Abstract
This paper discuses the education, research, community, industry and
international outcomes that have arisen from implementing sustainable education,
construction techniques, and systems into the Project Management program at the
University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
This paper focuses on some sustainable features developed in the Australian
context for their environmental and economic sustainability / buildability features
and assesses their potential application to a vastly different environment- In this
case a project in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
Potential building designs and novel patented research such as the wind
directional skylight vent are elaborated on in this paper. As well as elaborating
and analysing past and present designs and projects it is hoped that this paper will
stimulate an international perspective to sustainable education and research,
which is an area that the author feels increased awareness and emphasis is
required.
The important issues of embodied energy, construction and consumption costs
coupled with functional cost/m2 are evaluated and scrutinized. Agreement is
sought to apply a more useful rating of and definition of sustainability, making a
clear differentiation between energy efficient and sustainable designs. This is a
very pressing concern for developing nations with large populations and limited
funding, which is often overlooked by high technology / high construction cost
advocates of energy efficient buildings.
international outcomes that have arisen from implementing sustainable education,
construction techniques, and systems into the Project Management program at the
University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).
This paper focuses on some sustainable features developed in the Australian
context for their environmental and economic sustainability / buildability features
and assesses their potential application to a vastly different environment- In this
case a project in Tamil Nadu, a state in southern India.
Potential building designs and novel patented research such as the wind
directional skylight vent are elaborated on in this paper. As well as elaborating
and analysing past and present designs and projects it is hoped that this paper will
stimulate an international perspective to sustainable education and research,
which is an area that the author feels increased awareness and emphasis is
required.
The important issues of embodied energy, construction and consumption costs
coupled with functional cost/m2 are evaluated and scrutinized. Agreement is
sought to apply a more useful rating of and definition of sustainability, making a
clear differentiation between energy efficient and sustainable designs. This is a
very pressing concern for developing nations with large populations and limited
funding, which is often overlooked by high technology / high construction cost
advocates of energy efficient buildings.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The CIB 2003 International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment |
Editors | J Yang, P.S Brandon, A.C Sidwell |
Place of Publication | Brisbane |
Publisher | Queensland University of Technology |
Pages | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-74107-040-6 |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | SASBE 2003 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 19 Nov 2003 → 21 Nov 2003 |
Conference
Conference | SASBE 2003 |
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Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 19/11/03 → 21/11/03 |