David Dunn - Module 7

Step 1 - Generative Design Framework

In thinking about my future as an architect, something that is important to me is the calculation of the carbon footprint. I want to have that as my central node of my building trade-offs. However some other trade offs I see in daily life are:

• Productivity vs How many hours I stay up the previous night
• Quality of food I eat vs How I feel during the day

• Construction
• Variables
• Fabrication Cost vs. Assembly Time
• Evaluators
• Module cost
• Module Assembly Time
• Most Important Tradeoffs to Consider
• More time = more money(more carbon footprint)
• Architecture
• Variables
• View Quality vs. Shading
• Evaluators
• Does the view look out on a beautiful scenery
• How many hours of the day does the roof cause
• Most Important Tradeoffs to Consider
• Energy loss from windows
• Energy saved from shading
• Pleasure derived from the views

Sustainability

• Variables
• Number of material units
• Sqft of building
• Hours in a week of active construction
• Evaluators
• Carbon emitted per unit of material
• Material unit cost
• Time to construct the building
• Most Important Tradeoffs to Consider
• More expensive materials could be less carbon intensive but take more time to install