The earth intercepts a lot of solar power about 173000000000000000 watts that is more than enough to power the earth. Now the real question is how does solar energy is transfers to solar panels to produce electricity Solar panels are made up of Solar Cells Solar cells are made from silicon where Crystal and silicon… Continue reading The Function of Solar Panels

As a designer there are many things one takes into consideration and one of the main things is heat. Heat will revolve around a building all the time so one has to design heating and cooling strategies to understand the principles of energy transfers. There are several terms that undergo the phases of the transferring,… Continue reading Basic Energy Principles

Climate has a huge impact on the environment. As time passes the way architects design changes as well to accommodate the environment.  Some examples of that are new developments, in cooling and lighting, specially air conditioning and fluorescent lighting, air conditioning and florescent lighting. For example air conditioning has came a long way, it started… Continue reading Energy Issues Standards

This chapter will mostly cover building design and construction of a community development. A sustainable community can be as simple as a neighborhood, town,or city as long as the find ways to use their resources. The are many people using that have surpassed the worlds ecological capacity.There are set our groups that try to bring… Continue reading Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities

Rainwater harvesting is an innovative alternative water supply that anyone can use and it also captures, diverts, and stores rainwater for the future. Implementing rainwater harvesting is beneficial because it reduces water supply, and reduces run-off, erosion, and contamination of surface water. Rainwater can be used for nearly any purpose that requires water. These include… Continue reading Rainwater Calculator

Over time many cities and urban areas have developed tremendously. Which in one poit of view that great but from another perspective it is causing harm. There are so many parks, buildings, streets, parking lots, etc, that there is no space for water to infiltrate back into the ground.  However the problem is trying to… Continue reading Water Quality And Water Conservation

The Future is approaching and architects need to design for the future. There are 3 things that need to be taken into consideration when designing, Sustainability, BIM, and Integrated Project Delivery Method. The cities and stated need to help out the community by forcing Designers to design sustainable, meaning to have stricter energy and water usage… Continue reading AIA Article Integrated Design & Sustainability Goals