Significant Barriers Influencing Green Design Application among the Contractors in Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heng Yong Ming ◽  
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Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid ◽  
Hamimah Adnan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Innovative Strategy ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Financial Issue ◽  
Adoption Level

This paper aims to find out the vital barriers that affecting the implementation of Green Design practice, which is part of the Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) application in construction industry. GSCM is an innovative strategy that integrates environmental and social considerations with involving all parties in product (building) design stage, procurement, materials sourcing and selection, completion and handover to the ultimate users without overlooking the end-of-life management of the product. By the same time, GSCM also can improve both short and long-term competitiveness and profitability of the organisation. Green design application can reduce the environmental effects throughout the product lifecycle by minimising the resources and energy consumption. The objectives of this study are to determine and analyse the critical barriers that preventing Green Design related activities among contractors in construction industry. Quantitative research method with survey questionnaire was employed in this study. Total 450 sets of questionnaire were distributed with 21.8% response rate. The independent variables in this study was the barriers of Green Design implementation while the dependent variable was the adoption level of Green Design practice in construction industry. In short, four (4) barriers are identified, which were Government Supports, Company Resources, Knowledge and Information, and Financial issue barriers. Results of the study shown that Government Supports and Company Resources barriers were significant for Green Design practice. Significance of this research is to provide a better understanding of green practices, such as GSCM, to deal with current environmental issues and to realise the recent problems and obstacles faced by all construction players, so that further actions are required for a successful GSCM implementation in order to move towards a sustainable environment in the future.

scholarly journals The Role of Linked Building Data (LBD) in Aligning Augmented Reality (AR) with Sustainable Construction.

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S4) ◽  
pp. 366-372
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Building Information

Over the years, the construction industry has been evolving to embrace the delicate balance between buildings and a sustainable environment by optimizing resource use to create greener and more energy efficient constructions. Sustainable building design and optimization is a highly iterative and complicated process. This is mainly attributed to the complex interaction between the different heterogenous but heuristic construction processes, building systems and workflows involved in achieving this goal. Augmented Reality (AR) has rapidly emerged as a revolutionary technology that could play a key role towards improving coordination of sustainable design processes. AR makes possible the real-time visualization of a threedimensional (3D) building prototype with linked design information in a real-world environment based on a twodimensional drawing. From past research, it is evident that this technology relies heavily on a common data environment (CDE) that syncs all construction processes with their related building information in one central model. However, due to the fragmented nature of the construction industry, different domain experts generate and exchange vast amounts of heterogenous information using different software tools outside a CDE. This paper therefore investigates the performance gap that exists within Malaysia’s construction industry towards using linked building data (LBD) with AR to improve the lifecycle sustainability of buildings. The results of this study clearly delineate how current construction practices in Malaysia do not favor the use of AR however, stakeholder perception is positive towards adoption of workflows that link heterogenous building data to streamline AR with sustainable building design and construction.

scholarly journals Research on Humanization Design of Green Building Based on Big Data

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 04046
Author(s):  
Niu Fang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Large Population ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Green Design ◽  
Green Building Design

Now people life is becoming better and better, the demand for life also gradually increases. Based on the current situation of China's rising economic strength and large population base, the demand for construction has been expanded. Therefore, the construction industry has brought a lot of pollution and energy consumption. The solution to this problem is to insist on sustainable development, namely green building design. To carry on green design and better safeguard the purpose of the green design and humanized service, based on the powerful weapon Internet, we bring China's powerful weapon for China developed Internet, which is big data.

