Photos of my final poster and model

Article 3: Banking On Green

Australian Banks are looking into more environmentally sustainable design. ANZ are designing Australia's largest office building in a $478 M project. NAB's twin 8-story towers at National@Docklands project has won many awards for its eco design. Not only the environment, but the bank considered the health of staff and how to create an environent that would increase the productivity. It removes VOC from the air.

The buildings were influenced by the ING (Internation Netherlands Group) one of the most energy efficient buildings of its time (1987) which only used 10% of the energy than the building it replaced. It did this by limiting the air conditioning by capturing cool air at night and circulating it through the building during the day. Also due to its design, artificial lighting was reduced. This produced a yearly saving of $3.7M compared to the added $866,000 construction costs.

Article 2: The eco-pioneering Spirit

The above article is about 'green is the new black.' It discusses several companies that have advanced in eco-design such as Interface, Bluescope Steel, Air Cell and Rockcote. The underlying factor in the three companies is a reduction of formaldehyde volatile organic compounds (VOC). It is about thinking of the long term value in sustainable design, which reduces the cost of the cost over the structures lifetime. It discusses how the market is now demanding more eco-friendly products in every field, not just construction and how green credentials are increasingly becoming thought of as a requirement, not an added extra.

Article 1: 8 Green Building Wonders

I am interested in eco-design and construction and have found some articles in Environ (winter 2007) that discuss environmental practice.

8 Green Building Wonders discusses eco-architecture and focuses on several examples. These include Toyota creating pre-fabricated housing that have a reduction in construction waste and a 30-yr warranty. Torre Cube (16 storeys), Mexico have a passive solar design by Carme Pino so that there is no need for air-conditioning-a major energy factor in high rise buildings. It does this by designing an inner void, atrium, that provides natural ventilation and slatted wood panelling. Straw bale construction is another example, where a 5 star resort, Didimala Game Lodge, in South Africa used 10,000 bales of wheat straw. Freiburg, a town in Germany, has 400 solar installations, many of which are called 'plusenergie' meaning that they generate more energy than they consume. In Queenscliff, Australia, Lyons architects created a green roof that offers year-round insulation due to it being earth bound. A UK school created a cardboard structure made from 100% recyled materials.
These few examples show how eco-friendly design can be used in the construction of buildings
On the 1 Nov, 2006, ammendments were made to the BCA for energy efficiency came into effect. Changes relate to glazing, insulation, air movement, lighting, water supply etc; It is to challange the design and construction industries to develop products more suitable for modern day buildings so that they will have a lesser impact on the environment.

SIte Visit: the new Galframe warehouse in Cowie Rd, North Geelong

this is the site of the new Galframe warehouse. There are many different parts, all in different stages precast panel with temporary props

props holding up the corner panels

apex

external cladding of finished warehouse

Photos of the model

Here are a few photos of my model making process. The model is of 1:1 scale of the intersection of the steel portal frame with the tilt-up panel at the footing. Thanks go to Des in the workshop coz it would have been a long stressful job if it wasn't for his help.

Site Visit: Bunnings

the knee joint

The column and box gutter

A steel column intersecting the slab

Steel Portal Frame intersecting the footing

i have decided to do my 1:1 detai lof the concrete panel and steel portal frame and their intersection with the footing. I have seen two examples of a column intersecting a footing. the first is a plate that is bolted to the footing and to the column.



The second, which i have decided to model is where the flange is welded to the column and bolted to the footing.

concrete panels

non-loading bearing panel-cladding

Load bearing concrete panel

Steel Fabricator

This is the steel design for some ornamental structures on a freeway. The parts are welded together, then sandblasted and painted different colours. DESIGN

WELDING

SANDBLASTING

PAINTING

A crane has to be used to lift and transport the structure due to its weight.

Princess Highway Warehouse

This construction included a steel portal frame with load bearing precast panels.

Temporary bracket and concrete panel connection Reinforcement that marks the proposed location of a column

Welded plate that connects two concrete panels together. This photo also shows the location of the construction joint, which is not yet sealed.

Steel beams and the bolt holes.

Crane lifting a precast panel into place

Typical Parapet Detail to End Wall

Roof Junction Detail

Gutter Detail East Wall

Wall Section 5- South Wall/Canopy

Section AA