GREEN MAP
Culture and Design: Eco-building
- Perspectives
Perspectives:
“There is convincing evidence that climate changes now underway are due primarily to human activity in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere. Buildings are particularly implicated in this process, and so it is appropriate that the design and construction process should be a prime target in the war against climate change.” (Hough, 2004, p. 13)
A project like EQuilibrium Housing is very relevant in respect to the above stated quote. The “Urban Ecology” project in Winnipeg is a good example of how it is possible with existing technologies to create buildings with a much smaller environmental impact. The focus of the EQuilibrium Housing projects is on the energy consumption of the buildings which can be seen as a recognition of the above stated problem of the high energy consumption the buildings in our cities represent. Hopefully the “Urban Ecology” project will be of inspiration to many people renovating and building houses, house owners as well as people in the building business.
A continuation of the EQuilibrium Housing project could very well focus on higher density housing and other types of buildings. It would be interesting to explore how the techniques used in the “Urban Ecology” project could be transferred to large scale building projects.
