Solutions1. Solutions grow from place, local conditions & surroundings matter.Bandolier National Monument: Anasazi ruins reveal that native peoples were conscious of both the placement of structures in relation to the sun, and in relation to their acoustic capacity to transmit the human voice at great distances.
2. Ecological Accounting Informs Design: A new metric is emerging.
3. Design with Nature: utilize ecosystem services beneficially.
4. Everyone is a Designer: Ubiquity of the design impulse.
5. Make Nature Visible: Reveal ecological processes in structures.
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First Principle: Solutions grow from place:
Ecological design begins with the intimate knowledge
of a particular place. Therefore, it is small scale and direct, responsive
to both local conditions and local people. If we are sensitive to the nuances
of place, we can
inhabit without destroying."
Second Principle: Ecological Accounting Informs Design:
"Trace the environmental impacts of existing or proposed designs-- Use this information to determine the most ecologically sound design possibility."
This is the most difficult concept to employ because it is based on an understanding of ecology and ecosystem services, besides knowing about energy, resource allocation and economics.
Third Principle: Design with Nature:
"By working with living processes, we respect the needs
of all species by meeting our own. Engaging in processes that regenerate
rather than deplete, we become more alive."
Fourth Principle: Everyone is a Designer:
"Listen to every voice in the design process. No one is participant only, or designer only. .. Honor the special knowledge that each person brings. As people work together to heal their places, they also heal themselves."
| Fifth Principle: Make Nature Visible: | |
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Denatured environments ignore our need and our potential for learning. Making natural cycles and processes visible brings the designed environment back to life. Effective design helps inform us of our place within nature." |
Denatured environments |
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Design with NatureEcological Design Analysis of the book
Ecological Design -- the five principles of ED.
Ecological design related to energy efficiency
Ecological design interpreted graphically with relation to sustaining places
Ten Ecological Commandments | Ecology | Ecological Planning | Ecology defined | Design steps
