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1. TRADITIONAL MATERIALS

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2. ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS

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3. DESIGN A LOW CARBON BUILDING

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THINGS TO CONSIDER

To design your low carbon
building, you will need to
consider your choice of
materials for the foundations, walls and roof.

Foundations are dug into the ground and are used to support a building. Taller buildings normally need bigger foundations.
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What will you use to
make the foundations?

Foundations

Is your building tall and thin or low and wide?

Is some of your building buried or below ground?

What material will
the walls be made of?

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Can you use more than one material to make the walls?

How strong will the walls need to be to hold up the floors and roof above?

What type of roof
will you design?

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Will it be flat or sloping?

Will you use traditional materials or a newer alternative?

How low can you make
the embodied carbon
in your building?

ZERO CO2

LOTS OF CO2

Now you can find out how to design your low-carbon building.
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