J Abhinav

AR3596

In the current global scenario, with clearly evident impacts of climate change, it becomes the responsibility of architects to weigh the factors affecting their design outcomes against the energy requirements to manifest them. It is hence necessary to examine the design detailing decisions with respect to their environmental impact in terms of the energy expenditure arising from the choice of materials, construction methods, and functional requirements. While detailing manifests a design into reality, it brings out the critical aspects as well, which are not comprehensible during the process of design. This becomes further critical in the conditions involving a combination of a precise industrial material and an organic natural material of distinct embodied energy values. A thorough technical analysis of the detailing of various components and members of a built environment will help in comprehending these aspects of the design.