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Green building design strategies

Design strategies:

1. Urban and site design
2. Energy efficiency
3. Renewable energy
4. Building materials
5. Water issues
6. Indoor environment
7. Integrated building design
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video Presentation:

• Energy 101: Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings (4:19) http://youtu.be/5VMXL3lEYTI
  

 Further Reading:

• Green building design strategies http://ibse.hk/GB_design_strategies.pdf
• Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) Sustainable, http://www.wbdg.org/design/sustainable.php
• HK Green Building Technology Net http://gbtech.emsd.gov.hk
  

References:

• Brophy, V. and Lewis, J. O., 2011. A Green Vitruvius: Principles and Practice of Sustainable Architectural Design, 2nd ed., Earthscan, London. http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=uPvajUb2C04C
• PTI, 1996. Sustainable Building Technical Manual: Green Building Design, Construction and Operations, Public Technology, Inc. (PTI), Washington, D.C. http://smartenergy.illinois.edu/pdf/archive/sustainablebuildingtechmanual.pdf
  

 Web Links:

• Research Support Facility at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory http://www.nrel.gov/sustainable_nrel/rsf.html
  
• Embodied energy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embodied_energy
• WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide http://www.wbdg.org/design/engage_process.php
  

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| Created: Jul 2016 | Update: 29 Aug 2016 |