scholarly journals A Review on Effective Use of Daylight Harvesting Using Intelligent Lighting Control Systems for Sustainable Office Buildings in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4973
Author(s):  
Gnana Swathika Odiyur Vathanam ◽  
Karthikeyan Kalyanasundaram ◽  
Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan ◽  
Shabir Hussain Khahro ◽  
Umashankar Subramaniam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Cost Efficient ◽  
Credit Points ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Daylight Harvesting

Lighting is a fundamental requirement of our daily life. A lot of research and development is carried out in the field of daylight harvesting, which is the need of the hour. One of the most desirable attributes of daylight harvesting is that daylight is available universally and it is a very clean and cost-efficient form of energy. By using the various methods of daylight harvesting, it is possible to attain the global Sustainable Development Goals. Daylight harvesting in the most fundamental sense is the lighting strategy control of the artificial light in an interior space where daylight is also present so that the required illumination level is achieved. This way, a lot of energy can be saved. Recently, in addition to energy efficiency, other factors such as cost-efficiency, user requirements such as uniform illuminance, and different levels of illuminance at different points are being considered. To simulate the actual daylight contribution for an office building in urban Chennai, India before construction, ECO TECH software is used by providing the inputs such as building orientation, and reflectance’s values of the ceiling, wall, and floor to analyze the overall percentage of daylight penetration available versus the percentage prescribed in the Indian Green Building Council to obtain the credit points. Thus, the impact of architectural design on daylight harvesting and daylight predictive technology has experimented with office building in Chennai, India. This article will give an insight into the current trends in daylight harvesting technology and intends to provide a deeper understanding and spark a research interest in this widely potential field.

scholarly journals IDENTIFIKASI MATERIAL BERKELANJUTAN PADA RUANG LUAR DAN RUANG DALAM BANGUNAN KANTOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Agung Prabowo ◽  
Muhammad Aziz Abdullah Al-Ghifari ◽  
Fajar Nur Fadlilah ◽  
Gani Muhammad Pakuan ◽  
Muhammad Hafidz Zulfahmi
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Natural Setting ◽  
Interior Space ◽  
Sustainable Architecture ◽  
Exterior Space ◽  
Sustainable Material ◽  
Sustainable Materials ◽  
The Impact

Abstract: At present, requirements and development in architectural design lead to the concept of sustainable architecture that is environmentally responsible. The application of sustainable architecture itself must be following the rules in architecture, but still, pay attention to environmental conditions. This topic was chosen to find out how to use sustainable materials in buildings with sustainable architectural concepts both in exterior and interior space. This study aims to find out regarding the understanding of the concept of sustainable architecture and how to use it from the application of sustainable materials to exterior space and interior space in office buildings. As an object of research, the Akanoma architecture studio office building is located in Padalarang, Kab. West Bandung. The application of sustainable architecture is observed in the expression of exterior and space in buildings, as well as the impact of these aspects on the environment. The boundary scope of this study is the utilization of sustainable material applications in terms of patterns, textures and material colors in the exterior and interior space in the building. This study uses qualitative research methods that attempt to analyze objects by describing objects from the point of view and interpretation of individuals (informants) in a natural setting. Study analysis refers to data from field observations based on aspects of architectural appearance in the form of exterior and interior space. The results of the study show that the application of sustainable architecture to the Akanoma Studio office building is an ecologically well-applied approach. This study is carried out in the hope that it can be useful to become knowledge and references regarding the use of sustainable material applications in exterior space and interior space in buildings.Keywords: Sustainable Architecture, Sustainable Material, in Expression of Exterior and Space Abstrak:Saat ini, persyaratan dan perkembangan dalam desain arsitektur menuju pada konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan yang tanggap terhadap lingkungan. Penerapan arsitektur berkelanjutan sendiri harus sesuai dengan kaidah dalam arsitektur, tetapi tetap memperhatikan kondisi lingkungan. Topik ini dipilih untuk mengetahui bagaimana cara pemanfaatan penerapan material berkelanjutan pada bangunan dengan konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan baik pada ruang luar maupun ruang dalam. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tentang pemahaman mengenai konsep arsitektur berkelanjutan serta bagaimana cara pemanfaatan dari penerapan material berkelanjutan pada ruang luar dan ruang dalam bangunan kantor. Sebagai objek penelitian, dipilih bangunan kantor studio arsitektur Akanoma yang berlokasi di Padalarang, Kab. Bandung Barat. Penerapan arsitektur berkelanjutan dicermati pada ekspresi ruang luar dan ruang dalam bangunan, serta dampak aspek tersebut terhadap lingkungan. Lingkup batasan dari penelitian ini yaitu pemanfaatan penerapan material berkelanjutan ditinjau dari pola, tekstur dan warna material pada ruang luar dan ruang dalam bangunan. Kajian ini menggunakan metoda penelitian kualitatif yang berupaya menganalisis objek dengan menggambarkan objek dari sudut pandang dan interpretasi individu (informan) dalam latar alamiah. Pada tahapan analisis, diperoleh data-data hasil observasi lapangan berdasarkan aspek tampilan arsitektural berupa ruang luar dan ruang dalam. Hasil kajian menunjukan bahwa penerapan arsitektur berkelanjutan pada bangunan kantor Studio Akanoma adalah dengan pendekatan ekologi yang diterapkan dengan baik. Kajian ini dilakukan dengan harapan dapat bermanfaat menjadi pengetahuan dan referensi mengenai pemanfaatan dari penerapan material berkelanjutan pada ruang luar dan ruang dalam bangunan.

scholarly journals Green building as a direction of sustainable development: essence, tasks, principles, benefits, prospects

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
V. Bilotil
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Current State ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Impact

The construction industry plays an important role in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the introduction of green building principles. So the article has been devoted to this type of construction as an important area of sustainable development. The interaction of climate change and construction activities has been substantiated in the article. Tasks and principles of sustainable construction have been analyzed. The economic, ecological and social benefits of green construction have been studied. The difference between traditional and green construction has been described. The current state of development of sustainable construction in Ukraine and the world has been considered. Prospects for green construction in Ukraine have been identified. The urgency and necessity of its implementation in our country have been proved.

Financing for Development in the MENA Region

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Awdeh
Keyword(s):  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Mena Region ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Mena Countries ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
New Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Socio Economic Variables ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Financing for Development was addressed by the international community since more than 25 years, when the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development (Monterrey, Mexico, March 2002) urged mobilising and increasing the effective use of financial resources to fulfil the internationally agreed Millennium Development Goals. In 2015, a new Development Agenda was designed and was based on the Development Finance. Consequently, the efficient exploitation of traditional and innovative finance resources in economic, social and human development has become a global top priority. This study analyses the impact of 7 resources of financial flows on 6 socio-economic variables in a sample of 19 MENA countries over the period 1991–2015 to test the efficient exploitation of these resources in development. The results show that government spending and official development assistance are the most important factor in boosting development in the MENA region. International trade plays a limited role in financing development, whereas foreign direct investment has the least effect on MENA development.

scholarly journals Economic Sanctions and Academia: Overlooked Impact and Long-Term Consequences

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Bezuidenhout ◽  
Ola Zeinalabdin Abdelrahim Karrar ◽  
Javier Lezaun ◽  
Andy Nobes
Keyword(s):  
Academic Research ◽  
National Development ◽  
Economic Sanctions ◽  
Jus Post Bellum ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact

There is an often-overlooked nexus between economic sanctions, academia, and sustainable development. The paper unpacks the implication of economic sanctions for the maintenance of robust academic systems capable of addressing national development goals. We show how sanctions place “invisible barriers” limiting access to necessary resources and curtailing their effective use. Furthermore, the impact of sanctions persists long after they are formally lifted. To develop our argument, we draw on a national survey of Sudanese academics focused on the impact of 20 years of economic sanctions on their work. It identifies key areas of academic research and education that have been impacted by international sanctions. It also discusses how the 2017 lifting of these sanctions is unlikely to overcome the long-term implications of the sanctions on academia. The paper concludes by problematising the current interpretation of jus post bellum, or moral behaviour after conflict. It suggests that the responsibility to make reparations in the form of support for academic systems applies to countries who impose economic sanctions.

scholarly journals The reducing of construction industry influence on climate change by implementation of green building principles

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Тetiana I. Kryvomaz ◽  
Antonina M. Savchenko
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Technologies ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Climatic Information

The construction industry has a significant impact on climate change due to the urbanization increase, as cities consume 75% of the world's natural resources and contribute 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, the construction and the built environment directly depend on a number of climatic factors. Climatic information is used at all stages of the construction project: concept development, technical design, organization and conduct of construction works, operation of buildings and structures, repair and reconstruction, destruction, utilization and recycling. The role of the construction industry in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and reducing the impact on climate change through the implementation of green building principles is analyzed. Green building aims to minimize the negative impact on the environment, and innovative green technologies reduce carbon emissions.

