scholarly journals Matrix of Affordable Housing Assessment: A Development Process

Designs ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Afaq Hyder Chohan
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Design Assessment ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Design Variables

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a multiracial society with diverse housing and a potential real estate market. This study focused on users’ perceptions of the designs of available and affordable private housing stock in Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman, which are the most populated states (emirates) of the UAE. A literature review and case studies of low- to medium-rise residential buildings were used to determine the parameters defining affordable housing design, and a model was developed of 7 design segments (independent variables) with 39 dependent variables. The model consists of a matrix of 39 design variables, in which each variable is set in a survey tool with a Likert scale to evaluate user satisfaction levels with the designs of their respective buildings. Questionnaires were distributed among the inhabitants of several buildings at different locations in the emirates. This study found that 16 anomalous design factors failed to satisfy users. It is likely that the results of this study will provide a blueprint for dialogue between regional building designers and end users to improve the designs of new buildings. The resulting design assessment matrix can be used for the analysis of residential buildings in other parts of the Gulf Cooperation Council region.

scholarly journals Criteria and Factors Affecting Sustainable Housing Design in Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davood Baradaran Tavakoli ◽  
Maryam Tafrishi ◽  
Ehsan Abbaspour
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Cultural Origins

Since the beginning of human life, housing problems are the most important matters of his life and with the expansion of urban life, importance in terms of the needs of mental, psychological and physical users has been doubled. The housing subject has been always interest to architects from various aspects and attempts made to improve affordable housing, attempts to improve relations or social housing, or seek to identify and develop the cultural origins, economics, management and other macro policies. On the other hand due to the growing population and consequently expand need to housing, and also identifying of residential needs of people in different dimensions necessity of this research is doubled. This study assuming more than half of the land in our cities is devoted to residential use and also lack of attention to sustainable development in the Residential Buildings the purpose of this study sustainable urban development and the achievement of sustainable affordable housin pattern.This study focuse on descriptive- analytical and based on library research seeks to answer this question: What are the criteria for designing sustainable housing in Iran? Thus, after the introduction, do analysis and commentary related content. Conclusion suggest that in addition to aspects of sustainability (economic, social and environmental), factors such as social, cultural and attention to the flexibility according to Iranian households, design sustainable housing should be considered.

scholarly journals Exploring the Provision of Affordable Housing in Ras Al Khaimah

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Housing Program ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Housing Programs ◽  
Human Need ◽  
The Government

Adequate and affordable housing is a basic human need, and in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), housing is treated as a right of every Emirati national. This study examines the efficacy of the two national housing programs in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah that provide subsidies for affordable homeownership—the Sheikh Zayed Housing Program (SZHP) and the President’s Initiative (PI). Beneficiaries of these two programs seem largely satisfied, but suggest improvement to the approval process, eligibility criteria, housing design and standards, and location decisions. Also, the growth spurred by the two programs, especially SZHP, has significantly shaped the current sprawling urban form of the Ras Al Khaimah municipality. The question of long-term sustainability of the two programs looms large, funded as they are entirely by the government, with little or no participation from the private or informal sector. To make housing programs financially and environmentally sustainable, every stakeholder must play a role: the federal government and the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah need to enable other sectors of the economy to participate in housing provision; the Ras Al Khaimah Municipality will have to strengthen and enforce its development standards; and, individual beneficiaries need to follow local plans, embrace sustainable practices of building and use the programs in a judicious way.

scholarly journals Progress and Stagnation of Renovation, Energy Efficiency, and Gentrification of Pre-War Walk-Up Apartment Buildings in Amsterdam Since 1995

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2590
Author(s):  
Leo Oorschot ◽  
Wessel De Jonge
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Housing Associations ◽  
Ring Road ◽  
Slowing Down ◽  
Apartment Buildings

Increasing the energy efficiency of the housing stock has been one of the largest challenges of the built environment in the Netherlands in recent decades. Parallel with the energy transition there is an ongoing revaluation of the architectural quality of pre-war residential buildings. In the past, urban renewal was traditionally based on demolition and replacement with new buildings. This has changed to the improvement of old buildings through renovation. Housing corporations developed an approach for the deep renovation of their housing stock in the period 1995–2015. The motivation to renovate buildings varied, but the joint pattern that emerged was quality improvement of housing in cities, focusing particularly on energy efficiency, according to project data files from the NRP institute (Platform voor Transformatie en Renovatie). However, since 2015 the data from the federation of Amsterdam-based housing associations AFWC (Amsterdamse Federatie Woningcorporaties) has shown the transformation of pre-war walk-up apartment buildings has stagnated. The sales of units are slowing down, except in pre-war neighbourhoods. Housing associations have sold their affordable housing stock of pre-war property in Amsterdam inside the city’s ring road. The sales revenue was used to build new affordable housing far beyond the ring road. This study highlights the profound influence of increasing requirements established by the European Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) and the revised Housing Act of 1 July 2015, for the renovation of the pre-war housing stock. The transformation process to climate-neutral neighbourhoods inside the ring road is slowing down because of new property owners, making a collective heat network difficult to realize; furthermore, segregation of residents is appearing in Amsterdam.

