Will Going Green Restrict Design capabilities!!! write comments...

No

Even if you looked at only one factor - air infiltration - any design can be sealed up properly to prevent leakage of hot and /or cold air, greening the structure from the get go.

Of course designing with green in mind, includes resource efficiency, so functional vs decorative can come into play. And windows can also become an efficiency issue, along with high vaulted ceilings etc., though those can be balanced by using an expensive but efficient heating/cooling systems such as geothermal, and other very high tech and expensive green technologies and materials.

With unlimited money, anything is greenable, and you can achieve a net zero carbon footprint.

For most of us, the money is the most limited resource of all, so using a less expensive more resource efficient design is imperative.

-Rosalinda

I don't think so! There are lots of manufacturers that are now supporting "go green" campaign wherein you can buy items that are eco-friendly manufactured. The problem is, items like this tends to be more costly and like what Rosalinda says, it's the money that can restrict us with the design capabilities.

Myself having been trained as an architect, have been taught and have found from experience that project design requirements/constraints can produce interesting, dynamic, beautiful and functional forms/solutions. Its a matter of expressing the requirements in a beautiful way. So the answer is no.

@ Rosalinda: we are fully agree with your points on "anything is green-able"...and as we all get a long term benefit out of it...thanks for sharing valuable examples...keep in touch

@ charlenej: thanks for contributing your view...on Go Green...it seem little costly as short term but the benefits in future can nicely cover the cost of green product or material...

@ JeffD: Great comprehensive comment on discussion thanks for contributing deep philosophy of combination of design and experience...can solve all problems in architecture...thanks again...

Posted By Glass is Green on 08 Apr 2011 08:28 AM
Will Going Green Restrict Design capabilities!!! write comments...

What in the world is this Green Restrict Design.... Plz explain....

Posted By Chloe Taylor on 13 Jul 2011 03:57 PM

Posted By Glass is Green on 08 Apr 2011 08:28 AM
Will Going Green Restrict Design capabilities!!! write comments...

What in the world is this Green Restrict Design.... Plz explain....

I second the question. What is Green Restrict Design,is it a program? or what?

Thanks for agreeing with my doubt..... :)

You want green you should solve this problem.... Check the pests that is an ash.....

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