Thesis

The sensibility of material culture and structural performance of building skin [the performance of hybrid structure]

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  • University of Strathclyde
Date of award
  • 2022
Thesis identifier
  • T16376
Person Identifier (Local)
  • 201859299
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Abstract
  • This study has implications for community development that is both sustainable and appropriate, as well as modifications in social and community development that are more durable. However, how can true sustainability be achieved while maintaining fundamental reliability? Another important aspect of the structure of elements affecting living is the society's long-term capacity to tackle difficulties with coordinated and realistic solutions. To accomplish this, concerned citizens, particularly members and youth, must improve their capacity to share knowledge from successive generations in order to build real sustainability. It would also assist them in developing breakthroughs for community development. Sustainable development aims to improve people's quality of life, maximize productivity, and prudently as well as successfully monitor natural resources and the environment for long-term advantages. This study utilized resources for sustainable development, highlighting the achievement of social and community innovation while preserving natural resources and taking into account the alignment of energy and ecology systems, as well as low carbon energy or environmentally-safe materials. Besides, the integrated and interrelated economy and society are critical components. The intended result is a mutually-dependent community that uses local resources to meet basic needs without jeopardizing the integrity and stability of the living ecosystem, while remaining pollution-free and not causing climate change. To evaluate the functionality and feasibility of bamboo using interlinked bricks made from biomass waste and bamboo as the hybrid structure for erecting the Agricultural Knowledge Centre for ECO Sustainable Community, or Inthira Building, this study employed a trial archetype project based on the comprehensive knowledge of local intellectuals, concerned citizens, and researchers. In the Isan region, bamboo is a plentiful local resource. The cherry snail shell (Pomacea canaliculata, also known as the golden apple snail) is a waste problem that creates issues for residents in the region, including ruining rice in paddy fields, bad odor [sic], and difficulty in eradication. As a result, cherry snail shells were used in the interlocking brick mixture to reduce the cost of cement as a way to construct panels with the hybrid system by using bamboo and interlocking brick to fabricate the archetype project for the Agricultural Knowledge Centre for Sustainable ECO Community. Moreover, the study assessed the context of knowledge administration in terms of integrating local knowledge, traditions, and concepts that led to advancements in local materials and the environmental management strategy (Vernacular Material), construction methods, and knowledge dissemination to the community leaders, local residents, and youth to finish the building. It emphasizes problem prioritization and the introduction of new ideas that can be passed on to future generations in a sustainable manner without transferring any issues. The findings of the study were considered in the context of conflict resolution. The notion of establishing community immunity was consistent with the sufficiency economy concept (based on King Rama IX's royal words), which could be extended and would eventually lead to reliable, viable, and appropriate sustainability in society.
Advisor / supervisor
  • Grierson, David
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