Study on the Building Climatic Design Method Based on Computer Simulation and Analysis Technology

2013 ◽  
Vol 368-370 ◽  
pp. 521-524
Author(s):  
Yue Lang Gan ◽  
Bo Peng ◽  
Hong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Lower Energy ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Microclimate Environment ◽  
Retrofit Design

Creating comfortable interior microclimate environment with comparatively lower energy consumption is one of the basic aims in building design. Combined with the comprehensive retrofit design practice of Wuhan construction building, the thesis investigates a set of practical building climatic design method which is based on computer simulation and analysis technology. Meanwhile, this article analyses the climatic design strategies of Wuhan construction building, and provides a references for architects in the conceptual design stage in the future.

scholarly journals Impact of Window to Wall Ratio on Energy Loads in Hot Regions: A Study of Building Energy Performance

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1080
Author(s):  
Mamdooh Alwetaishi ◽  
Omrane Benjeddou
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Solution ◽  
Building Energy Efficiency ◽  
Climatic Regions ◽  
Heating And Cooling

The concern regarding local responsive building design has gained more attention globally as of late. This is due to the issue of the rapid increase in energy consumption in buildings for the purpose of heating and cooling. This has become a crucial issue in educational buildings and especially in schools. The major issue in school buildings in Saudi Arabia is that they are a form of prototype school building design (PSBD). As a result, if there is any concern in the design stage and in relation to the selection of building materials, this will spread throughout the region. In addition to that, the design is repeated regardless of the climate variation within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This research will focus on the influence of the window to wall ratio on the energy load in various orientations and different climatic regions. The research will use the energy computer tool TAS Environmental Design Solution Limited (EDSL) to calculate the energy load as well as solar gain. During the visit to the sample schools, a globe thermometer will be used to monitor the globe temperature in the classrooms. This research introduces a framework to assist architects and engineers in selecting the proper window to wall ratio (WWR) in each direction within the same building based on adequate natural light with a minimum reliance on energy load. For ultimate WWR for energy performance and daylight, the WWR should range from 20% to 30%, depending on orientation, in order to provide the optimal daylight factor combined with building energy efficiency. This ratio can be slightly greater in higher altitude locations.

The true motives behind the adoption of QLASSIC-CIS 7: 2006

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 603-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenn Jhun Kam ◽  
Ahmad Hilmy Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Quality Assurance Program ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Awareness Level ◽  
Significant Factors

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate contractors’ awareness level and adoption of QLASSIC assessment system in construction industry and to identify the variables that influenced the adoption of QLASSIC assessment system. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative research method was adopted in order to test the above issues. The questionnaire composed for two parts: awareness and adoption of QLASSIC system; and the factors that influenced the adoption of QLASSIC system. Those contractors who registered under grade 6 and 7 are the scope of respondents in this study. Findings – The adoption of QLASSIC assessment is not significantly affected by the awareness whereas the motivations and barrier factors do. It was discovered that the contractors perception on QLASSIC adoption are basically due to the significant factors; the internal motivations and barrier. The major influencing factors are internal motivation factors, external motivation factors and barrier factors. Originality/value – This study reveals the true motives behind the adoption of QLASSIC assessment in the construction industry, where this finding significantly contributes to the understanding of contractors’ perception on this quality assurance program for the construction industry.

Hands-On Graduate Courses in Lean Manufacturing (LM) Emphasizing Green and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey J. Peter
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Total Productive Maintenance ◽  
Initial Product ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Institute Of Technology

The author developed and taught the second hands-on graduate course in a series of three Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing (EFM) courses offered at the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology (MMET) Masters Program at the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT), Portland Center. Courses in this series include Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing (ECM-1), Lean Manufacturing (LM) emphasizing Green and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and Emission Control in Manufacturing (ECM-II). The first two-thirds of the course curriculum consisted of regular classroom lectures, limited homework, two case studies, discussions, videos, and visits to two companies that were implementing or had implemented LM. In addition, a guest lecturer from Washington State Department of Ecology discussed relevant LM and environmental case studies. The final third of the course curriculum consisted of hands-on industry-based case studies. Students gained real-world experience in the manufacturing facilities of the four companies that elected to participate in the pilot project. The LM course, taught from an engineer’s point of view, emphasized the engineer’s role at the initial product design stage, and or manufacturing process design, including building design. This paper describes the course content of the LM curriculum, the innovative methods developed to teach the course, and the methods used to teach LM to graduate students with different undergraduate educational backgrounds including individuals with no prior industrial experience. It discusses three industry-based case studies, company profiles, and the benefits derived by participating companies and graduate students. Curriculum effectiveness was determined at the end of the course in part through students’ and industry participant’s comments. Future publication will describe the contents and case studies of the third ECM II in the EFM course curricula.

