
ECOSTAAN
How Architects Can Build
Sustainable Infrastructure
The basics of sustainable living start from the public realm, infrastructure, and the concept of mobility. Sustainable community design should not be considered a radical concept emerging in sustainable living. Sustainable community living finds-
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Ways of using land effectively and efficiently to ensure that development takes place while protecting nature.
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Opportunities to provide to the community to adapt to their environment without impacting it.
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Ways to erect infrastructure to make sure that the communities living in the city are a part of the on-going developmental growth.
To ensure sustainable living conditions, measures have been incorporated at various stages of the planning process.
Integrated Processes of design
It emphasizes monitoring procedures during and after the development of community dialogue. The aim is to consider all the disciplines at the initial stages of designing.
The expectations of the community is also taken into account at the onset of the planning.
Mobility on demand and social creation
This looks at the ides of traffic management. It develops shared working spaces for people and ways to encourage shared car spaces as well.
Switching to green infrastructure
Solar and wind energies are the two prevalent concepts that can be used to generate a wider range of energy for sustainable community living.
Sustainable Transit Development
This concept gives importance to building pedestrian friendly infrastructure like sidewalks and bicycle routes. This will encourage people to walk or cycle to work.
Public Realm
Public Realm focusses on developing green spaces for people, encouraging them to interact with nature.
Effective Land Use
This concept finds ways to use land effectively and efficiently.
Space Reprogramming
With lands being densified on a regular basis, this concept looks for infrastructural ideas that creates spaces that can switch its functions based on peoples needs.
Waste Regulation
In current circumstances, it is better to have vacuum waste disposal. It is an efficient waste disposal method. It uses Pneumatic tubes that suck waste streams and connect the building as a whole dispose of waste to the central plant. The lack of the need to provide wasteful bags and the technique's fewer maintenance parameters make it far more efficient to be used in high-density urban spaces to carve out a healthy, sustainable environment for the communities.
