Open AccessMaterial conservation as part of environmental sustainability in architecture– case study: Mesvara House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Author(s) -
B. Sakina
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/426/1/012069
Subject(s) - architecture , sustainability , architectural engineering , environmental resource management , engineering , geography , environmental science , ecology , archaeology , biology
Buildings use variety of materials at different stages and the choice of materials will affect its overall life cycle and performance. The conservation of non-renewable resources has crucial part for sustainable future. Therefore it is vital for designers and practitioners of architecture to apply material conservation in order to support environmental sustainability. This study aims to see the awareness of architects in conserving building materials and whether designing tools like sustainable building framework is applicable in the field. The case study was Mesvara House located in Yogyakarta. Data were collected through direct observation and interviews, and analysed using the sustainable building framework. Result of the study revealed that Vignette has awareness of sustainability by implementing all methods of material conservation strategy such as design for waste minimization, specify durable materials, specify natural and local materials, design for pollution prevention and specify non-toxic or less-toxic materials. The result also shown that sustainable building framework as designing tool are applicable in the field and can help designers and practitioners in the building industry to realize sustainability.