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Sustainable High Performance Concrete Buildings
Sustainable buildings are achieved through integrated building design—an approach to design and construction that involves the participation of owners, contractors, suppliers, building users, and design professionals during the initial design phase and at other key points in the design process. The goal of integrated design is to achieve high performance and synergistic benefits that minimize a building's environmental impacts throughout its life cycle. For example, in an integrated design approach, the mechanical engineer will calculate energy use and cost very early in the design process, and inform designers of the energy-use implications of building orientation, configuration, fenestration, mechanical systems, and lighting options. Similarly, the participation of structural engineers in the integrated design process can create opportunities for green design strategies. For example, the choice of structural system, whether steel, wood, or concrete, during the initial design phase can affect the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling, as well as the ability to incorporate local and recycled-content materials into the building project. This paper describes the aspects of concrete construction that contribute to sustainable buildings. The discussion will refer to the point system of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for New Construction and Major Renovation (LEED-NC) LEED-NC is a voluntary rating system for designing, building, and certifying green buildings. It is widely used to determine if a new building meets the behavior requirements for the level of LEED rating required by the owner. Sustainable aspects of green buildings are often grouped into categories so that members of the design team have a structure around which to integrate green design strategies into a sustainable design. LEED-NC uses the following five categories: 1 Sustainable site planning and use 2 Safeguarding water and water conservation 3 Energy conservation and protection of the atmosphere 4 Efficient use of materials and resource conservation 5 Protection of indoor environmental quality.
Sustainable High Performance Concrete Buildings
Sustainable buildings are achieved through integrated building design—an approach to design and construction that involves the participation of owners, contractors, suppliers, building users, and design professionals during the initial design phase and at other key points in the design process. The goal of integrated design is to achieve high performance and synergistic benefits that minimize a building's environmental impacts throughout its life cycle. For example, in an integrated design approach, the mechanical engineer will calculate energy use and cost very early in the design process, and inform designers of the energy-use implications of building orientation, configuration, fenestration, mechanical systems, and lighting options. Similarly, the participation of structural engineers in the integrated design process can create opportunities for green design strategies. For example, the choice of structural system, whether steel, wood, or concrete, during the initial design phase can affect the amount of energy needed for heating and cooling, as well as the ability to incorporate local and recycled-content materials into the building project. This paper describes the aspects of concrete construction that contribute to sustainable buildings. The discussion will refer to the point system of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System for New Construction and Major Renovation (LEED-NC) LEED-NC is a voluntary rating system for designing, building, and certifying green buildings. It is widely used to determine if a new building meets the behavior requirements for the level of LEED rating required by the owner. Sustainable aspects of green buildings are often grouped into categories so that members of the design team have a structure around which to integrate green design strategies into a sustainable design. LEED-NC uses the following five categories: 1 Sustainable site planning and use 2 Safeguarding water and water conservation 3 Energy conservation and protection of the atmosphere 4 Efficient use of materials and resource conservation 5 Protection of indoor environmental quality.
Sustainable High Performance Concrete Buildings
Alsamsam, Iyad (Ed) M. (author) / Lemay, Lionel (author) / VanGeem, Martha G. (author)
Structures Congress 2008 ; 2008 ; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Structures Congress 2008 ; 1-11
2008-10-14
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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