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MD. SADIQUZZAMAN| Part Time Teaching Staff |

sustainability and the built environment : arch-3141

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Architecture Discipline | Khulna University
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Technological Aspects
Sustainable Construction
Conventional building material
Recycling of Building Materials
Unconventional Building Materials
Maxims of Khona
Building Information Modeling
Conventional Sustainability Assessment tools

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Biophilic and Bioclimatic Architecture

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The vital mission of biophilic and bioclimatic architecture is to revised conceptualization of
architecture in response to a myriad of contemporary concerns about the effects of human activity.

The concept of biophilic and bioclimatic architecture represents one of the most consistent concepts
of sustainable building and brings with consideration of bio-ecologically harmless materials and the use
of renewable energy sources an enormous increase of quality in planning and workmanship as well as the
living comfort with itself.

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Biophilic Architecture

The traditional architecture can be covered by plants to become green building but does not biophilic architecture, where the
architecture must interpret such a large strategic form and possess of a many objective and subjective parameters

Biophilic architecture is a part of an innovative view in architecture, where nature, life and
architectural conjecture merge to create a lively habitable edifice fit to satisfy the demands,
restrictions and respect for both people and the environment

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Bioclimatic Architecture
Passive bioclimatic architecture combines the interests of
sustainability, environmental
consciousness, green, natural, and organic approaches to evolve design solutions from these
requirements and from the characteristics of the site, its neighborhood context, and the local microclimate and
topography.

Bioclimatic architecture concerns itself with climate (or perception of climate)

as a major contextual generator, and with benign environments using minimal energy as its target.

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 Bioclimatic

Climate +Human Relations

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 Bioclimatic + Sustainable

Minimizing impact on the environment (Eco Friendly)

Attention to human comfort and health (Human Friendly)

Consider to energy efficiency and energy conservation (energy Friendly)

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 Bioclimatic In Our Context
Climate + Comfort Zones

Sources Of Heat

Building Envelop + Proper Material

Placement And Orientation

Micro Climatic Condition

Natural Lighting Design

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Biomimicry and Sustainable Architecture

The word biomimicry first appeared in scientific literature in the early 1960s (Pawlyn, 2011).
Biomimicry means = to imitate life ‘; it involves studying how biological organisms
have been able to overcome challenges and have adapted to survive and thrive in their
environment- often it is found that living organisms are able to achieve this using minimal
amounts of energy –then emulating these strategies in human technology.

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Why Biomimicry Architecture?

As organisms evolve ways to survive, they form relationships which maintain this use and replenishment
balance. By mimicking how organisms function, designers may gain relevant knowledge to enable them
create buildings that in a sense fit into their environment similar to human organism may fit into an ecosystem
– using resources and giving out waste that can be naturally recycled to replenish resources that can be used
again in the future.

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The Design Spiral Method lays out 6 steps to approach design:

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Showing how the Eastgate center functions.

According to Ehsaan (2010)

Sir Norman Foster‘s
Gherkin Tower is a very
well-known building on its
own, but many fail to realize
its famous hexagonal skin
was inspired by the Venus
Flower Basket Sponge. This
special sponge hosts a
lattice-like exoskeleton that
appears glassy and glowing
in its underwater
environment. The various
levels of fibrous lattice work
help to disperse stresses on
the organism in various
directions and its round
shape reduce forces due to
strong water currents, both
of which were applied to
Foster‘s design of the tower.
Here‘s a close up of a Venus
Flower Basket showing the
layered

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Beetle shells studied by Professor Achim
Menges’ team during the design of the
ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion

The ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion at the

University of Stuttgart, made from
robotically woven fibres based on a detailed
understanding of the morphology of beetle
shells

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Discussion
Any question

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Thank you

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