Practice Exercise - Module 3

Scored
Your Name
Perez, Jose Alan
Journal Entry For
Module 3 - Project Goals Targets & Strategies
ACC Folder Link
ACC Revit File Link
Created
Jan 6, 2025 12:34 AM
Last Edited
Jan 6, 2025 12:34 AM
Created by
Glenn Katz

Goal 1: Before: Improve Constructibility of Project

  • Measure:  The metric to measure will rely on repetition of spaces and using transformable spaces to increase area of possible flexibility of spaces.
  • Targets:
    • minimally acceptable value: repeat the structure of spaces by floor and have one movable wall per floor
    • desired / target value: repeat the structure of floors and have multiple movable walls per floor
  • Strategies:
    • One design strategy that I’d like to explore in my design to achieve this goal is to use repetition to make an easier building to build. Construction is many time over looked and results in many adjustments to the initial product due to unfeasibility of the project. Through repetition of spaces, my challenge will also to bring uniqueness to each floor while make the skeleton repeatable to produce.
    • A second design strategy for achieving this goal is to create flexibility of spaces through removable walls and having a sense of user input in the space. Most of the times buildings are design for communities but that dictates the movement of the community through that building. I want to push away from this and also improve having permanent walls in our spaces (less work to construct).
      • image

Goal 2: During: Improve Energy Consumption Source

  • Measure:  the metric that you’ll use to measure this goal is the kWh increase of systems and without
  • Targets:
    • minimally acceptable value: 22.5 KWh (average consumption of buildings in the US)
    • desired / target value: Reduce consumption of building to below industry standards or 2030 goals
  • Strategies:
    • One design strategy that I’d like to explore in my design to achieve this goal is the increase and decrease power consumption of using automatic enclosed spaces during cold seasons and automatic open spaces during the summer. Through mechanical systems, I want to design a building that takes advantage of energy around its surroundings.
    • A second design strategy for achieving this goal is to use materials that can produce more energy savings such as glass tinting to reduce energy loss and increased insulation in larger spaces.
      • image

Goal 3: After: Improve Carbon Footprint

  • Measure:  The metric to measure carbon footprint is to use materials that reduce CO2 emissions.
  • Targets:
    • minimally acceptable value: to reduce carbon emission of concrete walls by any percent
    • desired / target value: to reduce carbon emission of concrete walls and steel structural supports by any percent
  • Strategies:
    • One design strategy that I’d like to explore in my design to achieve this goal is to reduce carbon emission of concrete walls. I want to accomplish this by using materials like mycelium that swaps concrete. I also want to incorporate wood substitutes to reduce carbon emission of metal.
    • A second design strategy for achieving this goal is to work with my second goal’s strategy of insulated materials. This helps increase the insulation and reduce through colder seasons that requires more heating in the building.
      • image