ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ROLE AS AN ARCHITECT TOWARDS A

BETTER ENVIORNMENT
ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE GREEN BUILDING MATERIAL
EFFICIENT
DESIGN CERTIFICATION SELECTION
TECHNOLOGIES

ADAPTIVE REUSE URBAN

WATER RESILIENT
AND PLANNING AND
CONSERVATION DESIGN
RENOVATION DENSITY

EDUCATION AND
COLLABORATION
ADVOCACY
SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

INCORPORATE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES THAT DESIGN BUILDINGS WITH PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING,
PRIORITIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WATER CONSERVATION, NATURAL VENTILATION, AND DAYLIGHTING TO REDUCE
AND USE OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS. RELIANCE ON ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND HVAC SYSTEMS.
GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION

Aim for certifications such as LEED (Leadership in Utilize other certification systems like BREEAM (Building
Energy and Environmental Design) to ensure that Research Establishment Environmental Assessment
buildings meet specific sustainability criteria. Method) in different regions.
ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES

Integrate energy-efficient technologies such as Design buildings that make the most of natural
solar panels, wind turbines, and smart building resources, such as using thermal mass to
systems to reduce energy consumption. regulate temperature.
MATERIAL SELECTION

Opt for environmentally friendly and recycled materials Consider the life cycle of materials, including
to reduce the environmental impact of construction. extraction, production, transportation, and disposal.
WATER CONSERVATION

Design landscapes that require minimal water Incorporate water-efficient fixtures and
usage and implement rainwater harvesting technologies within buildings
systems.
ADAPTIVE REUSE AND RENOVATION

Encourage the adaptive reuse of existing structures to Renovate buildings to meet modern sustainability
reduce the need for new construction and minimize standards and improve energy efficiency.
demolition waste.
URBAN PLANNING AND DENSITY

PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE URBAN PLANNING THAT DESIGN COMPACT, HIGH-DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS TO

ENCOURAGES WALKABILITY, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND MINIMIZE LAND USE AND PRESERVE NATURAL HABITATS.
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS TO REDUCE RELIANCE ON CARS.
RESILINT DESIGN

Consider the impacts of climate change in the design Incorporate strategies to mitigate climate-related risks,
process, creating structures that are resilient to such as flooding and heatwaves.
extreme weather events.
EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY

Educate clients, colleagues, and the public about the Advocate for policies that support sustainable building
importance of sustainable design and its impact on the practices at local and national levels.
environment.
COLLABARATIONS

Work collaboratively with other professionals, including Engage with the community to gather insights and
engineers, landscape architects, and urban planners, to ensure that designs align with local needs and values.
create holistic, sustainable solutions.
ALGAE GROWN LIMESTONE
• The concept of using algae to produce limestone or similar materials
is related to the field of biomineralization, where living organisms play
a role in the formation of minerals.
• Algae, specifically certain types of microalgae and cyanobacteria, can
contribute to the formation of limestone through a process known as
biologically induced mineralization or biomineralization.
 BIOMINERALIZTION

