PREPARING FOR A FUTURISTIC BUILDING

Abstract

With the advent of action to tackle climate change, eco- housing has become headline news (Seyfang. G, 2009). To combat the effect of the changing environment, it is essential that designers be conscious of the inter-relationship between building design and the climatic conditions (Singapore Institute of Architects, 2006).

To move beyond the legacies of building design, construction and operation, sustainability plays a major role in the shift for future housing expectation. Using a whole house approach to building could help make independent costly solution such as low carbon technologies; renewable energy sources; greener resources management; and green building techniques. (Kate. S, 2009).

At such, a totality approach on life quality and sustainability, blending the human preferences with the environmental green features on future public housing could achieve a win-win situation for all.

Hence, this dissertation sets out to examine the current public housing performances of Singapore and draws relevant trends by identifying the interest of the new home owners through published survey findings and the investigation of innovative green features through case study.

The integration over the concern over the climate and the interest of the public will then provide a platform for the recommendation towards a sustainable new home of quality in the next 10-20 year.