International Magazine ARCASIA(AA) Published a Conversation with Architect Shafique Rahman.
Prestigious International Magazine Architecture (AA) issued by The Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) published a conversation with Architect Shafique Rahman on “Green Building Design Strategies to Fight the Covid-19 Pandemic”. The conversation was published in Special Issue 2020 “Building a Healthy Future”.
Abstract: In the 21st Century, a Green Building can be defined as a building that ensures the minimal consumption of nonrenewable resources, has the lowest emission of greenhouse gases and toxic wastes and is able to efficiently operate using renewable energy sources. Green Building design principles adopt a healthy living condition that substantially benefits the inhabitants' quality of life, from the perspective of improving mental and physical health. Due to its strategic and innovative design, a Green Building would also effectively reduce the risk of its inhabitants contracting air-born and otherwise contagious viral diseases, which in turn would be a practical approach to fight the COVID-19 Pandemic on a structural level.
Keywords: Green Building, Sustainable Design Strategies, Preventing Pandemic