Sustainable Design and Building Information Modeling for Energy Management in Saudi Arabia - Thesis Example

We see the royal palaces and architecture as an example of art. Stone, sand, clay, and wood were the construction materials and architects tried to build royal palaces which required less artificial lighting in the daytime. The architects made the palaces airy. With the improvement in the building materials and construction time, building a home became an easier job. Energy solved many problems in building and designing a home. Artificial lighting and air conditioning create a home that is a luxurious shelter.

Lightening and air conditioning require more energy and to generate more energy, there is a need to burn more coal to supply the demanded power. The burning of coal produces tons of greenhouse gases that endanger many animal and plant species of the world.In the modern world, people think about the environment and the relation of the environment with our home. To achieve environmental and economic sustainability, one has to construct such home that has modern luxuries but has reduced carbon emissions.

Green home designs are presented and explained why it is necessary for the world in which we are all living. A green home has higher energy efficiency and utilizes natural and biodegradable materials. These materials have a positive impact on the environment and produce less waste. Water efficiency is related to energy efficiency and green homes. SUMMARYDesigning a home that has modern luxuries and helps reduce carbon footprints is not an easy job. For many years, man has used such materials which do not support sustainability.

The materials cannot be easily recycled and are not biodegradable. Sustainability is the capacity of the system to sustain. If the certain system has plenty of resources that are not being consumed by the usage in various works, the system is said to be a sustainable system. Solar energy can be utilized in various works but the energy from the sun never ends, in this way solar energy is sustainable energy and it is the sustainability of the system to utilize the solar energy. The wind is also a sustainable source of energy.

The energy produced by solar or wind does not produce any greenhouse gases. There is a need for sustainability as we are facing the worst era today, air and water pollution has raised the temperature of the earth and caused depletion in the ozone layer. The depletion of the ozone layer permits ultra-violet rays to enter the earth’s atmosphere. The penetration of these ultra-violet rays causes a rise in the temperature of the world. The rise in the temperature causes glaciers all around the world to meet at a faster speed than significantly raised the seawater level at some places.

To reverse or to stop all these reactions, there is a need to stop the emission of greenhouse gases. Sustainability is the key to have all the luxuries of life without the flow of greenhouse gases. We need sustainability to save us and to save all the other creatures of the world. We have to protect our forests and water resources.