Water offers a special challenge for green architects to study in their construction designs. Its life giving powers and importance to living means that it must be carefully sustained and utilized, such that this God given resource may never be wasted. Continue reading Water sustainability for green architects
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Achieving Energy Efficiency Through Natural Ventilation For Thermal Comfort
Attaining energy efficiency in buildings is ascertaining that the usage of energy in your building has been optimized to ensure that it is not ruinous or ungoverned, but rather well modulated and properly sustainable. The implications of energy efficient design are realized at the point whereby huge economies are made in the developed surroundings simply because of the easy energy saving standards that have been set up in place. Continue reading Achieving Energy Efficiency Through Natural Ventilation For Thermal Comfort
Using Solar Energy To Achieve Energy Efficient Design
A key base in the conception of green design is the whole element of seeing to it that designing of buildings are done according to principles of energy efficient design. In addition energy efficiency is seen by utilizing environmentally friendly and renewable sources of energy. By far the most common origin of energy is the sun, from where we harvest solar energy. Continue reading Using Solar Energy To Achieve Energy Efficient Design
Creating Energy Efficiency in Buildings
One of the key areas within which architecture needs to be sustainable is the element of designing buildings having good energy efficiency. Kenyan Designers are presented with the challenge of producing sustainable architecture that is relevant to the times we live in. Constructions are huge consumers of energy in many ways and the construction industry has led to having a high level of energy consumption. There is a need therefore for buildings to incorporate necessities for sustainability in order for them to favorably contribute to the green agenda. Continue reading Creating Energy Efficiency in Buildings