CHECK THESE SAMPLES OF Sustainable Design with a Focus on Climate Change
The change in global climate is very often attributed to the increased concentration of gases emitted by the burning of fossil fuels.... The global climatic change which started with the industrial revolution has resulted in global warming and the climate of various regions of the world today is different from as it was 50 years back and will continue to change in the coming years.... There are numerous techniques which can be employed to make the design of a building energy efficient and the selection of most appropriate techniques is dictated by the climate of the region....
5 Pages
(1250 words)
Essay
The paper "climate change, Building Design and Construction" aimed to provide intensive information regarding Building Design and Construction as against climate change.... It is unfortunate that human discoveries, advancements, technological innovations, stupendous scientific creations and enhancement of knowledge all culminated into an unimaginably destructive climate change and ecological imbalance of the Globe that has become a Sword of Damocles on the World today....
8 Pages
(2000 words)
Essay
The paper "climate change as a Global Problem" highlights that in general, we spend 90% of our lives in buildings and in a country of weather extremity like the UK, it cannot be anything else and hence, quality of life and productivity depends upon buildings.... Most of the technologies are now focussed upon curtailing this problem, if not eliminating it so that the least damage could be caused to the Eco System and climate change could be reversed to status quo ante....
8 Pages
(2000 words)
Research Proposal
The paper 'The Importance and Necessity of Adaptation of Sustainable Technology' presents a transformation in the building sector towards more energy-efficient mechanisms through innovations in technology, change of public policies, informed and better customer choices.... This study aims to highlight the importance and necessity of adaptation of sustainable technology in one such very important area of human advancement, namely the construction, design, and maintenance of existing office buildings in the United Kingdom....
14 Pages
(3500 words)
Term Paper
The objective of the research "Sustainable Cities: climate change and Economics of Sustainable Infrastructure" is to find out how cities can develop sustainably and their infrastructure to forestall the effects of climate change.... climate change is the change in the usual weather patterns of a place in a permanent manner other than what is usually experienced in the normal patterns of change in weather and this happens regardless of the causes....
9 Pages
(2250 words)
Research Paper
Another level of poverty is absolute poverty where the deficiency level does not change as time goes by.... In addition, most people lack the knowledge and skills for constructing durable houses that fit the climate of the areas in which they live.... The paper "design of Housing for the World's Poor" describes that households in rural areas should adopt better use of biomass as well as the use of biogas....
29 Pages
(7250 words)
Capstone Project
This work "sustainable design" describes designing physical objects philosophy, the services, and built environment to comply with ecological sustainability, social and economic principles.... he efficacy of double glazing is important in that it helps in the designing of energy-efficient buildings where it becomes sought after by engineers in that it has its own sustainable design benefits such as Small carbon footprint, reduced energy bills, comfortable homes (indoors), quietness and peacefulness (noise insulation) and reduced condensation (Home, 2016)....
8 Pages
(2000 words)
Essay
This paper "climate change and Global Warming" discusses that Everything is affected by the climate crisis.... It seeks to promote economic efficiency, enhanced environmental performance, and social responsibility, which can be realized if architectural/design quality, technical innovation, and transferability are stressed in the construction of our buildings.... Sustainability and Environmental SustainabilitySustainability and environmental sustainability can be understood through the concept of 'sustainable development' - a form of development that meets the needs of the present generation without putting the ability of future generations at risk of failing to meet their own (Attmann, 2010)....
6 Pages
(1500 words)
Essay