Green Building Congress

22 September 2007
 The reality

• Urban population growth has placed unprecedented pressure on infrastructure,

communities and the quality of people’s lives across the globe

• 180,000 people are moving to urban cities each day

• The world’s urban population is set to double in 38 years

• It is estimated that by 2030, there will be a need for 40% more housing and basic
infrastructure services than existed in 2005

• India’s population is estimated at almost 1.1 billion with a growth rate of 1.5 per cent

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 Living steel’s response
“Steel is uniquely placed to help communities across the
globe meet the challenges we face in a sustainable,
responsible manner”
Scott Chubbs, Living Steel Program Director

Homes made from steel are:

• Affordable

• Durable

• Fast to erect

• Low maintenance

• Can be made from pre-fabricated solutions

• Suitable to a variety of climates

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 A collaboration and • Online tutorials - Sustainability,

a resource Design, Emergency Building,

Construction, Corrosion and Structural
Safety

• Case Studies - searched by housing

type, region and climatic condition

• Steel news – newsletters, media

releases

• Feature articles

• Research papers – Fire benchmarking

studies, perception studies

• World Steel Construction Council

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 Living steel members

Arcelor Mittal Baosteel BlueScope CELSA

Steel Group

Corus Erdemir IMIDRO Posco

Ruukki SeverStal Tata Steel Associate

member Saint-
Gobain Gypsum

• Supporting members: Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista, Asociación para la Construcción de Estructuras Metálicas, Asociación para la
Promoción Técnica del Acero, Bouwen mit Staal, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Centro Brasileiro da Construção em Aço, European Convention for
Constructional Steelwork, Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, Fondazione Promozione Acciaio, HERA, Institute for Steel Development and Growth,
Instituto Latinoamericano del Fierro y el Acero, International Zinc Association, Korea Iron & Steel Association, Korean Society of Steel Construction, Singapore
Structural Steel Society, South African Institute of Steel Construction, Staalinfocentrum - Centre Information Acier, Stahl-Informations-Zentrum, Steel Construction
Institute, Steel Framing Alliance and Turk Yapisal Celik Dernegi.

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 Sustainable steel
• 100% recyclable

• Light weight structures reduces foundations

• Thin floor systems allow for more vertical room

• Long span capabilities enable large open,

column free and flexible spaces

• Easy ability to re-organise internal spaces

• Add or remove walls after construction

• Applicable to existing buildings – façade

retention, over roofing, over cladding

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 Energy efficient
• Insulation techniques

• Large glazed areas allow natural light and reduce

electricity costs

• Cost savings through ability to quickly erect

• Strength of steel saves on material quantity

• Steel allows for easy integration of technologies such

as photovoltaic cells (solar panels)

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 Low maintenance
• Mostly located internally, is frequently
hidden, in dry buildings = low risk
corrosive atmospheres

• No need to provide corrosion

protection either during manufacture or
during the life of the building

Pre-fabricated solutions
• Erected quickly

• Reduces the need for specialised

labour, saving both time and costs
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 Living Steel’s 2nd International
Architectural Competition for
Sustainable Housing

• 1st competition - Kolkata, India and Warsaw, Poland

• 2nd competition - Brazil, China and the UK

• Leading architects compete to win €50, 000 and a contract to construct designs on
location

• The winning firm for Kolkata, India signed an agreement in cooperation with a local
architect in March 2007 to realise the firm’s winning concept

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 Piercy Conner UK
Winning design for Kolkata, India
• Two skins become permeable, the in-between space becomes
an outdoor room

• The outer skin is made up of a series of steel panels providing

views but enabling privacy

• Steel screens act as a partial rain screen, privacy screen and

sun screen

• ‘Kit’-like design, enabling easy and economic construction,

aims to standardise the use of steel by limiting the component
sizes

• External steel panels will be standardised, using a simple fixing

system

• All panels (including frame, floors, glazed and solid elements

of the shell) can be constructed by labour with minimal training
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 "SymHouse mK1"
• Prefabrication of standardised parts ensure cost certainty, quality,
and savings on construction time

• Natural ventilation limits the need for mechanical cooling of the

internal area lowering running costs and reducing the draw on
global resources

• Roof-top photovoltaics and a cooling and water system use

captured rain water and work with the well thought-out cross
ventilation system

• The design encourages engagement between the residents and

within the local environment while still providing secure and safe
homes

• Landscaping will reinforce the idea of event spaces and a secret

garden creates a semi-private retreat

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 Architecture Paradigm Private Limited
Finalist design for Kolkata, India
• Highly flexible design

• Open and semi open spaces to accommodate multifamily

housing

• Made up of different style homes because different people

have different needs

• Design allows natural daylight throughout to reduce

electricity costs and internal heat

• Natural ventilation cools the building and reduces costs

• Air-tight steel design ensures indoor thermal comfort and

minimises energy consumption

• Easy to maintain and service – access via

central stair core

• Technologies such as photovoltaic cells meld seamlessly

with the steel design

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 Ian Moore Architects
Finalist design for Kokata, India

• A flexible system of building elements

allows maximum adaptability

• System of parts: - steel exoskeleton, a floating parasol

roof, a modular lightweight wall and flooring system
and a filtering, lightweight, veil

• Steel exoskeleton set around steel frame will cast

shadows for shading and visual effect

• Operable veil provides solar shading while allowing

flexibility for differing orientations and site conditions

• Roof will hover above structure to allow for natural

ventilation and cooling

• Pre-fabricated kit of interchangeable façade

components

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 3L Architects + Industrial Designers
Finalist design for Kolkata, India

• Multiple choice shopping list

• The design offers variety, flexibility and

adaptability allowing tenants to “choose their
own apartment”

• Steel allows for modular design

• Natural indoor ventilation and air exchange

supported by a panel cooling system

• Natural light

• A rainwater collection system that would

provide 96% of the water needed for the
water closet, cleaning and washing

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 Avery Associates Architects
Finalist design for Kolkata, India

• Small and simple modular housing unit

• Four single-aspect flats that can be juxtaposed

side-by-side or back-to-back, or backed on to
other structures

• Flexibility of steel allows an infinite variety of

module design types

• High ceilings and air ventilation allow for cooling

and air flow

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 Samyn and Partners
Finalist design for Kolkata, India

• Steel and nature living in perfect

symbiosis

• Vines grow through the steel casing to

form insulation against heat by
providing protection against direct
sunlight

• Interior is completely free of structural

elements, allowing it to be organised
without restriction

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 Bruno Stagno Arquitecto y Asociados S.A. + Institute for
Tropical Architecture
Finalist design for Kolkata, India

• Thermal mass added through green roof to combat high

solar exposure

• Steel screens, louvers and overhangs ensure passive

cooling

• Steel screens designed for plants to grow through for a

cool and relaxed environment

• Movable louvers to capture air flows for good ventilation

• Steel overhangs provide protection from heat and rain

and cool private terraces

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 For more information contact

Sheetal Chabra
Project Manager
Communications, Living Steel, International Iron and Steel Institute

E: Sheetal.chabra@livingsteel.org
M: +91.98.102.11586

or visit www.livingsteel.org.

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