B4 - Group B - Zabiega

I became an Architectural Engineer because I like understanding how buildings with individual systems (HVAC, electrical, structural, etc) can work together to produce a better building. So for my project I chose to do an analysis of if a building is considered green, is it considered intelligent? And vise versa. How do we define a green building or an intelligent? 

An intelligent building can be defined as:

“Use of technology and process to create a building that is safer and more productive for its occupants and more operationally efficient for its owners.”[1]

and a green building can be defined as:

" A green building is one whose construction and lifetime of operation assure the healthiest possible environment while representing the most efficient and least disruptive use of land, water, energy and resources. The optimum design solution is one that effectively emulates all of the natural systems and conditions of the pre-developed site – after development is complete." [2]

As you can read, there is some overlapping qualities such as making the building safer/healthiest. However, an intelligent building serves to make the occupants and owners more efficient whereas a green building is about making the environment more efficient. 

Right now LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) is the leading 'decider' on if a building is green and on what level is it green. Points can be awarded by numerous amount of criteria, such as reduced energy consumption of mechanical system, energy producing systems, water collection, use of reclaimed/recycled wood and even presence of bike racks. Not all of these criteria can be considered intelligent. 

During my paper, I will discuss what I believe, and what scholarly articles tell us what each building type is meant to be. In the conclusion I will decide if a building is green, does it mean it is intelligent? and vise versa.

Sources: 

1: http://automatedbuildings.com/news/aug05/articles/ibtpe/ibtpe.htm

2: http://www3.epa.gov/statelocalclimate/documents/pdf/12_8_what_is_green_GGGC.pdf

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