THE GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN OF A

TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS INSTITUTE

A Thesis Presented to the

College of Engineering and Architecture

University of the Cordilleras

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE

by

JU YOUNG JAMES LAGUYO KIM

JANUARY 2017
 University of the Cordilleras
Governor Pack Road, Harrison Road Baguio City
Department of Architecture

To: Arch. ___________________________

Thesis Chairman

RE: ENDORSEMENT LETTER FOR DEFENSE

Dear Arch. _____________________,

May I inform you that my advisee/s, (Please PRINT: Surname then

First name, M.I.) with the thesis entitled: THE GREEN BUILDING
SYSTEMS DESIGN OF A TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS INSTITUTE_ had
accomplished and analyzed 100% of his/her/their thesis.

I am hereby certifying and endorsing the presentation of the

findings of the research study for Oral Defense for panel
evaluation requirement to the architectural panel committee.
Thank you.

_______________________________________
Arch. VIRGILIO E. VILLANDA. MS Arch.
Thesis/Research Adviser

Date:_________________

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 APPROVAL SHEET

This thesis entitled THE GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN OF A

TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS INSTITUTE prepared and submitted by JU YOUNG
JAMES L. KIM in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the
degree of BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, has been examined
and is recommended for acceptance and approval for oral examination.

_______________________________________
Arch. VIRGILIO E. VILLANDA. MS Arch
Adviser

Thesis Committee

_______________________________________
Ar. NICANOR K. LATOGAN, MS Arch.
Chairperson

________________________ _________________________
Ar. ARTHUR P. PARAN, JR. Ar. ANTONIO D. BAGA, JR.
Member Member

PANEL OF EXAMINERS

APPROVED by the Committee on Oral Examination on

__________________ with a grade of _________.

_______________________________________
Ar. NICANOR K. LATOGAN, MS Arch.
Chairperson

________________________ _________________________
Ar. ARTHUR P. PARAN, JR. Ar. ANTONIO D. BAGA, JR.
Member Member

ACCEPTED AND APPROVED in partial fulfillment of the

requirements for the degree of TYPE DEGREE IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

________________________________________
Engr. DAVID C. ANGIWAN, MS Civil Eng’g.
Dean

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 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY

I hereby declare this submission is my own work and that, to

the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material

previously published or written by another person nor material

which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of

any other degree or diploma of a university or other institute of

higher learning, except where due acknowledgement is made in the

text.

I also declare that the intellectual content of this thesis

is the product of my own work, even though I may have received

assistance from others on style, presentation and language

expression.

___________________________
Ju Young James L. Kim

Date ____________________

___________________________________
Arch. Virgilio E. Villanda. MS Arch.
Research Supervisor/Adviser

Date _____________________

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 THESIS ABSTRACT

The provision of a technical or vocational facility can

significantly enhance the quality of life. Activities held within
technical or vocational facilities can encourage development of
higher technical skills, promote employment and economic stability,
and foster a sense of higher education in the community.

Technological skills also provide significant economic

benefits by creating employment to build and operate facilities.
through the secondary spend capacity of enrollees and staff who
are involved in the teaching-learning system, technical
employments, and community servicing.

The introduction of the K-12 curriculum tracks into the

Philippine Department of Education in 2016 integrates career
decision courses already offered by technical schools, but results
are yet to be evaluated due to the 2 year preparation of facilities
and adjustments in curriculums. The Philippine economy demands for
schools under the Technical Education and Skills Authority (TESDA)
of long term technical skills due low unemployment rates on
technical jobs. These are internationally recognized with National
Certification supposedly offered by the end of the Senior
Highschool Program.

The applications of planning, design, and measuring

ecological responsiveness are the main objectives of this project
which entail the principles of green building systems under the
facet of green architecture. It could further be broken down to
the building sustainability, resiliency, and responsiveness.

The project should be able to attain a qualitative result to

be concluded as an ecologically responsive building, or green
building. In compliance, the objectives should be measurable by
the standards and criteria of the local accrediting body for green
buildings, the Philippine Green Building Council. Thus, the tool
used to measure the objectives is the Building for Ecologically
Responsive Design Excellence, the Philippine’s own version of the
LEED in the United States of America, suited to evaluate vernacular
situations in architectural planning, design, and extended to
building construction.

The 2013 Institutional edition of the Building for

Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence (BERDE) comprises of
eleven categories that measures the compliance of green location
selection, planning, and design. These results are to be complied
with, attaining a total of 100 points. In the case where an aspect
could not be objectively attained, Additional points and
Innovation points are provided for inputs that support the
project’s sustainability, resiliency, and responsivess.

Measured results that total to 100 points and above conclude

the measuring aspect in the planning and design objectives, which
concludes that the holistic planning and design of the project has
incorporated green building systems, and that the project deemed
ecologically responsive.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In lieu of all the contributions and inspirations toward the

accomplishments of this project study, the researcher would like

to acknowledge the following:

Mr. Wilfredo L. Vilariarte, for allowing for the conduct of

the project study on his lot along with the proposal of the

Technological Skills Institute by the Cordillera Horizon.

Mrs. Julie Ann P. Mappang for proposing the project in line

with the designer’s passions and skills, giving him the freedom of

to plan, design, and measure an ecologically responsive project.

Arch. Casey Ballocoy, for expounding the idea of the needs of

institutes throughout the City;

Arch. Guel M. Sugano, for allowing the researcher to learn

more about how technological skills can be taught and be pertinent

in the Design and Construction Industry;

Arch. Virgilio E. Villanda for advising us through patience

and substantial education guidance;

Arch. Nicanor K. Latogan, for constructive criticisms and

guidance to the Thesis Candidates;

Rev. Samuel and Gerlie Kim, for their unconditional love and

support;

Thank you very much.

JK

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 DEDICATION

This project study entitled THE GREEN BUILDING SYSTEMS DESIGN

OF A TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS INSTITUTE is dedicated to the following:

Mr. Wilfredo L. Vilariarte, owner of the lot under Prince

Henry Development, and the site on which this research is based

on;

The Design and Construction Industry and the Department of

Energy, for the study’s standards and application of Green Building

Systems Design Principles, and to serve as a benchmark for

sustainable, resilient, and responsive architecture as the study

serves to be a prototype of green architecture in the academe and

education.

JAMES

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

Title Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Endorsement Letter for Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Certificate of Originality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

List of Photographs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM

Background of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Objectives of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Theoretical Framework . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Paradigm of the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 2 METHODOLOGY

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

The Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Data Gathering Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Data Gathering Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Application of Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Method of Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Final Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

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Chapter 3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

Results and Discussions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Direction for Future Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

APPENDICES

A. Legal Documents, Owner’s Approval, and Project

Proponent’s Proposal

B. Logbook of Accomplishments

C. Researcher’s and Proofreader’s CURRICULUM VITAE

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 List of Tables

Table 1. Summary of Attainable Points . . . . . . . . . .64

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 List of Figures

Figure 1. Green Architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Figure 2. Paradigm of the Technological Skills Institute . .71

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 List of Photographs

Photo 1. The Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Photo 2. Lot Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Photo 3. Site Frontage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Photo 4. Highest Site Elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Photo 5. Site Slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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