CRI-Q#6 What are the current trends in low-carbon design?
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I think that one is to maintain aesthetics:
http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2009/03/stunning-green-buildings-in-china.php
“Stunning” is the word I’d use for most of these. And especially the one in Ningbo (5) which is sourced from local materials, an important trend in building?
[though, come on, isn’t building emissions far exceeding transport, for most of us who don’t fly].
Perhaps also that a great life can be had in these buildings.
Where’s your nearest of these stunners? Not far if you live in BJ, SH or a coastal province. Inland?!
Maybe quite a bit further. Would need to see a more even spread in future.
Can we make a shift to buildings that will meet the needs of average house buyers, residents at a price that they can afford?
Kinda makes you wanna study architectural engineering, doesn’t it?
Top challenges, and opportunities to make a meaningful change, no?
Air envelopes.
Not something to send your friends and family for their birthdays, but installed in the Parkview Green residential complex in Beijing.
Thanks for the comment “The Beta Brand”, could you tell us more about “Air Envelopes” maybe a website and your name and affiliation?
Da Long - Philip McMaster, World Sustainability Project, Beijing, China
Low-carbon design means building with a stronger consideration for the environment. The urban planning process should take the natural environment into consideration to help integrate it as a part of the city, rather than a separation of the city. As the natural environment itself has a strong self-sustaining system, the integration of urban design and natural conservation could emerge as a dominant trend in China’s low-carbon design industry, reflecting the country’s long history and cultural emphasis placed on harmony between man and nature.
Brian Ho, Director, China, CSR - ASIA
Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in the Asia Pacific Region
Engaging with the issues as they emerge
Low-carbon design can be considered on two levels.
On the national level, low-carbon design means to transform the pattern of economic growth and energy structure, adjustment of industrial structure and give priority to the development of high-tech industry and modern service industries. Especially to develop new energy and renewable energy. For example solar energy, wind energy and water energy which without CO2 emission.
On public level, Low-carbon design trends in daily life may be all the products will be with low-carbon ideas all the time from design to production to consumption. Such as energy-saving lamps, energy-saving air conditioners, energy-efficient buildings and energy-saving transport and so on. Public will change consuming ways in their daily life, for example saving energy, less air conditioning, driving less, choose energy-efficient buildings, etc.
Hou Yun, Professional Committee of Circular Economy of China - Association of Environmental Protection Industries - http://www.caepi.org.cn
A low-carbon lifestyle is an inevitable trend of the Habitat model.For example, the Pearl River are a manifestation of low-carbon Hui concepts, materials and design to make the entire building to the best energy-saving effect, the project construction on the rate of the overall energy saving of up to 65%, compared with the industry standard requires a full increase of 15 percentage points.
To LIVCOM International Garden City and Community Competition, the ecological construction is an important assessment content. And the conservation-oriented society will take the low-carbon development path inevitably. The city’s landscape and infrastructure design should be noted of sustainability.
1. In terms of habitat, introduce low carbon materials and new technologies, to make life comfortable and energy-efficient.
Low-carbon living is an attitude, that is, let people living in a comfortable state of mind and body, under the premise of minimal environmental impact on human survival and even aiming to help improve the living environment of mankind. For example, the use of solar and other renewable energy sources for lighting and heating; also in Europe, there are a lot of zero-emission buildings, thermal insulation effect is very good, under the conditions of natural ventilation, thermal insulation layer can control the indoor temperature to a suitable level. Under the LIVCOM competition’s criteria, the sustainable living environment, the dialogue between human and nature, are possessing a large proportion.
2. In terms of public transport, emphasis on energy-intensive management philosophy, and holistic, scientific.
3. Reduce unnecessary reconstruction and decoration, to achieve simple and practical purposes.
4. Common Materials have a new usage.
In the LIVCOM communities, more respected beauty to be found in the search and development for most common materials, namely, using materials around whose most common features have been developed or to be developed, to decorate living space. This is not only for saving the purchase and transportation costs, but also for using the material to an extreme. For example, use the wood texture on the side of plywood as a home decorating material for most of the furniture or the wall face.
Billy-Li Xiang , General Manager / Director, Jia Cui (China) Environment and Development Promotion Center, Shenzhen, China. http://www.livcom.org