Ola,
I am spending the summer studying to become become a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE in August 2013. LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN [LEED] consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. LEED is associated with the United States Green Building Council [USGBC] and the Green Building Certification Institute [GBCI]. Becoming a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE is the first level of certification credentials and I plan to incorporate what I have learned into my Interior Design Studies, which will begin in September 2013. Being a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, will also open doors to new career prospects.
While studying for my LEED Certification, I fell in love with one of the concepts in GREEN BUILDING - ADAPTIVE REUSE. ADAPTIVE REUSE means designing and building a structure in a way that makes it suitable for a future use different than its original use. A good example would be a FLEXIBLE FLOORPLAN to accommodate offices today and apartments tomorrow.
During this time, I also came across an article on HOUZZ.COM entitled, Meet the Next Generation of Incredibily Adaptable Homes.
I fell in love with the MIMA HOUSE. Its design was based on traditional Japanese houses, which are built using a column-spacing grid, known as the ken, and customized inside using movable shoji screens, fusuma panels and tatami mats. MIMA HOUSE is a prefab home [you all know how I am CRAZY ABOUT PREFAB HOMES] and the architects, Marta Brandao and Mario Sousa, say that the house is about the same price as a midsize car.
My second favorite is GroHome, which was developed by Architecture students at Texas A&M University. GroHome is a modular building system that can be easily expanded, upgraded and modified. The basic structural frame is made from a kit of lightweight, industrial elements (steel, wood or aluminum could be used, based on the particular location’s material availability and climate needs) and finished with prefabricated walls, floors and roofs. Components can be replaced or altered to meet changing homeowner needs. Homeowners can add rooms or sell a few rooms as detached accessory units when the kids go off to college.
I have a great feeling about my studies and my LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE Certification.
I am looking forward to my future projects and ways in which I can help protect the environment for future generations!
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/13512980/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u303&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery11
I am spending the summer studying to become become a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE in August 2013. LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN [LEED] consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods. LEED is associated with the United States Green Building Council [USGBC] and the Green Building Certification Institute [GBCI]. Becoming a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE is the first level of certification credentials and I plan to incorporate what I have learned into my Interior Design Studies, which will begin in September 2013. Being a LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE, will also open doors to new career prospects.
While studying for my LEED Certification, I fell in love with one of the concepts in GREEN BUILDING - ADAPTIVE REUSE. ADAPTIVE REUSE means designing and building a structure in a way that makes it suitable for a future use different than its original use. A good example would be a FLEXIBLE FLOORPLAN to accommodate offices today and apartments tomorrow.
During this time, I also came across an article on HOUZZ.COM entitled, Meet the Next Generation of Incredibily Adaptable Homes.
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| MIMA HOUSE |
I fell in love with the MIMA HOUSE. Its design was based on traditional Japanese houses, which are built using a column-spacing grid, known as the ken, and customized inside using movable shoji screens, fusuma panels and tatami mats. MIMA HOUSE is a prefab home [you all know how I am CRAZY ABOUT PREFAB HOMES] and the architects, Marta Brandao and Mario Sousa, say that the house is about the same price as a midsize car.
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| GroHome |
My second favorite is GroHome, which was developed by Architecture students at Texas A&M University. GroHome is a modular building system that can be easily expanded, upgraded and modified. The basic structural frame is made from a kit of lightweight, industrial elements (steel, wood or aluminum could be used, based on the particular location’s material availability and climate needs) and finished with prefabricated walls, floors and roofs. Components can be replaced or altered to meet changing homeowner needs. Homeowners can add rooms or sell a few rooms as detached accessory units when the kids go off to college.
I have a great feeling about my studies and my LEED GREEN ASSOCIATE Certification.
I am looking forward to my future projects and ways in which I can help protect the environment for future generations!
http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/13512980/list?utm_source=Houzz&utm_campaign=u303&utm_medium=email&utm_content=gallery11
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