BIOMINERALIZATION IS THIS PHENOMENON IS EXAMPLES INCLUDE BIOLOGICALLY FORMED THE STRUCTURES OF BECAUSE THIS RANGE OF
THE PROCESS BY WHICH WIDESPREAD AND ALL SIX SILICATES IN ALGAE AND MINERALS OFTEN HAVE THESE BIO COMPOSITE CONTROL OVER MINERAL
LIVING ORGANISMS TAXONOMIC KINGDOMS DIATOMS, CARBONATES IN SPECIAL USES SUCH AS MATERIALS ARE HIGHLY GROWTH IS DESIRABLE
PRODUCE MINERALS, CONTAIN MEMBERS THAT INVERTEBRATES, AND MAGNETIC SENSORS IN CONTROLLED FROM THE FOR MATERIALS
OFTEN RESULTING IN ARE ABLE TO FORM CALCIUM PHOSPHATES MAGNETOTACTIC NANOMETER TO THE ENGINEERING
HARDENED OR STIFFENED MINERALS, AND OVER 60 AND CARBONATES IN BACTERIA (FE 3 O 4 ), MACROSCOPIC LEVEL, APPLICATIONS, THERE IS
MINERALIZED TISSUES. DIFFERENT MINERALS VERTEBRATES. GRAVITY-SENSING RESULTING IN COMPLEX INTEREST IN
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN DEVICES (CACO 3 , CASO ARCHITECTURES THAT UNDERSTANDING AND
ORGANISMS. 4 , BASO 4 ) AND IRON PROVIDE ELUCIDATING THE
STORAGE AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS OF
MOBILIZATION (FE 2 O 3 PROPERTIES. BIOLOGICALLY-
•H 2 O IN THE PROTEIN CONTROLLED
FERRITIN). BIOMINERALIZATION.
 RESEARCHERS AT ACCORDING TO THE TEAM, “IF ALL CEMENT-BASED GLOBAL CEMENT PRODUCTION ACCOUNTS FOR 7%
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER IN THE US HAVE CONSTRUCTION AROUND THE WORLD WAS OF ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN LARGE
DEVELOPED A METHOD TO MAKE CEMENT REPLACED WITH BIOGENIC LIMESTONE CEMENT, PART THROUGH THE BURNING OF QUARRIED
PRODUCTION CARBON NEUTRAL OR EVEN CARBON EACH YEAR, A WHOPPING 2 GIGATONS OF CARBON LIMESTONE.
NEGATIVE BY PULLING CO2 OUT OF THE AIR WITH THE DIOXIDE WOULD NO LONGER BE PUMPED INTO THE
HELP OF MICROALGAE. ATMOSPHERE AND MORE THAN 250 MILLION
ADDITIONAL TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE WOULD BE
PULLED OUT OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND STORED IN
THESE MATERIALS."
COMMERCIALIZING
COCCOLITHOPHORES

These microalgae are hardy little creatures, living in both warm and cold, According to the team’s estimates, only 1 to 2 million acres of open ponds
salt and fresh waters around the world, making them great candidates for would be required to produce all of the cement that the U.S. needs—
cultivation almost anywhere—in cities, on land, or at sea. between 0.05% and 0.10% of all land area in the U.S. and only 1% of the
land used to grow corn.
 PRODUCTION

Cultivation of Algae: Carbonate Precipitation: Calcification by Algae: Limestone Formation: Harvesting and
Processing:
During photosynthesis, algae Over time, the accumulated Once the limestone-like
Algae are cultured in controlled Certain species of algae,
absorb carbon dioxide from the calcium carbonate can solidify material has formed, it can be
environments, such as especially cyanobacteria, have
environment and produce into limestone-like structures. harvested and processed into
photobioreactors or open the ability to induce the
organic compounds. Some algae The process is influenced by usable forms. This may involve
ponds, where they are provided precipitation of carbonate
species release calcium ions factors such as water chemistry, drying, milling, or other
with the necessary nutrients, minerals, such as calcium
into their surroundings as temperature, and the specific methods to achieve the desired
light, and carbon dioxide for carbonate (CaCO3), from the
metabolic by-products. characteristics of the algae product.
photosynthesis. surrounding water. This process
The combination of calcium ions involved.
is often influenced by the
photosynthetic activity of the and carbonate ions in the water
algae. leads to the precipitation of
calcium carbonate, forming
solid structures.
 POTENTIAL BENEFITS

Sustainability: Carbon Sequestration: Renewable Resource: Biocompatibility:

The process utilizes biological The incorporation of carbon Algae can be cultivated as a Limestone produced through
processes, making it potentially dioxide into the limestone renewable resource, and the biomineralization by algae may
more sustainable compared to structure during the process biomineralization process can have unique characteristics or
traditional limestone extraction can contribute to carbon be repeated, making it a structures, potentially suitable
methods. sequestration, helping mitigate potentially sustainable source for specific applications.
greenhouse gas emissions. of limestone.
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