Vision and Methodology to Support Sustainable Architecture through Building Technology in the Digital Era

Merhan Mohammed M. Shahda (1)
(1) Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt, Egypt
https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v2i2.169

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Vol. 2 Issue 2 (2017): Resilient Development toward a Sustainable Environment
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January 30, 2018
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January 31, 2018
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    Building Technology, Sustainable Architecture, Digital Era‏
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The last decades have witnessed countless, progressive, and rapid advances in the field of building technology, which has a strong impact on the construction industry. Consequently, employing these techniques to support sustainable architecture has become a pivotal issue. Since architecture is a product of the available Technology Era, hence, building technology could be a contributing factor to reinforce sustainable architecture; where it could promote raising the efficiency of the environmental performance of the architectural product. This paper introduces a methodological framework to support sustainable architecture through building technology in The Digital Era through an analytical study of the interactions between building technology and sustainable architecture. In addition, analyzing the influence of technological revolution in The Digital Era‏ on axes of building technology (implementation methods, construction systems, and construction materials) from the sustainability perspective so as to conserve natural resources for future generations.

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Merhan Mohammed M. Shahda
Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt
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Merhan Mohammed M. Shahda, Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University, Egypt

lecturer in the Architecture and Urban Design Department Faculty of Engineering Port Said University

Shahda, M. M. M. (2018). Vision and Methodology to Support Sustainable Architecture through Building Technology in the Digital Era. Environmental Science & Sustainable Development, 2(2), 54–72. https://doi.org/10.21625/essd.v2i2.169
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Article Details

Received 2018-01-30
Accepted 2018-01-30
Published 2018-01-31