CEM 517

CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
 Chapter 7
Sustainable Development in
infrastructures and
maintenance and restoration
work (to include infrastructure
heritage awareness)
 Learning outcome

The student should be able to:

• discuss the sustainable development
concept in Infrastructure and maintenance
and restoration work(CO4; PO2)
• explain the function and factors of selection
sustainable development(CO4; PO2)
• understand benefit of sustainable
development(CO4; PO2)
 Sustainable
development
• Development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
the future generations to meet their own
needs-(Brundtland Commission)
 SUSTAINABILITY IN
CONSTRUCTION
• Construction industry must inevitably change its
historic methods of operating with little regard for
environmental impacts to a new mode that
makes environmental concerns a centerpiece of
its efforts.
• growing awareness on environmental protection
due to the depletion of nonrenewable resources,
global warming and extremity of destruction to
ecology and biodiversity impact, this issue have
gain wider attention by the construction
practitioners worldwide.

• Many efforts are being directed to build

sustainably in construction world.
• The direction of the industry is now shifting
from developing with environmental
concern as a small part of the process into
having the development process being
integrated within the wider context of
environmental agenda.
• Thus, the activities of construction industry
must work and comply with the needs to
protect and sustain the environment.
The movement for ‘greener’
construction
• Sustainable construction, which has been
dubbed ‘green construction’, describes the
responsibility of the construction industry in
attaining sustainability.
• The concept of sustainability must be
applied into construction industry to
influence the manner in which a project
shall be conducted to strike a balance
between conserving the environment and
maintaining prosperity in development [
 Triangle of Balance
• Model that can be used to
measure and evaluate
sustainable development
nature of projects
• Balanced evaluation of
Environmental, Social and
Economic factors
• Weighting can be used
based on context and
importance of each element
• Metrics can be changed to
reflect individual airport
issues
DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Energy and building
Lesson from history
What is green
building??
BUILDING + GREEN = GREEN BUILDING ????
Green building is NOT just adding a green
outlook
 In Theory,
• A sustainable building would be one constructed
completely with environmentally benign materials,
components, and systems; would operate without
adverse environmental impact; would rely
completely on renewable energy sources for its
energy requirements; and when its useful life is
over, would be “deconstructed” with all its
materials, components, and systems to be reused
or recycled.
 GREEN BUILDING
• Green building basically refers to being
environmentally friendly from the point of
inception, design, construction, operation,
maintenance, renovation, and demolition.
 Areas For Consideration For
Green Building
• Effective utilisation of renewable resources such as solar,
wind, water, etc
• Minimising negative technological impact to occupants of
the building
• Improving productivity of employees via the green
technology introduced within the building
• Utilisation of natural materials available locally
• Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation by
recycling
• The aim is for green approach taken when constructing
structures to promote healthier, better and conducive
environment to both the internal patrons as well as the
environment as a whole
Green buildings are designed to save energy and resources, recycle
materials and minimise the emission of toxic substances throughout
its life cycle.

Green buildings harmonise with the local climate, traditions, culture

and the surrounding environment.

Green buildings are able to sustain and improve the quality of human
life whilst maintaining the capacity of the ecosystem at local and
global levels.

Green buildings make efficient use of resources, have significant

operational savings and increases workplace productivity.

Building green sends the right message about a company or

organisation – that it is well run, responsible, and committed to the
future.
 Rating Systems
• There are several rating systems developed by
countries like UK, United States of America,
Canada, Japan and Germany that can be used to
determine a building’s level of environmental
conformance .
• By complying to some of these standards, credits
are awarded to buildings striving to achieve green
building status.
• The areas considered are usually related to the
design, location, maintenance, water
conservation, energy utilisation, and materials
used
 Building Environmental
Assessment Tools
• Australia: Nabers / Green Star
• Brazil: AQUA / LEED(Leadership in Energy and
Environment Design) Brasil
• Canada: LEED Canada / Green Globes
• Malaysia: GBI Malaysia
• Mexico: LEED Mexico
• Netherlands: BREEAM Netherlands
• New Zealand: Green Star NZ
• Singapore: Green Mark
• United States: LEED / Living Building Challenge
 GREEN
BUILDING
INDEX (GBI)
 How is GBI different from other
rating systems such as LEED or
GREENSTAR
• GBI is designed specifically for the tropical
climate (hot and humid) and Malaysia’s
current social, infrastructure and economic
development.
• Singapore’s GREENMARK is the other
green rating tool developed for the tropics
but it addresses specifically the priorities
and needs of Singapore
GBI CLASSIFICATION
POINTS GBI RATING
86+ points Platinum
76 to 85 points Gold
66 to 75 points Silver
50 to 65 points Certified
 THE GBI RATING SYSTEM
BUILDINGS WILL BE AWARDED THE GBI
RATING BASED ON 6 KEY CRITERIA:
1 Energy Efficiency (EE)
2 Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
Sustainable Site Planning & Management
3
(SM)
4 Material and Resources (MR)
5 Water Efficiency (WE)
6 Innovation (IN)
1)Energy Efficiency (EE)
• Improve energy consumption by
optimizing building orientation, minimizing
solar heat gain through the building
envelope, harvesting natural lighting,
adopting the best practices in building
services including use of renewable
energy, and ensuring proper testing,
commissioning and regular maintenance.
2) Indoor Environment Quality (EQ)

