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    Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design.
    Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design.
    Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design.
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    Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design.

    By William Van Zyl

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    The model size is 1,0 m x 0.350 m x 0.4 m. The model has many sustainable features and functions. Some are controlled via a remote control (model aircraft system). Ideal for teaching sustainable architecture in Primary and Secondary school. Also useful for Tertiary Education. 

    This book starts with a simple model created in a secondary school by the Design and Visual Communication (DVC) teacher. The objective is to use a model to illustrate and teach the basic concepts and principles of sustainable architecture in High School.

    A Fellowship was awarded to the author (DVC teacher) for 6 months exploring, investigating and researching sustainable architecture. During this time, the teacher learned much about this subject area, and the concept of creating a model to illustrate and explain sustainable architectural design and practice was born. During the six months of study leave – away from work – a model was created which could be used in the classroom.

    The teacher is a model aircraft enthusiast who flies several models, including a jet, fixed-wing planes and gliders.  As expected, the teacher included the remote control (RC) concepts and components into the sustainable architecture model design to provide remote control capabilities for the model. The louvers could move up and down, and the top roof (clerestory) could open. These features were included to illustrate the screening of the sun (passive solar design) and passive ventilation. The sun heats up a ceramic tile, installed on the floor, (winter). A probe from a thermometer (inserted into the tile) monitors the rise and fall in temperature as the sun heats up the floor tile (efficient heating of the building).

    Many more sustainable architectural features and functions are discussed in this book. For parents of young children and teachers of primary school students this resource will provide additional insight into sustainable practice. The principles are simple, and these concepts can easily be taught to young children. Consider teaching simple electrical diagrams and circuits. Once these simple electrical diagrams are mastered, the student can move on to building a simple model or mock-up of a sustainable building.  

    Links to YouTube videos created by the author of the model are included to highlight the functions.

    The book contains many images of the model by the author. The images are annotated with in-depth comments on the parts and functions of the different sustainability aspects of the building.  

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFive House Publishing
    Release dateMay 11, 2018
    ISBN9780473438319
    Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design.
    Author

    William Van Zyl

    The author had an interesting and unique childhood. Not travelling abroad - as you would expect - but venturing into the fields, bushes, tools sheds and mysterious underground tunnels around his neighbourhood. His happy place was - and still is - tinkering with ideas, science, and new possibilities. Many times while cycling he will get new ideas; he brings the unexpected, the unique, the creative in a flurry on a page or in a sketch. To this day he dreams of vicious wars and sophisticated weaponry in an innocent child's scout cave. He loves diagrams, timelines, cross sections, sketches, and details of sinister and hidden concepts and ideas; always looking for a new mystery to decode and to encode. He investigates and explores extravagant thoughts which he includes in children's books, stories and articles; he loves to include philosopher’s perspectives, articles,  intriguing stories, and poetry in his writing. Academic and research work are also his forte. He always offers a simple but practical explanation within an engaging context. Not your ordinary thinker! A lifelong scholar and teacher. 

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      Model Illustrating Sustainable Architectural Design. - William Van Zyl

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      MODEL ILLUSTRATING SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.

      By William Van Zyl

      Copyright © 2018 William Van Zyl

      All rights reserved

      First publishing 2018 - Five House Publishing

      New Zealand

      ISBN 978-0-473-43831-9

      No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

      This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Under no circumstances may any part of this book be photocopied for resale.

      CREDITS:

      Book Covers: William Van Zyl

      Photographs and illustrations: William van Zyl

      Model building and design: William Van Zyl

      Video clips illustrating sustainable features and functions (YouTube Channel): William Van Zyl

      Additional pictures: Some images taken from pixabay.com (no attribution required)

      https://fivehousepublishing.com/

      Contents

      FOREWORD

      Upcycling toys and gadgets:

      INTRODUCTION AND SHORT OVERVIEW

      Chapter 1: The Model

      The different parts and components of the model

      LIST OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENTS (AS SEEN FROM THE FRONT OF THE MODEL):

      LIST OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENTS (ON TOP ROOF):

      LIST OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENTS (SIDE AND BACK OF MODEL):

      IMAGE: LIST OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENTS (ON THE ROOF):

      LIST OF SUSTAINABILITY COMPONENTS (INSIDE THE BUILDING AGAINST THE WALL):

      Chapter 2: YOUTUBE VIDEOS EXPLAINING THE WORKING OF THE MODEL

      VIDEO 1: Model Sustainable Architecture: Harvesting sun energy, wind energy and rainwater.

      VIDEO 2: BACK OF MODEL- Sustainable Architecture: Harvesting sun energy, wind energy and rainwater.

      VIDEO 3: BACK OF MODEL- Sustainable Architecture: Harvesting sun energy, wind energy and rainwater.

      VIDEO 4: Space Mobile-Solar toy: Application for Sustainable Architecture.

      VIDEO 5: Space Mobile-Solar toy: Application for Sustainable Architecture.

      VIDEO 6: Rainwater tanks & Solar Thermal Panels: Sustainable Architecture.

      VIDEO 7: Solar Grasshopper: To illustrate how solar power works to spin an eccentric (off-centred weight).

      VIDEO 8: Inverter and battery pack: Sustainable Architecture.

