| APPLYING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES |
| The Hamlet, Bangalore, India | |
| design 1997-98 (still in progress) | |
| Strawbale/small lot construction | |
| (The R-40 House) Montreal | |
| 1998-9 | |
| Kanata 2000, Kahnawake, Quebec | |
| 1998-2005 | |
| Lake Waposite Eco-lodge, | |
| Ouje-Bougoumou | |
| in progress since 2003 | |
| Since 2003: Unitarian Church, MUCS, Public Works Canada, private developers | |
| Canada Green Building Council, Quebec Chapter, McGill University | |
| The Practice of Julia Bourke Architecture Inc. | |
| The Hamlet, Bangalore India |
| WHO WAS THE CLIENT? (and team) |
| "CLIENT VISION" |
| CLIENT VISION | |
| Colonial architecture/lush landscape/ÓWesternÓ comforts | |
| ARCHITECTÕS MISSION! | |
| Environmental design | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES | |
| Social sustainability for working class |
| SUSTAINMENT PRINCIPLES |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | |
| sustainable infrastructure, landscape, housing, and operations/maintenance | |
| ECONOMIC | |
| Socially equitable labour program | |
| No extra budget for environmental strategies | |
| Employment program (incentives) | |
| Earth block factory | |
| SOCIO/CULTURAL | |
| Vastu: Master plan and all building designs based on Ancient siting principles | |
| Traditional (colonial) style | |
| encourage community through planning, programming | |
| Staffing plan (on site housing, food equity) | |
| TECHNICAL |
| Strawbale/ Small Lot, Montreal (The R-40 House) |
| Slide 8 |
| Slide 9 |
| Slide 10 |
| Background Research:Urban Design |
| Slide 12 |
| Slide 13 |
| SOCIAL successes: participation of family and friends failures: wrong neighbourhood for children |
| EMPOWERMENT/Education |
| RISK |
| Kanata 2000, Kahnawake, Quebec |
| CONCEPT |
| Housing grouped in clusters around central path/gathering space, each leading to community focus at top of hill | |
| Preservation of nature and community go hand-in-hand |
SUSTAINMENT PRINCIPLES |
| SOCIAL | |
| Build community spirit | |
| encourage family ties | |
| allow for flexibility | |
| Sweat equity | |
| Reinforce traditions | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL | |
| preserve/enhance nature | |
| increase quality of home/environment | |
| Reduce environmental footprint | |
| ECONOMIC | |
| Reduce home/community maintenance problems | |
| Reduce infrastructure costs | |
| Same house budget as conventional construction |
| SOCIAL |
| ENVIRONMENTAL |
| Roads | |
| minimize road width | |
| reduce run-off | |
| on-street parking | |
| swales | |
| Water supply | |
| common wells, cisterns | |
| Waste treatment | |
| recycling composting | |
| black/grey water biofiltration system | |
| reduced water use | |
| Demonstration House |
| Eco-Lodge, Lake Waposite |
| WHO WAS THE CLIENT? (and team) |
| Slide 26 |
| "Client vision:" |
| Client vision: | |
| Nick: a financially viable project | |
| David and Anna: a legacy for children (employment, use of land, continuity of fishing and trapping traditions) | |
| Caroline: a publishable, innovative, distinctly ÒCreeÓ design statement | |
| Paul: socially sustainable | |
| Community: a place to gather on week-ends | |
| ArchitectÕs mission: | |
| Environmental/socio-cultural/economic sustainability! |
| Economic Sustainability |
| complex socio-cultural and economic considerations | |
| Sweat equity initially integral to project financing | |
| Labour opportunities with traditional craft and building techniques | |
| Dependent on government funding | |
| Gap between traditional and ÒsouthernÓ, modern economic principles | |
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| Slide 29 |
| Slide 30 |
| SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES:
Lifestyle choices Operations/maintenance Employment logistics Lack of leadership Gap between traditional and modern Cree culture |
| PROJECT IMPACT |
| Very few projects in 7 yearsÉmostly unbuilt | |
| How to affect change at the larger scale?É |
| CAGBC Growth in Member Organizations |
| CaGBC Membership by Category |
| Positioning of LEED¨ in the Market |
| LEED Endorsement in Canada |
| APEGG BC | |
| GVRD | |
| University of BC | |
| BC Buildings Corporation | |
| Vancouver 2010 Olympics: Silver | |
| City of Vancouver facilities: Gold | |
| City of Victoria Dockside Lands: Platinum |
| Green Building Councils Worldwide |
| VANCOUVER OLYMPIC VILLAGE
NET ZERO DEMONSTRATION HOUSING |
| WHO WAS THE CLIENT? |
| MASTER PLAN - BASELINE |
| BASELINE - TYPICAL UPPER PLAN |
| CLIMATE INFO |
| OPTIONS |
| OPTION A – TYPICAL UPPER PLAN |
| OPTION A – CORRIDOR SECTION |
| OPTION C and CÕ– ÔHYBRID OPTIONÕ |