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mahima77bd Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 1	Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:14 am    Post subject: bioclimatic architecture Hi everybody, I am new in this forum I am a graduate student in architectural studies and wanted to discuss about my thesis which is related to Bioclimatic Architecture of Ken yeang but really having hard time to find the goal.Please help me ... Right now I am working full time in an aarchitectural firm at midwest, in USA. I want to finish my thesis by May , 2007. So I don't have much time to work on a huge thing. I wanted to analyze Ken yeang's design Principles of Bio-climatic Architecture by analysing one of his successful buildings. But I am confused about the goal. First I thought I will try to find a way how to impliment his theories in temparate climate... but that will be more toward climatic issuess, which i don't want to explore ... I really want to focus on the design features of his building that cames from bioclimatic factors... Please help me .... I don't know whether i could make myself understandable or not...
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solidred Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 728 Location: Scotland	Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:44 pm    Post subject: hi mahima I'm a complete newbie to this bioclimactic stuff myself but I've come across a few basic ideas... 1. Skyscrapers are very energy intensive in that they generally require air-conditioning (open a window forty stories up and you get a gale; suction; flying paperwork etc., not ventilation) therefore, some skyscrapers are being developed to harness the natural movement of hot air upwards and cold air downwards: the 'stack effect'. By providing open channels in which the air might do this, one creates a flow of air. Also. one can re-use the heat found at the top (although how that heat is pumped back down again I don't know: it's used to heat water, not air, perhaps?) 2. Skyscrapers are very energy intensive in their use of structural steel. The commonly-used index of such energy consumption these days is known as the 'carbon footprint' because, I think, most energy is created by some sort of burning, which uses the oxygen from carbon dioxide, leaving an exhaust product of the poisonous carbon monoxide. Photosynthesis in the leaves of plants creates carbon dioxide and thus restores the balance (again, I'm sketchy on the specifics!). Therefore, skyscraper projects like Yeang's attempt to populate them with as many trees and plants as possible in an attempt to create a 'carbon neutral' footprint. How this can be any more than tokenism I don't know... I know there's a whole 'green forum' around the corner here but I, too, would be interested to read more informed contributions to the issue... although I guess I could just go read the book...
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pacific_2k_in Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:27 am    Post subject: hi... i just completed my thesis on bioclimatic skyscraper which of course is based on ken yeangs theory. i think the word bio-climatic asks for at least the basic understanding of climate of your site and design accordingly. doing bio-climatic without doing muh climatic study is a bit pointless according to me. we can discuss about your thesis (in terms of programe, site n all) if u wish... i can send you my thesis work if u want...
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funkmachiner Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: jakarta, Indonesia	Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:03 am    Post subject: please... i need data about bioclimatic... would you send me all the stuff about it? please send to my email at - blocked - Last edited by funkmachiner on Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:32 am; edited 3 times in total
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eDs Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 38	Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:48 am    Post subject: I have good information about ken yeangs vision on bioclimatic skyscrapers and much info about the Menara building, Malaysia (IBM), 1995. If that would be any use, let me know so i can send it too you
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funkmachiner Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: jakarta, Indonesia	Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:35 pm    Post subject: yes please... i really2 need lot of data about that.... thanks....
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funkmachiner Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: jakarta, Indonesia	Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:49 pm    Post subject: by the way... i need your help for my home work, cause i still confuse with this bioclimatic stuff and i wanna know all about it. if i wanna build an apartment, can i use the bioclimatic architecture? what's the differents between bioclimatic architecture, green architecture, and tropic architecture?? what is the specific characteristic of the bioclimatic architecture?
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AP Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 580 Location: UK	Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:54 am    Post subject: The difference is just semantics. They're the same thing, really. Blah blah, save the planet, blah blah eco-friendly, blah blah whole life cost evaluations, blah blah sustainability. bio - of living things; climatic - of the environment. Trees and stuff. Not rocket science. You can use bioclimatic architecture for just about anything, ultimately. But it's a bit of a gimmick, more often than not. Because sustainability is a three-pronged attack (social, ecological, economical). Ecological sustainability has a habit of being either socially or economically unsustainable, sometimes both. Nobody will tolerate excessive composting toilets, reed beds in their garden processing their own sewage, and having trees in skyscrapers isn't the cheapest thing in the world to do.
