Environmental design - Revision history

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−	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the ~~design of~~ environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.	+	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the designof environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

	[[File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg\|link=File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg]]		[[File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg\|link=File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg]]

−	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that ~~focusses~~ on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave ~~infrared radiation~~ that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to ~~then~~ pass back through the glazing, so ~~heat accumulates~~ in the interior, warming the spaces. Solar orientation considers how a building is oriented to best benefit from the movement of the sun, as can be still be seen in the east to west street grid patterns of ancient ~~greek~~ cities, leaving dwellings ~~to face~~ north to south. Solar access usually refers to the layout of buildings and openings in ~~section~~ to ~~benefit from~~ lower ~~levekl~~ winter sun~~, whilst~~ also minimising higher level solar access in summer months that may result in ~~over heating~~.	+	Solar gain is short-wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focuses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared, which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infraredradiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to pass back through the glazing, so heataccumulates in the interior, warming the spaces. Solar orientation considers how a building is oriented to best benefit from the movement of the sun, as can still be seen in the east-to-west street grid patterns of ancient Greek cities, leaving dwellings facing north to south. Solar access usually refers to the layout of buildings and openings in sections to benefitfrom lower-level winter sun while also minimising higher-level solar access in summer months that may result in overheating.

	[[File:Solar_shade.png\|link=File:Solar_shade.png]]		[[File:Solar_shade.png\|link=File:Solar_shade.png]]

−	In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils Ruskin's viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being; savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity.	+	In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and, in turn, design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher, and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils Ruskin's viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being: savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity.

	[[File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg\|link=File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg]]		[[File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg\|link=File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg]]

−	It was this work of Ruskin that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the ~~work of~~ William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the ~~industrialisation~~ revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.	+	It was this work of Ruskin that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the workof William Morris, along with the promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such, they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the industrial revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.

	[[File:The_Red_House%2C_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg\|link=File:The_Red_House,_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg]]		[[File:The_Red_House%2C_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg\|link=File:The_Red_House,_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg]]

−	Today, environmental design can be ~~both~~ used as ~~quite~~ a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical ~~terms~~ to describe design analysis (~~aswell~~ as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. ~~Whilst~~ this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the ~~building once~~ complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.	+	Today, environmental design can be used as both a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical term to describe design analysis (as well as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. While this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance, and so on, it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment, from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the buildingonce it ise complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime, and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.

−	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design ~~buildings that~~ give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable ~~design might~~ be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN ~~Commission on~~ Environment and Development.	+	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildingsthat give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable designmight be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commissionon Environment and Development.In her book [https://www.ribabooks.com/environmental-design-pocketbook_9781859465486 The Environmental Design Pocket Book, Sofie Pelsmakers] divides what she calls 'environmental aspects of sustainability' into a wide range of different areas, covering the broad extent to now be considered within this topic.

−	In her book [https://www.ribabooks.com/environmental-design-pocketbook_9781859465486 The Environmental Design Pocket Book, Sofie Pelsmakers] divides what she calls 'environmental aspects of sustainability' into a wide range of different areas covering the broad extent to now be considered within this topic.	+	* CO2, climate change mitigation, and the building industry
−		+
−	* CO2, ~~limate~~ change mitigation and the building industry	+
	* Design strategies and adaptations for a changing climate		* Design strategies and adaptations for a changing climate
	* Environmental site planning		* Environmental site planning
	* Urban greenery and biodiversity		* Urban greenery and biodiversity
	* Water and flooding		* Water and flooding
−	* The internal environment: space, warmth, light and air	+	* The internal environment: space, warmth, light, and air
	* The building fabric		* The building fabric
	* Retrofit of existing housing stock		* Retrofit of existing housing stock
	* Key details		* Key details
	* Energy supply and demand		* Energy supply and demand
−	* Zero carbon buildings
−	* Low and zero carbon technologies and renewables

−	[[File:Env_and_Architects_pocket_books_1000.jpg\|link=~~File~~:~~Env_and_Architects_pocket_books_1000~~.~~jpg~~]]	+	[[File:Env_and_Architects_pocket_books_1000.jpg\|link=https://www.ribabooks.com/environmental-design-pocketbook_9781859465486]]

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

	* Albedo.		* Albedo.
−	* ~~Planned obsolescence.~~	+	* Bedzed.
−	* Obsolescence.	+
	* Building Transformation: concepts and definitions.		* Building Transformation: concepts and definitions.
	* Building fabric.		* Building fabric.

