Unit 11- StainabilityLili Daniel

A1.1 Key concepts of sustainability

• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs and rights of future generations

• protecting our natural environment

• making efficient use of natural resources

• improving quality of life

• rights and responsibilities, participation and co-operation

• minimisation of the impact of construction process during the phases

• meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs and rights of future generations- we need to design buildings that don’t use all the present raw materials( concrete, timber, plastics etc…) that future generation will need to construct their own buildings and structures.

• protecting our natural environment- this is very important because we have to leave in a world that animals and plants and other species can survive a long side humans.

• making efficient use of natural resources- we shouldn’t when we design buildings use the finite materials such as oil, water, gas these are usually to make different metals and they will eventually to run out

• improving quality of life- this is very important because we need to thing about sustainably when designing new buildings. We have to use natural resources such as the son, wind, rain and heat from the ground to make the environmental clean, warm without the natural environmental.

• rights and responsibilities, participation and co-operation- people have the right to live in a world that looks after as natural resources. Countries should cooperate with each to ensure we don’t use the all the finite resources on the planet. This a responsibility of every one as we need to look after future generations

• minimisation of the impact of construction process during the phases- designers, architects and construction teams need to plan a project from start to finish. This entails looking at the designs, site clearance, sub-structure construction, super-structure construction, landscaping and fishing construction project. Use green materials, recycled material to mini the impact

regeneration of socially and economically deprived, rundown locations, areas or regions• THIS MEANS locally authorities serve look at different locally areas

and identify which areas require re-designing, new infrastructure, new social areas such as as parks, playground, schools, doing up… the benefits of this is that people and businesses and people want to be located that, this drive the locally economy.

reduction in crime figures leading to feeling of safety, lower cost of insurance premiums and increasing the area’s ability to attract further commercial enterprise into a run-down location

This means by investing money into any deprived run-down area we can reduced the amount of crime leading to people who leaving in that area feeling safer and more secure. This also benefits the residents financially by attracting different businesses such as shops, restaurants, commercial building- banks, which creates employment, this also reduces the ensures costs.

inclusion of green spaces providing an attractive, aesthetically pleasing place to live, socialise and engage as a community

The physical environment in a deprived area can be made better by expending some money on green spaces these can be parks, green spaces to walk with your dog, regeneration of a river paves, this attacks people to live there and makes them to feel better because they can get out in open spaces.

promoting community consultation and a sense of local involvement, so the community has an opportunity to contribute to decision making processes in what happens to their environment• this means that local councils need to speak to local communities that

they intend to spend money on it to regenerate that area so the council this is done by arranging meetings with different people in the community to discuss what its purpose for that area if we’ll meet the needs of the people to stop plans been pasted by the local council, people can object.

improved environments attracting more people and business into an area, further promoting it as a sustainable environment• By investing in that area that attacks young and old people who

would invest in themselves proprieties.

cleaner air through reductions in pollution and, in turn, improved health in the local population

The construction industry and the industry in general where everybody else has responsibility to reduce pollution. these can be done by conserving energy by building homes that is extreme insulated cutting down the amounts of energy need to warn or power house. Locally around a construction site we need to reduce: noise, water and air pollution , This can be done by using machines that wet and clean the roads to keep the dust that this prevents contaminating water by silt traps this improves the local people houses.

reduction in flooding and its impact, enabling homes to obtain insurance and security against flood damage

• This means in the UK over last few years we had problems with flooding problems to prevent this designs needed to thing about how we can naturally defend towns and city against, one way is rain water harvest this means collect water from rain.

