard to common conceptions of sustainability. It revealed that although there is a thorough awareness of the ‘issue’ of sustainability, faith in local efforts towards sustainability, as well as knowledge or experience in implementation of green practices is decidedly rare. Personal familiarity with green practices

Executive Summary: Caleb Lillard

2008-11-26T08:02:00.000-08:00

Executive Summary“Youtube” is an interactive video network which allows people to post videos viewable by the general public. It has a very wide variety of videos available, posted by just as wide a variety of people. There is a very broad spectrum of knowledge to be gained through these videos including but not limited to green roofs, grey water, sustainable construction, sustainable buildings

Summaries: Caleb Lillard

2008-11-26T07:58:00.000-08:00

Kpatterson1. E&ETV: Sustainable Design - Green Skyscrapers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2008. .(4:13)Modern architecture is being influenced by two strong movements currently. One of these movements is the environmental movement. Buildings must now be cost effective as well as sustainable. LEED is a great tool available to contractors. It enables them to take an integrated approach and puts a

Executive Summary: Andrew Carr

2008-11-26T07:57:00.000-08:00

Andrew CarrUniversity of TennesseeNov. 26 2008This executive summary is the result of research performed in the Masters of Landscape Architecture program at the University of Tennessee. As a group we researched how the topic of sustainable design is being defined in our society. We accomplished this by breaking into groups and researching books, magazines, professional journals, various aspects

Executive Summary: Andrew Carr

2008-11-26T07:53:00.000-08:00

Summaries: Andrew Carr

2008-11-26T07:52:00.000-08:00

MySpace + Sustainable DesignSave Our Cumberland Mountains (S.O.C.M.): is a group seeking to preserve the Cumberland Mountains in East Tennessee by encouraging sustainable practices in forestry and clear cutting. The group is applying the term to a practice that is normally destructive to the environment. Through this they hope to preserve natural resources, but never clearly show what this

Executive Summary for Web Logs: Kenneth Townsend

2008-11-26T07:22:00.000-08:00

Executive Summary: Kenneth Townsend The process of researching sustainable design blogs began with refreshing the meaning of a blog in the case of someone that may not be as familiar with the concept of blogs and blogging. Blog itself is a term that is short for web log, which is a web site that regularly

Google-summary-Yilin

2008-11-26T07:13:00.000-08:00

Sustainable Design CompendiumEXECUTIVE SUMMARYOf all the website recorded, 5 (25%) talked about “What is sustainable landscaping”, 4 (20%) talked about “Why we need Sustainable landscaping”, 16 (80%) talked about “How to practice sustainable landscaping”, of which 4 introduced examples of sustainable landscape, 5 (25%) was company’s website, and 2 gave us news on sustainable landscaping.What is

Google-documentation-Yilin

2008-11-26T07:10:00.000-08:00

DocumentationPhase I: Overall understanding of “Sustainable Design”Search engine: Google, wiki-pediaResult: 10, 400, 000Record: 1-50The first 50 website on Google were checked and ones that may be useful for a booklet were recorded. The recorded 25 websites were roughly sorted according to the properties of the information they provided, as follows:1) Providing definition (2, 8%);2) Group,

JOURNALS_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2008-10-22T08:56:00.001-07:00

Journals_Bethany Morris and Nathan OliverBethany MorrisThe objective of the project was to establish a snap shot of the contemporary understanding of sustainable design. The concept of sustainability is broad with varied depths. The graduate student team responsible for researching academic journals divided the vast task by searching the University of Tennessee library databases for “sustainable

JOURNALS_DOCUMENTATION

2008-10-22T08:54:00.000-07:00

INTERACTIVE WEB BASED MEDIA_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2008-10-22T08:32:00.001-07:00

YouTube_Caleb Lilard Youtube has a very wide variety of videos available, posted by just as wide a variety of people। These videos are posted by professionals as well as your neighbors। There is a very broad spectrum of knowledge to be gained through these videos including but not limited to green roofs, grey water, sustainable construction, sustainable buildings, and sustainable design in

INTERACTIVE WEB BASED MEDIA_DOCUMENTATION

2008-10-22T08:27:00.000-07:00

YouTube_Caleb LilardKpatterson1. E&ETV: Sustainable Design - Green Skyscrapers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2008. .(4:13)Modern architecture is being influenced by two strong movements currently। One of these movements is the environmental movement। Buildings must now be cost effective as well as sustainable. LEED is a great tool available to contractors. It

