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Svitol Naos

Cornell Ecotecture Web Center - External Considerations - 1 views

  • The building must be thought of as a part of the ecosystem in which it is to be built.  Design decisions must take into account the characteristics and needs of each component of this ecosystem and must not compromise the delicate balance of soil, air, water, vegetation, and animal life. 
  • One important factor that must be taken into consideration is the climate of the region.  This factor has implications for site orientation, passive solar heating, building insulation, glazing, lighting
  • and indoor air quality.
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  • Decisions about the size and footprint of the building, the provision and location of the parking lot, and placement and composition of access roads should strive to minimize any further clearing of the surrounding vegetation.  The emission of harmful substances into the environment, both during and after construction, will also have deleterious effects on the landscape and wildlife, and must be considered during all phases of the project.
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    considerations on how to build an ecological buildings
marco cigliola

The station - 0 views

The station has been considered one of the most important urban buildings, no expense 'spared to decorate these buildings. With the arrival of the machines but'there' was a decline in rail stations...

started by marco cigliola on 10 May 12 no follow-up yet
Gioele Luccarelli

sustainable buildings - 0 views

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    this video shows the design of a sustainable and economical building.
gianni gianni

LifeGate | I 10 princìpi dell'architettura ecologica - 1 views

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    The ten principles of 'green buildings
Svitol Naos

Ecotecture | What is Ecotecture? Journal of ecological design - 3 views

  • What is Ecotecture? Ecotecture is the art and science of designing human systems that are integrated, functionally and aesthetically, with natural ecosystems
  • While this chapter focuses on human habitation systems- dwellings, communities, and cities- the design principles learned by studying ecosystems can also be applied to transportation, industrial, communication, and even economic and social systems.
  • The word "ecotecture" is a combination of the words "ecology," meaning the totality or pattern of relations between living organisms and their environment, and "architecture,"
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  • Only extreme climatic changes or other extraordinary conditions cause a large, stabilized ecosystem
  • the way nature "designs" its systems is that natural ecosystems are our best models of sustainability. Using only the sun's energy and a handful of simple chemicals as building blocks, life has found the means to sustain itself, by organizing into ecosystems, on all but the most inhospitable portions of the planet. Large scale ecosystem can remain stable, that is, sustain themselves in a state of dynamic equilibrium, for tens of thousands of year
  • defines as the art and science of building.
  • No matter how well established an ecosystem is, its organisms can tolerate only a certain amount of change.
  • If a major ecosystem is destroyed by events on a regional or planetary scale its territory is normally occupied by new organisms
  • The basic functional relationships between the three groups of organisms which comprise any ecosystem- producers, consumers and decomposers- have existed everywhere on the planet and throughout the history of life
  • While the structure of ecosystems has provided stability, the capacity to evolve has enabled life to meet the ongoing challenges of changing conditions.
  • to break down to the extent that most or all of its plants, animals, and microorganisms disappear and the system cannot repair or regenerate itself.
  • By contrast to natural systems, human systems have rarely been sustainable. Nor have they had to.
  • During most of humanity's tenancy on earth
  • resources and space aplenty have been readily available
  • The earth's riches, relative to humanity's population and expectations, were more than sufficient to provide not only for our survival but, as we have become increasingly efficient at manipulating nature and extracting her resources, for the doubling and redoubling of our population to the point where we have occupied the entire planet and become its dominant consumer.
  • In almost every instance, the means which humans have thus far devised to provide their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and luxuries are dependent on a one-way flow of energy, materials, and living substance from nature toward human society. Today, most of the materials which humans do return to nature are true waste, in the sense that they are either so degraded or concentrated that they are toxic or that they will not biodegrade in a reasonable length of time and simply pile up, hoarding their stored energy rather than releasing it back into the environment for reuse
  • Nature, as we shall see, has evolved a much more sustainable survival strategy of balancing its production and consumption by recirculating resources within local ecosystems and throughout the biosphere, or global ecosystem
  • Although the human strategy of providing for ourselves at the expense of the planet's well being has generally worked until now, it is clear that our ecological bank
  • It is said that we have been living on the non renewable principle of nature's savings account- guzzling oil, destroying forests, soils, and oceans- rather than the renewable interest of biofuels and sustainable forestry, fisheries and agriculture
  • As human and natural systems co-evolve toward full integration, the artificial, perceptual distinction which has separated the two will fade, and the recognition will grow that there is in fact but one planetary ecosystem which includes humans among its many interrelating and cooperating species.
  • The vision of ecotecture- a world in which humans dwell in sustainable harmony with nature- and the general approach
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    Some information regarding EcoTecture!
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    Thx! Cosmico!!! :D :D
Svitol Naos

