Role of Green Building Programs in Enhancing the Usage of Environmentally Certified Wood in the U.S. Residential Construction Industry

The use of environmentally friendly building materials has experienced slow growth within the residential construction market due to higher cost and low availability of certified wood. The development of green building programs (GBPs) marked the beginning of the effort to adopt energy-efficient design guidelines and utilize eco-friendly renewable materials in structures. These programs were targeted at reducing environmental impacts by integrating eco-friendly materials into the design and construction of buildings, including promoting the use of environmentally certified wood products (ECWPs) harvested from sustainably managed forests. This research was designed to determine which attributes influence architects’ decisions to use environmentally certified wood products in residential construction projects and how this might influence their perceptions and use of green building programs. The results indicate that architects who have participated in a GBP were more likely to have used ECWPs. The material attributes that influence architects’ selection of materials are mainly related to economics and function as opposed to environmental friendliness. These results will help to inform and broaden the understanding of issues that influence the adoption and utilization of environmentally certified wood products, and identify some of the factors that can contribute to their continued growth in the U.S. marketplace.

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Analysis of Strengthening the Application of External Wall Insulation Materials in Green Building Energy Saving Project

Insight - Material Science ◽

10.18282/ims.v3i2.349 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 32

Author(s):

Wenxin Luo

Keyword(s):

Energy Saving ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Building Materials ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Exterior Wall ◽

Insulation Materials ◽

Environment Quality

<p>For the development and progress direction of contemporary construction industry, greening has always been one of the most important topics, which is basically consistent with China’s guidelines on environmental protection and resource conservation, with emphasis on whether it can effectively improve the ecological environment quality in urban areas, control various hazards caused by pollution, and build a healthy urban environment for people. Nowadays, the building materials market has also developed in an all-round way, and the types of materials for exterior wall insulation are also increasing. Relatively, the practical application difficulty of various technologies in the construction industry also shows an increasing trend. In order to better highlight the important role of insulation materials for green buildings, this paper will explore the application of exterior wall insulation materials with strong energy saving in green buildings.</p>

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The reducing of construction industry influence on climate change by implementation of green building principles

Institute of Telecommunications and Global Information Space of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine ◽

10.32347/2411-4049.2021.1.55-68 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 55-68

Author(s):

Тetiana I. Kryvomaz ◽

Antonina M. Savchenko

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Climatic Factors ◽

Green Building ◽

Green Technologies ◽

Development Goals ◽

The Impact ◽

Climatic Information

The construction industry has a significant impact on climate change due to the urbanization increase, as cities consume 75% of the world's natural resources and contribute 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the construction and the built environment directly depend on a number of climatic factors. Climatic information is used at all stages of the construction project: concept development, technical design, organization and conduct of construction works, operation of buildings and structures, repair and reconstruction, destruction, utilization and recycling. The role of the construction industry in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the implementation of green building principles is analyzed. Green building aims to minimize the negative impact on the environment, and innovative green technologies reduce carbon emissions.

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BIM Based Green Building Management Development in the U.S.

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.1597 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 744-746 ◽

pp. 1597-1600

Author(s):

Yun Hui Yang ◽

Bi Bo Ren

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Green Building ◽

Management Development ◽

Green Buildings ◽

Measurement Standard ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Building Management ◽

Reduced Costs ◽

The U.S ◽

Design Construction

Green building or sustainable building and BIM are advancing on the construction industry faster than most practitioners’ anticipation around globe today. BIM adoption in construction has changed the existing construction industry practices to achieve better results with higher quality green buildings that perform at sustainable facilities and reduced costs, BIM provides the opportunity to realize numerous benefits throughout the project conception, design, construction and post occupancy phases of a green building facility, and BIM is also establishing a measurement standard for what is considered a green building. This paper represents the BIM applications in the U.S. green building management development with respect to various aspects of practice in construction.

