ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DESIGN [ARC 1413/1412]

• Lecturer: Tamil Salvi Mari
• Tutor: Sanjeh Kumar Raman
• Tutor: Sujatavani Gunasagaran
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• PROJECT 1 | GREEN-GO 2013 INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM CONTEST

  
  
  
  

  Environmental issues have become a major concern for our society at the present time as these issues are affecting us and also our mother earth. At the same time, there are a number of environmentalists or movement either government or non-governmental trying to fight against these issues caused by us.

  
  

  
  

  For this project, it intends to encourage us, as the architecture students, to take a part in helping the reduction of environmental issues by producing shortfilms that reflects these concerns.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  We were given 3 topics to choose from, which were listed below :

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Life in Plastic, It's Fantastic?     (Plastic)

  Water - The Drop of Life             (Water)

  Stayin' Alive                                 ( Extinction of Species )

  
  

  After brainstorming ideas for a week, I've decided to choose the topic of Extinction of Species. I've went through several tutorials with my tutor Ms. Salvi to produce the best short film ideas which I can come up with.

  
  

  This is the video that I produced for this project :

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  The main idea of this video is to deliver the message of the importance of preserving endangered species to people who are not concerned about it. We, as humans, must care for our living environment and the surrounding creatures and try to live in harmony with them. 

  
  

  
  

  In conclusion, I've truly learned a lot from this project and also enjoyed through completing the video as this is the first filming making I've done in my life. Besides, it has helped me explored the top listed of endangered species globally and therefore helped me realized the importance of preserving endangered species in our planet Earth.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  PROJECT 2 | APPRECIATING ENVIRONMENT - NOTHING IS CONSIDERED WASTE

  
  

  Waste should become the less consideration in the construction industry. The professionals in the industries itself should be aware of the impacts of waste to the environment and respond to the issue by reconsidering things such as designs, site managements, specification and others, which will help in contributing towards a sustainable development with minimal wastage. 

  
  

  
  

  In this second project, we were no longer working alone but asked to form a group of four. My group members are Tan Heng Yee, Wesley Hew Xin Han, Hiew Yen Nee and me. We were required to collect waste data from at least two construction sites. Fortunately, this project was given simultaneously with Building Construction project 1 where we were also asked to visit construction sites too. Thus for this project, our leader chosen to use the same construction sites from Building Construction 1 subject to ease our work.

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  We were required to collect data of the following :

  
  

  -Traditional/ Current uses of material

  -Survey and document on site - How waste is generated on site

  -How much waste is generated

  -Why waste is produced on site

  -Environmental impact of particular waste

  -Possibilities and limitations of recycling

  
  

  We were also asked to outline the following :

  
  

  -Methods and ways that can be avoided or reduced, reused or recycled in the  construction industry.

  -Identify possible innovative ways to recycle the materials

  -Discussion on life cycle analysis and embodied energy

  
  

  
  

  This is the poster of our data collection.

  
  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Individual task:

  While finishing the poster, we were required to use wastes from the construction sites to produce something that is creative, beautiful and environmentlly meaningful. This is an individual task, thus it is more challenging as we are rushing up with lots of other assignments too. After some brainstorming, I have chosen cracked floor ceramic tiles as my main material for this specific task.
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  This is my final product of this project.
  
  A vase made out of cracked ceramic floor tiles.
  
  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Some products produced by my course mates.

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

                After completing this task, I've learned to be more creative in making aesthetic product. I've also gained a deeper understanding on how, what and why the wastes are being produced on construction sites, which had arise my awareness to help to protect the earth for a better future.