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	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.		Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

−	[[File:~~Thermae with Heliocaminus Villa Adriana~~. ~~1000~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg\|link=File:Thermae_with_Heliocaminus_Villa_Adriana._1000.jpg]]

	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces. Solar orientation considers how a building is oriented to best benefit from the movement of the sun, as can be still be seen in the east to west street grid patterns of ancient greek cities, leaving dwellings to face north to south. Solar access usually refers to the layout of buildings and openings in section to benefit from lower levekl winter sun, whilst also minimising higher level solar access in summer months that may result in over heating.		Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces. Solar orientation considers how a building is oriented to best benefit from the movement of the sun, as can be still be seen in the east to west street grid patterns of ancient greek cities, leaving dwellings to face north to south. Solar access usually refers to the layout of buildings and openings in section to benefit from lower levekl winter sun, whilst also minimising higher level solar access in summer months that may result in over heating.

−	[[File:~~Solar shade~~.png]]	+	[[File:Solar_shade.png\|link=File:Solar_shade.png]]

	In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils Ruskin's viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being; savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity.		In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils Ruskin's viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being; savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity.

−	[[File:~~Morris Wey fabric 1883 1000~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg\|link=File:Morris_Wey_fabric_1883_1000.jpg]]

	It was this work of Ruskin that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the work of William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the industrialisation revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.		It was this work of Ruskin that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the work of William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the industrialisation revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.

−	[[File:~~The Red House~~, ~~Bexleyheath 1000~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:The_Red_House%2C_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg\|link=File:The_Red_House,_Bexleyheath_1000.jpg]]

	Today, environmental design can be both used as quite a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical terms to describe design analysis (aswell as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. Whilst this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.		Today, environmental design can be both used as quite a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical terms to describe design analysis (aswell as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. Whilst this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.
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	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.		The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.

−	In her book The Environmental Design Pocket Book, Sofie Pelsmakers divides ~~twhat~~ she calls 'environmental aspects of sustainability' into a wide range of different areas covering the broad extent to now be considered within this topic.	+	In her book [https://www.ribabooks.com/environmental-design-pocketbook_9781859465486 The Environmental Design Pocket Book, Sofie Pelsmakers] divides what she calls 'environmental aspects of sustainability' into a wide range of different areas covering the broad extent to now be considered within this topic.

	* CO2, limate change mitigation and the building industry		* CO2, limate change mitigation and the building industry
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	* Low and zero carbon technologies and renewables		* Low and zero carbon technologies and renewables

−	[[File:~~Env and Architects pocket books 1000~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:Env_and_Architects_pocket_books_1000.jpg\|link=File:Env_and_Architects_pocket_books_1000.jpg]]

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =

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	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.		Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

−	~~Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building~~. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.	+	[[File:Thermae with Heliocaminus Villa Adriana. 1000.jpg]]

−	~~In terms of modern design~~, ~~early proponents~~ of ~~what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn~~ design (or ~~sometimes bio-inspired~~ design) ~~were~~ the ~~English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin~~ and the ~~designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris~~. ~~In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice,~~ the ~~chapter The Nature~~ of ~~Gothic distils his viewpoint or design code as~~ the ~~moral elements of Gothic being; savageness~~, ~~love of change~~, ~~love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity~~. ~~It was this work that inspired~~ the ~~deep connection with nature and~~ the ~~environment that developed~~ in the ~~work~~ of ~~William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation~~, ~~represented by the Arts and Crafts movement~~. ~~As such they are considered in many ways~~ to ~~have foreseen~~ the ~~environmental as well as social impacts the industrialisation revolution~~ of ~~the Victorian era had on humans~~ and ~~the environment~~.	+	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces. Solar orientation considers how a building is oriented to best benefit from the movement of the sun, as can be still be seen in the east to west street grid patterns of ancient greek cities, leaving dwellings to face north to south. Solar access usually refers to the layout of buildings and openings in section to benefit from lower levekl winter sun, whilst also minimising higher level solar access in summer months that may result in over heating.

