scholarly journals Deconstructing Sustainability Perceptions: Investigating Technological Innovation-Environmental Interaction in Green Buildings and the Influence of Architectural Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Stephen Poon
Keyword(s):  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Social Perceptions ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Green Architecture ◽  
Lighting Systems ◽  
The Many

Sustainability principles impact green building infrastructure design, planning and construction decisions.   The influence of social perceptions in transforming notions of green architecture and sustainable designs as desirable are also interesting contexts for urban design researchers in addressing environmental impacts.   The aim of this paper is to discuss a breadth of available literature on architectural sustainability, and the many effects of urbanisation. Few scholars have attempted to frame qualitative discussions of sustainability perceptions with regards technological interaction with built environments. Research utilises two green building design frameworks to analyse differences between sustainability perceptions of innovation and environmental design aesthetics, namely technological innovation interaction with architecture, and architectural design interaction with nature.   Findings from case studies of three examples namely The Port of Portland, The Pompidou Centre Paris, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s First Unitarian Society are deconstructed using qualitative approach to demonstrate that while architectural interaction with nature is viewed as ideal characteristics, green building design innovations with technological interactions play a larger role in influencing social perceptions towards sustainability.   Findings suggest that green buildings should encompass a wider range of aesthetic-based designs, from passive ventilation to lighting systems and materials, but in order to sustain positive stakeholders’ perceptions, social benefits and education among green building policymakers, designers and architects is crucial. Recommendations on how to cultivate a balance in pragmatic, cost-conscious approaches, including interactions with technologies, will be discussed in conclusion.

scholarly journals Elementary introduction to the relevant elements and measures of green building design

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junguo Yang ◽  
Hongming Zhu ◽  
Shulong Zhang ◽  
Suju Xia ◽  
Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Harmonious Development ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Green Architecture ◽  
Man And Nature

With the continuous development of the concept of green architecture, the integration of a large number of environmental protection concepts in the architectural design is the focus of green architecture design.Saving natural resources can also promote the harmonious development of man and nature. Green building design concept to meet the needs of people at the same time, promote the harmonious development of man and nature.Therefore, the concept of green architecture should be fully used in the design of architecture.

The Exploration of Green Architecture Design Integration Teaching Mode

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 224
Author(s):  
Liang Shuang ◽  
Han Yibin
Keyword(s):  
Design Theory ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
University Education ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Integrated Method ◽  
Green Architecture ◽  
Design Integration

<p class="apa">With the deepening of the concept of green building design, the course of university education gradually exposed many problems in the teaching of architectural design theory; based on the existing mode of teaching and combined with the needs of architectural design practice it proposed the “integrated” method of green building design. It is an effective way to improve the overall level of green building design.</p>

scholarly journals Elementary introduction to the relevant elements and measures of green building design

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junguo Yang ◽  
Hongming Zhu ◽  
Shulong Zhang ◽  
Suju Xia ◽  
Li Liu
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Continuous Development ◽  
Harmonious Development ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Green Architecture ◽  
Man And Nature

With the continuous development of the concept of green architecture, the integration of a large number of environmental protection concepts in the architectural design is the focus of green architecture design.Saving natural resources can also promote the harmonious development of man and nature. Green building design concept to meet the needs of people at the same time, promote the harmonious development of man and nature.Therefore, the concept of green architecture should be fully used in the design of architecture.

scholarly journals Can Green Building Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviours? The Psychological Model and Design Strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohuan Xie ◽  
Shiyu Qin ◽  
Zhonghua Gou ◽  
Ming Yi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Environmental Behaviours

A green building has a long lasting benefit through cultivating the occupants’ energy and resource-saving behaviours. To understand how green buildings can cultivate occupants’ pro-environment behaviours, the research applied the value–belief–norm model to investigate 17 pro-environmental behaviours which are related to a variety of green building design strategies. Two green and two non-green certified office buildings in the city of Shenzhen in China were surveyed, based on which structural equation modelling was established to confirm the relationship between personal values, environmental beliefs and norms that lead to pro-environment behaviours. Green and non-green building occupants showed significant differences in altruistic values, environmental awareness, personal norms, and pro-environmental behaviours. Green building users had more frequent pro-environmental behaviours than those in non-green buildings. The strategies that require fewer additional efforts were more likely to be adopted as pro-environmental behaviours, such as meeting daily needs within walking distance and adjusting sunshades, while the strategies that need extra physical efforts (taking stairs) or knowledge (garbage sorting) were less likely to be adopted as pro-environmental behaviours. This study pointed out important intervention opportunities and discussed the possible design implications for green building guidelines and programmes to cultivate green occupants and their corresponding pro-environmental behaviours.

