scholarly journals Secure bicycle parking: downtown Toronto office buildings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sweanor
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Urban Intensification ◽  
Current Provision

Road congestion, urban intensification, environmental degradation and health concerns among other factors have led to an increase in cycling rates in Toronto. This increase in the cycling modal share, and a public policy environment that wishes to facilitate additional cycling, has in turn caused an increase in demand for associated facilities including secure bicycle parking. This paper examines the current provision of secure bicycle parking in downtown Toronto office towers and formulates a best practices standard to inform and encourage a more widespread adoption for a diverse range of office building size, location, and construction date. Many office buildings in downtown Toronto were built prior to the creation of zoning for bicycle parking, thus this paper focuses its recommendations on the implementation of future secure bicycle parking in the downtown core.

scholarly journals Secure bicycle parking: downtown Toronto office buildings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Sweanor
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Urban Intensification ◽  
Current Provision

Road congestion, urban intensification, environmental degradation and health concerns among other factors have led to an increase in cycling rates in Toronto. This increase in the cycling modal share, and a public policy environment that wishes to facilitate additional cycling, has in turn caused an increase in demand for associated facilities including secure bicycle parking. This paper examines the current provision of secure bicycle parking in downtown Toronto office towers and formulates a best practices standard to inform and encourage a more widespread adoption for a diverse range of office building size, location, and construction date. Many office buildings in downtown Toronto were built prior to the creation of zoning for bicycle parking, thus this paper focuses its recommendations on the implementation of future secure bicycle parking in the downtown core.

scholarly journals A Methodological Framework for Sustainable Office Building Renovation Using Green Building Rating Systems and Cost-Benefit Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6156
Author(s):  
Nataša Šuman ◽  
Mojca Marinič ◽  
Milan Kuhta
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Benefit Analysis

Sustainable development is a priority for the future of our society. Sustainable development is of particular importance to the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, both for new buildings and for the renovation of existing buildings. Great potential for sustainable development lies in the renovation of existing office buildings. This paper introduces a new framework for identifying the best set of renovation strategies for existing office buildings. The framework applies selected green building rating system criteria and cost-effective sustainable renovation solutions based on cost-benefit analysis (CBA), and thus provides a novelty in decision-making support for the sustainable renovation of office buildings at an early-stage. The framework covers all necessary steps and activities including data collection, determination of the required level of renovation, selection of the green building rating system, identification of impact categories and criteria, and final evaluation and decision-making using CBA. The framework can be used in conjunction with different systems and according to different regional characteristics. The applicability of the addressing procedure is shown through a case study of a comprehensive renovation of an office building in the city of Maribor.

Potential Impacts of Net-Zero Energy Buildings With Distributed Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation on the Electrical Grid

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongsu Kim ◽  
Heejin Cho ◽  
Rogelio Luck
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Electricity Demand ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Electrical Grid ◽  
Net Zero ◽  
Demand Profile ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Pv Power Generation ◽  
The U.S

This study evaluates potential aggregate effects of net-zero energy building (NZEB) implementations on the electrical grid in simulation-based analysis. Many studies have been conducted on how effective NZEB designs can be achieved, however the potential impact of NZEBs have not been explored sufficiently. As significant penetration of NZEBs occurs, the aggregated electricity demand profile of the buildings on the electrical grid would experience dramatic changes. To estimate the impact of NZEBs on the electrical grid, a simulation-based study of an office building with a grid-tied PV power generation system is conducted. This study assumes that net-metering is available for NZEBs such that the excess on-site PV generation can be fed to the electrical grid. The impact of electrical energy storage (EES) within NZEBs on the electrical grid is also considered in this study. Finally, construction weighting factors of the office building type in U.S. climate zones are used to estimate the number of national office buildings. In order to consider the adoption of NZEBs in the future, this study examines scenarios with 20%, 50%, and 100% of the U.S. office building stock are composed of NZEBs. Results show that annual electricity consumption of simulated office buildings in U.S. climate locations includes the range of around 85 kWh/m2-year to 118 kWh/m2-year. Each simulated office building employs around 242 kWp to 387 kWp of maximum power outputs in the installation of on-site PV power systems to enable NZEB balances. On a national scale, the daily on-site PV power generation within NZEBs can cover around 50% to 110% of total daily electricity used in office buildings depending on weather conditions. The peak difference of U.S. electricity demand typically occurs when solar radiation is at its highest. The peak differences from the actual U.S. electricity demand on the representative summer day show 9.8%, 4.9%, and 2.0% at 12 p.m. for 100%, 50%, and 20% of the U.S. NZEB stocks, respectively. Using EES within NZEBs, the peak differences are reduced and shifted from noon to the beginning of the day, including 7.7%, 3.9%, and 1.5% for each percentage U.S. NZEB stock. NZEBs tend to create the significant curtailment of the U.S. electricity demand profile, typically during the middle of the winter day. The percentage differences at a peak point (12 p.m.) are 8.3%, 4.2%, and 1.7% for 100%, 50%, and 20% of the U.S. NZEB stocks, respectively. However, using EES on the representative winter day can flatten curtailed electricity demand curves by shifting the peak difference point to the beginning and the late afternoon of the day. The shifted peak differences show 7.4%, 3.7%, and 1.5% at 9 a.m. for three U.S. NZEB stock scenarios, respectively.

