ARCH 3008 Chapter : Climate And Energy Change
Document Summary
The ipcc (intergovernmental panel on climate change) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. Architecture2030. com is your goto for the most widely accepted climate change predictions as they directly relate to the built environment. Meeting the 2030 challenge energy reduction targets is achieved first by: appropriate and passive design strategies. Improved material selection, building envelope design, more efficient lighting, equipment, and appliances: on-site and community scale renewable energy technologies. High rise buildings (ten stories and higher) used 50% more energy per square foot than low rise buildings (three stories or lower), but high rise buildings used 50% less energy per capita than low rise buildings. Downstream- last energy conversion to use [consumption matters] Supra-building (domain of impact) sub-building (domain of action) Environment: the stimulus field to which something responds.