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES_DOCUMENTATION

2008-10-20T10:22:00.000-07:00

Books_Beth Hawkins1. Jonathan Chapman and Nick Gant 2007, Designers, Visionaries + Other Stories: A collection of sustainable design essays, Earthscan, London.The concept of sustainable design and sustainable perception are introduced and defined in this book. In addition, the authors discuss current reservations; an awakening consumer consciousness; and the potential for sustainable design to

BOOKS AND MAGAZINES_EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2008-10-16T10:15:00.000-07:00

Books_Beth HawkinsMagazines_Chris Chandler and Zeke CooperChris Chandler The magazine articles used for this project were obtained by searching “Sustainable Design” within the landscape category. Several came from online magazines, as well as published sources that were found locally. Out of the sixteen articles read, most related to sustainable building techniques, green roof principles,

Stocktake Documentation_Past Research in Sustainability--Surveys_Budipradigdo & Miller

2008-10-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

Below are statistics from internet searches, followed by summaries of the various types of surveys we found in past research, and the data they contain.14.Oct.08Search Engine: Google.'sustainability survey'=9,450,000.'campus sustainability survey'=131,000.'business sustainability survey'=337,000.'sustainable design survey'=54,000.From the search 'sustainability survey', there was approximately an

Summary and Critique_Journals on Sustainable Design_Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-10-13T10:12:00.000-07:00

Due to the nature of academic journals the scope of the readings was often limited to the academic arena. Most had associations with university research or texts. Based on the articles I have read to this point the discussion on “Sustainable Design” is focused on critiquing other literature on “Sustainable Design”. The articles are limited largely to reviewing potential texts for courses on

Summary and Critique_Results from first draft of survey_Budipradigdo and Miller

2008-10-13T05:12:00.000-07:00

The following summary and recommendations refer to the 25 survey results collected as of October 9, 2008. This survey was intended to be a rough draft. Having seen the results, we will briefly summarize and then suggest recommendations for changes to the survey format. (The first draft of the survey can be viewed in the blog post entitled 'Sustainable Design Survey by Maudy Budipradigdo and

Summary and Critique_Journal Articles on Sustainable Design_Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-10-12T21:02:00.001-07:00

Baird, StephenSummary:This article starts out by discussing and explaining the broad definition of sustainability and talks about the responsibility of all individuals, communities, businesses, and governments worldwide to be good stewards of sustainable design. The article also states that the pursuit of a sustainable lifestyle today is of paramount importance for future generations. In addition

Stocktake Documentation_Journal Articles on Sustainable Design _ Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-10-12T20:47:00.000-07:00

Baird, Stephen L. Dec/Jan 2008, ‘Sustainable Design: The Next Industria Revolution?’, Technology Teacher, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 11-15.Sustainable design acting as the next industrial revolution in current times.Bert, Ray Dec. 2007, ‘The Designer’s Role of Sustainability: Charting the Conceptual Landscape through Economy, Ecology, and Culture’, Civil Engineering, vol. 77, Issue 12, pp. 69.A summary

Current Survey Result (Maudy Budipradigdo and Wyn Miller)

2008-10-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

Survey result as of October 12, 2008.

POEM "TREES"

2008-10-11T19:41:00.000-07:00

Sustainable Design Survey by Maudy Budipradigdo and Wyn Miller

2008-10-08T06:43:00.000-07:00

Journal Articles on Sustainable Design_Bethany Morris and Nathan Oliver

2008-10-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Results for Title Search "Sustainable Design" = 49 with 7 relevant articles selected for summary.Masters of sustainable design.Preview By: Rajgor, Gail. Refocus, Sep2004, Vol. 5 Issue 5, p60-61, 2p; DOI: 10.1016/S1471-0846(04)00229-X; (AN 19277867)Designing Greenways: Sustainable Landscapes for Nature and People.Preview By: Lindsey, Greg. Journal of Planning Literature, May2008, Vol. 22 Issue 4

Journal Artilces on Sustainable Design

2008-10-06T10:51:00.000-07:00

From Database Search: Academic Search PremierResults for All Text Search "Sustainable Design"; narrowed by "sustainable design" in subject field = 39 with 9 relevant to Sustainable Landscapes The journal articles are as follows:Preventing Natural Hazard Risks through Sustainable Site Design.PreviewBy: Ozdemir, A.. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2008, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p457-462, 6p, 1 map