Correction to: The Fire Risk in Green Building Caused by Photovoltaic Installations

Abstract There are many iconic high rise buildings in Hong Kong, for example, International Commercial Centre, International Financial Centre, etc. Fire safety issue in high rise buildings has been raised by local fire professionals in terms of occupant evacuation, means of fire-fighting by fire fighters, sprinkler systems to automatically put off fires in buildings, etc. Fire risk becomes an important issue in building fire safety because it relates to life safety of building occupants where they live and work in high rise buildings in Hong Kong. The aim of this research is to identify the fire risk for different types of high rise buildings in Hong Kong and to optimise the fire prevention management for those high rise buildings with higher level of fire risk and to validate the model and also to carry out the study of the conflict between the current fire safety building code and the current trend of green building design. Survey via the 7-point scale questionnaire was conducted through 50 participants and their responses were received and analysed via the statistical tool SPSS software computer program. A number of statistical methods of testing for significantly difference in samples were adopted to carry out the analysis of the data received. When the statistical analysis was completed, the results of the data analysis were validated by two Fire Safety Experts in this area of specialisation and also by quantitative fire risk analysis.

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Unveiling the Future: ASHA Dedicates Green Building

ASHA Leader ◽

10.1044/leader.an1.13062008.3 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3-13

Author(s):

Dee Naquin Shafer

Keyword(s):

Green Building ◽

The Future

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A Study on the Fire Risk and Safety Measures of an Energy Storage System

The Journal of Next-generation Convergence Technology Association ◽

10.33097/jncta.2020.04.06.609 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 609-614

Author(s):

Kyung-Bum Lim ◽

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Storage System ◽

Fire Risk ◽

Energy Storage System ◽

Safety Measures

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Green Architecture and its applications in Hospitals:Analytical study of existing project to extract the mechanisms of applying green architecture in hospitals

Association of Arab Universities Journal of Engineering Sciences ◽

10.33261/jaaru.2020.27.2.009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 81-93

Author(s):

Anfal Muayad Mayoof

Keyword(s):

Cultural Values ◽

Analytical Study ◽

Complex Function ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Social Aspects ◽

Local Climate ◽

Green Architecture ◽

Reduce Energy Consumption ◽

The One

Hospitals are the major contributor to environmental corruption and the biggest drain onenergy in their life cycle because they are complex, multifunctional giant facilities. Several recent studieshave been carried out to find the most suitable solutions to reduce energy consumption provide it on-siteand contribute to supporting economic, environmental and social aspects. The reason for the slowmovement of green buildings for hospitals is to focus on a suitable design for the complex function thatdeals with the local climate, natural resources, economy and cultural values and avoid the one-size-fits alldesign. This made the solutions used multiple and varied, different for greening of the hospital and put theresearch in the absence of a clear perception of the mechanisms of the application of green architecture inhospitals and this identified the problem of research. Therefore, the study looked at an analytical study ofexisting project models designed according to the strategies and standards of green architecture todetermine the strategies adopted in each project, and by adopting the analytical method after determiningthe strategy used in each building to achieve the green architecture and then comparing them according tothe standards adopted using the global LEED system Green Building Council. The results that will bereached are the mechanisms of applying Green Architecture to Hospitals.

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