      Chapter 3: BIOMIMETICS - HOW TO MIME NATURE TO MAXIMISE SUSTAINABLE EFFICIENCY (RELATED TO ARCHITECTURE):

      Chapter 4: FIRST MODEL – THE BEGINNING STAGES

      Chapter 5: THREE KEY PRINCIPLES FOR PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN (insulation, air tightness and a heat source)

      PASSIVE DESIGNER STRATEGIES FOR NEW ZEALAND

      Chapter 6: FLOORS, WALLS, AND WINDOWS

      FLOOR

      WINDOWS

      Tiny Wind Turbines – ‘Nano Vent-Skin’

      WALLS

      Chapter 7: ROOFS AND CLERESTORIES (‘STACK’)

      LOUVERS

      Chapter 8: GREEN ROOF

      THE IMPACT OF GREEN FOOFS IN CITIES

      Chapter 9: WATER SYSTEM OF THE MODEL (BLACKWATER, GREYWATER AND WHITEWATER)

      SUMMARY OF THE WATER PROCESS AND WATER SYSTEMS

      BLACK-WATER:

      Bio-mimetics and solar thermal power – experiences from the teacher – the Jackrabbit

      1.1 Geothermal principles: Copper pipes and tubes in the walls – heating or cooling a building

      Chapter 10: PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS – HARVESTING SUN ENERGY

      1.2 The Sunflower: Biomimetics and photovoltaic panels – the teacher’s experiences

      Chapter 11: WIND TURBINES

      In simple terms, ‘What is a wind turbine?’

      Installing wind turbines FOR house – the teacher's experiences with students.

      What is a Savonius Wind Turbine?

      What is a Darrieus Wind Turbine?

      What is a Giromill wind turbine?

      Nano Vent-Skin (NVS)

      How does the Nano Vent-Skin work?

      Experience of the teacher with secondary school students (Nano Vent-Skin):

      Wind stalks (Piezoelectrics): Harvest energy from the wind (mimes human or animal hair).

      What is a piezo?

      Links to YOUTUBE videos on Piezo’s :

      Piezo demo video:

      The application in an architectural context:

      Chapter 12: LED LIGHTS AND LIGHTING

      WHAT IS A LED LIGHT?

      ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF LED’S

      WHAT IS A DYNAMO?

      Teacher’s experience with teaching students about LED’s:

      Link to ideas for Copper Tape projects: EXPLORATORIUM

      List of Ideas for LED lights and sound (basic electronics) projects:

      Powered sketchbook: Video

      FLASHING LED GREETING CARD PROJECT: Integrated learning

      How to create the greetings card:

      Description of the project:

      OPTIONAL:

      Create movement (vibrating) for a greetings card: ‘Washing machine.’

      CHIBITRONICS:

      LAWN FAWN:

      Chapter 13: BACK OF THE MODEL.

      Water pump for the solar thermal panel and water tanks.

      Chapter 14: SOLAR TOYS AND OTHER GADGETS

      Chapter 15: Examples of passive solar homes by architect Duncan Firth (solarei.com)

      House Te Kauwhata

      Te Kauwhata House Waikato - By Solarei (Architects in New Zealand)

      About Duncan Firth and Solarei:

      Chapter 16: The Basics of Circuitry – Card Making (Led, battery, switch &

      EXCITING VIDEOS ON CIRCUITS, SKETCHBOOKS, ORIGAMI, AND MORE

      Exciting artwork by the talented Jie Qi

      Visit the website Tinkering Studio to see some of Jie Qi’s amazing ideas (go to tinkerers).

      Chapter 17: Competitions for students – freedom to create!

      NOTEBOOK INCLUDING CIRCUITS, SKETCHES, CELL PHONE BATTERY, SWITCH, CHARGING PORT/LEAD (‘TELLING A STORY THROUGH TECHNOLOGY’):

      MORE COMPLICATED CIRCUITS WITH A DIFFERENT MICROPROCESSORS (SET OF LEDS AND A MICROPROCESSOR)

      DIFFERENT TYPES OF MICROPROCESSORS AND PROGRAMMING UNITS

      TUTORIALS AND RESOURCES ON CIRCUITS:

      Afterword

      THE AUTHOR’S PROFILE:

      INDEX

      FOREWORD

      Sustainability is a concept that can include very complex ideas and concepts. The possibilities are endless as technology develops and scientific advances are made every year. However, the basic concepts of sustainability are usually taught at primary school level. The popular areas introduced by teachers are composting, worm farming, sustainable gardening and landscaping, recycling, waste management, repurposing and more. This book builds on these introductory concepts of sustainability in primary school and intermediate school and introduces the concepts of sustainable architectural design. 

      Sustainable architectural design – including bio-mimetic design principles (ask nature how) – require artistic, scientific, biological, and engineering expertise. The basic premises for sustainable architectural design are harvesting energy from the sun and wind. Additionally, collecting rainwater is just as important.

      This book endeavours to provide a platform for students and teachers to explore the concepts, feature and functions of areas like passive solar design, passive ventilation, efficient lighting, harvesting rainwater, harvesting energy from the sun and harvesting energy from the wind, and more. Geothermal concepts are also touched on. 

      The author trusts that this resource will add value to the teacher and parent’s toolkit on teaching sustainable architecture. The model built by the author illustrates the many facets of sustainable architectural design. The principles for creating an effective and successful sustainable building are explained via the model.

      Teachers and parents could consider establishing a competition in class (or a project at home) where children and students are challenged to build a simple, sustainable building from recycled materials. Functions like small photovoltaic panels charging batteries could be included.  Led lights could be installed to light up the building, and more.  It is possible to take a component from existing toys to illustrate these functions.

      Other ideas are using plants to illustrate deciduous landscaping principles. Ceramic tiles could be

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