Sustainability

Question 1

Selective mode

What
Shape
Orientation
Windows
Energy source

Answer 1

Environment controlled by a combination of automatic and manual means and is a veritable mixture of natural and artificial elements

Shape is dispersed and aims to maximise the collection of ambient energy

Orientation is important

Windows or variable size

Energy is primarily ambient supplemented by generated sources when essential. Use varies from season to season

Question 2

Passive strategies

Answer 2

Design that exploits thermal and visual properties, disposition and orientation of build fabric to provide an appropriate set of environments. Typical of much of vernacular architecture

Question 3

Why use Thermal mass?

Answer 3

Stabilise internal temperatures

Mitigate excessive fluctuations in air temperature

Question 4

What is the free running period

Answer 4

Period in which building fabric alone can provide a comfortable environment for a substantial part of the year

Question 5

Exclusive mode

What?
Shape
Orientation
Energy source

Answer 5

Environment automatically controlled and predominantly artificial

Shape is compact and aims to minimise interaction between interior and exterior spaces

Orientation relatively unimportant

Energy is primarily from generated sources and is used constantly throughout seasons