ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BUILDING

Environmental Performance Of The Building



Environmental Performance Of The Building

Executive Summary

The increasing attention to sustainability is pushing the construction sector to build more sustainable buildings. In this scenario, several sustainable development indicators have been proposed. The worldwide diffusion of sustainability rating systems and that of their structures are considered as proxy variables for the evaluation of sustainable constructions. Available rating systems span from energy consumption evaluation systems to life cycle analysis and total quality assessment systems. I have identified some of the significant characteristics of the Mayville Community Centre. The design and the construction of the building of Mayville Community Centre is to get high value fabric U, and thermal bridge free construction. The building consist of triple glazed windows having external solar shades, low temperature radiation system and mechanical ventilation that are supplied from heat pump by ground source. 18kWp PV installation and panel of solar thermal on the roof made it possible to generate the renewable energy. For the purpose of irrigation relating to garden and WC flushing system there are two rainwater harvesting systems for collecting water. The fabric approach has made it possible to reduce the energy load as well as enhance the efficiency of the building.

Introduction

In this Case, I have identified some of the characteristics of the Mayville Community Centre. The impact of that community on the society and the impact of the technology used for the construction of the building. I have noticed certain facts about the community and its significance for the society in the light of many cases. The increasing attention to sustainability is pushing the construction sector towards rapid changes. Policies, laws and regulations around the world are asking the sector to adopt sustainable innovation in terms of products and processes to encourage more sustainable buildings (Hellstrom, 2007; Steurer and Hametner, 2011).

Discussion

From the one of the case it was illustrated that was the approach with a case study of the Gamlingay Eco Hub, a refurbishment and extension of an existing 1960's community centre. The low population of the village location, along with its lack of cultural diversity, made the project ineligible for grant funding and this led to a slow funding and development process over a seven year period with the client community leading the process. He claimed that the building was “dark green” as it features an enviable array of low energy technologies including PV's, solar thermal water heating and a ground source heat pump. These were included not simply because they were “the right thing to do” but because, he claimed, they made the project economically sustainable by helping to secure funding and reducing running costs. It was not clear what measures had been undertaken to improve the thermal insulation and air tightness of the 80% of the existing building that was retained. Similarly, it would have been good if the claimed benefits of the renewable had been backed up by some number. He concluded by saying that for him green architecture was not simply ...