scholarly journals Investment planning of measures for rehabilitation of industrial residential buildings in Berlin based on simulation models

Vestnik MGSU ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 257-270
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Kolobova
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Investment Policy ◽  
Investment Analysis ◽  
Investment Planning ◽  
Analysis System

Introduction. The article examines the German experience of the investment policy of rehabilitation of industrial panel residential buildings. Based on scientific research, the Senate of Berlin decided on the need for rehabilitation of panel housing of the city. German scientists developed an investment policy for supporting the programme of panel housing rehabilitation. Special attention was paid to investment planning and analysis of investments in the programme. Materials and methods. Investment planning of measures for rehabilitation of industrial residential buildings in Berlin carried out from 1990 to 2000 was analysed in the course of the study. The classification of investment payback procedure was investigated. The profitability of investment projects is determined by well-known methods of investment accounting: static and dynamic ones. The German concept of integrated investment analysis system through SIB simulation model programmes is studied. Results. The SIB simulation model is a part of the general investment analysis system. The selection criteria identified in the model should promote investment analysis and facilitate the search for solutions. The OSIM programme performs the actual simulation of solvency and investment accounts. The SOSIM programme specifies the data to control the OSIM simulation programme. Control data are entered and stored in the SAUS programme. The programmes aim at their systematic application to make the considered investments transparent and explainable. Conclusions. The profitability of the rehabilitation programme was determined using well-known methods of investment simulation. When rehabilitating the panel houses, the following parameters were obtained: restoration of physical and moral deterioration of the housing stock, reduction of operating costs, providing people living quality, criteria of demand for housing services and acceptable rent cost, satisfaction of tenants in terms of price-to-quality relation, location and social facilities, employment opportunities, identifying demand for affordable housing. The positive results of the applying investment modeling methods can be used to calculate the profitability of budget investments in the state programme of renovation in Moscow.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIALLY ACCESSIBLE HOUSING IN UKRAINE: FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECT

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna Popovychenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Housing Stock ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
The State ◽  
Mortgage Market ◽  
Secondary Market ◽  
Impact Factors ◽  
Factors Of Influence ◽  
The Government

The article examines the state and factors of influence on the development of construction (acquisition in the secondary market) of socially affordable housing in Ukraine. The well-known interpretations of the terms "social" and "affordable" housing are considered and the author's understanding of the term "socially accessible housing" through the use of affordable mortgages with the support of the state is proposed, which is a financial and economic tool for solving the social housing problem. The existing regulatory framework and plans of the state leadership to regulate the issue of providing state support and providing citizens with affordable housing are considered. The urgency of the development and implementation of the strategy for the restoration of the mortgage market in Ukraine, which was initiated by the President of Ukraine and the Government, was noted. Using the example of a hypothetical family of 4 people living in the regional center of Ukraine – a millionaire (Dnipro), calculations have been made that demonstrate that the development of socially affordable housing will be relevant for a long time in Ukraine, because now there is a significant gap between the incomes of citizens and the conditions for the provision of state financial support for the acquisition of affordable housing. The article analyzes statistical data on the volume of housing purchases by citizens with the support of the state in 2010-2020 against the background of an analysis of the dynamics of the country's housing stock and the construction of apartments in new buildings for the same period. Objective macroeconomic and political and legal factors, as well as internal, specific for Ukraine, factors of influence on the development of the socially affordable housing market have been identified. Specific impact factors include: administrative and legal improvement of the activities of joint investment institutions and asset management companies in the field of housing construction; settlement of issues of transparent land allocation for construction and implementation of a systematic approach to urban planning based on the principles of development; regulation of the principles of activity and the status of condominiums. The need for a systematic consideration of the entire life cycle of a project for the construction and operation of residential buildings with the aim of integrated implementation of energy efficient technologies, materials, engineering equipment, the concept of a circular economy was emphasized.

scholarly journals Passive Ambient Comfort and Correlation of Strategies and Vernacular Devices for Habitat Design in Arid Zones: The Case of Biskra, Algeria

Buildings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Berghout ◽  
Forgues
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Morphological Structure ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Maximum Energy ◽  
Global Optimum ◽  
Arid Zones ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Energy Needs ◽  
Current Concerns

Current concerns focus on the need to reduce energy consumption in construction and over the lifespan of buildings. A major objective is to create affordable housing. However, reducing the energy needs of the present without harming the needs of future generations remains difficult to put into practice, especially at the level of habitats in arid zones. In this research, a housing design assistance process for building designers is proposed, with the aim of converging towards a global optimum for the correlation and integration of vernacular devices and strategies in an optimized way. This will allow the integration of energy performance indicators and user comfort, in order to ultimately optimize, for this case study, the morphogenesis of residential buildings based on the morphological structure of a proposed building in Biskra, Algeria. This last developed process is articulated on various combinations distinguished for the case of the integration of devices and strategies, which allow maximum energy saving while ensuring the comfort of the occupants. As part of this research, this integration constituted a major challenge and made it possible to achieve a reduction in energy ratio of up to 25.11% compared to the standard building and the objectives of the research.

