Researches on biofacade were mainly on project development. Usually plants selections were based on aesthetics, especially plants with flowers or with canopies. However, very little research has been carried out on the practicality of plants on walls. Basically legume plants produce fruits and can be an asset to the building, without sacrificing its aesthetic value. Four species of legume plants in Malaysia were identified and installed as a biofacade wall. An experiment is being undertaken for all the four species on a building wall to investigate growth performance.
Previous studies demonstrate that plants played a significant role in the edible garden plantings. Therefore, this study aims to analyse and evaluate the practicality and performance of plants selected in composing the recycle edible garden at Masjid As-Siddiq. This paper discusses the issues, challenges and imperatives of how a successful plants selection would lead towards survival and sustenance food for the community. The data derived from qualitative and quantitative method through photo and images recorded throughout the implementation period. The results will interpret relevant information about the plants potential in surviving and becoming sustenance towards the sustainable community. IntroductionThe emerging concern on sustainable living has raised attention and urged the community to begin reoccupied again with subsistence farming. However, the scale and involvement with land diversified from the immediate home gardens to the extended community garden. In this context, the role of community edible gardens as repositories of biological and social diversity was acknowledged, but still, the success of it is vague. Community edible gardens, whether found in rural or urban areas, are perceived as a multifunctional space which enables the provision of various benefits towards the ecosystems and community. Previous studies demonstrate that plants played a significant role and made up of the majority components for the edible garden plantings.Plants can be grown abundantly. However, the success or failure of plants depends on many aspects such as land suitability, climate, maintenance and negligence. Therefore, this study aims to analyse and evaluate the practicality and performance of plants selected in composing the recycle edible garden at Masjid As-Siddiq Seri Iskandar. This collaborative project which involved a group of researchers together with the industry expert, the masjid committee and the immediate community were designed and built from September 2016 to October 2017. This paper discusses the issues, challenges and imperatives of how a successful plants selection would lead towards survival and sustenance food for the community. This paper assesses the evolutionary consequences of the plant's selection that includes: (a) the selection of plant as soft capes materials; (b) the practicality and performance of selected plants; (c) the maintenance process; (d) the other external considerations; such as climate challenge. The data derived from qualitative and quantitative method through photo and images recorded during the implementation period. The results will interpret relevant information about the plants potential in surviving and becoming sustenance to behold sustainable community through subsistence living. The outcome will also discuss future constraints, and considerations
Open and Distance Learning (ODL) has been widely known to the academic institutions as one of the methods in teaching and learning since COVID-19 pandemic hit nationwide on December 2019. Since then, many educational institutions have started to consider conducting the classes through online platforms such as Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, Microsoft Teams and others. Design-based studio is one of the design stream classes, which practically uses studio classes physically to develop many creative design ideas, skills, innovation, solution, and is considered as the real value of design studio education. However, the studio classes were switched to online platform, and teaching and learning strategy needed to be modified to deal with this issue, dramatically. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the most effective delivery method in teaching and learning for current best in educational practices. 14 sets of questions in Google Form questionnaire were distributed on week 14 to the students of Landscape Architecture. A total of 261 students responded out of 394 students enrolled in the Landscape Architecture Design studio. The students were in Semester 2, 4 and 6. The students were selected based on the large number of student’s enrollment. The results showed that the students enjoyed learning using Whatsapp, Google Meet and Google Classroom as a synergistic medium for critic sessions. The research suggests three stages of tutorial sessions to suit the needs of the student’s preference.
Biological façade (biofacade) is an ecological friendly building design. Biofacade represents a new idea that is beneficial in reducing carbon in the atmosphere and provide food or medicine, benefiting both the environment and people. There obstacles such as pests and diseases which attacked the plants, causing loss of productivity and photosynthesis system on plants. Without proper prevention, these plants cannot survive until the end of their life span, which and this is one of the main problems for biofacade in the tropical environment. This paper discusses the maintenance of biofacade, including the prevention of pests and diseases that attack wall-climbing legume plants such as Bemisia tabaci and fungi. Four types of legume, namely the Pisum sativum, Vigna unguiculatasesquipedalis, Psophocarpus tetrogonobulus and Phaseolus vulgaris were studied. The plants were allowed to overgrow on a chain-fence attached to a typical brick wall at Desasiswa Tekun, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The plants were grown from January until May 2010. Every legume species were grown from seedlings. There were three pots for each species; altogether there were 12 potted plants. In the first month of growth, the seedlings were grown under 50 % of shade and were subsequently transferred under open sunlight after its maturation. All potted plants received direct afternoon sunlight from 1 pm until 5 pm. The dry weight of the pods was taken during the observations. Pisum sativum and Vigna unguiculatasesquipedalis was recorded on the average of 58.1 g and 18.8 g, respectively. Dry weight and carbon sequestration were become the sub-topic. In addition, control and prevention study were listed on the end of discussion.
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