Week 2

Week 2

Gina Christopher 

A HOLISITIC APPROACH TO DESIGN 

A newer method of building design called BIM is growing. BIM stands for Building Information Modeling. This approach requires all stakeholders in the building to be involved earlier in the design process. Similarly, USGBC's LEED Green Building Rating system rely on s team approach to building design in order to be successful. The LEED rating systems have been most widely adopted in the U.S. Many other green building systems have been developed, few have gained the momentum of the LEED systems in the U.S.

THEORIES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 

Many groups and individuals have created theories with guiding principles for sustainable design. The Natural Step Network is registered in Sweden, with the goal f providing a uniform definition of sustainability and accelerating the transition to a sustainable society worldwide. Ecological Design integrates the built world and the natural world. Pattern language is a series of patterns that Christopher Alexander crated to represent different design conditions in the world. Architect William McDonough wrote the Hannover, Germany. Biomimicry is the process of using design in nature to solve human problems. Permaculture is the process of creating a local ecosystem that is sustainable. The national park service has created its own guidelines for sustainability when working on a NPS-owned property. Cradle to Cradle is a book that's main concept is seeking to eliminate waste on the planet. Biophilic design integrates nature into design, which has many human benefits. The Ecological footprint is a management tool that measures how much land and water a human population requires to produce resources its consumers, and to absorb its waste under prevailing technology. 

RATING SYSTEMS

The third-party approach reduces potential for conflicts of interest and seeks to be transparent. The second party industry seeks to provide its own method of certifying sustainable features of a particular type of product. The third part is the most rigorous revie by an outside review organization. 

INTERIOR SPACE ON CAMPUS

I choose to study the shop room on the lower level of the HWAC building. I choose this interior space because it is not typical in all schools, and some people never experience a room like this at all. The shop includes a lot of tools, materials, work benches, a finishing room, and an office. Personally, I enjoy the smell of wood, so I instantly feel good when walking into the shop. A good example of how this room smells is similar to the smell of walking into a hardware store, such as Lowes or Home Depot. Emotionally, the space heightens the creative side of my brain. This makes me feel happy, inspired and a little stressed. Physically, the space makes me feel capable but also cautious. There are a lot of shape and dangerous tools so it's important to take proper safety measures physically. Spiritually, the space makes me feel that I can live a life of Christ and build things in the way he intended. God created everything we know with his hands, and you do some similarly in the shop. Every inch of what you create. you hand craft similar to how God hand crafted you. This is extremely powerful and is one of the reasons I love creating physically with my hands.

Exodus 31:3-5 says, "And I have filled him with the spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs."