scholarly journals A Review on Sustainable Building (Green Building)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Neyestani
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Building

Technology in Architecture – Low Energy Building versus Green and Sustainable Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 649 ◽  
pp. 207-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milan Bielek ◽  
Boris Bielek ◽  
Juraj Híreš
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Energy Technology ◽  
Human Settlements ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Human Economy ◽  
Target Program ◽  
Transitional Phase ◽  
Entire Economy

Interaction - society, ecology and energy. Technology and its three principal areas in society represented by industry, transportation and human settlements. Human settlements and architecture as a symbiosis of function, aesthetics, technology and economics. The criterion of the art in architecture expressed by system link Building - Climate - Energy. New value relationships in the human economy. Transformation of the material sector, energy sector and the entire economy. Low-energy building of today. Green building as an important transitional phase to the target program of sustainable future building.

scholarly journals SEM-PLS Approach to Green Building

Encyclopedia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 472-481
Author(s):  
Nasim Aghili ◽  
Mehdi Amirkhani
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Building Operation ◽  
The Impact

Green buildings refer to buildings that decrease adverse environmental effects and maintain natural resources. They can diminish energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, the usage of non-renewable materials, water consumption, and waste generation while improving occupants’ health and well-being. As such, several rating tools and benchmarks have been developed worldwide to assess green building performance (GBP), including the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the United Kingdom, German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the United States and Canada, Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) in Japan, Green Star in Australia, Green Mark in Singapore, and Green Building Index in Malaysia. Energy management (EM) during building operation could also improve GBP. One of the best approaches to evaluating the impact of EM on GBP is by using structural equation modelling (SEM). SEM is a commanding statistical method to model testing. One of the most used SEM variance-based approaches is partial least squares (PLS), which can be implemented in the SmartPLS application. PLS-SEM uses path coefficients to determine the strength and significance of the hypothesised relationships between the latent constructs.

scholarly journals Assessing occupant comfort in an iconic sustainable education building

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rick Best ◽  
Brian Purdey
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation ◽  
Royal Institution ◽  
Occupant Comfort ◽  
Occupant Satisfaction

The building that houses the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development at Bond University is the first educational building to achieve a six Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. It has won numerous awards since opening in August 2008 including being judged the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Sustainable Building of 2009. After more than two years in use a post-occupancy evaluation study was carried out to assess the performance of the building from the viewpoint of the users; both resident staff and transient students. Results for factors such as lighting, thermal comfort, noise and air quality. were compared to benchmarks established by the Usable Buildings Trust. The evaluation also assessed the occupants’ perceptions of the building’s impact on their own productivity. Users generally find the building provides a comfortable work environment although a number of areas of performance were noted as posing some concerns. These included intrusive noise in some parts of the building and some issues with glare in daylit teaching spaces. Such concerns were found to be in accord with the results of previous studies and they highlight some recurrent problems in “green” buildings designed to maximise the use of natural ventilation and natural light. These design challenges and how occupant satisfaction is to be measured and benchmarked are also discussed in the context of this comparative building study.

A BIM Based Application to Support Cost Feasible ‘Green Building‘ Concept Decisions

2011 ◽  
pp. 351-377
Author(s):  
Goh Bee Hua
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Sustainable Performance ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Cost Implications ◽  
Support Cost ◽  
Whole Life Cost

The client’s role in leading the change in the construction industry has been widely perceived as crucial and, on the theme of sustainable building, it is advocated that clients must play their role to lead in engaging industry stakeholders in managing sustainable performance of construction projects. In essence, it is the client that makes the initial decision to procure construction works and the way in which procurement takes place. This influences the degree of environmentally-friendly (or sustainable) practice that is implemented in a project. For most building owners and property developers, this decision is affected by cost. A proposed rule-based system that contains decision-support rules pertaining to the assessment of (whole-life) cost implications for building projects is described in this chapter. The system is to be developed to meet the assessment criteria of Singapore’s BCA Green Mark Scheme and to support the use of BIM for designing energy efficient buildings and beyond.

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES AND THE ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Eunhwa Yang ◽  
Ying Hua ◽  
Thomas Diciccio
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Energy Star ◽  
Stakeholder Network ◽  
Building Project

The stakeholder network in a building project can influence the process of adopting sustainable building practice. Complexity of construction projects calls for integrated modes of collaboration, while the excess inertia among stakeholders resulted in sluggish adoption of sustainable design and technologies. This study examined buildings that both had and had not adopted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and/or ENERGY STAR in the New York metropolitan area, built, or went through major renovation between 1998 and 2013. Secondary datasets from multiple sources, including a private building database company, US Green Building Council, and the US Environmental Protection Agency, were combined based on building address and used for analysis. Stakeholders involved in those projects were retrospectively identified to understand the diffusion of innovation. The analysis included a total of 205 projects and 273 organizations. Findings suggest that having an architect who had worked on ENERGY STAR project(s) increased the likelihood of adopting ENERGY STAR. However, stakeholders' previous work collaboration was not associated with the adoption of sustainable programs. The method of utilizing multiple secondary datasets was tested to contribute to the methodology of building research by enabling the accumulation of knowledge.

