DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers

Chitrakala Muthuveerappan; Marc Aurel Schnabel; Ryan Simpson

doi:10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.423

DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers

Chitrakala Muthuveerappan
, Marc Aurel Schnabel^*
, Ryan Simpson

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Abstract

To achieve rigorous performance in sustainability toward zero-carbon in the Built Environment, the New Zealand government also promotes Living Building Challenge (LBC) in design. The LBC seeks detailed material specifications till disposal with environmental impacts to measure sustainability in design and insists 75% of the project materials supply within 90 km of the project location. This study explored the constraints related to LBC material requirements and found the major barriers for designers are a) the sustainability imperatives namely red list and material lifetime are not considered by online material catalogue providers, b) no material data is shared among the primary stakeholders for acceptance and compliance evaluation, and c) no facility to identify the supply chain and suppliers within a certain distance of the project location. As a solution, this research designed a hybrid material catalogue having all possible material parameters classified into 5 major categories and developed an integrated material environment visibility framework linking the processes among the designers, contractors, suppliers, and the client. This proposed integrated framework provides a shared environment on material viewing, similar alternatives, accurate compliance evaluations in design, material suppliers availability, and other supply chain details at design stage itself. This new framework is currently under industry evaluation for compatibility, reliability, and industry professionals' acceptance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023
Editors	Immanuel Koh, Dagmar Reinhardt, Mohammed Makki, Mona Khakhar, Nic Bao
Publisher	The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Pages	423-432
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789887891796
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.423
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023 - Ahmedabad, India Duration: 21 Mar 2023 → 23 Mar 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
Volume	1
ISSN (Print)	2710-4257
ISSN (Electronic)	2710-4265

Conference

Conference	28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023
Country/Territory	India
City	Ahmedabad
Period	21/03/23 → 23/03/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Building Material Supply Chain Management
Centralised Construction Material Catalogue
Integrated Building Material
Living Building Challenge
Sustainable Design Materials

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Muthuveerappan, C., Schnabel, M. A., & Simpson, R. (2023). DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers. In I. Koh, D. Reinhardt, M. Makki, M. Khakhar, & N. Bao (Eds.), HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023 (pp. 423-432). (Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia; Vol. 1). The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.423

Muthuveerappan, Chitrakala ; Schnabel, Marc Aurel ; Simpson, Ryan. / DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE : An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers. HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023. editor / Immanuel Koh ; Dagmar Reinhardt ; Mohammed Makki ; Mona Khakhar ; Nic Bao. The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), 2023. pp. 423-432 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia).

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Muthuveerappan, C, Schnabel, MA & Simpson, R 2023, DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers. in I Koh, D Reinhardt, M Makki, M Khakhar & N Bao (eds), HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, vol. 1, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), pp. 423-432, 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023, Ahmedabad, India, 21/03/23. https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.423

DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers. / Muthuveerappan, Chitrakala; Schnabel, Marc Aurel; Simpson, Ryan.
HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023. ed. / Immanuel Koh; Dagmar Reinhardt; Mohammed Makki; Mona Khakhar; Nic Bao. The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), 2023. p. 423-432 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia; Vol. 1).

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Muthuveerappan C, Schnabel MA, Simpson R. DESIGNING FOR THE LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE: An Integrated Material Environment Visibility Framework for New Zealand Designers. In Koh I, Reinhardt D, Makki M, Khakhar M, Bao N, editors, HUMAN-CENTRIC - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2023. The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). 2023. p. 423-432. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia). doi: 10.52842/conf.caadria.2023.1.423

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