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Annotations
Unknown. "Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living." Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living. Lutron, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013.
WBDG Sustainable Committee. "Sustainable." WBDG. National Institute of Building Sciences, 4 Sept. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
In my article, the central focus was a building in Chicago that is believed to be the first to integrate both universal and green design into its architecture. It was made for the headquarters of Access Living in Chicago, which is one of the leading “companies” in accessibility legislation. I think it is an interesting article because it is one of the few times accessibility and environmental design have both been able to be in the same architectural design. The fact that the building was also able to obtain LEED gold certified proves that this pairing can not only work, but be very successful. It seems like Access Living is successful in bridging the gap and I could use this to help bridge my own gap of giving financial advice to environmental companies and how they can relate to accessibility and people with disabilities.
"Beyond Accessible: Universal Design for Green Buildings." Building Green. Environmental Building News, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
This article focused on universal design and the plan for the future when it came to accessibility and green home design. The author said that focusing just on accessibility in a building results in separate buildings or rooms that are solely for people with disabilities. Focusing on universal design would cause there to be less money to have to spend on remodeling homes for accessibility. That leftover money could then be used on money-saving energy retrofits to make a building more energy efficient. I could use this article to show the cost-effectiveness and the benefits that come with using universal design. Unlike the previous article, this one talks about how universal design can lead to environmental design, and tips on how to go about completing the seven universal design principles. I could also use the article to talk more about the relationship between accessibility and green design.
WBDG Accessible Committee. "Accessible." WBDG. National Institue of Building Sciences, 31 July 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
This article was more like guidelines to accessibility and accessible design. It talks a lot about the ADA designs, laws, and codes. Accessibility must be proactively planned in order to have any success. Similar to other articles, this one states that it is much easier to build accessible buildings from the ground up. It is, in the long run, more expensive to renovate buildings and then to keep this renovations running than it is to build a new building. I could use this article to explain to the reader what exactly accessibility in a building means and what the professional standards (like the ADA) actually are. I chose the article because I wanted to have a view of just accessible design so I could present about the topic more thoroughly.
WBDG Accessible Committee. "Accessible." WBDG. National Institue of Building Sciences, 31 July 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Much like the article about the guidelines of accessible design, I was able to find guidelines to green/sustainable design on the same website written by the same institute. It talks about the key principles of sustainable design like optimizing size potential and energy use, protect and conserve water, etc. The article also mentions the relevant codes and laws that the buildings must follow in order to actually be allowed to stay there. This article could help me elaborate on green design in general to help my argument about the similarities and differences between universal and green design. Therefore, the article helps show all the little technicalities and designs that must be enforced to be “green.”
"Sustainable Design." ASID. American Society of Interior Designers, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. <http://www.asid.org/content/asid-position-sustainable-design>.
This website classifies sustainable design as “a design that cares about how such goals (like efficiency, budget, attractiveness) are achieved, about its effect on people and on the environment.” This society of designers mentions their own principles of sustainable design, which have some overlap and some differences between what some of the other articles I found have said. They mention that the local environment should be protected but also mention that the integrated building design should developed by collaborative multi-disciplinary teams. I could use these differences to show how there is not just one way to think of sustainable and accessible design. I picked it to add depth to my idea of design because it provided some different ideas.
Unknown. "Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living." Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living. Lutron, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013.
Unknown. "Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living." Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living. Lutron, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013.
WBDG Sustainable Committee. "Sustainable." WBDG. National Institute of Building Sciences, 4 Sept. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
In my article, the central focus was a building in Chicago that is believed to be the first to integrate both universal and green design into its architecture. It was made for the headquarters of Access Living in Chicago, which is one of the leading “companies” in accessibility legislation. I think it is an interesting article because it is one of the few times accessibility and environmental design have both been able to be in the same architectural design. The fact that the building was also able to obtain LEED gold certified proves that this pairing can not only work, but be very successful. It seems like Access Living is successful in bridging the gap and I could use this to help bridge my own gap of giving financial advice to environmental companies and how they can relate to accessibility and people with disabilities.
"Beyond Accessible: Universal Design for Green Buildings." Building Green. Environmental Building News, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
This article focused on universal design and the plan for the future when it came to accessibility and green home design. The author said that focusing just on accessibility in a building results in separate buildings or rooms that are solely for people with disabilities. Focusing on universal design would cause there to be less money to have to spend on remodeling homes for accessibility. That leftover money could then be used on money-saving energy retrofits to make a building more energy efficient. I could use this article to show the cost-effectiveness and the benefits that come with using universal design. Unlike the previous article, this one talks about how universal design can lead to environmental design, and tips on how to go about completing the seven universal design principles. I could also use the article to talk more about the relationship between accessibility and green design.
WBDG Accessible Committee. "Accessible." WBDG. National Institue of Building Sciences, 31 July 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
This article was more like guidelines to accessibility and accessible design. It talks a lot about the ADA designs, laws, and codes. Accessibility must be proactively planned in order to have any success. Similar to other articles, this one states that it is much easier to build accessible buildings from the ground up. It is, in the long run, more expensive to renovate buildings and then to keep this renovations running than it is to build a new building. I could use this article to explain to the reader what exactly accessibility in a building means and what the professional standards (like the ADA) actually are. I chose the article because I wanted to have a view of just accessible design so I could present about the topic more thoroughly.
WBDG Accessible Committee. "Accessible." WBDG. National Institue of Building Sciences, 31 July 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
Much like the article about the guidelines of accessible design, I was able to find guidelines to green/sustainable design on the same website written by the same institute. It talks about the key principles of sustainable design like optimizing size potential and energy use, protect and conserve water, etc. The article also mentions the relevant codes and laws that the buildings must follow in order to actually be allowed to stay there. This article could help me elaborate on green design in general to help my argument about the similarities and differences between universal and green design. Therefore, the article helps show all the little technicalities and designs that must be enforced to be “green.”
"Sustainable Design." ASID. American Society of Interior Designers, n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. <http://www.asid.org/content/asid-position-sustainable-design>.
This website classifies sustainable design as “a design that cares about how such goals (like efficiency, budget, attractiveness) are achieved, about its effect on people and on the environment.” This society of designers mentions their own principles of sustainable design, which have some overlap and some differences between what some of the other articles I found have said. They mention that the local environment should be protected but also mention that the integrated building design should developed by collaborative multi-disciplinary teams. I could use these differences to show how there is not just one way to think of sustainable and accessible design. I picked it to add depth to my idea of design because it provided some different ideas.
Unknown. "Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living." Integration of Universal Design and Green Design – Access Living. Lutron, n.d. Web. 8 Nov. 2013.