ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

by Dr TamilSalvi Mari & Dr Sujatavani Gunasagaran

This module introduces students to environmental issues and provides some in-depth understanding of the complexities and interactions that the design and construction professions have to deal with to contain some of the irreversible damage that human settlement causes to the environment. Modules also intend to instill basic ecological literacy and environmental concerns through projects that involves local environment and society

Learning Outcomes

1. Recognize the effect of growth on the environment.

2. Identify local climatic and environmental concerns; utilizing strategies which will encourage effective local sustainable design principles and building practices.

3. Exemplify creativity in attempting to explore the current environmental circumstances

4. Exemplify environmental strategies already adopted in the vernacular architectural language of Malaysia.

5. Exemplify and explain the concept of sustainability including environmental and ecological sustainability.

6. Recognize role and responsibility of an architect towards environment and society

PROJECT 1- LIFE COMMUNITY

3rd Nov 2017

The first project My Community My Commitment (Environmental based life community project) is to identify an environmental community related issue in our local community. The issues have to be genuine and any solution provided by my team ( Kelvin Douglas, Ali, Alla, Kirrthana, Laisa , Rahma, Calvin, Ranjeev and I) must have an impact to the environment and community.

We need to visit the project site more then once to collect a variety of observation before making suggestions or proposals. Our observations should also include what is the main environmental

community related issue, who are affected, any particular organization directly related to the issue, what the people or community needs and etc. We should record the observation can be in the form of written, video or visual.