Unveiling the Future: ASHA Dedicates Green Building

Green building has become an important issue among architects and urban planners due to the increment in global warming risks and climatic changes which influenced negatively on natural resources. It is also one of measures been put forward to alleviate the significant impacts of the influence of buildings on the environment, society and economy. There have been extensive studies on green buildings, as evidenced in the rapid growing number of papers been published in last decades. These studies have been conducted in both developed countries and developing countries, indicating this is a global issue. However, there is lack of extensive researches on the green buildings in Iraq that is crucial for the future exerts. This paper reports the definition of green building, the environmental, social and economical aspects of green building, and application of green building's principles in traditional housing in Iraq.

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Testing and isolation strategies for the vibrational hazards

Engineering review ◽

10.30765/er.39.2.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (2) ◽

pp. 124-131

Author(s):

Huang Wei ◽

Xu Jian ◽

Zhang Tong-yi ◽

Hu Ming-yi ◽

Qin Jing-wei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Active Control ◽

Control Strategies ◽

Green Building ◽

Power Equipment ◽

Civil Structures ◽

Severe Problem ◽

Ground Floor ◽

Initial Design ◽

The Future ◽

Water Pumps

In this paper, a test for investigating the vibrational hazards occurred in a modernized hospital was carried out, in which a lot of power equipment such as chilled water pumps and freezers, etc. were installed in the ground floor. The generated vibrations could be experienced on the upper floors including some medical precision room. Next, solation and active control strategies were proposed, and evidently the active control could improve the suppression a lot. This study illustrated that the great vibrational hazards could not be ignored anymore, and the followed resolution strategies for eliminating these vibrations seemed to be urgent. In tradition, the vibration isolations would not be involved in initial design for civil structures, but in fact this might lead to a severe problem to be addressed in the future, and this study could give inspiration for green building.

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Assessing the future of green building

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America ◽

10.1121/1.4785629 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 117 (4) ◽

pp. 2377-2377

Author(s):

Raymond J. Cole

Keyword(s):

Green Building ◽

The Future

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Financing the Green Building Retrofitting Investments

Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Well-Being Considerations in Buildings and Architecture ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-9032-4.ch018 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 394-416

Author(s):

Eugen Mitrica

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Energy Savings ◽

Cost Benefit Analysis ◽

Public Support ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Green Building ◽

Point Of View ◽

Commercial Building ◽

The Future ◽

Private Investors

The main financial barrier of large scale implementation of green building retrofitting investments is due to the relatively large investment volume needed, compared to the future flow of yearly energy savings or/and yearly estimated differences of incomes collected, if the building is a commercial building (commercial center, office building, hotel or even residential rental building). The uncertainty implicitly involved in this estimation, both for the future savings and for the yearly differences of incomes, which are usually not very large, both make these investments apparently not so attractive for private investors, especially for owners of residential buildings, with limited self-financing power. Nevertheless, from the society point of view, the benefits created by saving the energy and consequently reducing the carbon foot print, can be very attractive. That is why the public support is often used as an “impulse solution” for implementation of these investments. The Cost Benefit Analysis methodology, particularized for these investments, is presented in this chapter.

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Research on Green Building & Occupant Satisfaction

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.357-360.403 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 357-360 ◽

pp. 403-406

Author(s):

Yi Hu

Keyword(s):

Air Quality ◽

Thermal Comfort ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Built Environments ◽

Extensive Data ◽

The Future ◽

New Vision ◽

Building Practice ◽

Occupant Satisfaction

Some of the elements of a new vision for broad, spatially and temporally extensive data on occupant satisfaction in built environments coupled with processes to drive improvement in green building practice. The survey demonstrated that occupants in green buildings were more satisfied with thermal comfort and air quality in their workspace. The studying contents on specific strategies which will promote the environment building in the future.

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A qualitative study to understand the factors affecting the adoption of glass fiber-reinforced gypsum (GFRG) as a sustainable building technology: insights from Indian construction industry

Construction Innovation ◽

10.1108/ci-12-2019-0153 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Ruchi Garg ◽

Ritu Chhikara ◽

Ramendra Singh ◽

Gautam Agrawal ◽

Vishal Talwar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Green Building ◽

Matrix Analysis ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Content Type ◽

Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽

The Future ◽

Building System

Purpose This paper aims to assess the factors favoring the adoption of the challenges faced and support mechanism, which will lead to the proliferation of glass fiber-reinforced gypsum (GFRG) technology in India. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured interviews with 35 experts, including construction developers, architects, contractors, government officials and design consultants, were conducted. This qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis and matrix analysis. Findings GFRG-based buildings produce much less carbon footprints as compared to traditional ones and can be safely recommended as a promising, environmentally sensitive technology of the future. The major drivers in its adoption are its efficient construction capability, energy and soil conservation and significant waste reduction. Some of the challenges in implementation are long planning time, lack of skilled labor, lack of awareness about green building technologies and myopic perception of high cost incurred in green building adoption in people’s minds. Practical implications This study establishes that the construction industry has the potential to contribute toward creating a sustainable and green planet. It does so by evaluating and then positively positioning GFRG as an environmentally friendly building system. Originality/value The harmful effects of continuous environmental manipulation by humans leading to its degradation is a critical discussion agenda for most nations of the world. The issue has been taken up seriously by developing countries, and now, developing countries are also becoming sensitised to it. Several policies toward the attainment of this goal have been formulated and are being implemented by government and private bodies. Although some authors have studied the issues and challenges related to the adoption of green buildings, their attempts mostly focused on developed countries. Moreover, research that investigated the evaluation of the GFRG building system as a successful green technology of the future is inadequate.

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The future of IEQ in green building certifications

Buildings and Cities ◽

10.5334/bc.148 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 907-927

Author(s):

Dusan Licina ◽

Pawel Wargocki ◽

Christopher Pyke ◽

Sergio Altomonte

Keyword(s):

Green Building ◽

The Future

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A Comparison of the Green Building Certification System between South Korea and Vietnam

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.864.290 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 864 ◽

pp. 290-295

Author(s):

Yo Sun Yun ◽

Dong Woo Cho ◽

Chang U Chae

Keyword(s):

South Korea ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Environmental Design ◽

Green Building ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Assessment Methods ◽

Certification System ◽

The World ◽

The Future ◽

Operating Methods

The countries around the world have developed and operated systems which assesses the environment-friendliness of buildings. The levels of certification systems differ to the circumstances by countries such as weather conditions and natural features. This study compared Korea’s certification system of Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED) to LOTUS, a Vietnamese certification system and checked the operating methods. Especially the certification criteria of non-residential buildings were comparatively analyzed. Certification criteria in G-SEED and LOTUS certification systems have similar categories and weights. Regarding certification items, there are similar items in terms of assessment methods. However, some items are assessed separately by each system. The results of this study would be available as fundamental data for developing an international certification system for G-SEED. This study could be available as a reference in the development of global certification system in the future.

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Discussion on Green Building Materials

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.568.265 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 568 ◽

pp. 265-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiao Qing Yu ◽

Mao Lin ◽

Li Jia ◽

Yu Song Lu ◽

Na Wei

Keyword(s):

Future Development ◽

Basic Characteristic ◽

Building Materials ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Building Materials ◽

The Future ◽

Development Prospects ◽

Construction Works

This paper mainly introduces the background and meaning and the basic characteristic of the green building materials. Through to several green building materials, demonstrates performance and value in use of green building materials, green building materials in construction works and looking forward to green building materials in the future development prospects and trends.

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