BSD - Week 1

Building as An Act

Refers to the process of making something, commonly referred to as Construction.

Building as A Physical Manifestation

Refers to the output of a process that involved planning and formulating designs and manifesting them through construction.

Building

A relatively permanent enclosed structure constructed over a plot of land for habitable use

Building

Any permanent structure which provides shelter, encloses space, and can be occupied by people, animals, goods, or services

Building

A three-dimensional physical development erected within a lot or property or any combination of or all its three different levels (at grade, below grade, above grade).

Physical Performance

Refers to the building performance that secure, comfort, and convenience of the user, ranging from the simple sizing of the elements in a room to prevention or mitigation of man-made disaster.

Ergonomic Performance

Refers to the dimension or measurement of spaces in relation to human scale (Anthropometrics), which asks: Are the spaces scaled with respect to human scale? Will the users be able to utilize the elements found in the space? Are the elements positioned in such a way that they will not disrupt functionality of the space or are hazards to the users?

Spatial Relation Performance

Refers to the inter-relationship of spaces within and outside of the building, which asks: How are the spaces positioned relative to each other? How are the spaces positioned relative to the site features? Are the spaces positioned in the most efficient way?

User Comfort Performance

Refers to the ability of the building to provide amenities or control factors that may affect the physiological comfort of the user, including ease and convenience, illumination control, thermal comfort, moisture control, and noise control.

Aesthetic Performance

Refers to the effect of the building to the visual performance of the users as well as the community at large, including building identity; form, massing, color, pattern, textures, and details; relationship between building and its site; and psychological impact.

Structural Safety Performance

Refers to the ability of the building to stand and withstand external forces, which asks: Is the building self-supporting? Is the building stable to its site? Will the building support against natural elements?

Fire Safety and Prevention

Refers to the ability of the building to prevent the development of fire, and, in the event of fire, control propagation of fire and protect the user, which includes fire rating and resistance of material used; inclusion and positioning of building elements that prevent propagation of fire; availability and positioning of passive and active fire suppression and fighting system; and accessibility of BFP Fire Truck to the site during a fire.

Social Performance

Refers to the building performance that ensures the minimal negative impact to society at large.

Social Impact

Refers to the design that caters to the needs of the general society regardless of the users walk in life.

Accessibility

Refers to the ability of the building to serve the less abled members of society, which includes access, comfort, and convenience of these users.

Sensitivity

Refers to the features of the building that protect the user's identity when sensitivity is necessary.

Human Rights

Refers to the features of the building that continuously protect the human right of the users.

Impact to Neighborhood

Refers to physical features of a building that lessens the negative impact to the neighborhood.

20 Fenchurch Street ("Walkie Talkie Building")

Its curved glass façade concentrated sunlight onto nearby streets, causing reflected heat that was so intense it melted car parts, damaged paint, and even scorched the pavement, leading the media to call it the "Walkie Scorchie." It serves as an example of the importance of building performance, environmental impact, solar glare analysis, and proper façade and massing design.

Environment Impact

Refers to the effect of the building design to the environment, which includes the potential effect of the systems used inside the building.

Traffic Impact

Refers to the effect of the building design to the immediate traffic, which includes assessing whether the building will add to increasing traffic problem or aid in the relief of traffic congestions.

Cultural/Heritage Impact

Refers to the effect of the building design to the immediate heritage and culture, which includes the building's contribution to the enhancement of the local, regional, and national heritage in the future.

Economic Performance (Life-Cycle Cost)

Refers to the building performance that assesses the cost of the building from inception to demolition. This is done to make sure that the investment of the users is protected and secured.

Initial Cost

Refers to the cost required to complete the building.

Feasibility Cost

Refers to the cost required to check whether a building is justifiable and will be able to achieve a reasonable time of Return of Investment (ROI).

Design Cost

Refers to the cost required to hire professionals for the formulation of a building design.

Operation Cost

Refers to the day to day cost of operating a building (e.g. Electrical Bill, Water Bill, Building Administration Cost)

Construction Cost

Refers to the cost used to manifest the building design, or the cost required to construct the building which includes materials, labor and equipment cost as well as operation and administration cost.

Quality Control Personnel Cost

Refers to the cost required to control the quality of the output of the construction.

Maintenance and Operation Cost

Cost required to operate and maintain a building after its construction is completed.

Maintenance Cost

Refers to the cost to maintain the facility to lengthen its life span (e.g. repair works, renovation works, strengthening and retrofitting works