Modelling the effects of green building incentives and green building skills on supply factors affecting green commercial property investment

2018 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 814-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iheanyichukwu Joachim Onuoha ◽  
Godwin Uche Aliagha ◽  
Mohd Shahril Abdul Rahman
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-202
Author(s):  
Hyun Rim Ko ◽  
Jae Young Yu ◽  
Young Sik Youn

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 251-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige ◽  
Ho Yuk Kwong

Purpose An understanding about the criteria determining the successful application of green features, and the barriers to implementation is essential in order to promote and enhance green building development. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, the criteria determining the success of GBFs; and second, the barriers to implementing GBFs in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach A multi-method approach comprising a comprehensive questionnaire survey and a semi-structured group discussion with construction professionals, along with three case studies was adopted to address these two issues. Findings Findings suggest that although environmental performance is the most significant criterion, the living quality of occupants and the costs of green features play a crucial role in determining the success of their application. However, the environmental aspects of buildings are not sufficient for rating or determining the greenness level of a building. As for barriers, the green cost implications; the structural unsuitability of the current stock of old buildings; and the lack of financial incentives were found to be crucial barriers preventing the application of green features in the Hong Kong building sector. Originality/value GBFs have received extensive attentions by the academia and industry. This paper used a mix method approach by exploring success criteria and barriers to implementing green features in the building sector in Hong Kong. As green building development is still a contemporary subject of discussion, this study would be beneficial to decision makers as it identifies the criteria determining the success of green building adoption and barriers to implementation of such features. Hence, relevant stakeholders will have better understanding of the factors affecting the adoption of GBFs.


Author(s):  
Serdar Ulubeyli ◽  
Oğuzhan Kazancı ◽  
Aynur Kazaz ◽  
Volkan Arslan

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-268
Author(s):  
Aliane Vieira de Castro ◽  
Gema Ramírez Pacheco ◽  
Fco. Javier Neila González

Sustainability is no longer a new concept. However, applying, measuring and reporting on the sustainability initiative is still a somewhat confused and subjective issue. There is a huge variety of sustainability guidelines and green building schemes of differing natures, meanings and wordings. Despite this, there is no one guideline providing a crossreference between corporate social responsibility and green building performance to help the commercial property market completely incorporate sustainability into their activities. Therefore, this paper intends to link sustainability, real estate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainable building in order to help companies internalise this concept in all areas of their operations aligning it with their strategic planning. From desk-based research, this proposal examines and compares key aspects of the main schemes in existence, which are currently evolving in the definition, assessment and report of sustainability at the corporate and built environment level. This approach provides key information to help professionals get a better understanding of the specific changes which sustainability brings about in their corporate process, strategies, investment decisions, daily business operations as well as their property management. The insights presented here can support real estate companies to develop comprehensive communication flows and tools for the measurement and disclosure of sustainability data.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2206
Author(s):  
Kee Han Kim ◽  
Sang-Sub Jeon ◽  
Amina Irakoze ◽  
Ki-young Son

Recently, the importance of green building certification in consideration of environmentally friendly factors is being emphasized more when constructing buildings in South Korea. The Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED) is one of the strategies used by the Korean government to effectively reduce building environmental loads. However, due to the large investment needed to acquire green building certification, building owners, stakeholders, and designers often contemplate how to balance G-SEED certification benefits and the additional costs they involve. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the benefits of G-SEED certification in terms of post-occupancy financial advantages through a comparative analysis of real estate prices of apartments in the Yeongnam area. All of the major factors affecting apartment real estate prices in South Korea were considered, and the real estate price difference between G-SEED certified and non-certified apartments was determined through a one-sample t-test. The results demonstrated that G-SEED certified apartment real estate prices were 9.52% higher than non-certified apartments. This study concluded that G-SEED certification–related investment is worth the additional cost as it increases the real estate value of a building.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Nur Syafiqah Jamil ◽  
Thuraiya Mohd ◽  
Suraya Masrom

The green building (GB) can be defined as the method of increasing the efficiency of the building and site. However, the spillover effect of GB price in Malaysia has not widely been discovered as there are limited case studies on this issue. This paper attempts to determine the significant factors that influence the GB price. The empirical experiment has been conducted to test the Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) model on a real dataset of house prices in the area of Klang Valley, Selangor with GB specifications. The result showed that factors related to tenure have significant contributions to the GB price


2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bon-Gang Hwang ◽  
Xianbo Zhao ◽  
Lene Lay Ghim Tan

Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to: investigate schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects; identify the critical factors that influence the schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects; and provide solutions to improve schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey were conducted and responses were received from 34 firms experienced in green building projects in Singapore. After the data from the survey had been analyzed, face-to-face interviews were conducted with two senior project managers to solicit comments on the survey results. Findings – This study identified the degree of project delay in 98 new green building projects and 51 retrofitting green building projects in Singapore. The result indicated that 22 percent of the Singaporean green building projects were plagued with delay and retrofitting projects had a significantly higher likelihood of delay and significantly longer extension than new projects. In addition, “consultant cooperation to solve problems” was the most influential to schedule performance of both new and retrofitting green building projects, and the two project groups agreed on the overall ranking of the factors affecting schedule performance. Research limitations/implications – There may be geographical limitation on the conclusions drawn from the findings. Also, the sample size was still small, despite a relatively high response rate. In addition, the majority of the respondents were contractors as other project players were reluctant to respond to the survey. Practical implications – This study provides a clear understanding of the schedule performance of green building projects as well as the critical factors that should be highlighted when constructing green building projects. Also, strategies to overcome the negative impact of these factors allow practitioners to better deal with the potential causes of delay and to attain the schedule performance. Originality/value – Although construction delays have been widely investigated in previous studies relating to construction management, few have attempted to analyze the schedule performance of new and retrofitting green buildings. Thus, this study adds significantly to the existing research on both green building and construction delay.


2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
С.М. КОСТЮКОВ ◽  
А.К. ЗЕЛЕНЯК

Зеленому строительству как самому эффективному способу улучшения экологической ситуации в городах и населенных пунктах в малолесных регионах в последнее время уделяется большое внимание. Эта отрасль базируется на современных потребностях в зеленых насаждениях с учетом реновации ассортимента кустарников, которые перспективны для использования в засушливых условиях. Декоративные достоинства кустарников учитываются при подборе и формировании групп, куртин и живописных зеленых массивов. Важную роль имеют декоративные качества кроны и их величина и форма. Цель исследований изучение декоративных достоинств кустарников на основе изучения развития крон. Объектами исследований являлись 30 видов кустарников различного географического происхождения и возраста, произрастающие в коллекциях ФНЦ агроэкологии РАН (Волгоград, Камышин). При проведении исследований по архитектонике крон кустарников использовался метод В.С. Теодоронского и др. (2002). Длительность проявления декоративных признаков по методикам А.В. Семенютиной (2014). Результаты исследований показали, что основными лимитирующими климатическими факторами, влияющими на рост и развитие крон кустарников в сухой степи, являются частое повторение засух и низкая влагообеспеченность, экстремальные минимальные (37C) и максимальные температуры (42C). Декоративные достоинства крон кустарников наиболее полно проявляются в оптимальных условиях произрастания и определяются длительностью эстетического воздействия. Наибольший рейтинг в течение года у вечнозеленых растений: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh.) Nutt. (сумма баллов 190) и Buxus colchica Pojark. (183). Лучшим проявлением декоративных качеств крон в онтогенезе отличаются наиболее адаптированные виды. Выявлено, что особенности кроны, структура строения поверхности куста зависят от величины листьев и их размещения на ветвях (мелкой фактурой кроны характеризуются Buxus colchica Pojark., Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake). При подборе кустарников для различных типов посадок по физиономическому принципу следует, принимается во внимание экологические свойства (светолюбивость, требования к почве, требования к влаге, дымо и газоустойчивость). Выделены восемь типов формы крон у изученных видов кустарников. Для озеленения территорий сухостепного региона представляют ценность кустарники всех классов роста, имеющие широкий ареал произрастания: древовидные (высота более 3 м), высокорослые (от 2 до 3 м), среднерослые (от 1 до 2 м), низкорослые (до 1 м). Установлено, что кроны древовидных кустарников достигают наивысшего декоративного эффекта к 810 годам. Их внешний облик мало выразителен в раннем возрасте по сравнению с низко и среднерослыми кустарниками этого возраста. Введение кустарников в озеленительные посадки урболандшафтов создает пейзажнокрасочный эффект на объектах озеленения во время цветения, плодоношения, осенней окраски. Установлено, что у 43 изученных кустарников (Crataegus, Rhodotypus, Sorbaria, Forestiera, Philadelphus, Chaenomeles и др.) в кронах преобладают желтые тона осенней окраски. У остальных преобладают красные, оранжевые и пурпурные тона. Для продления жизненного цикла кустарников в засушливых условиях рекомендуется глубокая омолаживающая обрезка (посадка на пень) в возрасте 2025 лет, а для улучшения их декоративной долговечности обрезку следует проводить в зависимости от особенностей побегообразования с учетом нормативных указаний. Recently, much attention has been paid to green construction as the most effective way to improve the ecological situation in cities and settlements in sparsely wooded regions. This industry is based on modern needs for green areas, taking into account the renovation of the range of shrubs that are promising for use in dry conditions. Decorative merits of shrubs are taken into account when selecting and forming groups, clumps and beautiful green areas. The decorative qualities of the crown have an important role both their size and shape. The purpose of the research is to study the decorative merits of shrubs on the basis of studying the development of crowns. The objects of research were 30 species of shrubs of various geographical origin and age, growing in the collections of the Federal Science Center of Agroecology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Volgograd, Kamyshin). When conducting research on the architectonics of crown bushes, the VS method was used. Theodoronsky et al. (2002). The duration of the manifestation of decorative features according to the methods of A.V. Semenyutinoy (2014). The research results showed that the main limiting climatic factors affecting the growth and development of the crowns of shrubs in the dry steppe are frequent recurrence of droughts and low moisture provision, extreme minimum (37 C) and maximum temperatures ( 42 C). Decorative advantages of crown shrubs are most fully manifested in optimal growing conditions and are determined by the duration of aesthetic impact. The highest rating throughout the year in evergreens: Mahonia aquifolium (Pursh.) Nutt. (score of 190) and Buxus colchica Pojark. (183). The best manifestation of the decorative qualities of crowns in ontogenesis is characterized by the most adapted species. It was revealed that the features of the crown, the structure of the structure of the bushs surface depend on the size of the leaves and their placement on the branches (the fine crown texture is characterized by Buxus colchica Pojark., Symphoricarpos albus (L.) Blake). In the selection of shrubs for various types of planting on the physiognomic principle should be taken into account environmental properties (lightloving, soil requirements, moisture requirements, smoke and gas resistance). Eight types of crowns have been identified in the studied species of shrubs. Shrubs of all growth classes with a wide range of growth are valuable for gardening in the territories of a drysteppe region: trees (more than 3 m in height), tall (from 2 to 3 m), mediumsized (from 1 to 2 m), lowgrowing (up to 1 m). It has been established that the crowns of treelike shrubs reach the highest decorative effect by the age of 810. Their appearance is not very expressive at an early age compared with low and medium shrubs of this age. The introduction of shrubs into landscaping planting of urban landscape landscapes creates a landscapecolorful effect on landscaping sites during flowering, fruiting, and autumn coloring. It has been established that 43 of the studied shrubs (Crataegus, Rhodotypus, Sorbaria, Forestiera, Philadelphus, Chaenomeles, etc.) in the crowns are dominated by yellow tones of autumn color. The rest are dominated by red, orange and purple tones. To prolong the life cycle of shrubs in dry conditions, a deep rejuvenating pruning (planting on the stump) at the age of 2025 years is recommended, and to improve their decorative durability pruning should be carried out depending on the characteristics of formation of shoots taking into account regulatory guidelines.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1203 (3) ◽  
pp. 032061
Author(s):  
Boddapati Ganesh Kumar ◽  
Abhay Tawalare

