WEEK 6

This week's topic was all about SUSTAINABILITY. Sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of building by enhancing efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space.

The goals of sustainability are as follows:

Goal #1- Harmonize with the site
Goal #2- Build as little as possible
Goal #3- Buildings should heat and cool themselves, generate own electricity
Goal #4- Maximize resource efficiency
Goal #5- Ecological design should be beautiful and lyrical.

Professor Huang also discussed LEED and USGBC. LEED stands for Leadership, Energy, Environmental, Design. USGBC is a national non-profit organization that is the developer and administrator of the LEED Green Building Rating System.

The vertical farm or vertical garden is one of the latest sustainable projects that has been rumored about and is trying to find a perfect prototype. This is a rendering from the vertical farm website.