Sustainable Cities Flashcards
About U Of Manitoba
Over 100 buildings
Total area in excess to 6.32 million gross square feet
Two main campuses are 676 acres, half are developed
How cities came to be?
Industrial evolution
People moved from farms to cities (urbanization)
Due to lack of medical care and proper housing people had to move to the outskirts.
Making the city more car centric.
Winnipeg is one of them
What does a sustainable city look like
Access to imp services like medical care, sanitation,proper sanitation
Green buildings
Recycling
Def - sustainable cities
An urban centre engineered to improve environmental impact by urban planning and decision making.
What are the 6 pillar of a sustainable cities?
Density
Walkability
Connectioons
Green buildings
Mixed use
Diversity
Def - density
Increasing pop
Increasing the amount of people served with less resouces
Opp of density
Sprawl
What is more sustainable ? High or low density? Why or why not.
High density because
- less resources required
-eg less material used
- less car dependent
-less maintenance of road
-less area required
Diff between traditional and sustainable development
Low density - traditional
High density- sustainable
Suburb more exp or urban ? Why?
Suburb
Bcz less use if services leads to increase in price
More use of services, causes price to go down
Def - walkability
Pedestrian and cycling friendly structure
Everything within 10 mins walk
More healthy
Walkability in portange and main
Portage vs main
Pedestrians were taken off the road to
- increase activity in underground mall
- gridlock from a car centric city
But now
- took community off the road
- less safe
- car dominated
- less accessibility
Def- connectivity
Interconnected street grid
Short street blocks
Promotes walking
Easy access to public transit
All amenities available in one area (mixed use)
- group of grids are taken and the traffic is diverged
-inner grid are pedestrian friendly
-good for buissness
-things are connected
-social interaction in building community
Def mixed use
Commercial and residential are grouped together/merged
-activated urban are during active hours of the day
-a building can serves multiple function
- reduces auto dependence
- creates destinations and local sense of place
- increases housing option for diverse household types
Def - diversity
-A spectrum of amenities offered within a range of operating hours
-increasing the quality of urban life by enhancing interaction with a diversity of people,allowing for hightened cultural sensitivity to other ethnicities and classes
- age, education, ethnicity, gender, income family status
- non motorized modes of transportation are represented equally
- mixed income housing (non gentrification)
Def gentrification
Converting a poor neighborhood into a complete luxurious to attract wealthy people
Not socially just
Wellness
- improve working and learning conditions
- seven aspects of wellness
What are the 4 pillars of sustainable?
Environment
Well ess
Social
Economic
Environment
Energy use intensity
Reduced urban heal islands
Future proofing- modular spaces
Social
Improving equity
Security
Accessiblity
Facilitating health and well-being
Economic
Determining material choices
Long tern building efficiency
Building resilience
SBDG
Sustainable building design guidelines
What does SBDG do
1- Ensures new construction is sustainable, beautiful and has welcoming spaces
2- Creation of spaces that reduce greenhouse gass
3- categories projects by size and type to determine what standards they should follow.
4- has UM specific standards that integrate other certifications such as LEED and SITES to create a UM benchmark for advancement
Why are we using SBDG in winnipeg?
Winnipegs temperature annual temperature is expected to increase by approx 2 degree due to climate .
- reduce energy required to heat by 16%
- increase energy required to cool by 67%
Why SBDG / their advantages?
1-Help in long term building efficiency and building sustainability- the buildings need to be there for 10 to 100 years - therefore has to be constructed in a way for long term efficiency
2- aligns with goals and targets - accounts for 65% of the UM GHG emission
3- Lead to a positive, cultural shift at the UM that will strengthen its financial viability and academic quality
How do the SBDG work?
Fundamental design elements
Landscapes
Building facades
Decommissioning
Taking down building materials and recycling them in the best possible way
Example of decommissioning
Clearwater building in clearwater manitoba in 2014
Key sustainable- recycling materials , community participation
Building use- visitor accommodation, restaurant, multipurpose
What do we have to do to move towards a sustainable urbanism?
Develop
-dense development
-diverse people
- quality landscapes
- long lasting efficient buildings
Advantages of sustainable urbanism
Strengthen sense of place
Reduce environmental stress
Health benefits
Increase interaction
