EVALUATION OF BELA AND TAMARA UNITS OF MAHOGANY PLACE 3 AS A GREEN BUILDING
MELODY GRACE FATALLA REYNALES 2004-12538
SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND AGRO-INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
OCTOBER 2009
The report attached hereto entitled EVALUATION OF BELA AND TAMARA UNITS OF MAHOGANY PLACE 3 AS A GREEN BUILDING, prepared and submitted by Melody Grace F. Reynales in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering is hereby accepted.
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ENGR. SUNSEEHRAY A B. TIRAZONA ENGR. DAN MICHAEL A. SADIA
Panel Member Panel Member
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PROF. MARLOE B. SUNDO Adviser
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PROF. MARLOE B. SUNDO Chairman, CE Department
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DR. ARSENIO N. RESURRECCION Dean
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology University of the Philippines Los Baños
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Acceptance Sheet ii
About the Author iii
Acknowledgments iv
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables viii
List of Figures ix
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Significance of the Study 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study 4
1.4 Scope and Limitations of the Study 4
1.5 Date and Place of the Study 5
2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 6
2.1 History of Green Building 6
2.2 Green Building Rating System 8
2.2.1 United State Green Building Council 9
2.2.2 United Kingdom Green Building Council 10
2.2.3 Canada International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment 10
2.2.4 Green Building Council of Australia 11
2.2.5 Green Building Council of South Africa 11
2.2.6 Hong Kong BEAM Society 11
2.2.7 Japan Sustainable Building Consortium 12
2.2.8 Singapore Building and Construction Authority 12
2.2.9 Philippine Green Building Council 13
2.3 Basic Elements of Green Building 14
2.3.1 Energy Efficiency 14
2.3.2 Water Efficiency 15
2.3.3 Construction Waste Management 17
2.3.4 Indoor Air Quality 18
2.4 Existing Green Buildings 19
2.4.1 Buildings and Institutions 19
2.4.2 Residential Homes 22
2.5 Recent Study in Green Building 24
3. STUDY METHODOLOGY 26
4. OBSERVATIONS 27
4.1 Bela Unit 27
4.1.1 Bela Ground Floor 28
4.1.2 Bela Second Floor 29
4.1.3 Bela Exterior and Other Finishes 31
4.2 Tamara Unit 31
4.2.1 Tamara Ground Floor 33
4.2.2 Tamara Second Floor 34
4.2.3 Tamara Third Floor 34
4.2.4 Tamara Exterior and Other Finishes 35
4.3 Environment in the Community 36
4.4 Other Observations 36
5. DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS 38
5.1 BCA Green Mark for Landed Houses 38
5.2 Evaluation of Bela and Tamara as a Green Building 39
5.2.1 Energy Efficiency 39
5.2.1.1 Passive Design for the Tropics 39
5.2.1.2 Active System Efficiency 41
5.2.1.3 Renewable Energy 42
5.2.2 Water Efficiency 42
5.2.3 Environmental Protection 43
5.2.4 Indoor Environmental Quality 43
5.2.5 Other Green Features 44
5.3 Summary of Rating of Bela and Tamara 44
5.4 Summary Rating of Bela and Tamara for Projected Partial and
Full Compliance 45
5.5 Suggestions for the Improvement of Green Elements of Bela
and Tamara 46
6. CONCLUSION 49
7. RECOMMENDATIONS 50
BIBLIOGRAPHY 51
APPENDICES 54
Appendix A. List of the Subcontractors of Mahogany Place 3 Project 55
Appendix B. Actual Floor Plan of Bela 56
Appendix C. Actual Floor Plan of Tamara 58
Appendix D. BCA Green Mark Rating for Landed Houses Version LH/1.0 61 Appendix E. Computation of Window to Wall Ratio of Bela and Tamara 71
Appendix F. List of Typical U-Values 72
Appendix G. Windows Properties for Single Glazed with Bronze or
Gray Tinted Glass 73
Appendix H. Graph of Solar Reflectance of Asphalt Shingle 74
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Title Page
Table 5-1. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Passive Design for the Tropics
41 Table 5-2. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Active System
Efficiency
41 Table 5-3. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Renewable Energy 42 Table 5-4. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Water Efficiency 42 Table 5-5. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Environmental
Protection
43 Table 5-6. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Indoor Environmental
Quality
43 Table 5-7. Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara for Other Green Features 44 Table 5-8.
Table 5-9.
Table 5-10.
Summary of Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara
Summary of Projected Partial and Final Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara after Compliance
Summary of Green Mark Rating of Bela and Tamara after the Suggested Improvements were Applied
45 46 48
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Title Page
Figure 1-1. Perspective View of Bela 1
Figure 1-2. Perspective View of Tamara 2
Figure 1-3. Site Development Plan of Mahogany Place 3 2
Figure 1-4. Location Map of Mahogany Place 3 5
Figure 2-1. New Austin City Hall 19
Figure 2-2. University of Texas Nursing School Building 20 Figure 2-3. Southern Methodist University – J. Lindsay Embrey
Building
20 Figure 2-4. Dell Children’s Medical Hospital’s Large Windows 21 Figure 2-5. The 44-Unit Complex of LEED- Gold Homes 22 Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-7.
The 76-unit of Two- and Three-Family LEED-Silver Homes
LEED Gold Home built by SolAire Homebuilders
23 24 Figure 2-8. Actual View of the New Muntinlupa City Hall Main
Building
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Figure 4-1. Floor Plan of Bela 27
Figure 4-2. Actual View of Bela 28
Figure 4-3. Living Area of Bela 28
Figure 4-4. Open Space Above the Living Area 28
Figure 4-5. Dining Area of Bela 29
Figure 4-6. Stairway Window of Bela 29
Figure 4-7. Interior Windows of Bedroom 2 30
Figure 4-8. Family Hall of Bela 30
Figure 4-9. Open Space Below to the Living Area 30
Figure 4-10. Fiber Glass Sheet and Trellis 31
Figure 4-11. Dual Flush Toilet 31
Figure 4-12. Floor Plan of Tamara 32
Figure 4-13. Actual View of Tamara 33
Figure 4-14. Carport of Tamara A 33
Figure 4-15. Ground Floor of Tamara B 33
Figure 4-16. Large Stair Window of Tamara 34
Figure 4-17. Window and Sliding door in Bedroom 3 of Tamara B 35
Figure 4-18. Water Fittings of Tamara 35
Figure 4-19. Landscape Outside the Grand Clubhouse 36
