June 30 – July 2 2008
Building Green 2008 is a Green Expo, Seminar and Awareness Campaign of the Philippine Green Building Council. This is organized to further the advancement of green buildings in the country. There will be technical lectures, seminars and an exposition aimed to educate the public on green buildings.
Venues:
DAY 1, June 30 – Glorietta Activity Center
DAY 2, July 1 – Aisian Institute of Management
DAY 3, July 3 – Glorietta Activity Center
“We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world.” – Rene Magritte
Daylighting is the controlled admission of natural light into a space through fenestrations such as windows or skylight to reduce or eliminate the use of electric lighting. By providing indoor spaces with a direct link to the dynamic patterns of outdoor illumination, daylighting helps create a productive, health and stimulating environment for building occupants, while at the same time reducing as much as thirty percent of the total building energy costs. Continue reading “Daylighting”
“Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.” – Albert Schweitzer
In these times where oil and electricity prices are steadily rising, it should be the architect’s prerogative to design and build structures that are more efficient and sustainable – Green Architecture. Continue reading “How Architects can Contribute”
Architects' Forum 