Programming & Analysis (PA) Flashcards
I = PAT
Impact = population x affluence x technology
Landscape fragmentation & impacts
Loss of cohesive patterns of connectedness in a landscape. Negatively impacts biodiversity and landscape resilience.
Qualifiers for Sustainable material selection (4)
Regionally available, sustainably harvested, low impact, and reused/recycled.
Sustainable energy design (2)
Energy conservation and use of regenerative energy sources
Sustainability elements to consider
Material selection, energy consumption, water use, waste, lighting, construction methods, site development practices
Building for Economic and Environmental Standards (BEES)
Evaluates the life cycle costs and environmental impacts of building materials in 10 areas of concern
5 LEED Categories
Site design and planning, energy use, water management, materials resources and waste, indoor environmental quality
BEES Life Cycle Assessment - 10 lmpacts
- Global warming potential
- Acidification potential
- Eutrophication potential
- Natural resource depletion
- IAQ impacts
- Solid waste impacts
- Smog
- Ecological toxicity
- Human toxicity
- Ozone depletion
Green building material requirements (9)
- Recycled / salvaged
- FSC wood
- Short term renewable (10 years)
- Toxin free
- Reduced material volume
- Low manufacturing footprint
- HVAC efficient
- Reusable or recyclable
- Locally sourced
ABS Piping
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene. Used for waste pipes but contains very toxic materials and is expensive to manufacture.
Cast Iron pipe
No more durable than PVC but manufacturing has high environmental and energy impacts.
Dangers of PVC
Highly toxic manufacturing, not reusable or recyclable, cannot be safely burned.
Dangers of Cement Dust
High alkalinity can tamper with local groundwater PH and potentially harm aquatic life
Fly Ash Concrete
Add mixture for cement that uses by-product of burning coal. Increases strength of concrete mix and reduces the amount of Portland cement required.
What is the Brownfield Movement?
1990s push to find effective uses for abandoned and environmentally unsafe properties
Strategies for minimizing disturbed area
Clustering buildings, increasing density, and encouraging smaller building footprints
CINDI
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information
Info on local site hazards such as earthquakes, landslides, flood, etc.
What contributed to the transition of nomadism to urbanism?
Agriculture, religion, surplus of food, ceremony, and leadership.
Land Ordinance of 1785
Rectangular survey system for areas west of the Pennsylvania Ohio border. (16) 6x6 mile townships divided into 36 sections to make up a town.
Catchment Area
Region of primary market for a certain development (I.e. patrons at a proposed supermarket or students in a district)
Proxemics
Observations and theories of the use of space and how it defines a culture
Behavior settings
Locations and conditions of a location associated with ritual.
What utilities are typically found under roadways?
Sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and water mains
What utilities are typically found adjacent to roadways?
Electrical, telecommunications, and gas