LCT One Bldg.
SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS PAPER

Jessica Mendez | CONM 590‐01 | April 11, 2015

Table of Contents
Introduction to Sustainability Design ...................................................................................................... 1
The Principles of Sustainable Design ....................................................................................................... 1
LCT ONE (LifeCycle Tower One Building) .............................................................................................. 1
Architect ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Design ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
Building Materials and Core...................................................................................................................... 3
Construction............................................................................................................................................... 5
Sustainability .............................................................................................................................................. 5
Works Cited ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Introduction to Sustainability Design

Jason F. McLennan author of The Philosophy of Sustainable Design has been a great example to better understand what sustainable design is all about. “Sustainable design is a design philosophy that seeks to maximize the quality of the built environment, while minimizing or eliminating negative impact to the natural environment” (McLennan, pp. 4). It is important to truly understand what is meant by this concept because it has not only become a growing market share, but if companies want to continue to have a competitive advantage, they must begin to understand what sustainable design is, and how it is transforming today’s buildings and the design professions.
Currently, the construction industry is responsible for using roughly 40% of the world’s total energy, CO2, and resources, as well as contributing to a similar magnitude of global waste production. Keeping in mind growing population and environmental concerns, a fresh perspective to urban architecture that is both sustainable and efficient, is becoming more and more popular.

The Principles of Sustainable Design “Sustainable design implies responsibility and it implies a far‐reaching respect for natural systems and resources, respect for people and respect for the cycle of life” (McLennan, pp. 6)

LCT ONE (LifeCycle Tower One Building)
Throughout our whole trip we visited various buildings and the one that most intrigued me was the
LCT ONE (LifeCycle Tower One) located in Dornbirn, Austria. It seemed to me the most astounding, professional building we had seen and a great example of sustainable design. It is the first timber hybrid multi‐story building in the world that was constructed using wood as a main

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building material. It is also the first project to use modular and flexibly usable construction system for sustainable buildings. I will attempt to describe how this building relates to sustainability by walking through key areas which will include the architect, the design itself, what materials where used, how the construction came about and finally, the sustainability aspects of this building.

Architect
Hermann Kaufmann was born in 1955 in Reuthe, Bergenzewald
(Austria) and comes from a family with a long tradition in the carpentry business. At that time it was a matter of course to help in the parental business where he got first hand exposure and the possibilities and the fascination of the building