Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Keystone Library - Commercial Roof

In this activity we had to do research and pick the best low slope roof and best green roof for our library we then selected a low slope roof  and green roof treatment for the upper roof of the Keystone project. 

 Research

                                                      




   Single Ply roofing.

Single Ply roofing systems are just that, a single ply of a roofing material made from several types of polymer plastics and rubbers.


 Intensive Green Roof

Intensive Green Roofs. Walkways, benches, playgrounds or even ponds can be established as additional features on the roof. There are no limitations in design and individuality, but a few things have to be considered.

 My low slope roof and green roof.





Reflection:
1.)What i learned is the different types of green roofs and low slope roofs that are used in buildings.
2.)What i liked was it was challenging.
3.)What i disliked was it was too much work.
4.)What i would do differently is shorten the work and make it shorter maybe remove some if the work.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Keystone Library - Commercial wall

In this activity we had to choose a wall to close the second level of the Keystone Library. The wall had to fit in and look nice with the rest of library. I added a glass wall that way it will help lessen the electric bill because during the day we can use the normal sunlight. Also it looks nice also it costs less.

Reflection:
1.)  What i learned from this activity is the type of walls you can use to according to the price and how efficient they are. 
2.) What i liked was having the choice to choose your own wall.
3.) I didn't dislike anything about this activity.
4.) The only thing i would do differently for this activity is to have more wall choices than there was but overall this was a fun project.