scholarly journals Developer and Realtor Perspectives on Factors That Influence Development, Sale, and Perceived Demand for Activity-Friendly Communities

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (s1) ◽  
pp. S48-S59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl Carnoske ◽  
Christine Hoehner ◽  
Nicholas Ruthmann ◽  
Lawrence Frank ◽  
Susan Handy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Green Building ◽  
National Association ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Fuel Prices ◽  
Commute Time ◽  
National Association Of Realtors

Background:Although public support for physical activity-friendly Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TNDs) appears to be growing, information is lacking on private sector perspectives and how economic factors (eg, fuel prices) might influence the development and sale of TNDs.Methods:A sample of realtors from the National Association of Realtors (n = 4950) and developers from the National Association of Home Builders (n = 162) were surveyed in early 2009 to assess factors influencing homebuyers' decisions; incentives and barriers to developing TNDs; effects of depressed housing market conditions and financing on sales; trends in buying; and energy considerations (eg, green building).Results:Realtors believed that homebuyers continue to rank affordability, safety and school quality higher than TND amenities. Developers reported numerous barriers to TNDs, including the inability to overcome governmental/political hurdles, lack of cooperation between government agencies, and lack of market demand. Yet, realtors believed clients are increasingly influenced by gas and oil prices, and developers reported that clients are looking for energy efficient homes, reduced commute time, and walkable neighborhoods. Respondents reported consumers are more interested in living in a TND than 5 years ago.Conclusions:Activity-friendly TNDs appear to be increasing in demand, but developers and realtors reported significant barriers to creating these communities.

The 49th Annual PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (1) ◽  
pp. NP1-NP32 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
School Quality ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Academic Preparation ◽  
After School ◽  
The Public ◽  
Annual Survey ◽  
Public Money ◽  
Landline Telephone

The 2017 PDK Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools finds that Americans overwhelmingly want schools to do more than educate students in academic subjects. While they value traditional academic preparation, Americans say they want schools to substantially help position students for their working lives after school, which means both more direct career preparation and efforts to develop students’ interpersonal skills. In addition, as in past years, the 2017 poll also shows little public support for using public money to send children to private schools. The more Americans know about how voucher programs work, the less likely they are to support them or to say they’d participate in them. The poll also asked Americans about valuing diversity in schools, measuring school quality, wrapping support around students, grading the public schools, and expecting students to attend college. The 2017 poll is PDK’s 49th annual survey. It is based on a random, representative, 50-state sample of 1,588 adults interviewed by cell or landline telephone, in English or Spanish, in May 2017. For the first time, this year’s study also includes a pair of statewide samples — focusing on Georgia and New York — which are covered in separate reports that were not published in the magazine but are available at the organization’s poll web site. Langer Research Associates of New York, N.Y., produced this year’s poll.

«GREEN» STANDARDS AND «GREEN» BUILDING DEVELOPMENT

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. A LEKAREVA
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Green Building ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Technological Approach ◽  
Maximum Comfort ◽  
Contemporary Architecture

The article is devoted to burning theme for contemporary architecture and city-building, concerned the high-technological approach to architectural projecting, taking into account the requirements of ecology, energy-efficiency and the increase of building quality with minimum expenses and maximum comfort. The national standards of green building are meant to adapt international requirements for development of energy-efficient, ecological and comfortable building or complex to local conditions. The examples of ecological and high-technological approach in russian and foreign projecting practice are presented.

scholarly journals DETERMINING THE SUITABLE LOCATION FOR THE METALLURGICAL AND STEEL PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN MONGOLIA USING GIS-BASED MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS METHODS

2021 ◽  
Vol XLIII-B4-2021 ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Z. Adiya ◽  
B. Dorjgotov ◽  
S. Bayarsaikhan ◽  
P. Myagmartseren
Keyword(s):  
Program Planning ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Steel Processing ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Suitable Location ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

Abstract. The metallurgical and steel processing industries are considered strategically important industries as they form the basis of a country's industrial competitiveness and sustainable economy.Recently, the value of minerals and demand for metals are increasing. Thus, it is essential to build a metallurgical and steel processing factory in Mongolia based on the needs of national consumption and neighboring countries market demand. Therefore, it is crucial to select a suitable geographical location for any industrial regional development based on scientific, spatial analysis and estimation. The main goal of our research study is to use MCDA and AHP methods based on GIS including natural conditions, resources, socio-economic factors and other related data to identify suitable locations for metallurgical and steel processing factories in Mongolia. In order to determine the suitable location for metallurgical and steel processing industries research team used multi criteria analysis method including the total of 28 factors: 7 factors based on mineral resources and natural resources; 4 infrastructure factors, 2 market factors, 8 socio-economic factors, and 7 natural constraint factors based on area where industries and activities are prohibited in accordance with the legislation of Mongolia. According to the research results, 9.8 percent of the total area is highly suitable, 22.7 percent is suitable, 22.4 percent is unsuitable, and 68.8 percent is constraint area for industrial and steel processing industries. The result of the study shows that our assessment is precisely overlaps (kappa coefficient = 0.84 ) with the location of existing metallurgical and steel industries and compatible with the regions where other projects and action program planning to build new industries in Mongolia.

scholarly journals Designing Student Apartments With Green Building Concept on Ismail Harun Street

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-86
Author(s):  
Dwira Nirfalini Aulia ◽  
Nida Andini Putri Tanjung
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Smart Growth ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Human Waste ◽  
Surrounding Environment ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Air Circulation