scholarly journals The Impact of Aspect Ratio on External Heat Gain of Multi-storey Office Buildings in Jakarta

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31
Author(s):  
Wasiska Iyati ◽  
◽  
Eryani Nurma Yulita ◽  
Jusuf Thojib ◽  
Heru Sufianto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
External Heat ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Cooling Load ◽  
Heat Gain ◽  
The Impact

The narrow land in big cities such as Jakarta, increases the amount of high rise building, especially multi-storey office building. Office building consumes much energy to provide air conditioning to meet the thermal comfort inside the building. On the other hand, the building shape, building envelope, and building orientation to the sun's position are the main factors in building design aspects that affect the amount of cooling load. This study aims to investigate the impact of the aspect ratio or the ratio of the longer dimension of an oblong plan to the shorter, on external heat gain of multi-storey office building. Variables examined include the transparent and solid area of building envelope, the total area of the surface of the building envelope in any orientation, and the volume of the building, as well as the influence of those proportion on the external heat gain. This study uses mathematical calculations to predict the cooling load of the building, particularly external heat gain through the walls, roof and glass, as well as comparative analysis of models studied. The study also aims to generate the design criteria of building form and proportion of multi-storey office buildings envelope with lower external heat gain. In Jakarta climatic conditions, the result on rectangular building plan with aspect ratio of 1 to 4 shows that the external heat gain did not differ significantly, and the smallest heat gain is found on the aspect ratio of 1.8. Results also showed that the greater aspect ratio, the greater reduction of external heat gain obtained by changing the orientation of the longest side facing east-west into the north-south, about 2.79% up to 42.14% on the aspect ratio of 1.1 to 4. In addition, it is known that in same building volume, changing the number of floors from 10 to 50 can improve the external heat gain almost twice.

scholarly journals Implementation of Energy Management Concept and Energy Management System in High Rise Office Building

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Marsul Siregar ◽  
Firma Purbantoro ◽  
Tajuddin Nur
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Water Consumption ◽  
Management System ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Efficiency Index ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Consumption Index ◽  
Management Concept

Energy Management Concept as part of Green Building Concept is focused to Improve Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) and Water Consumption Index (WCI). The Implementation Energy Management Concept in an office buildings of this study based on the management system model of continual improvement ISO 50001:2011. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the implementation of green building principles in Office Buildings. This study took the case study in an office building in Jakarta Indonesia that has two towers, each tower has 32 floors and 3 basement floors. The method used is descriptive with respect to GREENSHIP Rating Tools for existing building which consists of six categories; Appropriate Site Development (ASD), Energy Efficiency & Conservation (EEC), Water Conservation (WAC), Material Resources & Cycle (MRC), Indoor Air Health & Comfort (IHC) and Building & Environments Management (BEM). The results show that implementation the Energy Management Concept could also made energy performance more efficient, after Implementing through Retrofitting of the Chiller System, Recycle Waste Water, Replacement of Conventional lamp to Energy Saving LED and also Training and Education to all employees and tenants. From comparing data research before implementation of Energy Management Concept in 2014 and after Implementation and retrofitting in 2016, 2017 & 2018, it is found that Energy Efficiency Index (EEI) from 238.8 kwh/m2/Years to 134,04kwh/m2/Year and Water Consumption Index (WCI)From 50 liter/person/Day to 27.18 Liter/person/Day. And the saving cost from electricity bill payments is IDR. 466,803,325.67 / month (18%) and roughly will Break Event Point (BEP) for 3.86 Years

scholarly journals THE PERCEPTION OF ADULT AND YOUNG ADULT STUDENTS ON THE RIVER RIO DOCE - CARTOGRAPHIES OF FEAR

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilda de Melo Marques ◽  
Maria Celeste Reis Fernandes de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Students ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Mental Maps ◽  
Work Loss ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Empirical Material

