LIVING BUILDING
SERIES
The Near Zero World and Your Future
Reference Reading
Living Building Series: Near Zero Dialogue Part 6.
Presenter: Anup Naik
May 14. 2020. Thursday. 1030 am – 1215 pm
We welcome you to the Webinar Program Scheduled for May 14 Living Building Series.
10:15am-10:30am : Log in and Registration
10:30am-10:35am : Ashish Rakheja : Opening Remarks
10:35am-10:45am : Hariharan Chandra : An Introduction to the Dialogue of the Day
10:45am-11:15am : Anup Naik : The Near Zero World and Your Future
11:15am-11:20am : Hariharan Chandra : Introduction of the distinguished Guest
11:20am-12:15pm : Hariharan Chandra, Ashish Rakheja : Q/A
All Students are requested to read this and study the three links that have been offered here for reading BEFORE the next Near Zero Dialog on May 14.
The five questions at end of this material have to be answered and uploaded on the link mentioned at the end of the document.
Attached are a few websites that have papers, articles and primers on Near Zero World for students and others interested to know more about the subject. It serves as an informative background for the students ahead of the talk. It is highly recommended that these are studied with focus. This is a prerequisite for PJMT Certification of Learning.
Please seek guidance from your Faculty Heads. Thank you.
Reference Reading 01.
Measuring sustainable homes - a Mixed Methods approach
Reference Reading 02.
Modernity in Tradition: Reflections on building design and technology in the Asian vernacular
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263514000715
Reference Reading 03.
New Technologies in Modern Architecture and its Interaction with Traditional Architecture
http://www.aelsindia.com/Vol1august_2013/13.pdf
Questions for Participants to answer
1. What are the attributes of Passive design in Architecture?
2. How do you decide the density of a large residential projects based on sustainability indices?
3. What are the design decisions you could take using parametric tools?
4. What is the role of an Architect in an inclusive design process?
5. Would you give higher precedence for to the Built Environment or Human Comfort and why?
Kindly submit yours Answers by May 14.
My Responses to the Questions: https://forms.gle/xKMHsVvkFZXUbQ8r6