Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Third Answer

Answer #3: By designing so that the structure may be one with the environment.

There are countless designs that integrate the environment with the structure resulting in a completely new and revolutionary project. A rooftop garden would be a great yet simple way to to this because not only is the garden allowing for additional insulation, it is also helping the native plants by giving them a space to grow. Another way that the environment can be used fro designing a structure is by placing it within a mountain allowing for coverage of cold breezes and allows for the light to come in. By placing a structure within the hill or mountain can reduce the energy bills of the structure allowing it to be efficient and one with the environment. Making/ designing a structure to be green may be good but designing it in order to be one with nature and still efficient is priceless.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Fourth Interview Questions

1). How can materials affect the way that can energy, money, and time can be saved?

2). What alternative building materials would you say are the most effective to build from?

3). What are the most important factors an architect should consider when designing a green structure?

4). How much information can be learned from previously built green structures?

5). How is designing a green structure from designing a regular structure?

6). Does designing green help the environment other than by saving energy?

7). What are the characteristics of a green building?

8). How can green building become a better known topic throughout the world?

9). What characteristics of green design can sometimes be out off during the design process?

10). Why do you think that window orientation can sometimes be overseen as helping the structure be green?

11). How can an architect make sure that the window orientation can be effective as well as aesthetically pleasing?

12).When throughout the designing process should the window orientation be considered?

13). What is the most difficult thing about designing a green building?

14). Which has the most energy savings? And in what ways? Residential, commercial, or industrial.

15).How does the L.E.E.D. do its screening on the structure that was built?

16).What are the biggest features that LEED looks for when doing its screening of the structure?

17). What green characteristics can be done by a homeowner?

18). What are simple yet effective energy saving ideas that can be done by a homeowner?

19). Do all green characteristics have to be done by an architect or engineer?

20). Does designing a green building longer? If so, by how much and why?