Ecotecture - Sustainable Architecture & Design - Ecotecture - :: News and Projects from... - 2 views

  • Ecotecture has been making its name in award-winning ecological building since 1992. It designs
  • innovative and sustainable buildings in all sections of the built environment - from domestic extensions to larger, energy efficient commercial and community projects. Ecotecture is passionate about using creative design to lift and inspire people to live more sustainable lives whilst striving for technical excellence in construction
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    Some Projects of Ecological Architecture
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    nice link vito, very exhaustive
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    ehehehe the power of Svitol!! :P
andrea caforio

Natural Building - 1 views

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    a little video that shows how is constructed a house with natural materials
valeriosemeraro

Sharp Unveils See-Through Transparent Solar Panels Perfect For Balconies And Windows! |... - 0 views

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    beautiful pictures
Svitol Naos

Cornell Ecotecture Web Center - Environmental Impact - 0 views

  • Ecosystems (Water, Air & Soil)-  All site and building materials should be tested for levels of toxicity before installation.  Preserve existing surrounding environment. The site should have clean, uncontaminated water, air and soil.  Avoid construction in low-lying flood plain areas or on unstable soils, taking protective measures to address adjacent water ecosystems and habitats.
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    effects on the ecosystem
danielmastro

Roofs, floors, walls and windows / In your home / Home (United Kingdom) - Energy Saving... - 2 views

  • The better insulated your home is, the less money you'll spend heating it. Find out
  • more about different types of insulation, including draught-proofing, double glazing, and insulation for lofts and walls. 
  • Loft insulation is effective for at least 40 years, and it will pay for itself over and over again in that time - in an uninsulated home a quarter of your heat is lost through the roof. Save that waste and reduce your heating bills now!
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  • Not sure what kind of walls you have or the best way to insulate them? Here's how to work it ou
  • Cavity wall insulation is so cost effective that it will pay for itself over and over again. A third of all the heat lost in an uninsulated home goes through the walls - insulating your cavity walls can save you up to £135 a year on your fuel bills.
  • Insulating your solid walls could cut your heating costs considerably, because they let through up to twice as much heat as cavity walls. They can be insulated from the inside or the outside.
  • nsulating under the floorboards on your ground floor will save you around £60 a year, and you can seal the gaps between floors and skirting boards to reduce draughts too.
  • Draught-proofing is often overlooked - but it’s one of the cheapest and most efficient ways to save energy (and money!) in any type of building. 
  • Energy-efficient glazing – double glazing, triple glazing or secondary glazing – keeps your home warmer and quieter as well as reducing your energy bills.
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    Descriptions of Insulating home
Sabrina Leone

Surveying - 0 views

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    Definition of and references about surveying.
Svitol Naos

Plumbing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

  • Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations as they developed public baths and needed to provide potable water, and drainage of wastes
  • Most large cities today pipe solid wastes to treatment plants in order to separate and partly purify the water before emptying into streams or other bodies of water
  • Plumbing is the system of pipes and drains installed in a building for the distribution of potable drinking water and the removal of waterborne wastes, and the skilled trade of working with pipes, tubing and plumbing fixtures in such systems
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  • Plumbing is usually distinguished from water supply and sewage systems
  • Water systems of ancient times relied on gravity for the supply of water, using pipes or channels usually made of clay, lead
  • Present-day water-supply systems use a network of high-pressure pumps, and pipe
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    how is formed Plumbing System
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