Achieve good quality performance in

indoor air quality, acoustics, visual and
thermal comfort. These will involve the use
of low volatile organic compound
materials, application of quality air
filtration, proper control of air temperature,
movement and humidity.
 3) Sustainable Site Planning &
Management (SM)
• Selecting appropriate sites with planned
access to public transportation, community
services, open spaces and landscaping.
Avoiding and conserving environmentally
sensitive areas through the redevelopment
of existing sites and brown fields.
Implementing proper construction
management, storm water management
and reducing the strain on existing
infrastructure capacity.
4) Materials & Resources (MR)
Promote the use of environment-friendly
materials sourced from sustainable
sources and recycling. Implement proper
construction waste management with
storage, collection and re-use of
recyclables and construction formwork and
waste
 5) Water Efficiency (WE)
Rainwater harvesting, water recycling and
water-saving fittings
 6) Innovation (IN)
• Innovative design and initiatives that meet
the objectives of the GBI.
• Achieving points in these targeted areas will
mean that the building will likely be more
environment-friendly than those that do not
address the issues.
• Under the GBI assessment framework,
points will also be awarded for achieving and
incorporating environment-friendly features
which are above current industry practice
PCL Centennial Learning Center

1. Landscape irrigation system from

rainwater stored
2. Reducing pot water usage
Fukuoka Prefecture Hall
Emilio Ambasz

1. Kompensasi Lahan Hijau

2. Penurunan Suhu Regional
3. Pemanfaatan air hujan
4. Pemanfaatan sinar matahari
secara maksimal dengan orientasi
bangunan
JM Tjibaou Cultural Center
Renzo Piano

Sustainable material&construction
Bordeaux Law Court
Richard Rogers

1. Maximized daylight usage

2. Natural Temperature Control
3. Natural Ventilation
The Bank of America Tower
Cook+Fox

1. Material ramah lingkungan/hasil

daur ulang
2. Daur ulang sampah konstruksi
3. Pemanfaatan maksimal sinar
matahari sebagai penerangan
utama
4. Ventilasi yang mampu beradaptasi
5. Pemanfaatan air hujan
6. Sumber energi lokal
 Jacob Creeks Visitor Centre

To Attract Native Birds

Hassell Pty Ltd
To Encourage Native Plants, such as gum trees
Wastewater and rainwater treatment
 Jacob Creeks Visitor Centre
Rainwater for Flushing Toilets
Wastewater for watering gum trees and cleaning purposes

Hassell Pty Ltd

 Jacob Creeks Visitor Centre

Timber was recycled from a bridge in Queensland

Hassell Pty Ltd
Building is naturally ventilated For Private Audience Only

Disclaimer: This is not an authorized handbook about this specific matters, please refer to eligible sources if you have further question

Thursday, 28th July 2005

 The Red Centre UNSW

FJMT

Double Façade for sun protection during summer

And heat protection during winter
 The Red Centre UNSW

FJMT

Natural Ventilation Except for computer room

Active façade on the west and east façade in order to control sun reflection
 Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

BEFORE

Traffic Chaos, Car Oriented City (168.000cars/day, 62.5% through traffic)

‘Ugly’ Landscape
Reject of original water stream
Air pollution
 Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

AFTER

Dismantling elevated highways

Prioritizing buses and other public transport
Restore original water stream
Lower surface temperatures (3.6ºC)
 Cheonggyecheon, Seoul

AFTER

Creating a new public space

Improvement for neighborhood building (window display, tourist attraction)
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
RENZO PIANO
 AIR TREE, MADRID
URBAN ECOSYSTEM
MARINA BARRAGE
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