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Thermodynamic principles for environmental building design
in three parts
William W. Braham University of Pennsylvania
H – Human T – Technological N - Natural
Princeton Passive Solar Greenhouse, 1978-79
Cumulative energy dissipated in production of resources
Three system principles: 4 The Lotka–Odum principle of maximum
maximum e[m]po e[m]power er as the selection goal toward
which self-organizing systems evolve over time. 5 The Lindeman–Odum principle of ener
energy y tr transf ansfor
mation tion hier hierar archies hies,
which emerge over time to achieve maximum e[m]power. 6 The Odum-Holling principle of ma
material terial concen concentr tration tion hier hierar archies hies,
closely coupled to energy transformation hierarchies, which cycle or pulse at different spatial and temporal scales to achieve maximum e[m]power.
Odum, Systems Ecology, 1983[the three parts]
Bui Buildings ldings re regu gulate late fl flows
esources
Env Enviro ironmental, nmental, low low-density density re resources sources Pu Purch rchased ased hi high gh-quality, quality, hi high gh-intensit intensity y re resource sources
Original Original ver ersion sion
with normative utilities
Passivh assivhaus us version ion
with NZE photovoltaics
Impr Improved ed ver ersion sion
with lower utilities
Ellis House, 1964Uti Utilities lities
The Ellis House contains 833 m3 of air. It would take 1.47 x 1012 J to keep a completely open shelter at 20 °C through a typical Philadelphia year Open Bldg 1.470 x 1012 J Original 0.197 x 1012 J Improved 0.076 x 1012 J Passivhaus 0.056 x 1012 J
Orig Origina inal l ve version rsion wi with th norma normative tive uti utilities lities
197,000,000,000 J 49,900,000,000,000,000 sej
Original Original ver ersion sion with normative utilities Hier Hierar archy hy of e[m]ergy Intensities
Orig Origina inal l ve version rsion un unco comfo mfortable rtable 86% 86% Pas Passivhaus sivhaus ins insulatio ulation unc uncomfo
rtable 77% 77%
Pas Passivhaus sivhaus ins insulatio ulation n with “smart” control: Win Windows dows ope
ned and and or
sh shaded aded acc accord
ing to to ind indoor
and out
door te temperature mperature un unco comfo mfortable rtable 8% 8%
e[ e[m]ergy m]ergy int intensity ensity of
lab labor
to manage windows e windows
Ne New hie w hierarchies rarchies of
e[ e[m]ergy m]ergy int intensity ensity
Ne New hie w hierarchies rarchies of
e[ e[m]ergy m]ergy int intensity ensity
Material Flows
Water Wastewater Food Supplies Trash
Concentrated Flows
Labor Fuels Electricity Information Currency Greater transformity Less material
Original Original ver ersion sion
with normative utilities
Passivh assivhaus us version ion
with NZE photovoltaics
Impr Improved ed ver ersion sion
with lower utilities
Ellis House, 1964Se Setting tting
People, buildings, & devices coevolve
What people do with their time
Location (site) within socio-economic hierarchies
Abel, “Systems diagrams for visualizing macro-economics,” 2004Location (site) within urban land-use hierarchies
Huang, “Urban Hierarchy,” 2001Cities by themselves are not
sustainable,
they gather & concentrate the resources
wa wate ter for fores est agr agric iculture ulture nat natura ural de develope veloped
Land in distant past
Chautauqua, NY
H – Human T – Technological N - Natural
Thermodynamic principles for environmental building design
in three parts
William W. Braham University of Pennsylvania