Current sustainability aspects analysis

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Reference no: EM133143106

REQUIREMENT

Select an existing traditional commercial building in Australia to then analyse its current sustainability aspects/features to use for an upgrade to a much more sustainable building using the sustainable design concepts covered during the semester.

You are required to select a building that is designed to be used commercially to then analyse and explain its current characteristics and features, highlighting any sustainable aspects and their benefits (if found). Then, apply new sustainability design concepts/features that you have learnt during the semester to the building to reduce its negative impacts and enhance its sustainability.

Chapter 1- Report introduction

This chapter should cover the following:
• Title
• Summary (or abstract)
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Aim of the report
• Objective(s) of the report (Report objectives should cover the key points on how to achieve the aim)

Chapter 2 - The selected building
This chapter should cover the following:
2.1 The selected building (description, type, use, location...etc.)
2.2 Current sustainability aspects analysis

Chapter 3 - The applicable sustainability design concepts and features
This chapter should cover:
3.1 The learnt sustainability design concepts and features. (what are they? With your own explanations, illustrations, and examples)
3.2 The applicable sustainability design concepts and features to the chosen building (what are the applicable designs and what are not applicable with reasons why for both)
3.3 Expectations and results from applying the relevant (applicable) sustainability design concepts and features.

Chapter 4 - Conclusion and recommendations
Provide a conclusion and recommendations about the previous chapters.

Chapter 5 - References
All references must be cited in the appropriate location in the text and must be listed in this section. The citations and references must be in Harvard format.
The library website has tools that can help you with this.

Appendix
This section is for additional documents to support your report. (plans, maps, charts, figures, list of specifications....etc).

Reference no: EM133143106

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