1 A new multistory office building is to be built and you ar

1. A new multi-story office building is to be built and you are part of the design team. List minimum 10 possible recommendations to improve the sustainability of the design? 2. A new state highway is to be built in an urban environment and you are part of the design and decision team. List minimum 10 possible recommendations to improve the sustainability of the design? 3. What costs are included in life-cycle cost analysis? Give examples for a building, or a bridge, or roadway.

Solution

(1) Answer:-Possible recommendations to improve the sustainability of the design of multistory building:-

(i) Indoor environment

(ii) Energy efficiency

(iii) Water efficiency

(iv) Storm water management

(v) Building materials

(vi) Transport

(vii) Waste management

(viii) Urban ecology

(ix) Innovation

(x) Construction and building management

(2) Possible recommendations for design of highway:-

(i) Smaller block sizes

(ii) Frequent street connections

(iii) Narrower streets

(iv) Traffic claiming measures

(v) Arterials and intersections

(vi) Pedestrian facilities

(vii) Bicycling networks

(viii) Safety improvements

(ix) Curb extensions

(x) Humps

(3) Answer:- Life cycle cost assessment means of estimating all the costs involved in procuring , operating , maintaining and ultimately disposing a product through its life.