Sustainable or Green Buildings are centred on creating more efficient buildings rather than<br/>aiming for zero or even positive contributions. This subject explores and critiques this efficiency<br/>based approach to sustainability and proposes a regenerative, positive and biophilic design<br/>framework.<br/><br/>This subject will provide a series of lectures exploring the ideas of biophilia, positive development, regeneration, cradle to cradle, the living building challenge and contributive design. Based on a series of seminars and site visits, documented in student lead weekly reflections, student will apply their learning to an existing project in Melbourne.<br/><br/>. -- Course Website
Prerequisites: None