By Bertrand Carrington General Information 0 Comments

Sustainable Homes

Fundamentals to creating a better house in the 21st Century

-Energy Efficient Homes

Five fundamentals to creating a better house in the 21st Century as follow:

  1. Mindset: Keep and open mind [Research time is important]
  2. Scale: Consider your budget because the formula:- Bigger = Higher Build Cost + Higher Maintenance Cost
  3. Optimization: Get the most from limited resources see Figure 2 & 3:

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Figure 2 Adoption of Building information principles (BIM)(Thepowerofplace)

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Figure 3. Passivehaus principles (Whatgreenhome)

  1. Fabric: Choose materials that will last for the life cycle of the building and reduction demands [Keep heat in or out base on type of climate]
  2. 5. Simplicity: Consider simple shape building design and choose designer and builder wisely.
By Bertrand Carrington Design • Development • Management • Planning 0 Comments

Master Planning

Perspective of the Development Process

-Key Urban design

According to DDQ Skill Training 2010 “good design is indivisible from good planning”

  • Only accept good design which contribute positively to making place better for people
  • Therefore consideration must be given to: these influences in figure 1 below:

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Figure 1

Note: Aesthetics may be subjective but many design criteria concerned with measurable design performance out comes [environmental performance, safety etc]