Abstract For the sustainable built environment, Green Building technology is the most widely adopted trend worldwide, however, it is in a nascent stage in India. Even though the use of green building technology is advantageous over the lifecycle of the project, people are hesitant to adopt. Therefore, this study aims at identifying the critical factors affecting the implementation of green buildings in India. For this purpose, an extensive literature review was done to identify factors affecting the implementation of green buildings. In total 27 factors were identified which may be critical for the adoption of green building technology widely in an Indian context. The questionnaire was prepared using the five-point Likert scale. The questionnaire was sent through emails to 150 consultants in India and 52 valid responses received in return. The primary data is analyzed using factor analysis. The critical factors found are time and knowledge constraints; technical constraints; authenticity of research and awareness about Green Building. Though the findings of this study are based on the small sample size, it will be beneficial to the policymakers


1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (68) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
GW Seifert ◽  
TH Rudder ◽  
JW Lapworth

Age corrected weaning weights from a commercial property in central Queensland were analysed by the least-squares method. The breeder herd composition varied from low to high grade Brahman cross cows, and Belmont Red, Brahman, Droughtmaster, Hereford and Santa Gertrudis bulls were used in a rotational crossbreeding programme. Age of dam had the largest effect on weaning weight. Cows 11 years and older, produced calves 36 kg heavier than 2-year-old cows. Breed of sire effects were highly significant (P < 0.005), with the Belmont Red sired calves being heavier than Brahman, Hereford, Santa Gertrudis and Droughtmaster sired calves. Day of birth had a significant effect on weaning weight representing an extra 0.14 � 0.04 kg per day of age. Over the whole group, heifer calves were 4.2 per cent lighter than steers, but this varied according to the breed of sire ranging from 9.6 to -0.5 per cent.


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