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mamta Joined: 31 Aug 2006 Posts: 15	Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:11 am    Post subject: bioclimatic hey ya... was goin through the discussion,.. frens m likely to undertake to take up my thesis... well mostly interested in bioclimatic architecture...if nebdy ahs done a thesis in this topic.. plz can i get some help on this.. plz..
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funkmachiner Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: jakarta, Indonesia	Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 7:59 am    Post subject: i'm sorry i can't view my email.. it always spam by the server.... my email got the same name with my account name and i register in yahoo mail. thanks.. _________________ add me at - blocked -
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funkmachiner Joined: 03 Apr 2007 Posts: 5 Location: jakarta, Indonesia	Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:06 am    Post subject: please help me... i need data about bioclimatic architecture... you can sent the data at funkmachiner at yahoo dot com please...please...please... _________________ add me at - blocked -
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AP Joined: 31 Mar 2005 Posts: 580 Location: UK	Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 6:57 am    Post subject: What "data"? Presumably you don't mean raw data, like measurements and stuff?
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allee Joined: 23 Oct 2004 Posts: 155	Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 4:24 pm    Post subject: Mahima Mahima, Boy did your thread get hijacked. But at least it stayed on topic. Anyway, Mahima, I've read Yeang's book on Bioclimatic skyscrapers and also am in the process of reading his sequel book on the Skyscraper Reconsidered. He believes in interspersing sky gardens with the floorplates. He believes that the interiors should be able to open to the outside. He believes in the redesign of elevators to be more comfortable and also belives that the variety of uses and parks and streetscapes we have at the ground level should continue vertically into the skyscraper to add a variegated experience level by level. Multi-level atria and having open atrium stairs that tie together several floors (instead of being contained slolely within fire escapes columns made of concrete (block). I'm not sure but he could be an avocate of somehow designing the air circulation to pass through these sky gardens before they enter the building in order to adjust the relative humidity and temperature of the incoming supply air. Rainwater would also be captured and put to use in these bioclimatic skyscrapers. Top be honest, the actual built bioclimatic skyscapers he has had built don't look too aesthetically pleasing but his building- the Guthrie Pavillion- that uses some of these principles I like very much. It's not a skyscraper though. Good luck on your thesis. I haven't embarked on my grad portion of my education but I hope I have provided enough for you to investigate and confirm for yourself. Good luck. Dr. Yeang is a very talented architect. Allee
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ar.zoha Joined: 11 May 2007 Posts: 2	Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:30 am    Post subject: bioclimatic architecture Hello Mahima.. I came across your post... I am doing my thesis on a bioclimatic skyscraper aswell.. greatly inspirted by Dr . Ken Yeang... like someone in one of his post mention that.. a bioclimatic skyscaper without a climatic study is a little irrelevant.. It is a very important aspect.. but again architectural design is also an important consideration.. like what aalee mention about inersecting floor plates and atriums, they needn't be ugly.. i think you can make an attempt to make a bioclimatic skyscraper look beautiful but aghain i feel you should get into climatic study inorder for you to understand the subject more clearly i feel it will give you options and clues to your architectural design aswelll. i m still reasearching on bioclimatic buildings.. i intend to do my thesis topic on Bioclimatic Skyscrapers for the Middel-East. however the building type would be Residential. let me know if anyone has some refernces.. All the Best Zoha
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zekai Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 7	Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:15 pm    Post subject: some useful bioclimatic architecture reference Hi, I followed all the post about bioclimatic architecture. I've got some websites for you to check. http://www.ellipsis.com/yeang/principles/index.html#top This one explains on the concept of Ken Yeang's skyscraper under bioclimatic architecture. It's basic data.You gotta read on his book if you want to go through detail.You may find some info about the Middle East at thishttp://archnet.org/courses/.You better check the forum also. You can read about bioclimatic architecture on my blog too. I am doing a study on this. More studies would be posted.Hope it helps everybody. Zekai [url]http://archizen.24buddy.com/?p=88
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