Green building

Vernacular: A brief in a system of inherited, established or customary patterns of thoughts, forms, and styles. Usually expressed in use of local materials and handed-down building technologies. Critical Regionalism: A particular approach to the making of buildings based on the belief that buildings should respond to and reflect specific local conditions – this can be seen as developing and understanding of a regions ‘deep structure’. However, Vernacular Design Attitudes Critical Regional…

Supervisor’s Office & Pine Ridge Ranger District Front Desk - Security Plan I. General Operations – This plan is to guide front desk personnel in the handling of emergency situations that could present a safety threat to them or others in the building. All situations are different and require calm, quick thoughts, and pre-planned emergency responses. • All front desk personnel will receive annual refresher training with practice drills to include radio use, phone use, paging system,…

All four of the images picture buildings. The Hogan and Cliff Dwellings pictures show more remote locations than the Laguna Pueblo and Tulum pictures. The Tulum and Hogan pictures feature lots of green vegetation. In Tulum and Cliff Dwellings the buildings are made out of rock and Laguna Pueblo and Hogan the building look like they are made out of wood and other materials. The buildings in Laguna Pueblo and Hogan are also more colorful than Tulum and Cliff Dwelling since the two site are made…

Well Building standard was created after many years of research done by experts in the health, and building industry, it is the only building standard that solely looks at human health and wellbeing of building occupants. The certification uses a tear system similar to LEED, it is a third party certification and it includes a platinum, gold, and silver certification, the standard includes a point system of one hundred and two metrics in seven categories, and it is more flexible than LEED.…

A Cosmetic Touch This content was written for Exterior Solutions by Craig’s Roofing Did you know that your roof could actually have cosmetic touch to your home? I want you to go ahead and go outside, take a look at your roof, and see how you feel about it. If you do not like your roof, or actually show safe love your roof, you need to call Exterior Solutions by Craig’s Roofing today. They actually can provide you with a brand-new roof, that has and aesthetic look to it, and provides a cosmetic…

As a result, Brutalism Architecture became a favourable method amongst architects during the mid 20th Century. However, as Brutalism architecture grew, the importance of connection between building and its surrounding context were also taken into consideration between few architects. They believed buildings should serve the need of its inhabitant and act as a medium between nature and society. Allison and Peter Smithsons were one of the key characters that took this new ideology and implemented…

Since the beach house is located in a residential area where there are existing homes, the natural factors were not too difficult to work around. However, when building adjacent to existing structures, it is common practice to attempt to design your structure so that it fits in to the neighborhood and does not stick out like a big ugly thumb. In the case of the Austinmer Beach House, the existing structures adjacent…

Policies Part 3.1: Policy Safety 1: Rebuilding, Monitoring and Assessments of Building Safety The council will grant planning permission for the development where safety will be maintained and enhanced, with its main focuses on:  Rebuilding damaged buildings by flooding or other disasters which improve their quality of safety to live in, and to ensure safety is valued during the development.  Ensuring that the quality of buildings will be monitored on its structure and the area around. …

tip of Manhattan, next to Battery Park (New York Architecture 2015).” The building is actually on the site of where Fort Amsterdam used to be located. The federal government used to rent buildings which were previously constructed (New York Architecture). “In the early 19th century, however, the federal government began expanding and constructing…

difference within the people through the surrounding buildings. The visible wealth disparity between the residents of Los Angeles is very stark and can be seen within neighborhoods. Starting at Sunset, near the Greystone Mansion, the buildings are well kept and show a variety of architectural styles. The styles often reflect older styles or modern styles, with little in-between and a distancing from the industrial, mass produced style. The buildings are often painted in light colors,…