Carbon Reduction through Building Matrix Design for Sustainable Development

Abstract Under the influence of planet problems such as global warming and the energy crisis, carbon reduction has become one of the goals for sustainable development. This chapter focuses on residential buildings as research objects for achieving carbon reduction based on architectural design. After analyzing three design principles from the life cycle of the building, macro, medium and micro design scales, and passive-active design, the authors initially established an open-source matrix design method. Then, an architectural competition plan that won only first prize from 92 proposals was taken to explain further the connotation of carbon reduction to achieve sustainable development through the matrix design method. The results show that the vicious circle exists between global warming and the energy crisis. Residential buildings contain more potential than other buildings for solving these problems. The matrix design method is established based on the three design principles. From a qualitative perspective, according to the case application, this research helps achieve carbon reduction for sustainable development.