2.5 Green Building & Retrofitting
2.5 GREEN BUILDING & CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Introduction
This module encourages students to explore local traditional building materials and techniques and how they have influenced human development. They investigate the opportunities for sustainable building and renovation in relation to the local landscape, the water cycle, circular building materials, food security and energy production.
Relevance
Why?
Like other living beings, humans have the right to reshape the environment according to their needs, but we must not diminish the rights of other beings to the environment necessary for their lives.
How?
Learn how to design holistic and sustainable living environments that meet our needs without compromising the quality of life of other beings.
What?
What are the local environmentally friendly building materials and traditional and also contemporary building techniques that can be used to build infrastructures to meet our needs, fitting into the local ecosystems and helping them to keep or restore their richness.
SDG’s
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; SDG 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions; SDG 17: Partnerships to achieve Goals
Subjects
Physics, Ecology, Chemistry, Economy, History, Mathematics, Geography, Biology
Open Learning Activities
Key concepts
- Green Building
- Heating and cooling
- Local Materials
- Urban environment
- Retrofitting
Learning outcomes
- Recall material sources for buildings & connection with human development
- Know life cycle, carbon footprint & energy efficiency of buildings
- Comprehend connection between buildings, health, culture, traditions, landscapes, biodiversity, climate
- Recognize local flora,fauna, fungi how they connect with us & habitat needs
- Know local building codes & stages of building a house- planning, financing, approvals, specifications etc.
- Value local traditions, stories and their sharing
- Value sharing habitat with other creatures
- Recognize neighbour needs & willing to share
- Communicate what is needed to improve local & regional living environments.
- Notice and describe his / her spatial needs
- Know local materials & local handicraft skills
- Practiced restoring local ecosystems
- Practical building skills
- Participated in work projects
- Created plan of house & surroundings according to their needs