Widespread Integration of Environmental and Life Cycle Studies for Sustainable Building Design

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-77
Author(s):  
Anna Dalla Valle
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building

Goals and Operation of Green Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 1706-1709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Team ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Close Cooperation ◽  
Construction Operation ◽  
Building Practice ◽  
Design Construction

Green building, also known as green construction or sustainable building, refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a buildings life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation and demolition. This requires close cooperation of design team, architects, engineers, and client at all project stages. The green building practice expands and complements the classical building design concerns of economy, utility, durability and comfort.

scholarly journals Rethinking life cycle cost drivers for sustainable office buildings in Denmark

Facilities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 624-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Haugbølle ◽  
Lau M. Raffnsøe
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Life Cycle Costing ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Life Cycle Costs ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cost Drivers

Purpose Sustainable building design suffers from a lack of reliable life cycle data. The purpose of this paper is to compare life cycle costs of sustainable building projects, examine the magnitude of various cost drivers and discuss the implications of an emerging shift in cost drivers. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on data from 21 office buildings certified in Denmark according to the sustainable certification scheme DGNB. Findings The paper supports previous findings that construction costs and running costs each roughly make up half of the life cycle costs over a 50-year period. More surprising is the finding that the life cycle costs for cleaning are approximately twice as high as the supply costs for energy and water. Research limitations/implications The data set is based on actual construction costs of office buildings constructed in 2013-2017. Although all running costs are calculated rather than measured, they are based on a more detailed, specific and industry-supported set of calculation assumptions than is usual for life cycle costing studies because of extensive collaborative work in a number of concomitant national research and development projects. Practical implications Authorities, clients and building professionals heavily emphasise energy-saving measures in new Danish buildings. The paper suggests redirecting this effort towards other more prominent cost drivers like cleaning and technical installations. Originality/value This paper provides a notable contribution to the academic understanding of the significance of different cost drivers as well as the practical implementation of life cycle costing.

AN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

2006 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 223-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
OSAMA A. B. HASSAN
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Integration Problem ◽  
Sustainability Theory

This article advances building sustainability theory by relating quality and environmental methodologies to building construction. The sustainability criteria and indicators are first defined and then linked to the integration problem. For designing for sustainability, widely-used methodologies, such as total quality management (TQM), life cycle analysis (LCA), life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA), value-focused thinking (VFT), benchmarking, and others are presented. Key concepts that contribute to sustainable building design and construction are found. These concepts are arranged by construction stages and activities, and the common areas for integration are discussed at the level of specific products and processes as well as at the construction company level.

Sustainable Building Design Case History C.K. Choi Building, UBC

2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (18) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Gilbert Raynard ◽  
Diana Klein
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Design Case

scholarly journals Massive wood material for sustainable building design: the Massiv–Holz–Mauer wall system

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 416-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Santi ◽  
Francesca Pierobon ◽  
Giulia Corradini ◽  
Raffaele Cavalli ◽  
Michela Zanetti
Keyword(s):  
Building Design ◽  
Wood Material ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Wall System

Collaborating in decision making of sustainable building design: An experimental study comparing CBA and WRC methods

2016 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 132-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paz Arroyo ◽  
Camila Fuenzalida ◽  
Alex Albert ◽  
Matthew R. Hallowell
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Building

Assessing design buildability through virtual reality from the perspective of construction students

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe ◽  
Imelda Saran Piri
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Information ◽  
2D Drawing ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of visual models on the ability of construction students to assess design buildability.Design/methodology/approachThe study engaged 45 construction students from one selected tertiary education institute in New Zealand. The data collection process involved meeting the students face-to-face and demonstrating the VR model to them, after which the students completed an online questionnaire and assessed design buildability using both 2D drawing and virtual reality (VR) models. To make this assessment, the participants considered a residential earth building modelled to promote sustainable building features. The assessment process required the participants to evaluate the design buildability of the same building design using a 2D drawing and a 3D VR model.FindingsThe study found that VR models have significant advantages for assessing design buildability. Students measured 16.80% higher average buildability with the 3D VR model compared to the 2D drawing. The participants in the evaluation felt that the visual model significantly improved the comprehensibility of complex designs, which helped identify and manage design buildability (overall, 83% of participants strongly supported this).Originality/valueThe paper showed construction digitisation such as VR, augmented reality and building information modelling is highly cooperative as it can easily be made available for online learning. Thus, the findings support construction educators use online-based VR learning to promote efficient teaching of design buildability to students.

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