Apartments with green building concept are vertical dwellings that are built using the basic rules of green building namely energy efficiency and renewable energy, efficient use of air, use of environmentally friendly materials, use of waste and materials, improvement of good indoor air circulation, and sustainable development and smart growth. This concept is used as a fulfillment of housing needs for students around Universitas Negeri Medan, which is environmentally friendly. The concept of green building is expected to reduce household pollution generated from student apartments, which can reduce the quality of the surrounding environment and also reduce the costs of maintenance and operation of the apartment, which can have an impact on the quality of resident’s life. In the process of designing this apartment, the writer uses a quantitative-correlative approach to find what is needed by the apartment user. The process of designing an apartment with this concept will produce an environmentally friendly building that can save water use up to 53.28%. This student apartment is equipped with a solar power plant that can save PLN electricity use by up to 33%. Each apartment unit and room in the management office is also designed with natural light and natural air circulation in mind to reduce the use of electricity and air conditioning. This apartment also utilizes human waste by processing it into biogas using dome reactors.

scholarly journals Sustainable model for the implementation of a green building project

2019 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 01083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronika Luchkina
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Technical Condition ◽  
Payback Period ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Geotechnical System ◽  
Technical Solutions ◽  
Building Project

The problem of today is a complex study of the multicomponent geotechnical system of large green building projects. The essence of the green building project is to introduce a set of technologies to improve the construction process and minimize future costs. A comprehensive implementation of energy-efficient technologies considered by the author allows obtaining an overall reduction in heat consumption from 30% to 70%, depending on the list of measures and selected technical solutions, as well as on the initial technical condition of the house. Based on these calculations, during the period under consideration, the NPV indicator is positive, and as a result, the proposed project pays off. The payback period of the Energy Efficient Home project is within 10,29 years, and the project is quite efficient. Taking into account the research data, it is planned to develop an algorithm for assessing the geomonitoring of environmental impacts in the development of green building projects.

Charter School Regulation as a Disproportionate Barrier to Entry

2020 ◽  
pp. 004208592092301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Kingsbury ◽  
Robert Maranto ◽  
Nik Karns
Keyword(s):  
Charter School ◽  
State Policy ◽  
School Quality ◽  
National Association ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Barrier To Entry ◽  
Black And Latino

In response to concerns regarding school quality, state policy-makers reformed their charter school authorization processes to impose greater regulatory barriers to chartering. These barriers to market entry could impose substantial burdens for Black and Latino would-be charter operators, as well as independent operators, who may lack access to social and financial capital. We test these hypotheses by comparing application outcomes from states with high and low levels of charter regulation, as measured by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. Empirical analyses indicate that independent and Black and Latino applicants are disproportionately and negatively impacted by increasing regulation.

The characteristics and evolution of business model for green buildings: a bibliometric approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Zhao ◽  
Wei Pan
Keyword(s):  
Core Collection ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Web

PurposeThe wide uptake of green building is hindered by factors such as limited market demand and high up-front cost despite substantial policy incentives. Successful business models (BMs) help facilitate the diffusion of sustainable innovation and have attracted increasing attention. However, little attention has been paid to examining the adoption of green building from the perspective of BM. This paper aims to identify the characteristics of BM that companies adopted to deliver green building projects and examine the evolution path of BM for green buildings.Design/methodology/approachA total of 744 interdisciplinary bibliographic records related to BM and green buildings from the Web of Science Core Collection database have been identified from the Web of Science Core Collection and analyzed through co-author analysis, co-word analysis and co-citation analysis.FindingsBM research mainly focuses on five subjects, namely, environmental science, engineering, business, economics, science and technology. Keywords “strategy”, “capability”, “perspective” and “design” receive the highest centrality index, which suggests that the strategy design and corporate capability are indispensable elements when designing or innovating a company's BM. “BM canvas” and “resource based view” received the burst citations in the recent decade. Twelve research clusters are identified, including performance evaluation, waste management, energy efficiency, BM, project business, professional capital, leadership and product innovation. These topics highlight three evolution direction for green building projects, i.e. life cycle-oriented value proposition, collaborative value delivery and innovative cost and revenue structure.Originality/valueThe findings contribute to a systematic understanding of the underlying mechanisms of BM for green buildings and illuminate the development trend of business strategies for sustainability.

scholarly journals Understanding the Green Technical Capabilities and Barriers to Green Buildings in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Thailand

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenxin Shen ◽  
Wenzhe Tang ◽  
Atthaset Siripanan ◽  
Zhen Lei ◽  
Colin Duffield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Market Demand ◽  
Financial Pressure ◽  
The Government

Green buildings (GB) have been globally adopted for sustainable development by enhancing the resource efficiency, reducing the operation cost, and improving the building environment for users. However, little research has systematically explored the key issues of GB in developing countries. This study has revealed the green technical capabilities and barriers to GB in Thailand from the perspectives of consultants, architects, and engineers, using a questionnaire survey and a case study. The results show experience in meeting the combined requirements of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the green building rating system that Thailand developed in 2010, Thailand’s Rating of Energy and Environmental Sustainability (TREES), and “skilled in energy systems” to be the top two most important green technical capabilities. Barriers to GB mainly arise from financial pressure, technical limitations, and inadequate promotion. “Lack of motivations from owners” and “high initial cost” are ranked as the top two barriers to green building. The results collectively reveal that market demand and technological advancement are fundamental drivers for the GB industry, and the government, economic conditions, education, and corporate social responsibility are the other stimuli for the industry. The findings can help project participants adopt appropriate strategies to boost GB in emerging markets in developing countries. Future policies should focus on increasing market demand, encouraging green technology innovation, and reducing the cost of development and construction of GB.

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