Environmental Sustainable Design (ARC1413)

Environmental Sustainable Design (ARC1413/1412)

Name : Teo Kean Hui
Student ID : 0310165
Course : Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Architecture) March Intake 2013
Lecturer : TamilSalvi, Sujatavani, Sivaraman, Sanjehraman

Content

Project 1 Green-Go 2013 International Short Film Contest
Project 2 Appreciating Environment – NOTHING IS CONSIDERED WASTE

Project 1 Green-Go 2013 International Short Film Contest

In this project, we have to produce a awareness video of either campaign film with maximum 60 second or short film between 1 minute to 4 minutes about the environment issue that cause by mankind and the effect of it. There are 3 categories which are Life in plastic (plastic), it’s fantastic?, Water-the drop of life (water) and stayin' alive (animals). The category I've chosen is Water-the drop of life.

Now a days, people don't really care about the water being wasted everyday. Many places on earth are short of clean water and We must turn off the tap once we are not using it.

Objective

• To increase awareness of current environmental issues locally and globally
• To explore the local and global context of growth and therefore realizing the relationship between growth and its impact on the environment.

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize the effect of growth on the environment (nature % environment)
• Explore the concept of environmental and ecological sustainability
• Exemplify creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental circumstances
• Recognize role and responsibility of an architect towards environment and society

In this project, I've realize that things happening around us everyday, pollution, wasting of water. Things that happened to the water now a days. I've learnt how to edit and combine videos into one.

Project 2 Appreciating Environment – NOTHING IS CONSIDERED WASTE

In a group of 4, our task is to select a minimum of 2 construction site. The observe, research and take down all the details about the construction waste on how waste generated, how they manage and so on. Then, we are Besides, we are also require to take construction waste and produce a useful item (Cajón).

A2 sized Presentation board

During the presentation

My group mates and I

Objectives

• To introduce basic awareness of waste and environmental stress.
• To expose students to general construction material wastage e.g how, why and what are wasted on site
• To create the awareness relating environmental issues relating to construction issues, such as landfill, non-degradable waste, water pollution.
• To create an understanding of the impact of non-reusing or recycling construction waste
• To allow student to demonstrate their understanding and knowledge of material life cycle and recycling creatively

Learning Outcomes

• Produce a complete documentation and analysis of waste on construction sites
• Analyse and explain the reason why waste is produced on site
• Explain innovative and creative method that can be adopted in reducing and recycling wastes
• Create a creative and meaningful object from construction waste to demonstrate their awareness and appreciation of environment
• Recognize role and responsibility of an architect towards environment and society.

Through this project, I've more understanding about what is Life-cycle assessment (LCA) and the cause of construction waste to earth if didn't manage properly. Besides, I've also understand about how and why construction waste being created. Then, I've also able to build a useful product by using construction waste available.