Achieving legitimacy: visual discourses in engineering design and green building code development

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Visual Discourses ◽  
Code Development

Study and Practice on the Whole Process Evaluation Strategies of Green Building

2012 ◽  
Vol 608-609 ◽  
pp. 1686-1689
Author(s):  
Kai Yuan He ◽  
Yong Chao Wang ◽  
Feng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Operation And Maintenance ◽  
Evaluation Strategies ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Construction Operation

The national green building evaluation is divided into two phases of design and operation label. Because of involving many units, complicated operation and long construction, it is difficult to achieve the whole process identification of green building.It refines the assessment process of green building into conceptual design, predesign, construction drawing stage, green construction, completion and acceptance of construction, operation and maintenance respectively.Furthermore, the detail requirements and implementary strategies are expatiated in the article, combined with related theory and engineering design. Additional, it analyzed on green strategies of evaluation based on an actual engineering to provide a reference for green building assessment.

scholarly journals STRUCTURAL DESIGN ASPECTS OF A COASTAL BUILDING CODE

1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (18) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Ralph R. Clark
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Structural Design ◽  
Coastal Engineering ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Design Standards ◽  
Dune System ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
The Impact

Since 1957, the State of Florida, U.S.A., has witnessed the evolution of coastal regulatory concepts based upon coastal engineering design guidance. In 1978, the Florida Legislature encouraged counties and municipalities to adopt coastal construction zoning and building codes to supplement the existing minimum codes which include the Standard Building Code, the National Building Code and the South Florida Building Code. Subsequently, coastal building code guidelines were developed to provide statewide uniformity in the adoption of supplemental codes by coastal counties and municipalities. It is the intent of this paper to present the structural design aspects required in a coastal building code using the code guidelines developed for and specifically applicable to Florida's coastal communities. These same design aspects and code guidance are applicable to most other state's or nation's developable sand shorelines which are subjected to coastal storm damage. The purpose of a coastal building code in Florida communities is to supplement the existing minimum code by providing the structural design standards for construction within that portion of the beach and dune system which is subject to substantial scour, erosion, flooding, and loads accompanying the impact of a major hurricane. A coastal building code includes structural design standards for the construction of residential structures, enclosed commercial structures, coastal and shore protection structures, and other substantial structures of a semi-permanent nature. Although the few minimum codes currently in effect in the coastal communities are comprehensive for conventional construction, they do not adequately address the special structural design considerations identified for the Florida coast. Along a developable coast, special design considerations are necessary for the preservation of the beach and dune systems, as well as, for the structural adequacy of the construction. The major concepts of coastal engineering design which are necessary in a coastal building code include: 1. Zone identification (horizontal and vertical). 2. Foundation design for erosion and scour. 3. Storm loading (including wind, waves, hydrostatic, and hydrodynamic loads).

On the dynamic foundation factor for the National Building Code of Canada: low to medium rise buildings

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-356
Author(s):  
A. C. Heidebrecht ◽  
A. Rutenberg
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Seismic Response ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Building Codes ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Response Factors ◽  
Vibration Period ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Site Investigations

Site-specific seismic response factors for low-period building structures are presented as an alternative to the recently proposed foundation factor F* for inclusion in the seismic provision of the National Building Code of Canada. These factors are not explicit functions of the site vibration period, and, therefore, are more suitable for the design of small to medium rise buildings for which only limited site investigations are routinely carried out. Key words: earthquake engineering, design spectra, site-specific, building codes.

Glass-Wool Insulation: ECBC Compliance and Green Building Aspect

2014 ◽  
Vol 632 ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Biswajit Roy
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Fire Safety ◽  
Green Building ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Glass Wool ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Thermal Requirement ◽  
Product Application ◽  
Green Certification

The scope of the paper is to understand the compliance of the prescriptive requirement of Energy Conservation Building Code, 2007, ECBC-2007. It also reveals information of product and application that comfortably exceed the thermal requirement while maintaining high standard of Fire-safety and acoustic values. The environmental objective is also met by the product/application and that helps to satisfy requirement of project’s Green certification.

scholarly journals Seismic design implications of revisions to the National Building Code of Canada

2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-116
Author(s):  
A.C. Heidebrecht
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Hazard ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Structural Systems ◽  
Seismic Code ◽  
History Of ◽  
Force Reduction ◽  
Code Development

This paper begins with a brief introduction to Canadian seismicity and the history of seismic code development in Canada; a summary of major changes planned for the 2005 edition of the National Building Code of Canada follows. Areas of major change include seismic hazard, site effects, irregularities, force reduction factors and methods of analysis (dynamic analysis now being preferred). The implications of the proposed changes are presented in terms of impact on seismic design force for several structural systems located in regions of high, moderate and low seismicity; implications for seismic level of protection and the seismic design process are also discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of ongoing seismic code development issues.

scholarly journals Environmental Performance of Green Building Code and Certification Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 2551-2560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangwon Suh ◽  
Shivira Tomar ◽  
Matthew Leighton ◽  
Joshua Kneifel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Code

scholarly journals ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NEW GREEN BUILDING CODE ON RESIDENTIAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT FROM ENERGY CONSUMPTION PERSPECTIVES

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Lee Kim ◽  
Martin Greene ◽  
Sunkuk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Prediction Models ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Building Code ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Significant Difference

The new Green Building Code impacts the design and construction of building systems, which are vital for energy consumption estimation, especially since electricity prices are of great interest to today's consumers. Through the integration of energy consumption and utility bills, this paper presents the results of the economic impacts of installing various energy efficient systems required by the Green Building Code. Energy consumption prediction models are developed using multiple regression statistical methods based on electricity data collected from 110 single-family houses located in Los Angeles, California, USA. These prediction models have found a significant difference in electricity consumption of a single-family house prior to the introduction of the code and after its introduction. In addition, life cycle cost analysis on two of the featured systems, photovoltaic system and hybrid water heater, discovered that consumers can pay off their up-front investments in state-of-the-art energy efficient systems and appliances and earn a profit within the stated life cycle time period. The findings provide useful guidelines for making initial monetary decisions in the residential building industry.

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