A building during its existence affects the local and global environments via a series of interconnected human activities and natural processes. At the early stage, site development and construction influence indigenous ecological characteristics. Though temporary, the influx of construction equipment and personnel onto a building site and process of construction itself disrupt the local ecology. The procurement and manufacturing of materials impact on the global environment. Once built, building operation inflicts long-lasting impact on the environment. Once built, building operation inflicts long-lasting impact on the environment. For instance, the energy and water used by its inhabitants produce toxic gases and sewage; the process of extracting, refining, and transporting all the resources used in building operation and maintenance also have numerous effect on the environment.[4]. Therefore, the goal of a sustainable design is to find architectural solutions that guarantee the well being of the global ecosystem, constituted of inorganic elements, living organisms and humans.

Considering the sustainable design goals defined before, this project attempted to minimize the combined impact of architecture through the use of the following sustainable design strategies:

1) Low energy design and thermal comfort

2) Solar energy use through grid-connected PV system and solar water heating system

3) water conservation: rainwater coolection system and waste water treatment

4) materials conservation: recycled materials and low embodied energy materials.