ecological design principles
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Ecological Design Principles
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
endangered species
global climate change
human survival
TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE
social equity
environmental impact
financial reward
HUMAN CONTEXT
Green Building Dockside Green: Vancouver BC
Green Building Dockside Green: Vancouver BC
Brownfield Site
Vegetated Architectural Systems
Sustainable Stormwater Management
100% Reuse of wastewater for industrial process
Biodiesel plant on the site; tenants encouraged to use diesel vehicles
Biomass Energy Generation
LEED Platinum
7+ environmental awards
Green Building Dockside Green: Vancouver BC
HARVARD BLACKSTONE RENOVATION
cogeneration & building systems monitoring
University Operation Services, Registered LEED Gold
Energy: heat recovery system, daylight sensors, occupant sensors, CF bulbs, LED, cool roof, geothermal/valence heat system
Innovative Site Design: bioswale, NO irrigation, permeable paving
Construction Waste: 99.5% diverted from landfill
Low VOC finishes
Daylight and views for 90% of occupants, operable windows
Bamboo
Natural Linoleum
HARVARD BLACKSTONE RENOVATION
cogeneration & building systems monitoring
Ecology of Place
Sound Attenuation
HABITAT CREATION
Conservation
•197,000 sq. feet of Roof Area
• Five Undulating Domes
• Slopes in excess of 60 degrees
• Six inches of Soil Depth
• Diverse Native Plant Community
• Observation Deck
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
CASE STUDY : C.A.S.
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Chinampa is a method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture which
used small, rectangle-shaped areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake.
temperate freshwater chianampa
BIOMIMICRY
SOUTH SAN JOSE POLICE SUB-STATION
MICROTOPOGRAPHY increases BIODIVERSITY
Rhypark, Basel, Switzerland
Architect: Stadtgärtnerei Basel
Year: 1987
Natural Analogue: Dry Meadow
Roof Size: 1615 sq.ft.
Roof Slope: 1.5%
NATURALIZED ROOFS
slide courtesy rana creek
EUROPEAN PRECEDENT
HERON’S HEAD PARK
HERON’S HEAD PARK
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Literacy for Environmental Justice at Heron’s Head Park
NATIVE SYSTEMS
EDUCATION
PERMACULTURE APPROACH
MATERIALS
Living Roofs-Desert Climates
Arkin Tilt Architects
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Solutions Grow from Place
Ecological Accounting Informs Design Design With Nature Everyone is a Designer Make Nature Visible
PRINCIPLE DESIGN CRITERIA
“If we are sensitive to the nuances of place, we can inhabit
without destroying.”
“Trace the environmental impacts of existing or proposed
designs. Use this information to determine the most
ecologically sound design possibility.”
“Engaging in processes that regenerate rather than deplete.”
“As people work together to heal their places, they also heal themselves.”
“De-natured environments ignore our need and our potential for learning.”
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: Sim van der Rynn/Stuart Cowen
1. Insist on rights of humanity and nature to co-exist in a healthy, supportive, diverse and
sustainable condition.
2. Recognize interdependence. Expand design considerations to recognizing even distant
effects.
3. Consider all aspects of human settlement including community, dwelling, industry and trade in terms of existing and evolving connections between spiritual and material consciousness. 4. Accept responsibility for the consequences of design decisions upon human well-being, the viability of natural systems and their right to co-exist.
5. Do not burden future generations with requirements for maintenance or potential danger due to the careless creation of products, processes or standards. 6. Eliminate the concept of waste. Evaluate and optimize the full life-cycle of products and processes, to approach the state of natural systems, in which there is no waste. 7. Rely on natural energy flows. Incorporate energy efficiently and safely for responsible use. 8. Understand the limitations of design. No design solves all problems. Treat nature as a model and mentor, not as an inconvenience to be controlled. 9. Seek constant improvement by the sharing of knowledge, and re-establish the integral relationship between natural processes and human activity.
Ecological Reference
Balanced Capacity Adaptation & Performance Sustainable Yield Hydrologic Cycle
PRINCIPLE DESIGN CRITERIA
Use indigenous plants, adapted to local environmental
conditions, provide wildlife habitat.
Landscape in balance with nutrient availability, rainfall, and
seasonal growing requirements of plants.
Plant material selection is based on adaptation to seasonal climatic variation and soil conditions.
Self sustaining, self regenerative, and self transcending and adapting. Do not rely on the abundance of irrigation, fertilizers, and maintenance. Contain healthy soils with active biological activity.
Integration of site and structure by capturing, storing, reusing, and conveying of storm water to and through the ground plane landscape.
Special Thanks to the following
for Photos and Design Principles
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: Sim van der Rynn/Stuart Cowen
HANOVER PRINCIPLES: Wm. McDonough
RANA CREEK: Paul Kephart/Restoration View
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN: Josiah Cain