{"id":33335,"date":"2018-10-23T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-23T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog-test\/building-for-change\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T05:28:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:28:44","slug":"building-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/building-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How Architects Can Adapt for Our Climate Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Resilient design has emerged as a paradigm shift in architectural practice. Increasingly covered by the AEC industry over the last two decades, the need for adaptation, mitigation and regulatory strategies has become irrefutable as climate change has been identified as one of the 21st century\u2019s biggest global crises. On average, the destruction caused by extreme weather events has cost the U.S. economy $200 billion a year over the past 10 years. Recognizing escalating climate concerns and understanding that the nature of weather events is unlikely to remain the same throughout a building\u2019s life span, architects are now looking for tools, products and innovative building assemblies to manage risk and build resilience.<\/p>\n

In 2017, the American Institute of Architects released a statement<\/a> saying that \u201cscientific consensus shows increasing atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide contribute significantly to rising sea levels, extreme weather events and degradation of natural resources. These trends threaten national security, human health, food supply, natural ecosystems and global economies.\u201d Closely tied to operational and embodied carbon production in buildings, architects and manufacturers are now focusing on sustainable and integrated specs.<\/p>\n

In this article, we look at how to specify details and products that address increased temperatures, reduce emissions, and store up both water and energy. Passive solutions to mitigate temperature center on thermal mass, insulation, external shading and cross ventilation. These adaptive systems come in the form of green roofs, cooling technologies, low heat producing light and equipment as well as co-generation methods like\u00a0photovoltaic glazing and waste heat capture technology. The following exemplars in resilient design explore these systems through details, building-products and novel specifications.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Centerbrook Architects & Planners<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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The Hotchkiss School, Biomass Heating Facility<\/b><\/a> by Centerbrook Architects & Planners<\/a>, Salisbury, Conn., United States<\/p>\n

The new Central Heating Facility for The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut was made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This resilient design features an undulating sloped green roof that\u2019s vegetated with sedum connected with a bio-swale rain garden.<\/p>\n

The treatment center\u2019s green roof captures 50% of the site\u2019s rainwater with precultivated sedum mats laid directly onto the green roof substrate. The sedum carpet green roof system was provided by ZinCo USA<\/a> on top of a Sika Sarnafil<\/a> waterproofing membrane. When specifying green roofs like this, it\u2019s important to choose a strong and durable waterproof membrane beneath the soil. The following diagram shows some of these layers that make up a green roof system:<\/p>\n

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In the Hotchkiss School, a protection mat was placed on top of the waterproofing membrane to protect the roof during installation and to retain water for the roof in times of extended drought. They used a Floradrain FD25-E drainage layer to ensure proper drainage while retaining a specific amount of water for the roof\u2019s vegetation.<\/p>\n

Research Green Roof Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 benjamin benschneider<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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\u00a9 Nic Lehoux<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

Bullitt Center<\/a> <\/b>by The Miller Hull Partnership<\/a>, Seattle, Wash., United States<\/p>\n

The Bullitt Center is the first leasable market rate commercial structure to target requirements for the Living Building Challenge. A landmark building in Seattle, the design was created to inform future high-performance urban buildings.<\/p>\n

Designed to achieve net-zero energy use with 100% on-site renewable energy, the center gained attention for its potentially illegal systems. As mentioned in one of our previous articles, in Washington, filtering rain water for drinking wasn\u2019t allowed. The Bullitt Center was therefore designed to use its treated rainwater for graywater until future changes to the law.<\/p>\n

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The building\u2019s performance is boosted by mechanized features like automated retractable blinds to block glare and heat gain, as well as windows that automatically open and close to optimize natural ventilation. Essentially its own power plant and its own waste treatment plant, the project integrated systems for power production, daylighting, heating, cooling and ventilation.<\/p>\n

Geothermal wells combine with hydronic radiant tubing, commonly called PEX, that coils a few inches beneath the concrete overlay of each floor. This, alongside 575 PV manufactured by the Sunpower Corporation of San Jose, are only a few of the products and systems that create a truly resilient design.<\/p>\n

Research Photovoltaic Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n

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Stamp House<\/b><\/a> by Charles Wright Architects<\/a>, Queensland, Australia<\/p>\n

The Stamp House project was designed as an off-grid residence on the edge of a rainforest. Embracing the surrounding native wetland environment, the house rests above an engineered water ecosystem through a combination of in-situ and precast concrete. The carbon-neutral design features a 250,000-liter rainwater harvesting system, renewable solar energy generation, an on-site sewage treatment plant, a controllable building automation system, as well as shaded and insulated thermal mass engineering.<\/p>\n

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Built as a collaboration process between Queensland\u2019s national parks, environmental agencies, and state and local governments, the Stamp House was made to withstand the region\u2019s frequent cyclone activity and minimally impact its environment. Featuring a solid structure, the sustainable building makes use of huge cantilevers to diminish the threat from potential flooding and tides.<\/p>\n

Research Concrete Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n

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