The application and barriers of BIM in sustainable building design

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olufolahan Oduyemi ◽  
Michael Iheoma Okoroh ◽  
Oluwaseun Samuel Fajana
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and rank the benefits and barriers (technological and non-technological) of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) in sustainable building design. It also employs the use of a design tool analysis of a case study using BIM compatible tools (Ecotect and Green Building Studio) to determine the environmental performance of a proposed multi-use building at Derby North. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores the benefits and barriers of using BIM through a literature review. Regression and factor analysis were used to rank these benefits and barriers. A questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 120 practitioners with 69 completing the survey. Finally, the paper employs the use of a design tool analysis of a case study using BIM-compatible tools (Ecotect and Green Building Studio) to determine the environmental performance of a proposed multi-use building at Derby North riverside. Findings The key findings of the statistical analysis indicated that professionals ranked the integrated project delivery as the most established benefit, while the lack of interoperability was ranked the greatest technological challenge. Only three of the attributes of non-technological challenges made statistically unique contributions, namely, training costs and software costs, client demand and potential legal issues. It was also discovered that BIM delivers information needed for environmental performance. In a forward-looking approach, the paper attempts to provide some recommendations that would encourage the continuous application of BIM in sustainable building design. Research limitations/implications This paper does not cover all features of BIM functionality, as the scope of BIM is very enormous and the resources of this research were limited. Practical implications The implication of the study is that it will assist in exploring and ranking the benefits and barriers (technological and non-technological) of using BIM while proffering recommendations for future use. This research will be of interest to industry practitioners and academic researchers with an interest in building information modelling. Originality/value This paper contributes with new outlooks aimed at syndicating sustainability with environmental performance and adds to the limited empirical studies on the benefits and barriers of the application of BIM.

A Method for Teaching an Integrated Sustainable Design Process for Post-Secondary Curricula and Programs

Solar Energy ◽  
2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Post Secondary ◽  
Proven Method

“Sustainable” and “Green” are everywhere. How do you think it? How do you teach it? How do you incorporate it into your design environment? This presentation is intended for any one who is interested in a technique that illustrates a proven method to teach someone how to think about and design environmentally friendly housing and small buildings. The methods discussed may also be of interest to other professionals or anyone who is in the sustainable building business and wants to educate their client base in sustainable/green building principles and benefits.

Research on Design and ANSYS of Joints between Steel Beams and Reinforced Concrete Columns

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 244-247
Author(s):  
Xi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Column ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Composite Frame ◽  
Structural Engineer

Environmentally sustainable building construction has experienced significant growth during the past 10 years. The public is becoming more aware of the benefits of green construction,and green building is leading to changes in the way of owners, designers, contractors, and approach of the design, construction. A new type of frame consisting of steel beam and reinforced concrete column (RCS) installing efficient and light heat insulation wall has been presented in composite frame. The composite frame fully develops the merits of steel and concrete, and thus is reasonable and economical from both structural and construction viewpoints. The chief aim of the present work is to establish the design procedures for RCS joints based on the existing standards in china. The research has recorded valuable experimental data using the method of the nonlinear three-dimensional ANSYS finite element.The research work introduces an amended design formula,which takes account the effect of ratio of axial compression stress to strength. Some effective design suggestions are given as a reference to the structural engineer.

Design and Use of the Joint between Concrete-Filled Square Steel Tubular Special-Shaped Columns and Steel Beams

2012 ◽  
Vol 517 ◽  
pp. 870-874
Author(s):  
Xi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Loading Capacity ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
The Public ◽  
Composite Frame ◽  
Force Transfer ◽  
Column Joint ◽  
Furniture Layout

Environmentally sustainable building construction has experienced significant growth during the past 10 years. The public is becoming more aware of the benefits of green construction, and green building is leading to changes in the way of owners, designers, contractors, and approach of the design, construction. Concrete-filled square steel tubular special shaped columns - steel beams residence installing efficient and light heat insulation wall is welcome for both owners and designers because of the columns having the same thickness with limb-filled walls, no-shocked indoor, easy to decoration and furniture layout, increasing in the actual using areas and saving carbon. The composite frame fully develops the merits of steel and concrete, and thus is reasonable and economical from both structural and construction viewpoints. The connection region as main force transfer component is key to the research of frame. Compared with the joint of ordinary reinforced concrete special shaped frame, the joint between concrete-filled square steel tubular special-shaped columns and steel beams has the advantage of better ductility , higher loading capacity, uncomplicated reinforcement disposing and convenient in construction. This paper discusses the features of concrete-filled square steel tubular special shaped columns - steel beams frame, and the design and use of beam-column joint. From the experimental study on seismic behavior of the joint, it is shown that the joint has strong energy dissipation capacity and higher loading capacity. So it is expected it could play an important role in residence structures. This study is helpful for further study of the design and use of the joint between concrete-filled square steel tubular special-shaped columns and steel beams.

Efficient Development Scheme of Green Building

2014 ◽  
Vol 484-485 ◽  
pp. 700-704
Author(s):  
Jing He
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollutants ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Development Scheme ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Common ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources

Environmental pollution and energy crisis have become two major problems in todays society, how to pay the least cost while enjoy has become the humans thought. In this context, an environmentally friendly and healthy concept of the green building for the design came into being. Today, all of humanity is in the face of the common crisis, including climate change, air pollution and scarcity of resources. The sustainable development has become the mainstream of contemporary society. And due to the construction activities, there has made a large number of environmental pollutants while consuming a large amount of resources, so that the sustainable building development issues need more attention. The research and practice of the green building is put forward to achieve such a goal.

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