Green & Culturally Appropriate BuildingDesign

The project aims to develop a process to design houses using locally sourced materials and labor.
This process can be transferrable to other communities in the future when they approach a new
housing project in their region. This would be culturally and aesthetically in line with the vernacular.
The design will incorporate passive systems that make use of the naturally occurring forces of nature
(i.e., wind, sun, etc.) to provide better living conditions. People residing in the communities have been
consulted with in the past by Ecotrust Canada to gather information that will be critical in designing the
aesthetics as well as the functional components of the buildings. This project would provide
community members with employment opportunities, during the construction stage, and in the future
maintenance of the homes. There will be an economic analysis pertaining to monthly spending on
water, utilities and electricity bills to get a better understanding of the feasibility of adopting energy
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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Selman

Student:

Partner:

Ecotrust Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate