scholarly journals Evaluating the Site of Avrocity as a High-Rise Residential Project in Duhok City According to LEED Sustainable Rating Criteria

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Riman Dhuoki ◽  
Çiğdem Çağnan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Design ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
High Rise ◽  
The Common ◽  
Project Site ◽  
The City ◽  
Residential Projects ◽  
Rating Criteria

Duhok city faced many challenges in the last decades because of urban and population growth especially in the residential sector because there is shortage in providing housing units annually. High-rise residential projects are one of the common solutions to overcome the deficit. Yet, these kinds of residential projects have many issues since it is a new method of development within the city. From here the main aim of this study come to light which is to improve the quality of high-rise residential projects site in accordance to sustainable rating system and establish effective regulations framework with the help of internationally accepted criteria. The reason for upgrading the regulations is that the sites of these projects do not offer healthy built environment to their residents. The lack of nearby social and technical infrastructures caused more distances to be covered by vehicles resulting environmental pollution which could cause global warming. To investigate and evaluate the high-rise residential projects site according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) sustainable rating tool, a residential project site has been chosen, which is; Avrocity project. The information had been analyzed qualitatively. The obtained results demonstrated that, the lack of updated regulations in Duhok city lead to improper planning and deficiency of services within residential projects site.

scholarly journals LIFESTYLE, ARCHITECTURE AND QUALITY OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Viktor P. GENERALOV ◽  
Elena M. GENERALOVA
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Compact City ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Typological Structure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The study reveals the aspects that defi ne the concept of “lifestyle”, including the main categories: standard of living, lifestyle, quality of life and lifestyle. Insuffi cient knowledge of the mutual infl uence of people’s “lifestyle” on the typological structure of apartments and residential buildings, on the quality of the urban environment is emphasized. The infl uence of the level of urbanization of the city territory on the characteristics of the “urban lifestyle” is considered. Problematic issues are raised related to the debate on the relationship between building density and comfort and the quality index of the living environment. The main directions of fundamental research in the fi eld of architecture, aimed at the development of new types of buildings, are touched upon. The emphasis is made on the methods of using high-rise buildings for the humanization of the urban environment and the formation of a modern “compact city”.

scholarly journals Smart Concept expansion from local to city scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 245 ◽  
pp. 16002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatolijs Borodinecs ◽  
Aleksandrs Korjakins ◽  
Aleksandrs Zajacs ◽  
Anna Iufereva
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable City ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Residential Sector ◽  
Environment Quality ◽  
The City

Rapid urbanization leads to the cities expansion in both dimensions: horizontal and vertical. Thus causing significant increase of energy consumption and reduction of environment quality. Nowadays European Initiative on Smart Cities development becomes a very popular across the globe. The aim of this initiative is to insure sustainable city development taking into consideration quality of life and reduction of carbon emissions. Residential sector is one of biggest energy consumers and carbon emission production in Latvia. Also, city transport is a crucial carbon emission producers. In scope of this study the city development potential is analyzed. The increase of energy efficient scale is taking into consideration.

scholarly journals How our homes impact our health: using a COVID-19 informed approach to examine urban apartment housing

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Peters ◽  
Anna Halleran
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Design Principles ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Health Promoting

PurposeThe COVID-19 global health crisis is undeniably a global housing crisis. Our study focuses on quality of life in urban mid- and high-rise apartment housing, the fastest growing housing types in many cities around the world. This housing typology presents unique challenges relating to connection to nature, daylight and fresh air.Design/methodology/approachThis multi-disciplinary literature review analyzes more than 100 published papers from peer-reviewed sources from environmental psychology, building science and architecture relevant to quality of life in high-rise housing, as well as more than 40 recent newspaper and magazine articles about the possible impacts of COVID-19 on housing. We identify synergies between passive design strategies and health-promoting architecture or “restorative environmental design” principles.FindingsPost-pandemic, health-promoting apartment housing design must prioritize (1) window placement and views that support stress recovery and restoration; (2) lighting levels based on spaces that can satisfy multiple uses and users; (3) bedrooms designed for restful sleep that contribute to circadian regulation; (4) living rooms with better indoor air quality, with a focus on natural ventilation; (5) access to nature, through the purposeful design of balconies and (6) unit sizes and layouts that enable physical distancing and prevent crowding.Originality/valueWe identify new social and environmental design priorities in the form of evidence-based design principles to inform and promote healthy and restorative living environments for residents in apartment housing.