scholarly journals Risk Factors Impacting the Project Value Created by Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7388
Author(s):  
Wael Alattyih ◽  
Husnain Haider ◽  
Halim Boussabaine
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Green Building Design

Green buildings are playing a pivotal role in sustainable urban development around the world, including Saudi Arabia. Green buildings subject to various sources of risk that influence the potential outcomes of the investments or services added in their design. The present study developed a structured framework to examine various risks that may lead to green buildings’ value destruction in Saudi Arabia. The framework initiates with identification of 66 potential risk factors from reported literature. A questionnaire compiling a list of identified risk factors was hand-delivered to 300 practitioners (managers, engineers, and architects) having knowledge of value engineering in the construction industry, and an overall response rate of 29.7% was achieved. Subsequently, descriptive statistics ranked the risk factors based on scores given by the respondents. The principal component analysis extracted 16 components, based on the likelihood of risk factors impacting the value created by green building design. Finally, the factor analysis grouped the 35 most significant risk factors in 5 clusters—i.e., 8 in functional risk, 13 in financial risk, 3 in operational risk, 3 in environmental risk, and 8 in management risk cluster. The study enhances the understanding of the importance of the risk factors’ impact on value creation. Based on the results, the value management (or engineering) teams and the top-level management can identify, manage, and control the risk factors that have a significant impact on the project value created by green building design.

scholarly journals Discussion on Green Building Design and Humanistic Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 03017
Author(s):  
Shuhai Wu ◽  
Qing Liu
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Functional Requirement ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Correct Direction ◽  
Care Development

Green building design is regarded as the key content of building design, which has been paid more and more attention in the development of the construction industry. Therefore, green building design is a new direction of architectural design development. Embodying humanistic care is the functional requirement of green building design in modern society. It’s crucial to study the correct direction of green building design and humanistic care development for the future of construction industry.

Discussion on the Architectural Design Based on Low-Carbon Economy

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 81-84
Author(s):  
Juan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Domestic Architecture ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Carbon Economy

The low-carbon economy plays a important role in the architectural design requirements from the perspective of low-carbon economy. by introducing the issue of sustainable development of domestic architecture, the paper analysis that architectural design be adapt to the need for low-carbon economic development, and discusses the way of the development of low-carbon green building design.

Attention to Rural Green-Building Design in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 327-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Wu ◽  
Hui Fen Li
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Development Trend ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
Green Building Design

Under the background and policy of Coordinating Urban-Rural Development in China, this article suggests that Green-building design should be promoted not only in urban area but also in countryside. Through an extensive analysis of the current status of Chinese sustainable design practice and comparison between urban area and rural area, the author emphasizes the necessity of propelling rural green building in China. By discussing the difference of US LEEDTM Rating System and Chinese Green-building Evaluation Standard (GB/T50378-2006), the author finds the fact that green-building design has been neglected in countryside for a long time, and government should take the responsibility to direct green building design in rural area with necessary policies and standards. This article suggests 4 green-building design principles in countryside: adopting passive energy-saving, using local material, reclaiming traditional concept of architectural design and space planning and paying more attention to building function and façade from sustainable perspective. At the end, it draws the conclusion that green-building design in rural area is urgently needed with the overall development trend in China.

scholarly journals Development of Value Creation Drivers for Sustainable Design of Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 5867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alattyih ◽  
Haider ◽  
Boussabaine
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Value Management ◽  
Value Drivers ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Detailed Statistical Analysis ◽  
Governmental Institutions

The sustainability of green buildings has been widely recognized around the world in the recent past. Evaluating the investment on such buildings, with higher complexity than the conventional buildings, involves multiple and diverse stakeholders, such as consultants, contractors, general public, governmental institutions, etc. The selection of useful value creation drivers is a difficult task while accommodating the opinion of a group of stakeholders with varying perceptions and experiences regarding the value creation in green building design and the associated costs. In this research, a framework is proposed to develop a set of the most important value creation drivers (VCDs) for green buildings. Five primary VCDs were developed to cover the financial, functional, operational, environmental, and management aspects of a green building. Ninety-eight (98) performance value drivers (PVDs) were identified through the literature for assessing the performance of these value creation drivers. The identified PVDs were evaluated through a hand-delivered questionnaire survey, followed by detailed statistical analysis of the collected data while using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel software. Factor analyses were performed to eliminate the PVDs with least importance based on the responses obtained from 89 experienced managers (45%), engineers (38%), and architects (17%) working in the field of value management of construction industry in Saudi Arabia. Finally, 51 most important PVDs were grouped into two clusters for each value creation driver; for instance, control and planning clusters to assess the performance of management’s VCD. The final outcome of the research in the form of five top level VCDs, 10 clusters, and 51 PVDs will facilitate the designers for enhancing the performance efficiency and value from investment for green buildings in Saudi Arabia, Gulf, and elsewhere.

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