Abstract The article is part of a series of debates that are concerned with the effects of the socio-technical disaster caused by the Fundão dam collapse in the year 2015, which affected the river Rio Doce, and presents results of a study that sought to understand the perceptions of Adult and Young Adult Education (EJA) students about the river. The theoretical framework establishes a dialogue between EJA, Environmental Education, and the contributions of the geographer Yi-Fu Tuan. The empirical material was produced through mental maps and interviews. The results indicate that the subjects’ perceptions on the river are marked by cartographies of fear of environmental degradation, before the disaster and post-disaster, health concerns, household budget, and work loss. The conclusions point to the importance of providing further information about water to the population, and the effects of the disaster, which intensify social inequalities.

On improving the ability of senior administrators in public policy-making

1986 ◽  
Vol 1 (0) ◽  
pp. 94-106
Author(s):  
Moon Hwa Chung
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Civil Servants ◽  
Senior Administrators ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Effective Training ◽  
Operational Systems ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
High Degree

The involvement of civil servants in formulating public policy is ever expanding. Consequently, in order to effectively respond to rapid changes of the administrative environment, and to resolve the increasing conflicts which are bound to occur in greater frequency among various parties, government administration must be developed to a professional degree. Thus, it is important to restructure policy making processes and to improve the relations with each environmental factor which affects the orderly operation of the overall policy making mechanism. It is even more critical to develop the quality of those civil servants who influence the policy making procedure. In order to realize the above goals, first, government recruiting and staffing systems must be improved to attract and retain competent, capable personnel from the labor market; It is important to develop and preserve a personnel system which is based on the merit principle in order to maintain a high degree of motivation and benefit from the full capacities of employees; Finally, it is imperative to make use of a diverse range of effective training programs, techniques, and operational systems which will equip civil servants with the skills and knowledge necessary to cope with ever increasing administrative demands and develop in them progressive oriented attitudes.

METI or REGRETTI

2020 ◽  
pp. 209-236
Author(s):  
Kelly C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Soft Law ◽  
Central Question ◽  
Extraterrestrial Intelligence ◽  
Ethical Justification ◽  
Key Questions ◽  
Level Of Risk

This chapter assesses the ethical justification for attempting to message extraterrestrial intelligence (METI). Most of the discussion within the space community concerning METI has been about the level of risk it poses. Addressing the empirical dimensions of METI risk is a useful exercise, to be sure, but it is often unappreciated that these details just do not resolve key questions. In particular, if one looks at METI through an ethical lens, the central question is not what the level of risk is but whether those who are exposed to that risk agree to it. Rather than simply allowing anyone with access to the necessary resources do whatever they wish, people need to involve public policy, social science, humanities, and other fields of expertise to develop explicit best practices and then work to enshrine these in soft law.

Capitalisation rates for commercial real estate investment decisions

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
John McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Commercial Real Estate ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Vacancy Rate ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Real Estate Valuation ◽  
Capitalization Rate

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a basic model of commercial real estate valuation in which the capitalization rate is the critical variable, and to present empirical results for a study of office building capitalization rates. Design/methodology/approach – The model is derived from standard economic and financial theories. The empirical study uses data from the sale of office buildings in 37 downtown markets for 2012. The empirical results are related to concepts of asset market efficiency. Findings – The empirical results show that capitalization rates depend on features of the office buildings, vacancy rate, and recent change in the office building market as captured by the vacancy rate. In other words, investors are using variables implied by standard economic and financial theory and basic economic data from the recent past to determine the capitalization rate. Practical implications – The empirical results show how investors determine capitalization rates for office buildings, so potential investors can gauge the state of a property market. Originality/value – The paper shows that changes in capitalization rates are predictable; investors use past data to adjust their capitalization rates. Furthermore, if an investor does not agree that current trends will continue, then the investment decision should be determined accordingly. For example, if an investor thinks that the future will not be as robust as the recent past, then other investors will bid more than the investor thinks is reasonable. However, if the investor sees a future that is brighter than the recent past, it is time to buy.

Interpretation of Concerning Comfort of Office Building Design in Cold Regions

2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 92-96
Author(s):  
Yao Fu ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Office Buildings ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Cold Region ◽  
Cold Regions ◽  
Building Orientation ◽  
Air Supply

Abstract:This paper interpreted the comfort of office buildings in cold regions in the view of architecture. To make the architect to build a people-centered thinking in architectural design; The analysis of design start discussions from the relation between comfort and architectural design, through building orientation, building envelope structure, indoor fresh air supply and other elements to put forward designing direction in cold region office building .

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