Graphical visualisation assist analysis of indoor environmental performance: Impact of atrium spaces on public buildings in cold climates

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junjie Li ◽  
Shuai Lu ◽  
Qingguo Wang
Keyword(s):  
Physical Environment ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Cold Climate ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Buffer Effect ◽  
The Impact

The buffer effect provided by an atrium is one typical passive strategy used in sustainable building design. Based on a comprehensive evaluation framework that includes both satisfaction and comfort, this research develops two types of graphical visualisation info-graphs. One is a compass reflecting the occupant satisfaction voting, which conveys the level of satisfaction occupants have with the architectural design. The results reflect the health level of the occupants, as well as how efficiently resources are used. The second info-graph is a data cloud that can be used to display a building’s physical environment, and thus convey the distribution of the characteristics of physical environment, such as thermal comfort, lighting, and the acoustic and indoor air quality throughout the entire building. This data cloud directly displays the impact of the passive space on the main building space. Its results illustrate how effectively the building’s indoor environment provides the required levels of occupant comfort and quality of life. Finally, this research uses an example of a green building in a cold climate in China to display its unique method of graphical visualisation analysis. The results highlight the level of environmental performance of the object building in two kinds of info-graphs, as well as optimised possibilities for the atrium and the entire building in both the design and renovation phases.

The Impact of Visual Feedback Type on the Mastery of Visuo-Motor Transformations

2012 ◽  
Vol 220 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Sülzenbrück
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Visual Feedback ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Motor Planning ◽  
Visual Input ◽  
Closed Loop Control ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Feedback Type ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The Impact

For the effective use of modern tools, the inherent visuo-motor transformation needs to be mastered. The successful adjustment to and learning of these transformations crucially depends on practice conditions, particularly on the type of visual feedback during practice. Here, a review about empirical research exploring the influence of continuous and terminal visual feedback during practice on the mastery of visuo-motor transformations is provided. Two studies investigating the impact of the type of visual feedback on either direction-dependent visuo-motor gains or the complex visuo-motor transformation of a virtual two-sided lever are presented in more detail. The findings of these studies indicate that the continuous availability of visual feedback supports performance when closed-loop control is possible, but impairs performance when visual input is no longer available. Different approaches to explain these performance differences due to the type of visual feedback during practice are considered. For example, these differences could reflect a process of re-optimization of motor planning in a novel environment or represent effects of the specificity of practice. Furthermore, differences in the allocation of attention during movements with terminal and continuous visual feedback could account for the observed differences.

Integrating UNSDG in International School’s Curriculum: Nurturing a Sustainable Society in Malaysia

GIS Business ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-212
Author(s):  
Urish Wynton Pillai Thomas ◽  
Dr. Syriac Nellikunnel Devasia ◽  
Dr Parameswaran Subrmanian ◽  
Dr Maria Josephine Williams ◽  
Dr Hanim Norza Baba
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
International School ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Sustainable Society ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nonparametric Correlation

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into International School Curriculum, and to adapt Education for Sustainable Development using Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour, Roger’s diffusion of innovation theory and Stern’s value belief norm (VBN) theory to nurture a sustainable society. The study narrowed five development goals; Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Climate Change (SDG 13) and Life on Land (SDG 15) to evaluate the impact towards international school’s curriculum in order to nurture a sustainable society. Data was collected from 105 teachers from 5149 full time teachers in International Schools in Malaysia. The questionnaire focusses on indicators from Sustainable Development Goals and funnelled down to understand whether these indicators will impact the objective of these research, which is to nurture a sustainable society through integrating SDGs in International School Curriculum. The data was analyzed through SPSS application where correlation test were conducted and produce nonparametric correlation results in p<0.001 which indicate a very high significant of relationship between SDGs and sustainable society.

The Impact of Zoning and Built Environment Characteristics on Transit, Biking, and Walking

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-129
Author(s):  
Andrew G. Mueller ◽  
Daniel J. Trujillo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Land Use Regulation ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

This study furthers existing research on the link between the built environment and travel behavior, particularly mode choice (auto, transit, biking, walking). While researchers have studied built environment characteristics and their impact on mode choice, none have attempted to measure the impact of zoning on travel behavior. By testing the impact of land use regulation in the form of zoning restrictions on travel behavior, this study expands the literature by incorporating an additional variable that can be changed through public policy action and may help cities promote sustainable real estate development goals. Using a unique, high-resolution travel survey dataset from Denver, Colorado, we develop a multinomial discrete choice model that addresses unobserved travel preferences by incorporating sociodemographic, built environment, and land use restriction variables. The results suggest that zoning can be tailored by cities to encourage reductions in auto usage, furthering sustainability goals in transportation.

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