−	Today, environmental design can be both used as quite a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical terms to describe design analysis (~~a swell~~ as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. Whilst this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.	+	[[File:Solar shade.png]]
		+
		+	In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils Ruskin's viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being; savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity.
		+
		+	[[File:Morris Wey fabric 1883 1000.jpg]]
		+
		+	It was this work of Ruskin that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the work of William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the industrialisation revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.
		+
		+	[[File:The Red House, Bexleyheath 1000.jpg]]
		+
		+	Today, environmental design can be both used as quite a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical terms to describe design analysis (aswell as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. Whilst this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.

	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.		The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.
		+
		+	In her book The Environmental Design Pocket Book, Sofie Pelsmakers divides twhat she calls 'environmental aspects of sustainability' into a wide range of different areas covering the broad extent to now be considered within this topic.
		+
		+	* CO2, limate change mitigation and the building industry
		+	* Design strategies and adaptations for a changing climate
		+	* Environmental site planning
		+	* Urban greenery and biodiversity
		+	* Water and flooding
		+	* The internal environment: space, warmth, light and air
		+	* The building fabric
		+	* Retrofit of existing housing stock
		+	* Key details
		+	* Energy supply and demand
		+	* Zero carbon buildings
		+	* Low and zero carbon technologies and renewables
		+
		+	[[File:Env and Architects pocket books 1000.jpg]]

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
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	* Visible light.		* Visible light.

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	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.		The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings =
		+
		+	* Albedo.
		+	* Planned obsolescence.
		+	* Obsolescence.
		+	* Building Transformation: concepts and definitions.
		+	* Building fabric.
		+	* Circular Construction in Regenerative Cities (CIRCuIT).
		+	* Circular economy.
		+	* Cool roofs.
		+	* Design life.
		+	* Designing daylight solutions for commercial buildings.
		+	* Earth overshoot day.
		+	* Ecological impact assessment.
		+	* Economic sustainability.
		+	* Emissivity.
		+	* EN 17037 Daylight in buildings.
		+	* G-value.
		+	* Life.
		+	* Low-e glass.
		+	* Natural ventilation.
		+	* Part L.
		+	* Passive building design.
		+	* Product-life extension: product-life factor.
		+	* Reduce, reuse, recycle.
		+	* Regenerative design.
		+	* Shading coefficient.
		+	* Solar chimney.
		+	* Solar heat gain coefficient.
		+	* Solar photovoltaics.
		+	* Solar shading.
		+	* Solar thermal panels.
		+	* Sustainable materials.
		+	* Sustainable procurement.
		+	* Thermal comfort.
		+	* Thermal mass
		+	* Thermal optical properties.
		+	* Trombe wall.
		+	* Urban heat island effect.
		+	* Visible light.

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	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.		Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.

−	~~Environmental~~ design ~~is also often~~ associated with	+	In terms of modern design, early proponents of what might be considered environmental thinking and in turn design (or sometimes bio-inspired design) were the English Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic John Ruskin and the designer associated with the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. In one of his most celebrated works, The Stones of Venice, the chapter The Nature of Gothic distils his viewpoint or design code as the moral elements of Gothic being; savageness, love of change, love of nature, disturbed imagination, obstinacy, and generosity. It was this work that inspired the deep connection with nature and the environment that developed in the work of William Morris along with promotion of hand crafts over rapid mechanisation, represented by the Arts and Crafts movement. As such they are considered in many ways to have foreseen the environmental as well as social impacts the industrialisation revolution of the Victorian era had on humans and the environment.