Perception of the Visual Quality of High-Rise Buildings in the Urban Landscape by the Users: The Case of Istanbul

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feran Asur ◽  
Kubra Yazici
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscape ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Landscape Studies ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Visual Landscape ◽  
The City ◽  
Regression Tests

The image of many cities in today's world has been influenced by the growing globalization along with rapidly developing demographic, technological, and economic movements. From the perspective of the last two decades, the increased high-rise development in the world is clearly visible. In recent years, modern high-rise buildings have impacted the city landscape and have become a major issue in terms of the landscape protection of a city like Istanbul with a historical peninsula silhouette. In this study, which discusses the aesthetics of the man-made environment, various factors have been evaluated by the users based on the formal aesthetic dimension in the 4th Levent area, where high-rise buildings are dense. In this context, this study aims to determine the factors that increase preferences in urban landscapes, user preferences, and the attitudes of different social groups towards the place. The main method of the study, which is based on visual landscape assessment techniques, is the visual survey technique which is administered with visuals and which is used for determining the user's perception of the place. 95 individuals participating in the survey were asked to evaluate formal aesthetic parameters for 15 selected high-rise buildings. One-way ANOVA, correlation and regression tests were employed to analyze the data collected through the survey. The findings and conclusions are thought to provide significant resources to city stakeholders in future urban landscape studies.

scholarly journals A Proposed Clamp System for Mechanical Connection of Reinforcing Steel Bars

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parmo
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Hazard ◽  
Maximum Load ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Reinforcing Steel ◽  
City Development ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Steel Bars ◽  
Seismic Resistant ◽  
The City

The city development in Indonesia is more oriented to the overground space and this is because the urban population has increased significantly and it is incomparable with the land available in the cities. The number of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers also marks this phenomenon. However, high-rise buildings and skyscrapers have the potential to be vulnerable to the earthquake hazard in Indonesia particularly those located at the high risk seismic regions. In the design of seismic resistant buildings, there are two important aspects required to be considered, namely strength and ductility. The deformation capability and better innovative reinforcement connection become primary consideration in the design of seismic resistant structures. From the tensile tests of reinforcing steel bars with clamps, it is shown that D13 bars has the yield and ultimate tensile strengths of 270.69 and 351.45 MPa, respectively, with the maximum load of 4,757 kg and the maximum elongation of 40%. As for the D16 bars, the yield and ultimate tensile strengths of 217.80 and 327 605 MPa, respectively, with the maximum load of 6,717 kg and the elongation of 32%. In the study, two pieces of steel clamps were tested, it is found that to obtain better results there is a need to increase the number and improve the quality of material of the steel clamps.

scholarly journals High-rise housing in the city of Samara: the first steps on the path to sustainable development

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 01025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Ya. Vavilova ◽  
Elena Yu. Makeeva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Urban Conditions ◽  
The City ◽  
Design Experience

This paper outlines theoretical background of high-rise housing and discusses its design experience. It particularly focuses on environmental, social and economic aspects which are among crucial sustainable development issues. The authors dwell upon the implementation of innovative solutions that meet principles and goals of sustainable development and take construction objects built in Samara (which is one of the largest metropolises in Russia) as an example. The research also investigates the quality of project designs and reveals techniques corresponding to the "green standards". It considers the issues of practicing high-rise building construction in specific urban conditions and identifies unresolved architectural problems.

