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Beyond Waste: Uncovering the Hidden Potential of Coal Ash

The thesis lies at the intersection of the concepts of "beyond" meaning surpassing and "waste" referring to the materials and resources that are often discarded or overlooked, are the focus of this project. Overall, the project represents a commitment to surpassing conventional limits and transforming waste into a valuable resource.
This project also proposes a new ethical architectural practice that seeks to challenge traditional design approaches by exploring the potential of waste as a valuable input in building design. By deviating from conventional methods and proposing new ideas, the study aims to rethink traditional practices and create a new view toward the incorporation of waste in architecture. By adopting the principles outlined in the book "Cradle to Cradle" the project embraces the 4 R's of recycling, reducing, reusing, and recovering, demonstrating how waste can be transformed into valuable input in building design.
This ethical framework emphasizes the reuse, recycling, repurposing, and recovery of waste in architecture. Through this project, the aim is to challenge the current ways in which architecture is designed, with a view toward promoting sustainable practices and a more responsible approach to architectural design.
Ultimately, this thesis offers a new ethical perspective on how waste can participate in the way we design buildings, and presents a potential pathway towards a more sustainable future for the field of architecture. / Master of Architecture / This project focuses on the concept of surpassing conventional limits and transforming waste into a valuable resource. It proposes an ethical architectural practice that challenges traditional design approaches by exploring the potential of waste in building design. By adopting the principles of reducing, reusing, recycling, and regulating, the project demonstrates how waste can be transformed into valuable input. The goal is to promote sustainable practices and a responsible approach to architectural design. Ultimately, this thesis offers a new perspective on how waste can contribute to the way we design buildings, paving the way for a more sustainable future in architecture.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/115872
Date27 July 2023
CreatorsTanrikulu, Dilek
ContributorsArchitecture, Jones, James R., Jones, Kevin William, Becker, Edward Gentry
PublisherVirginia Tech
Source SetsVirginia Tech Theses and Dissertation
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
FormatETD, application/pdf
RightsIn Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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