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Keeping an Open Mind in Architecture

In the quest for sustainability in architecture, exploring alternative materials and design principles is essential. This presentation discusses the constituents of buildings and potential sustainable substitutes, emphasizing passive solar and ventilation techniques to enhance energy efficiency. It highlights the necessity of keeping an open mind to innovative approaches in architecture, ensuring that our spaces remain comfortable and functional while minimizing environmental impact. With input from sustainability experts, we can envision a more sustainable built environment.

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Keeping an Open Mind in Architecture

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  1. Keeping an Open Mind in Architecture Making the world more sustainable

  2. What are buildings made of?

  3. What other materials could we use?

  4. Which are Sustainable?

  5. Shape

  6. Orientation

  7. Slide 4,6, 9 Passive Solar

  8. Slide 11

  9. Slide 14

  10. Slide 26 Passive Ventilation

  11. Inputs

  12. “People do not want electricity or oil, nor such economic abstractions as “residential services,” but rather comfortable rooms, light, vehicular motion, food, tables, and other real things.” – Amory B. Lovins

  13. Unplugged

  14. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that there is only one way to do something

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