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@MISC{_sustainablebuildings,
author = {},
title = {SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS},
year = {}
}
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Abstract
Sustainable buildings are achieved through integrated building design—an approach to design and construction that involves the participation of owners, contractors, suppliers, building users, and design professionals during the initial design phase and at other key points in the design process. The goal of integrated design is to achieve high performance and synergistic benefits that minimize a building’s environmental impacts throughout its life cycle. For example, in an integrated design approach, the mechanical engineer will calculate energy use and cost very early in the design process, and inform designers of the energy-use implications of building orientation, configuration, fenestration, mechanical systems, and lighting options. Similarly, the participation of structural engineers in the integrated design process can create opportunities for green design strategies. For example, the choice of structural system, whether steel, wood, or concrete, during the initial design phase can affect the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling, as well as the ability to incorporate local and recycled-content materials into the building project. This paper describes the aspects of concrete construction that contribute to sustainable buildings. The discussion will refer to the point system of the Leadership in Energy and
Keyphrases
sustainable building design process initial design phase building orientation building user mechanical system inform designer point system key point building project high performance synergistic benefit building environmental impact green design strategy integrated design approach recycled-content material integrated design structural system structural engineer design professional energy use life cycle integrated building design concrete construction mechanical engineer energy-use implication integrated design process