THE GREEN STANDARD FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN (G-SEED) FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING RATING SYSTEM IN KOREA: A REVIEW OF EVALUATING PRACTICES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joohyun Lee ◽  
Mardelle Shepley
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Seed System ◽  
Family Housing ◽  
Important Objective

Sustainability is an important objective for architecture as buildings contribute significantly to the quality of the environment. For this reason, various building environmental assessment systems have been developed and applied around the world since 1990. There is currently little research investigating newly developed systems unlike many previous studies on LEED, BREEAM, etc. To fill this gap, the present study focuses on the G-SEED system in Korea by comparing and contrasting its environmental categories and evaluation criteria with those of other major building environmental assessment systems. We introduce and examine the G-SEED system by addressing the Korean context and local needs to understand the forces between globalization and localization. Methods include a dense review of government documents and reports and interviews with practitioners. The results demonstrate that while the Korean rating system shares many similarities with other systems due to the influence of these predecessors on its development, the G-SEED has customized its practices to meet various local needs by developing unique evaluation criteria such as noise and safety.

scholarly journals Collective space of high-rise housing complex

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 01019
Author(s):  
Tatyana Bakaeva
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Space Planning ◽  
City Environment ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Housing Complex ◽  
The City ◽  
Housing Estates

The article considers the problems of support of citizens a comfortable living environment in the conditions of the limited territory of the megalopolis, the typological principles of formation of space-planning structure high-rise residence complexes with public space. The collective space for residents of high-rise housing estates on the example of international experience of design and construction is in detail considered. The collective space and the area of the standard apartment are analysed on comfort classes: a social - complex Pinnacle @ Duxton, a business - Monde Condos and an elite - Hamilton Scotts. Interdependence the area of the standard flat and the total area of housing collective space, in addiction on the comfort level, is revealed. In the conditions of high-density urban development, the collective space allows to form the comfortable environment for accommodation. The recommendations for achievement of integrity and improvement of quality of the city environment are made. The convenient collective space makes a contribution to civil policy, it creates the socializing sense of interaction of residents, coagulates social effect.

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Program’s Implementation and its Effects on the Liveability of Kuala Lumpur City Centre

2013 ◽  
Vol 838-841 ◽  
pp. 2917-2922
Author(s):  
Shuhana Shamsuddin ◽  
Natasha Azim Hussin ◽  
Abu Hassan Nur Rasyiqah ◽  
Abdul Aziz Norsiah
Keyword(s):  
Crime Prevention ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
City Hall ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
The City

Livable city is referred to as the quality of living in an area that contributes towards a safe, healthy and enjoyable place. The Safe City and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs were implemented to address this issue. However, due to the rising crime index in 2004, it is questionable whether CPTED had successfully been implemented in this country especially in Kuala Lumpur. This paper discusses the role of CPTED in making Kuala Lumpur a liveable city and to assess the awareness and understanding among the citizens and the local authorities on CPTED program. The study was conducted among the professionals and staffs of Kuala Lumpur City Hall as they are the real implementers who are also responsible to inform the community of the CPTED programs. The findings revealed that, there is still a lack of understanding of CPTED program that affects the success of this program in increasing the safety levels of Kuala Lumpur to make the city more liveable.

scholarly journals Urban Crime Occurrences in Association with Built Environment Characteristics: An African Case with Implications for Urban Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 3056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrik Silva ◽  
Lin Li
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Urban Crime ◽  
Correlation And Regression Analysis ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The City ◽  
Neighborhood Level

Empirically, the physical spatial arrangement of places provides us with a clue about the likelihood for crime opportunities based on the principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Although we know that the quality of the urban built environment influences people’s behavior, its measurement as a variable is not an easy task. In this study, we present and develop a set of urban built environment indicators (UBEIs) based on two datasets: building footprints and road networks at the neighborhood level in the city of Praia, Cape Verde. We selected the four most relevant UBEIs to create a single urban built environment indicator (CUBEI), and then, explored their relationships with five types of crime (i.e., burglary, robbery, mugging, residential robbery, and crimes involving weapons) using correlation and regression analysis. Our results showed a consistent and statistically significant relationship between different types of crimes with both the UBEIs and CUBEI, suggesting that a poor urban built environment is associated with an increase of all types of crimes investigated in this study. Thus, to minimize crime incidents, urban planners should rehabilitate or design neighborhoods from the earlier stage, considering the principles of CPTED and broken window theory (BWT).

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