Environmental Responsive Design

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BUILT-FORMS

REUSE, RECYCLE IN BUILDINGS
CASE STUDY

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WHAT ARE BUILT FORMS?

The term - built environment refers to the human-
made surroundings that provide the setting for human
activity, ranging in scale from buildings and parks or
green space to neighborhoods and cities.

Land development - 1.Modifies habitats and ecosystems.

2.Consequences on water quality

Wastage of Construction Materials- 1.Air pollution 2.Climatic

change 3.Water pollution 4.Landfill wastes.

Habitat Loss -1.Constant change of Landscape 2.Biodiversity loss.

Fragmentation of Resources- 1.High Consumption of organic

resources 2.Losses of species adapted to
existing natural and semi-natural habitats. 3.water resources are
over-exploited
How are Built Forms impacting the
Vehicle Travel- 1.generating high amounts of air pollutant Environment ?
emissions 2. greenhouse gas emissions 3.noise.
Land Development; Wastage of construction materials;
Habitat Loss; Fragmentation of Resources; Vehicle Travel
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Solution To The Impacts

Sustainable Development:
• Supporting Organizations
• Eco-friendly products
• Laws and regulations
Habitat Restoration:
• Habitat conservation
• Signs that say, ‘marine protected area'
Rebuild new habitats:
• Re-development of wildlife

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RECYCLE AND REUSE

RECYCLE, REUSE, WHAT DOES IT MEANS?

TIMBER CONCRETE
• Recycling and reusing helps to eliminate the negative
impact we have on nature.
• CONSTRUCTION WASTE:  Unwanted materials generated
during construction processes.

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BUILDINGS BRICK PLASTIC

• Solid waste management: A systematic administration
of activities that provide for the collection, source
separation, storage, transportation, transfer, processing,
treatment and disposal of solid waste.
• Recycling of concrete & other building materials is
difficult & uneconomical. It is possible to reuse most of
the building materials & components.

COLLAGE HOUSE – NAVI MUMBAI

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PROCESSING OF C & D WASTE

C&D
• Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste
comprises of the debris generated during
construction and demolition activities.

• This waste often includes a variety of

material depending on how and where it
was generated including concrete, metals, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXJGbyRg210&t=1s
bricks, glass, plastics, organics, etc.

TYPICAL COMPOSITION OF C & D WASTE IN INDIA

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PRODUCTS PROCESSED FROM C & D WASTE

MANUFACTURED SOIL

RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE (RCA)

RECYCLED AGGREGATES (RA)

FINE AGGREGATE

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LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Liquid waste can be defined as such Liquids as wastewater,

fats, oils or grease (FOG), used oil, liquids, solids, gases, or
sludges and hazardous household liquids.

• It is a major problem in the world, due to approximately 71%

of the Earth’s surface being covered in water.

• liquids waste management includes the collection,

transportation, treatment, recycling, reclamation and disposal
of wastewaters.

• The process requires capital investment, skilled personnel,

coordination.

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LIQUID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BUILDINGS

• Waste generation is an inevitable part of

construction sites and buildings.
• TYPES OF LIQUID WASTES IN BUILDINGS
• Construction waste: left over construction materials
like paints, varnishes.
• Industrial waste: Industrial sewage comes from DEWATERING
facilities involved in manufacturing.
• Sanitary sewage: Sanitary sewage typically comes
from a home or community.
• Storm sewage: Storm sewage consists of the surface
runoff.
• Mixed sewage: mixed sewage combines two or
three of the single sewage types.
• LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL METHODS SEDIMENTATION

• Dewatering: In this process, the facility generally

pumps the liquid waste into a sturdy bag and
removes the water, leaving only solid waste.
• Sedimentation: Liquid waste is treated in a
sedimentation basin.
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from the waste,

organic matter. leaving behind
• Incineration: dispose of their
hazardous waste by incinerating it.
• Can be of two types Fluidized-bed
furnace, Multiple-hearth furnace.
• Root-Zone Treatment: most useful
for relatively
wastewaters. clean domestic INCINERATION

• May require a succession of

filtration process.
• Solidification: process involves
adding
until binding
the waste agents
forms a to wastewater
compact,
rigid, easily disposable solid.
• Disposal: disposal of the liquid
waste as it is.
• Considerations When
• Necessary Choosing Your
• Water table
Liquid Waste Disposal Method. level
treatment

•Soil formation• andWell waterstability

resources • cost
ROOT ZONE TREATMENT

• Land space • Surface water resources

• Waste quantity
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Tzed Homes, Bangalore TZED (ZED stands for Zero Energy

Development) is located at airport Whitefield
Road, Bangalore. This five-acre site comprises of
95 homes built on the principles of sustainable
CASE STUDY resources.

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 • Black water from the toilets and bathroom proceed toward the
Sewage Treatment Plant, an anaerobic digester where 70% of the
biological matter is decomposed.

• Grey water proceeds to a decentralized water treatment system,

which then passes through an root zone treatment system. This
water is used for drip irrigation of herbs, plants and grass and
finally joins the shallow aquifer.

• Low flow showers, aerators on all taps ,efficient flushes and

measuring water usage cuts down to 150litres per person per
day.

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