Seeking to innovate, create and educate, the EcoLogic Design Lab was formed to facilitate a transition from ego-centric to eco-centric in the built environment - from detached ecological awareness to expansive connection with the local ecology and environment using evolutionary awareness and design tools to create high performance design.
EcoLogic design, considers all design processes maximizing the symbiosis of energy efficiency, ecological integrity and functional beauty within and around the building, it’s environment and local habitat.
The built environment has a vast impact on the natural environment, human health, and the economy and by adopting EcoLogic design strategies, we can maximize both economic and environmental performance. EcoLogic methods can be integrated into buildings at any stage, from design and construction, to renovation and deconstruction. However, the most significant benefits can be obtained if the design and construction team takes an integrated approach from the earliest stages of a building project.
A building’s energy efficiency comes first from the materials and processes used in construction, and then it’s functional and efficient use of energy throughout the life of the building, followed by it’s reabsorption into the environment at the end of it’s useful life.
According to the EPA, in the United States, buildings account for:
* 39 % of total energy use
* 12 % of the total water consumption
* 68 % of total electricity consumption
* 38 % of the carbon dioxide emissions
EcoLogic buildings seek to
• harvest all their own water and energy needs on site
• adapt specifically to site and climate and evolve as conditions change
• operate pollution free and generate no waste that can not be used for another process in the building or immediate environment
• promote health and well-being of all inhabitants
• comprise integrated systems that maximize efficiency and comfort
• improve health and diversity of local ecosytem
• be beautiful and inspirational