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Fatal falls in the U.S. residential construction industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine ◽

10.1002/ajim.22341 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 57 (9) ◽

pp. 992-1000 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Xiuwen Sue Dong ◽

Xuanwen Wang ◽

Julie A. Largay ◽

James W. Platner ◽

Erich Stafford ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Residential Construction ◽

The U.S

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Sustainable Construction through Industry Self-Regulation: The Development and Role of Building Environmental Assessment Methods in Achieving Green Building

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12218853 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (21) ◽

pp. 8853

Author(s):

Roine Leiringer

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Effective Means ◽

Self Regulation ◽

Green Building ◽

Assessment Methods ◽

Sustainable Construction ◽

Strategic Action ◽

Voluntary Certification

The role of industry self-regulation in facilitating sustainable development has gained increasing recognition over the past two decades. As a result, voluntary certification standards have become ever more common and have been portrayed as effective means of enforcing more environmentally beneficial practices across a range of industries. In this paper, we consider the role of one such type of standard, building environmental assessment methods (BEAMs), and the role they have played in the transition towards green building in the construction industry. Drawing on the theory of strategic action fields, and using the case of HK BEAM in Hong Kong, we investigate the origins, development and impact of BEAMs in what is a highly de-centralised and fragmented industry. The paper concludes with reflections on the need to extend focus from the contents of the BEAMs in terms of categories, criteria and weightings, to instead more actively consider the “taken-for-granted” assumptions around sustainability and the dominant institutionalised practices in construction.

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Analysis and Discussion on the Design of Green Super High-rise Civil Buildings in Huangshan

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/201913603025 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 136 ◽

pp. 03025

Author(s):

Liu Jun ◽

Zhang Jinfeng ◽

Tu Qian ◽

Hu Haowei ◽

Shui Taotao

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Architectural Design ◽

Green Building ◽

Building Design ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Urbanization Process ◽

Green Building Design ◽

High Rise ◽

Low Carbon City

With the accelerating urbanization process and the development of the construction industry, the role of green building design in architectural design is constantly reflected. The comprehensive implementation of green building is an important measure to promote China's energy-saving emission reduction and low-carbon city strategy. However, there are relatively few cases in which green building design is applied to super high-rise civil buildings, and in-depth research and data analysis must be carried out. The design points in green super high-rise civil buildings in Huangshan area were briefly summarized, and the actual cases of a green super high-rise civil building design in Huangshan City were analyzed, which is conducive to laying the foundation for the application of green building design to super high-rise civil buildings.

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Low rise residential construction as the basis of building industry innovative development

The Eurasian Scientific Journal ◽

10.15862/10savn221 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Yuriy Losev ◽

Konstantin Losev

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Residential Building ◽

Green Building ◽

Living Environment ◽

Innovation Activity ◽

Housing Construction ◽

Residential Construction ◽

Innovative Development ◽

Existing Building ◽

Building Frames

The article analyzes the current situation in Russian construction industry associated with the low innovation activity at all levels of construction sphere. Among the many reasons for the technological low innovative ability to technological change in construction industry, the authors outline reasons that might radically and positively influence the situation in domestic construction within the first half of the 21st century. The object of the study is the "construction system" concept, which is proposed to be identified as a main link of building innovations that promotes or, accordingly hinders construction objects production. When considering this concept, it becomes obvious that the critical link of innovation is concentrated in the concept of "structural framework" and related technologies for the production of construction objects. It is concluded that the main obstacle to the construction industry innovative development is the conservatism of building frames structural solutions and the corresponding technologies of the construction systems which are oriented to multi-storey housing construction and the main priorities of such construction are concentrated in mega-cities. The requirements for living environment, architectural diversity, residential building layouts, «green building» principles, energy efficiency, economy and internal comfort of housing are being raised. The paper emphasizes that existing building systems, especially in megacities, is not able to solve demographic problems and promote a healthy and safe life for people. The authors suggest that in the near future the turn to other priorities of housing construction and the transition to a new technological order with the help of industrial innovative low-rise residential construction systems for development of the Eurasian space of the country on the "linear city" concept base.

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