scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Design Strategies for Lobby of Outpatient Department of Hospital Buildings in Cold Climate Region in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 471-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yizhao Sun ◽  
Qiong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Climate Region

PERSIAN GARDENS IN COLD AND DRY CLIMATE: A CASE STUDY OF TABRIZ’S HISTORICAL GARDENS

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Ahad Nejad Ebrahimi ◽  
Farnaz Nazarzadeh ◽  
Elnaz Nazarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Natural Substrate ◽  
Garden Design ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
North West ◽  
Special Expertise

Throughout history, gardens and garden designing has been in the attention of Persian architects who had special expertise in the construction of gardens. The appearance of Islam and allegories of paradise taken from that in Koran and Saints’ sayings gave spirituality to garden construction. Climate conditions have also had an important role in this respect but little research has been done about it and most of the investigations have referred to spiritual aspects and forms of garden. The cold and dry climate that has enveloped parts of West and North West of Iran has many gardens with different forms and functions, which have not been paid much attention to by studies done so far. The aim of this paper is to identify the features and specifications of cold and dry climate gardens with an emphasis on Tabriz’s Gardens.  Due to its natural and strategic situation, Tabriz has always been in the attention of governments throughout history; travellers and tourists have mentioned Tabriz as a city that has beautiful gardens. But, the earthquakes and wars have left no remains of those beautiful gardens. This investigation, by a comparative study of the climates in Iran and the effect of those climates on the formation of gardens and garden design, tries to identify the features and characteristics of gardens in cold and dry climate. The method of study is interpretive-historical on the basis of written documents and historic features and field study of existing gardens in this climate. The results show that, with respect to natural substrate, vegetation, the form of water supply, and the general form of the garden; gardens in dry and cold climate are different from gardens in other climates.

USING PASSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES. A COMPARATIVE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Calin Gabriel Corduban ◽  
Aurora Irina Dumitrascu ◽  
Tania Mariana Hapurne ◽  
Irina Bliuc ◽  
Adriana Kadhim Abid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Passive Design

A Comparative Study of Results in Neurotic Patients Treated by Two Different Methods

1954 ◽  
Vol 100 (420) ◽  
pp. 718-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur Harris
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Outpatient Treatment ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Waiting Lists ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Hospital Patients ◽  
Constant Source

In the outpatient department of the Maudsley Hospital, patients are seen in the first instance by members of the medical staff of consultant status at the diagnostic clinics, to which they are referred from a variety of sources, by far the greater number coming from general practitioners. From the diagnostic clinics there are several possible disposals, one of which is referral for outpatient treatment of a more prolonged and elaborate type, as opposed to treatment at a purely supportive level with brief interviews concerned with environmental factors and immediate practical problems. The more prolonged and elaborate outpatient treatment is under the supervision of a physician of consultant status with a Freudian analytical training and strong interest in psychotherapeutic methods. It is carried out by registrars under his guidance and may consist either of individual or group sessions, or of a mixture of the two, as he directs. His general outlook is well known (Foulkes, 1948). It has been a constant source of difficulty that the number of patients referred for this type of outpatient treatment has been greater than the resources of the hospital could manage, with the consequent development of long waiting lists and of the necessity for making awkward decisions with regard to priorities.

Impacts of Cold Climate Environmental Conditions on a Riser System Design and Installation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Peter Orimolade ◽  
Ove Tobias Gudmestad
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Barents Sea ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Climate Region ◽  
Probability Of Occurrence ◽  
The Barents Sea ◽  
Development Concept

Interests in exploration and production of oil and gas in cold climate areas has increased in recent times. This can be attributed to the continual depletion of reserves in mature fields, and recent discoveries of large quantities of oil and gas in the cold climate region, including the more recent discovery of the Alta Reservoir, in the Barents Sea. However, marine operations in this region are faced with challenges resulting from its arctic conditions. Knowledge of the physical environment is important in designing offshore structures, and in planning, and executing marine operations. Selection of a suitable field development concept may be influenced by the probability of occurrence of rare events, such as drifting icebergs. Furthermore, occurrence of mesoscale phenomenon such as polar low pressures may adversely affect planned marine operations. In addition, uncertainties in weather forecasting will reflect on the available weather window to perform installation and interventions works. This paper presents some of the challenges in designing and planning for marine operations in the cold climate region. A possible field development concept for the open water areas of the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea is discussed. The current research work considers the need for further assessment of the probability of occurrence of drifting icebergs as of importance when selecting field development concept. The Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) is proposed, and this should be designed with an internal turret system that can be disconnected and reconnected. Some of the challenges associated with riser systems design when considering a turret system with the capability to disconnect and reconnect are discussed. This paper also propose the use of ensemble forecasts as an alternative to the use of alpha factors to estimate operational weather window when planning for marine operations in the Barents Sea. The unpredictability nature of the environmental conditions, especially in the early winter is considered a challenge to marine operations.

scholarly journals An Approach to Improve Energy and Cost Performance of a Social Housing Archetype in Cold Climate Region

2019 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 03065
Author(s):  
Yiğit Yılmaz ◽  
Burcu Çiğdem Yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Base Case ◽  
Climate Region ◽  
Thermo Physical Properties

The importance of building energy performance has been substantially increasing in the last decades due to the global warming. Therefore, buildings within the existing stock and the new buildings are encouraged to achieve the energy performance restrictions and efficiency levels. In this context, a social housing archetype (Harct), which is constructed in each climate region of Turkey with a common design approach for temperate climate region, is evaluated as a base case to improve the energy performance for the cold climate region by the optimization of the life cycle cost (LCC). It is, namely, aimed to not only improve the energy performance of the archetype but also to ensure optimal cost efficiency as significant criterion. It is focused to optimize the façades of the Harct in terms of window width, and optic and thermo-physical properties of the façade with determining the efficient insulation thickness level for exterior walls and efficient glazing types for windows. Firstly, façade design is analysed to find out the minimum and maximum windows’ widths to achieve the optimal window sizes. Secondly, optic and thermo-physical properties and cost data of the opaque and transparent façade elements have been designated among the market products in accordance with the current regulations. Energy model of the building has been run by Energy Plus simulation tool, in order to integrate it with GenOpt for optimization. Optimization was performed to carry out efficient frontier cases. The results were evaluated from life cycle cost (LCC) and energy efficiency point of view to highlight the cost optimal point

scholarly journals Thermal Performances of Three Old Houses: A Comparative Study of Heterogeneous Vernacular Traditions in Taiwan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Shang Chiou ◽  
Joan Stephanie Elizalde
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Humid Climate ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Cultural Roots ◽  
Responsive Design ◽  
Vernacular Buildings

The paper presents a comparative study of the climate responsive design strategies and indoor thermal performance of three vernacular houses in Guanshan Township of eastern Taiwan by building survey and instrument measurements. These houses are all about 80 years old. They are of Chinese style, Japanese style, and a mixture of both styles. All three houses are popular building types in the region. Key findings include: (1) Space buffer, thermal insulation, ground exposure, and natural ventilation are the key elements of climate responsive design strategies. (2) The climate responsive design strategies of the three buildings, while using similar building material, are not the same. They are strongly associated with the buildings’ cultural roots as well as the buildings’ use patterns. (3) The Chinese-style house is a heat rejecter. It is comfortable in spring and summer. The mixed-style house is a heat keeper. It is comfortable in winter and spring. The Japanese-style house is well-ventilated and has equal thermal comfort level at around 50% in all seasons. It is uncommon that vernacular buildings from different cultural traditions coexist in the same region. This study provides detail appraisals of their respective sustainable design strategies in hot and humid climate.

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