Dry-masonry brick house system as an “adaptable building” model for sustainable housing
There is high tendency for both professionals and the public to associate the term adaptability in housing and its application with technical advances. These misconceptions about adaptability are derived from the outcome of many definitions and interpretations. When houses are designed and built, th...
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| Summary: | There is high tendency for both professionals and the public to associate the term adaptability in housing and its
application with technical advances. These misconceptions about adaptability are derived from the outcome of
many definitions and interpretations. When houses are designed and built, their designers and builders incorporate
into them the technology of their time of construction. When new advances are introduced, the old technologies
become obsolete.
The process of constructing and assembling a structure also affects houses’ potential for choice and adaptability.
Adapting a structural system that specifically design for the need to assembly and disassembly and also highly
promotes “green cycle” that encompasses “reduce-reuse-recycle” is a remedy that may well solve the problems
that have been plaguing the construction industry for years.
Dry-masonry1 Brick House System (DBHS) that utilises a construction method called “Steel Reinforced Brick
construction based on Distribution of Unbonded Prestress theory” (SRB-DUP) can be used as an “adaptable
building” model to carry out a sustainable housing strategy in Malaysia. DBHS aims to be a sustainable housing
system that will be able to achieve high Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and low Life Cycle Cost (LCC) performance.
It is also aimed that with DBHS, a “Green Cycle” can be promoted, waste generation can be minimized and design
for post-occupancy adaptability can be encouraged. |
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