2010 - Using Archaeology to inform the design of modern, sustainable architecture
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USING ARCHAEOLOGYTO INFORM THE DESIGN OF
MODERN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE
ASNM Annual Meeting 2010Rachel Preston
This is Green Design! NOT!
This is Historic Preservation?
Now what?
Technology is not the ONLY answer!
We can look backwards…
Solar Orientation
By ignoring the source and impact of materials used to create our living spaces, we are poisoning the
earth, the water, the ground, and ultimately… ourselves.
Construction ImpactsWorldwide effects of Construction
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Energy use
Potable WaterUse
US Effects of Construction
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Timber Harvest
Municipal SolidWaste
Greenhouse GasEmissions
Concrete is one of the worst building materials!
We might find an answer… in VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
New Mexican Vernacular
Haciendas• Small highly placed windows• Rooms only as deep as locally available vigas would allow• Covered walkways provide shade in summer and weather protection in winter• Courtyards with trees and wells act as swamp coolers
• Massive walls control heat and cooling• Small highly placed windows control solar gain• Exterior terraces allow for fresh air, ventilation, shading, and communication with each other and with nature• Solar orientation controls solar gain in summer
Pueblos
• Near-constant earth temperature of approximately 56 degrees inside, year-round• Efficiently heated with small fire• Uses only natural, locally-available materials• Simple construction
Pit Houses
Vernacular models reduce the size of your pie! (Which means more money in your pocket!)
They also help the environment because they use local materials, minimize transportation costs and effects,
and they can be made… by you.
The Moon LodgeTaos, New Mexico