• This means having plants on the roof that collect the rain water to grown and sustainably drain systems this means using natural contours of the land of changing the shaping the land to drain the water away from building

improved education in sustainability and looking after our environment to producing future generation attitude change

this means we need to look to educate adult and young people to protect the environment in long time. This will aloud future generation in pleasant world where they will be warn, have water to drink and food to eat.

conservation of resources for the future so their future availability is extended

This is very important because we haven’t totally enough renewable resources to maintain accurate life style we have to rely on the finite fossil fuels such as gas, oil, we need to converse this to the future generations to life a comfortable life

economic well-being of all those involved in sustainability• All countries and all people need to by in to the fact that we need to

have sustainably policies to protect resources, finit materials, and green belt areas

environmental protection of local habitats and resources for the benefit of all to enjoy• We have to protect local habitats so animals, insects, and vegetation

so plants, trees this is because the human race needs this all things to survive. People also like to look, walk, see all this different things

development of eco-tourism and the benefits of associated commercial enterprises, and employment opportunities.• Eco-tourism benefits the economy because people will visit araes that

standard out beauty such as Yorkshire dales, lakes… this benefits the local business around the area and creates employment for the local area it also protects the planet.

A2.1 Physical environment issues

• depletion of finite resources by the continued use of existing inefficient technology and supply chains this relates to using traditional forms of energy generated by power stations using gas, oil and coal. All the buildings do not meet the requirement for the code for sustainably homes. These code sets out deterrents levels of energy efficiency that new buildings are require to meet old buildings can have boilers and heating systems that are dated and using more finite energy. New buildings will also be constructed with better insulation materials that insulate.

pollution (carbon emissions, particulates, light, ground water)

• To limit pollution during a construction of a building and heats life cycles designs and planners after consider carbon emissions during the construction face and the energy to use the heat light and run building.

• Design: -Architects design buildings with the impact on the environment in mind. They thing/design with the best U-value this mean show much heat is lost through the materials the better of U-value the less carbon emissions are produce they also try to use sustainable materials that can be recycle when we demolished a building these reduces the overall carbon foot print.

-Planners reduce carbon emissions and dust during constructions faced by planning deliveries to site so that lorries and not delivering materials in a crucial traffic they also use local supplies it possible cut down the distance the materials travel.

localised flooding and rising sea levels

• Planners and designers after consider flooding and rising c-levels. If we are building near the to river or a costal area flooding has to be consider. Natural flood planes should not build on land maybe cheap these because adverse the bad weather if it will flood

ground settlement through drying out during long periods of low rainfall

• Low areas of rainfall can cost the ground the contract after crack affecting the sub-structure.

disturbance/destruction of local natural habitats and biodiversity andrelocation/conservation measures.

• When we are building on a greenfield site we are to consider the natural habits such as animals, plants by destroying this we can not conserve bio diversity.

loss of natural woodlands and planting

• To minimise this we replanted trees, plants much as we can

loss of land to vehicle parking

• These has good points and bad. If is in a brownfield site we can se the land and generate that area. If we build on a greenfield site out of the town the band the is we going to use the good point is that park can be replace cutting down the amount of vehicles on city centre

use of land for waste disposal

• The construction industry needs the recycle and reuse materials so that waste is not produce the use of land field. For example: when demolished a building made by bricks and blocks recycle the bricks as hardcore.

A2.2 Land use

• advantages and disadvantages of developing on greenfield and brownfield land

• Advantages of brownfields

Regretting the area

Can be more available

Disadvantages

Expensive to clean

Take long to build

Contained lost

Greenfield advantages

Quick to build on

No contaminates on site

Cost effective to construct

Disadvantages

No infrastructure

Relocate habits

People will protest

could have problems with the planning

A2.3 WastageKnow the sources of waste during the life cycle of a building, understand how it can be minimised and know how to safely dispose of waste produced during materials extraction, processing and during the development’s construction:

• Production of waste:

ALL BUILDINGS MATERILAS AND components are made from raw materials these can be natural or manufacture. We have to make sure that we don’t waste this materials during the process of making new building materials. We can also produce waste during demolishing, excavating and building a project. To cut down waste in this threes process we should recycle and reuse materials. Deliveries to site could come packaged in cardboard plastic or timber pallets wooden pallets these can be recycle if they have been segregated. Else materials in the building we have the updated the building with new technologies to cut down on energy waste and heating waste and water waste.

