Showing posts with label Green Building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Building. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Without Prejudices - For Singapore Climate Change Dissidents


My objective writing to Singapore's Attorney General is hope there's synergy cooperation between Singapore government and dissident. 

Economy stagnantation due to COVID19 will be burdensome for government around the world including Singapore. Thus, climate change activists should not exacerbate the situation by creating unnecessary protest or pressure to government but to work hand-in-hand to find viable solution targeting carbon emission reduction.  

From legal point of view, I do not think some laws inherited from colonial era still relevant and effective since most of them are inconsistent with Constitution. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and shall prevail against any law made inconsistent with it thus it doesn't show any wisdom for Singapore to keep those obsolete law that suppress the civil liberty of the people. Those law were made to facilitate British control over their colony with purpose none other than gaining profit for themselves rather than protect the interest of local people. British is not wrong because this is what all other colonial master do but to keep them alive after independent is a sign of weakness in Singapore democracy and make the country look so frail to stand as an independent sovereignty. However, Singapore still far better compare to any country within ASEAN in terms of equality and judiciary independence. 

 

Sunday, 18 October 2020

How can I get sun light to the ground floor from the roof top of two floors house?

 This question is dealing with fenestration, opacity and room height.

Sunlight can penetrate second to ground floor via

glazing/skylight/glass block floor, (horizontal-opacity)

hammock/netting floor, (horizontal-fenestration)

steel grating floor. (Horizontal-Fenestration)

Void(fenestration)

Floor height in relative to solar path (vertical-daylight factor) and Window to Wall ratio (vertical-daylight).

Not only these allow natural daylight but also ventilation that can effectively reduce the consumption of electricity. Other than the above, passive design strategy to be considered in the design are site orientation and design of the building.

Of course, there's more advanced passive technology such as light tube. it need not be expensive fancy stuff. A plastic bottle with some chlorinated water will to the same tricks. Refer to picture below.

It is subject to designer preference and functionality of the building, budget and availability of materials and workmanship.

Some may design roof to be operable without glazing which common in small rural area.