Examples of Sustainable Architecture

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Examples of Sustainable Architecture

• An inspiration for the 2041
• Build your own E-Base project

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Westborough Primary School, UK

• The structure to be used as an after school club
  uses an unusual building material - cardboard!
• Of course it isn't just cardboard, as it would
  get soggy in the rain, or could burn down
• It uses cardboard panels and cardboard tubes
  within the walls, roof and structure.
• because cardboard is made from recycled paper,
  and can be recycled too, so it is a green
  material
• because it has the potential to be a cheap
  building material
• because it helps the local community and school
• because it helps the children to learn - because
  its fun to do something unusual

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Island Wood Center, USA

• All concrete contains 50 flyash, a recycled
  utility waste product of coal
• Natural ventilation replaces air conditioning
• Mats at entry doors are made from recycled tires
• Many building materials are left untreated to
  reduce the use of chemicals
• More than 50 of wood products are from
  sustainable sources
• Photovoltaic (solar energy) roof panels provide
  50 of lighting and electrical needs
• Composting toilets eliminate water use
• Carpets are made from 95 recycled materials

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BedZED Housing, UK

• A housing development constructed from
  sustainable resources that uses no fossil fuels
• Provides a solar-powered electric car
• Rainwater is stored to use in each house
• Solar panels are on the roofs
• Turf roofs to help with insulation

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Villa Eila, Guinea

• An individual residence in Guinea made using
  locally found materials
• Wall screens are made from bamboo
• Roof tiles and bricks are made from local
  earth/mud mixed with only 5 cement
• Only local wood is used
• The building is angled so that the wind provide
  ventilation and cooling