Safe disposal of waste:

• All waste on site should be kept in different skits a part from waste can be dangerous to environment chemical waste these type of waste need to be dispense by licence contract. Licences contracts who deal with waste disposal they cut down the change of fly tinting. Waste disposed of ways are by incineration this produce less waste but the energy produced can be reuse. Environmental damage can be caused by pollution by transportation and waste that go to land field.

A2.4 PollutionUnderstand how to minimise pollutants and understand the disposal of pollutants associated with construction related activity:

Noise and emissions to reduce that contracts can keep machines maintain use modern new fuel car vehicles. By materials in bulk cuts down the delivers and use local suppliers. Noise can be reduce by putting facing around on the site and use silencers machines.

To reduce dust on the construction site we can use machines to damp down the road and sweep up we can also use wheel cleaning machines and use water by cutting stone cool down the surrounding area. Light pollution to prevent this we can use light shading that can be made from timber, plastic and steel we can also use lower wattage light To reduce land pollution dispose the waste correctly use trend personal, people who been trained, clean equipment after use, use absorbement mates for oil our chemical use bonded tanks.

• Embodied energy- The amount energy used to produce materials from the start to finish

• Embedded energy – The same thing. Start to finish.

Topic A.3 Social issues of constructionUnderstand the social issues of construction and development, the issues to consider when planning developments and during construction and how to limit the adverse effects of development locally.

The social issues around construction and sustainably includes, preventing of development, avoiding vehicles buildings which cuts down vandalism. Regeneration strategies include developing round down areas as well on city areas. This helps the community by building facilities in education, jobs…

A3.2 Reduction of impact on the community

Understand the site practices that can be used to minimise the effect of the projectupon the local community, and know how and why they reduce the impact

To reduce the impact of a project on a community contracts the council laiiseby talking the community and also give letters. To reduce the impact the of the project itself they have site security, acoustic audience- sound proof fencing. On site parking facilities, time on deliveries.

• Considering contractors scheme- Improve the image of the construction industry. Founded in 1997. It cover three mean areas the general public, the workforce and environment.

Topic A.4 Economic issues of construction Understand the economic issues of construction and development, the issues to consider when planning developments and during construction and how to limit the adverse effects of development locally.

The construction industry needs to consider economic and environment issues and how can are be linked together. Construction offers locally employment and training. The buildings need to give a financial return This includes the cost on the ruing buildings and over the life cycle. Environmentally we have to build seas defences that existing properties around.

Topic B.1 Designing for sustainabilityDesigners need to reduce the effect of a construction project on the environment they do this by the following reducing energy using sustainable materials such as timber, stone, straw bales, sheep's wool etc… Locally source materials pre- fabrication and modular design this cuts waste and emissions.

• Technologies for solutions, energy saving equipment, natural ventilation, water safer devices such as push type, sensor tapes, low flush toilet and shower flow restrictions.

List of building regulations• Conservation of fuel and power

• Security

• Site preparation and resistance to contaminates and moisture

• Toxic substances

The code for sustainable homes in 2006 this a method of assessing how sustainably the design is. That gives you a rating of 1 to 6 stars, 6 is the best.

Topic B.2 Sustainable materials

• Understand the range of sustainable materials available, their advantages and

• disadvantages, how they are used effectively and understand how they reduce the

• environmental impact of developments and buildings:• low carbon materials incorporating low embodied energy• timber-based products:• cedar boarding and shingles• recycled particleboard sheets• engineered eco-joists, engineered timber joists• timber framing

Topic B.2 Sustainable materials

• structural insulated panels

• roofing materials:

• thatch used in roofing

• re-constituted roofing slates

• insulation products:

• recycled glass mineral wool

• natural products such as sheep’s wool insulation, hemp, flax

• recycled and crushed hardcore from demolition of existing structures retained on site

• for use as a fill material

• ways to reduce plant and equipment exhaust fumes (regular maintenance and

• servicing)

• incorporating recycling technology into materials to enable easier recycling at the end

• of their life

• renewable sourced materials such as timber-based products, naturally occurring

• products, products that can be harvested and regrown.