Sustainable Development around the world

1. Sustainable Development around the world

2. Tiny Apartment in Hong Kong • http://planetgreen.discovery.com/videos/worlds-green-homes/

3. Swiss Solar House

4. Toronto Prefab • “To manufacture (a building or section of a building, for example) in advance, especially in standard sections that can be easily shipped and assembled.”

5. Metamorphisis in Chile

6. Make it right foundation – New Orleans • http://www.makeitrightnola.org/index.php/work_progress/mir_homes/ • Highlighting important information in an article • Let’s practice with the article on New Orleans.

7. Do Now • Take out your City Worksheet • Take out your 10 technologies worksheet • Make sure you and your partner’s names are on each worksheet Mrs. Carpano is collecting both for a grade

8. Blueprint Criteria • This includes a drawing of what it will look like on the outside and a blueprint of the inside. • Include an outside view • How many rooms and floors your house is going to have • Approximate size of your house in square feet • I would suggest nothing larger than 1500-2000 ft2 • The blueprint is neat and organized. • Make sure you have 10-15 different technologies numbered, named and a picture is drawn for each. • All rooms have labeled believable dimensions • All windows, doors and rooms are clearly labeled

9. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

10. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

11. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

12. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

13. Floor Plans/Blueprint Examples

14. Materials for your model • Cardboard (boxes, shoe boxes, etc.) • Foam board/poster board • Old magazines to cut out pictures (appliances) • Plastic bottles • Fake plants/vegetation • Wood • Scraps from Lowes/Home Depot flooring department • Paint • Paper mache • Doll house items • Hobby Lobby/Michael’s/Jo Ann’s/your house/Lowe’s