Getting Prepared and Understanding Importance of Sustainable Architecture

Week #2 (09/7/20 - 09/13/20)

Last week, I worked with a broad range of topics; from resumes to Sick Building Syndrome. Quite vast for sure. I started the week by refurbishing my digital portfolio by incorporating apps, organizing tabs, and giving it a more modern look overall. I could not stop here. I had to create my resume to be its best so that it can be displayed on my digital portfolio. Before this, I had the chance to research different websites and articles in order to understand how a good resume should look and flow. I learned that all the information on the resume should be relevant to who or what it may be significant for. With this, I crafted a resume draft that I can provide more information later on. This week I also had the chance to take my professional pictures that I look forward to putting on my resume and website! In last week's research, I decided to put my focus on the importance of green buildings. My essential question to answer was “do green buildings truly make an imprint on the environment as well as worker health?”. What I found was quite intriguing. Green buildings had cooler temperatures and lower CO2 concentrations, however conventional buildings had higher oxidation levels and lower ozone levels. I found out that though green buildings out performed conventional ones only in the two said categories, they help decrease the rate of Sick Building Syndrome induced by Indoor Air Quality (AIQ). Here is a quick collage of what I did overall last week! With this research in mind, I have started thinking about my final product; what if I created something that would benefit the environment as well as humans all at the same time? With this in mind, the coming week, I hope to finalize my resume, continue editing my website, and start creating a potential contact list. My goal for my upcoming research assessment is to explore what makes building materials sustainable and effective in building and the environment.