Week 6
Monday, 2/23
Discuss articles
- Article from BBC News - Population: The elephant in the room
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7865332.stm
Present and discuss site diagrams
Refining diagrams into site plans
Preliminary site plans:
- are the next level of refining the design from the site diagram
- are expected to change once buildings are designed
- should include:
- Streets, sidewalks and paths
- Parking lots and structures with spaces defined
- Outlines (footprint) of commercial/office buildings
- Residential lot lines
- Parks and landscaping
- Shared amenities
- Excelsior and Grand (link at CNU site)
- Montgomery Farm master plan
- Alliance Town Center site plan
Assignment -
Refine your site diagram into a site plan. Complete all roads and shared parking. Divide the development areas into "lots" (both residential and commercial). Show preliminary building outlines with approximate footprint areas (in square feet) for commercial, office, and mixed-use. Use same scale and sheet size as site diagram. Due Monday, 3/2.
Wednesday, 2/25
LEED-CS (Core and Shell) - used for building envelope and systems. CS buildings are planned to be leased to tenants who complete fit-out using LEED-CI (Commercial Interiors).
- LEED-CS website -
http://www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CMSPageID=295 - See Rating System and Checklist documents (handout)
Energy Star designation for Commercial building design - for buildings that achieve a score of 75 on a 1-100 scale that measures energy efficiency
- EnergyStar commercial building design website -
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=new_bldg_design.new_bldg_design - EnergyStar building design guidance checklist -
http://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/tools_resources/new_bldg_design/BuildingDesignGuidanceChecklist_101904.pdf - How the rating system works -
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=evaluate_performance.pt_neprs_learn - Take the Portfolio Manager tour -
https://www.energystar.gov/istar/pmpam/help/Portfolio%20Manager%20Tour/Portfolio_Manager_Tour.htm
Green Globes system, Green Building Initiative - scores buildings on a 1000-point scale in several categores. Certification is one to four globes.
- Green Globes Commercial website -
https://www.thegbi.org/commercial/ - Green Globes rating and certification -
https://www.thegbi.org/green-globes-tools/ratings-and-certifications.asp
Cool website -
- Green Building Initiative, Green Builder Training videos
http://gbi.buildingmedia.com/