−	Today, environmental design is quite a generic term and ~~whilst it~~ may incorporate design techniques ~~such as~~ solar orientation ~~and~~ natural ventilation, it can extend to the consideration of a ~~broad~~ range of ~~the wider~~ impacts. These include any impacts the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials used for its construction, the ~~fuels used in construction and to run~~ the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.	+	Today, environmental design can be both used as quite a generic term with broader considerations as well as a technical terms to describe design analysis (a swell as software tools) that assess and optimise how a building interacts with its environment to achieve efficiency in design. Whilst this may incorporate design techniques and the analysis of solar orientation, natural ventilation, thermal performance and so on it can also extend to the consideration of a broader range of impacts. These could include any impacts that the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials and fuels used for its construction, to the running of the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.

−	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that ~~work within or even benefit local ecological systems rather than reducing~~ impacts ~~on the local environment~~. Similarly, the term sustainable design ~~or sustainability~~ might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.	+	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.

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−	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is ~~Heliocaminus~~, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.	+	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.		Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.

−	Today, environmental design is quite a generic term ~~that~~ may incorporate design techniques such as solar orientation and natural ventilation ~~but~~ can extend to the wider impacts of the built environment, from the ~~material~~ used for construction to the fuels used to run the building ~~and~~ the way it is occupied. The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that ~~give consideration to environmental~~ impacts ~~over a lifecycle~~. Similarly, the term ~~sustainable or~~ sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.	+	Environmental design is also often associated with
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		+	Today, environmental design is quite a generic term and whilst it may incorporate design techniques such as solar orientation and natural ventilation, it can extend to the consideration of a broad range of the wider impacts. These include any impacts the built environment has on the local and global environment from where the building is sited, the materials used for its construction, the fuels used in construction and to run the building once complete, the way it is occupied during its lifetime and how it is dealt with at the end of its useful life.
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		+	The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that work within or even benefit local ecological systems rather than reducing impacts on the local environment. Similarly, the term sustainable design or sustainability might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.

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	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is Heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.		Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is Heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

−	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal ~~SPACES~~. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.	+	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal spaces. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.

	Today, environmental design is quite a generic term that may incorporate design techniques such as solar orientation and natural ventilation but can extend to the wider impacts of the built environment, from the material used for construction to the fuels used to run the building and the way it is occupied. The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.		Today, environmental design is quite a generic term that may incorporate design techniques such as solar orientation and natural ventilation but can extend to the wider impacts of the built environment, from the material used for construction to the fuels used to run the building and the way it is occupied. The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.

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	+	Early environmental design focused on solar energy, orienting and designing buildings to maximise the benefit of solar access. It is said that around 500 BCE, ancient Greece had exhausted its supply of wood for fuel, which led to the design of environmentally oriented buildings to maximise localised energy. The Greeks as well as the Romans developed solar-oriented and early-glazed building forms to capture energy from the local environment. An early term describing this is Heliocaminus, which means a solar furnace, glass-enclosed sun room, or winter garden, designed to remain warmer than the external temperature year-round, often to extend the growing season.

	+	Solar gain is short wave radiation from the sun that heats a building, either directly through an opening such as a window, or indirectly through the fabric of the building. Solar design (or passive solar design) is an aspect of environmental design that focusses on maximising the use of heat energy from solar radiation. Radiation from the sun is predominately short-wave infrared which is able to pass through glazing and heat the internal SPACES. Long-wave infrared radiation that is then re-radiated by the heated fabric of a building is unable to then pass back through the glazing, so heat accumulates in the interior, warming the spaces.
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	+	Today, environmental design is quite a generic term that may incorporate design techniques such as solar orientation and natural ventilation but can extend to the wider impacts of the built environment, from the material used for construction to the fuels used to run the building and the way it is occupied. The term ecological design might be used more specifically to describe these wider considerations, to design buildings that give consideration to environmental impacts over a lifecycle. Similarly, the term sustainable or sustainable design might be used more holistically to describe these wider impacts, including environmental design to reduce impacts on the built environment. The term was more formally defined by the 1983 Brundtland Commission of the UN Commission on Environment and Development.
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