scholarly journals Design Contributions to Building Technology: Goals, Interfaces and Responsiveness

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3211-3220
Author(s):  
Stella U. Boess
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Responsible Innovation ◽  
Zero Energy ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Service Interface ◽  
Design And Construction ◽  
Design Intervention

AbstractIn this paper, I identify issues that arose in a recent pilot project in which designers contributed to the construction field. The project was led by an overall responsible innovation goal for sustainability impact: contribute to global CO2 reduction. The innovation solution being developed to achieve this goal was a sustainable renovation concept intended for upscaling. In this pilot project, it was applied to a social housing block of 12 apartments. The designers sought to help align technical solutions with the residents’ later use of their homes, because the latter is an important factor in achieving a zero-energy outcome. The paper identifies four issues that arose in the collaboration between design and construction and installation professionals. The issues are goal translation, goal dissipation, the contested service interface and the contested responsiveness to residents. I argue that designers can engage and contribute through design intervention and applying care in the collaboration, in order to support the success of responsible innovation.

Design Intervention Assessment of Urban Public Park for Physical Activity Promotion in Bangkok, Thailand

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-4
Author(s):  
Sigit Arifwidodo ◽  
Orana Chandrasiri
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Physical Activity Promotion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Public Park ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Design Intervention

Public Park is considered one of the essential settings for physical activity, especially in urban areas. Parks support physical activity through their accessibility, their provision to facilitate active pursuits; their capacity to provide opportunities to a wide range of users; and their semi-permanent nature. The paper explores the design intervention assessment of Benchakitti Park, which serves as the pilot project for active park and showcase during the past ISPAH 2016 conference. The objective of the paper is to understand the health and well-being benefits of an urban park in increasing PA levels of urban population and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle. Keywords: Public park; physical activity; urban landscape design; public health; SOPARC

scholarly journals Shower heat exchanger: reuse of energy from heated drinking water for CO2 reduction

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-141
Author(s):  
Z. Deng ◽  
S. Mol ◽  
J. P. van der Hoek
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Energy Recovery ◽  
Co2 Reduction ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Recovery Efficiency ◽  
Total Energy Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emission Reduction ◽  
Water Utility

Abstract. The heating of drinking water in households contributes for a significant amount to the emission of greenhouse gases. As a water utility aiming to operate climate neutral by 2020, Waternet needs to reduce its CO2 emission by 53 kton yr−1. To contribute to this ambition, a pilot project was carried out in Uilenstede, Amstelveen, the Netherlands, to recover the shower heat energy with a shower heat exchanger from Dutch Solar Systems. An experimental set up was built in the Waternet laboratory to compare field conditions and lab conditions. The energy recovery efficiency observed in the lab was 61–64 % under winter conditions and 58–62 % under summer conditions, while the energy recovery efficiency observed in Uilenstede was 57 % in December 2014. Based on the observations, 4 % of the total energy consumption of households in Amsterdam (electricity and gas) can be recovered with a shower heat exchanger installed in all households in Amsterdam, which also means a 54 kton yr−1 CO2 emission reduction.

scholarly journals Technical Solutions for Means of Rail Transport in Improving Accessibility for People with Disabilities and with Reduced Mobility

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Lisowska ◽  
◽  
Maciej Szkoda
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Rail Transport ◽  
Rolling Stock ◽  
Actual State ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Technical Design ◽  
Railway Vehicles ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Reduced Mobility ◽  
Design And Construction

The article includes an analysis involving the requirements for the adaptation of rolling stock for use by people with movement dysfunction. The requirements including construction and dimensions have been summarized and detailed conditions necessary to ensure the assumed level of travel comfort for people with reduced mobility with real examples of solutions used in currently operated railway vehicles. The focus was on the requirements set out in Regulation No 1300/2014 regarding technical design and construction solutions for adapting railways to the transport of disabled people, TSI PRM. Based on the collected material, an analysis of the compliance of the actual state with the theoretical one, included in the standard, was carried out. Elements designed and manufactured in a manner consistent with the recommendations contained in the standard, as well as those that require a re-analysis of rolling stock constructors, repair or necessary changes are indicated. The components analyzed included, among others, seating positions, movement zone - including internal and external doors, toilets or platforms enabling access to the interior of the vehicle The opinion of disabled people using rail transport was also included by conducting a survey and performing analysis and then interpretation of the data obtained. Basing on this analysis, solutions that will increase the comfort of travelling for people with disabilities have been proposed.

Los Angeles Region Dredged Material Management - Design and Construction of the Aquatic Capping Pilot Project

Dredging '02 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Verduin, III ◽  
Jim Fields ◽  
Tom Wang ◽  
Greg Guannel ◽  
Margaret McCauley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Dredged Material ◽  
Material Management ◽  
Dredged Material Management ◽  
Design And Construction

scholarly journals Determination of the limiting load on tractor hydromounting by trailer

10.12737/6302 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-273
Author(s):  
Скурятин ◽  
N. Skuryatin ◽  
Соловьев ◽  
Evgeniy Solovev
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Cylinder ◽  
Additional Loading ◽  
Limiting Load ◽  
Loading Device ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Design And Construction

Analysis of the known technical solutions for the additional loading of tractor from the trailer has shown that they are ineffective. Their ineffectiveness is the complexity of the design and construction of interfering in hydro-mounting construction of tractor or trailer hitch frame. Also, reasonable reloaded on tractor hydromounting is not provided. In order to avoid these shortcomings towing additional loading device to the trailer with a hydraulic cylinder mounted on the frame of the trailer rotatable carriage was suggested. The tests showed that the maximum additional loading of the tractor from the trailer can not exceed 3900 N, which is not sufficient from the position of improving performance.

scholarly journals Dettagli per l'involucro del terminal verde / Envelope's Details for the Green Airport Terminal

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Antonietta Esposito
Keyword(s):  
Complex System ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Performance Based Design ◽  
Building Technology ◽  
Design Documentation ◽  
Airport Terminal ◽  
Terminal Design ◽  
Working Plan ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Technical Solutions

"Envelope's Details for the Green Airport Terminal" is a contribution to airport design at working plan level, although its contents may be generalized and applied to the definition of performances as well as to the design solutions for the building's envelope itself. The airport is considered a critical and complex system in the matter of sustainability. The vision of life-cycle typical of air terminal design processes may be transferred to the technical choices pertaining its envelope. The volume discusses these issues in a practical and user oriented way, analyzing Performance Based Design documentation; Performance sheets samples; Bid documentation; Building Technology items; Bill of Quantities rules and samples; Technical Solutions by international drawing standards. Details catalogue and updated references lists are included

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