An Analysis and Evaluation on Adaptability of Wall-Hung Mounted Gas Boiler between Indemnificatory Residential Buildings in Beijing

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 784-788
Author(s):  
Wei Na ◽  
Yan Song ◽  
Lei Zhou ◽  
De Ying Li
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Operating Cost ◽  
Housing Price ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Energy Structure

With an increasing emphasis on easy operation, flexible adjustment and high energy efficiency, the application of the wall-hung gas boiler are becoming more widely considered among the residential building as a competitive or alternative way to district and central heating in Beijing. It meets the implementation of the policies in twelve-five year plan of China: improving Beijing’s environment and future sustainable transform on its coal-based energy structure. A survey of the heating way of indemnificatory housing, price-fixed housing and affordable housing in Beijing is proposed. The results show that the heating area using the wall-hung gas boiler in the resident building is 55% of the total heating area in Beijing and 67% of the total heating area in new buildings. Then, the adaptability between the household wall-hung gas boiler heating way and other heating ways is compared. The energy efficiency, initial investment, operating cost and user satisfaction are discussed. The final analysis is then evaluated by a panel of experts to determine its accuracy and potential for use in a greenway development plan of heating way in Beijing.

Tenants' Satisfaction in High Residential Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
UMMU SHOLEHAH MOHD NOR
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Residential Living ◽  
Medium Cost

High residential living in Malaysia has not been widely given a significant emphasises in literature despite its increasing scale and significance in the real estate market. The significance of high rise is mainly due the increasing rate of migration from rural to urban. It is estimated a total of 77.2 percent of the Malaysian population lived in urban areas in 2020. Approximately, 30 percent of this urban population lives in strata housing. These percentages are predicted to continue to increase in the future. The emergence of high residential building has been argued as confronting various problems which has considerable impact on this life style. Satisfaction is an important outcome of living in one’s dwelling, although it is not the only consideration. High residential building in Malaysia encountered numerous problems in term of management aspects, legislation aspects, and residents’ satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the tenants’ satisfaction living in high residential buildings in Klang Valley. The questionnaires survey is conducted amongst 276 tenants at low cost and medium cost HRB using random sampling in HRB located at areas under jurisdiction Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya (MBSJ), Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam (MBSA), Majlis Bandaraya Subang Jaya (MBSJ), Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS) and Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ). The result from this study shows that tenant in medium cost residential building are more satisfied in term of facilities and management as compared to tenants in low cost residential building. Tenants also not disclosed to the existing act and procedure related to high residential building. In conclusion, this study suggested the Local Authority to emphasise the role of tenant. These recommendation hopefully will increase the level of satisfaction amongst the residents in HRB.

THE CURRENT TRENDS AND FACTORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORTGAGE HOUSING LENDING IN RUSSIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 320-333
Author(s):  
Natalia A. BABURINA ◽  
Alexey G. KUTSEV ◽  
Daria D. Mukhametzianova ◽  
Lilia A. Kharitonova
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Mortgage Lending ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
Statistical Dynamic ◽  
Lending Institutions

The presented work contributes to the development of the studies evaluating the key determinants of mortgage housing lending development in Russia. Despite a relatively well-developed body of research in the field of mortgage housing lending, devoted to revealing the essence, functional purpose, and implementation mechanism, the works, aimed at identifying the factors influencing its development in the current economic environment in Russia, are under-represented in the Russian scientific field. This study aims to assess the dynamics of mortgage housing lending in the contemporary economic conditions and to identify the determinants of its defining. The research methodology is based on the use of statistical dynamic analysis and correlation-regression analysis. The work is based on the application of methods of statistical dynamic analysis and correlation-regression analysis. Assessment of the dynamics has shown the general trend towards an increase in the volume of mortgage housing loans. However, some periods have been noted to have a negative dynamic primary related to the negative external environment and stagnation of the economy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, this article presents the assessment of the qualitative indicators characterizing the level of penetration and the degree of aggressiveness of lending institutions’ policies on housing mortgage lending. The authors have built a panel data model that has allowed identifying the key determinants of the development of residential mortgage lending in Russia. The results have revealed that the state of the mortgage lending sector in Russia is influenced by such factors, as the commissioning of residential buildings, the cost in the primary real estate market, weighted average interest rates, and the unemployment rate.

The Wartime Home as a Paradigm for Today's Affordable Housing Design

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 184-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi Friedman ◽  
Maria D. Pantelopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Housing Design
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