“The sustainability group has continued to find more “green” solutions and
alternatives. For reducing water, they’re using low flow toilets, high
pressure water fixtures and rain barrels for water collection. For green
construction, they’re planning to recycle waste material (ex. wood for mulch,
drywall for soil amendment). They’ve also discussed landscaping where
they’ll use low maintenance grass and vegetation.”
“- Researched CHP heating device further
- Brainstormed on ideas to bring in for prototype
- Researched geothermal heating
- Calculated Size of windows
- Gave Costing Team the price of insulation per m2
Calculated the Number of windows on all towers excluding ground floor”
“The main goal of our team this week was to work closely with all of the other teams in order to finalize all the sustainable design practices and materials going to be used within the entire affordable housing project. We collaborated with the civil, architecture, interior design and costing teams in order to obtain a well rounded and well thought out design.”
“− Geothermal heating for the building has been included in the design
− Integrated low flush toilets, sustainable appliances
− Began estimating social program costs and benefits”
“Proposals of energy efficient practices that have been approved by costing, and included in the final design:
- Inert gas windows
- Tank-less water heaters
- UV air and water cleaners
- Heat sinks
- Recycling program”
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