scholarly journals Basic Passive Side-Day lighting Considerations for High Rise office Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Building Design ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Office Building ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Design Considerations ◽  
System A ◽  
Modern Era

High rise office building design is one of the essential buildings in construction industry due to the limited space especially in the urban area. After home, a high rise office building is an important space for human in modern era. Due to the issue of high energy consumption especially inefficient artificial light strategy, side-day lighting becomes the best solution for a high rise office building design. Despite providing efficient energy consumption, side-day lighting creates a positive impact to the worker as well as the office's indoor environment. Hence, this paper aims to explore the basic passive side-day lighting considerations that educate people especially for those who are involved in the building construction industry. Beside, this paper focuses on the passive design considerations due to the various advantages that not involved especially with complex electrical and mechanical system. A systematic literature review is the main methodology for this paper to identify the basic passive side-day lighting considerations for a high rise office building design. Base on this research, it revealed that eight elements for building design considerations should be applied to provide a better day lighting impact for a high rise office building design. Considerations for non-building design aspects should also need to be applied since those aspects contribute to produce a better day lighting impact for a high rise office building design.

scholarly journals INTENSITAS CAHAYA ALAMI PADA RUANG KELAS PERKULIAHAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Muh. Awaluddin Hamdy ◽  
Nurul Jamala ◽  
Ramli Rahim ◽  
Baharuddin Hamzah ◽  
Rosady Mulyadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
The North ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Building Facade ◽  
Human Labor

Title: Natural Light Intensity Analysis in Classroom; Case Study: Classroom at Bosowa University Lighting is an important part of buildings in supporting the productivity of human labor. Insufficient lighting can interfere with human activities and could cause health problems, like eye disorders. Building design must consider the functions and needs so that residents can feel comfortable. Good lighting levels can be achieved by utilizing natural and artificial lighting. The purpose of this study was to analyze the level of illumination in a room that is directly related to the openings of the building envelope and to analyze the different levels of illumination in classrooms with different orientations. Quantitative research methods by distributing measurement data in the form of tables, diagrams and graphs. Data analysis was performed using statistics and data analysis techniques, the results of the measurement were statistically descriptive. This study analyzed the differences in the level of illumination in the northern orientation and southern orientation classrooms. Based on the results of the analysis it can be concluded that the orientation of the building affects the level of illumination in the room. During the day the level of illumination is higher in the direction of orientation north than the direction of orientation south, especially the measurement point in the area close to the openings of the building envelope, but in this study the direction of classroom orientation towards the south is higher the level of illumination compared to the north orientation classrooms. This is understood by the treatment of building glass sheaths in the north orientation direction in the form of the use of frosted glass wallpaper, so it can be concluded that changes to the building facade affect the level of room illumination. The results of this study are expected to be a reference in building facade concepts and designing energy-efficient buildings.

Bamboo Utilization as a Sustainable Building Material

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Paul C. Okonkwo ◽  
Israr Ul Hassan ◽  
Wesam H. Beitelmal
Keyword(s):  
Government Policy ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Building Construction ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Sustainable Environment

The extraction of building materials from their resources through harvesting, preservation, and utilization has become a significant segment of human contribution to the global ecosystem since the industrial revolution. Bamboo is the world's fastest-growing woody plant, and bamboo grows multiple times quicker than most species. Housing is one of the focused demands for bamboo, and as a result of the current scarcity of home units, the demand for bamboo is increasing. Bamboo building construction is portrayed by a basic edge approach like that applied in traditional building design and construction. Applying bamboo as an environmentally friendly material is seen as a movement towards creating a sustainable environment and reducing greenhouse emissions. The need to employ government policy in addressing the production and application of bamboo is reported, and the challenges of bamboo in the global market are highlighted in this chapter.

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