scholarly journals Bioclimatic and Regenerative Design Guidelines for a Circular University Campus in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8238
Author(s):  
Noemi Bakos ◽  
Rosa Schiano-Phan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Regenerative Design ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
Social Environmental

To transform the negative impacts of buildings on the environment into a positive footprint, a radical shift from the current, linear ‘make-use-dispose’ practice to a closed-loop ‘make-use-return’ system, associated with a circular economy, is necessary. This research aims to demonstrate the possible shift to a circular construction industry by developing the first practical framework with tangible benchmarks for a ‘Circular University Campus’ based on an exemplary case study project, which is a real project development in India. As a first step, a thorough literature review was undertaken to demonstrate the social, environmental and economic benefits of a circular construction industry. As next step, the guideline for a ‘Circular University Campus’ was developed, and its applicability tested on the case study. As final step, the evolved principles were used to establish ‘Project Specific Circular Building Indicators’ for a student residential block and enhance the proposed design through bioclimatic and regenerative design strategies. The building’s performance was evaluated through computational simulations, whole-life carbon analysis and a circular building assessment tool. The results demonstrated the benefits and feasibility of bioclimatic, regenerative building and neighbourhood design and provided practical prototypical case study and guidelines which can be adapted by architects, planners and governmental institutions to other projects, thereby enabling the shift to a restorative, circular construction industry.

COSTS OF UNSAFETY IN AVIATION / IŠLAIDOS, PATIRIAMOS AVIACIJOJE DĖL NESAUGUMO

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olja Čokorilo ◽  
Slobodan Gvozdenović ◽  
Ljubiša Vasov ◽  
Petar Mirosavljević
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Aircraft Accidents ◽  
Statistical Life ◽  
Accident Severity ◽  
Aircraft Accident ◽  
Consistent Approach

The purpose of this paper is to define an analytical tool intended to provide a sound, technically justifiable, and consistent approach to analyzing the risk posed by aircraft accidents. The methodology presented in this paper takes into consideration items determined to be important to understanding the risk of aircraft accident and safety appraisal. These items include a number of aircraft operations/flights; crash probabilities; aircraft characteristics; costs, revenues, socio‐economic benefits, value statistical life, etc. The presented case study gives various cost assessments for an A320 crash depending on accident severity and aircraft age. It could be used as a risk assessment tool for implementing safety management system (SMS) process. Santrauka Šio straipsnio tikslas ‐ aprašyti analizės priemonę, skirta patikimai ir techniškai pagrįstai orlaivių avarijų rizikos analizei. Straipsnyje pateikta metodika gali įvertinti svarbiausius orlaivių avarijų rizikos ir saugos aspektus: tai orlaivių skrydžių skaičius; avarijų tikimybė; orlaivio charakteristikos; išlaidos; pajamos; socialinė ir ekonominė nauda; statistinė eksploatavimo trukmė ir pan. Pavyzdyje pateikiamas įvairių orlaivio A320 avarijos sąnaudų vertinimas priklausomai nuo įvykio sunkumo ir orlaivio amžiaus. Vertinimo metodika galėtų būti taikoma kaip rizikos vertinimo priemonė, diegiant saugos valdymo sistema (SVS).

scholarly journals Rise, Ruin & Regeneration: An Examination of the Regeneration of Post-War Suburban State Housing in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
James Arps
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Regenerative Design ◽  
Post War ◽  
Design Case Study

<p>Over 70 years since it was completed, the house at 12 Fife Lane, Miramar, New Zealand’s first state house, looks unchanged. However, the intervening years have seen the failure of some state housing models, the deteriorating condition of others, as well as shifting and increasing housing demands. This thesis examines the urban and architectural design, and the subsequent redevelopment, both private and state-initiated, of post-war suburban state housing in New Zealand. The objective of this thesis is to understand through analysis of existing literature, case study fieldwork, and redevelopment examples, the evolving urban and architectural design of these areas and dwellings, which have arguably shaped the residential face of the nation. The outcomes of this thesis are a series of design strategies for the regeneration of post-war suburban state housing in New Zealand. The purpose of these regenerative design strategies is to address a range of significant issues that the Housing New Zealand Corporation faces, while acknowledging the remaining value of the original investment in post-war suburban state housing. The regenerative design strategies are developed from the earlier research, and are broken into three distinct, but inter-related topics. These are suburban environments, state properties, and state houses, and are examined through a specific design case study. The design case study articulates the potential of regeneration to address a number of issues which became apparent through the research. This thesis concludes that while state housing may never again signify in every sense the ‘very heart of the New Zealand dream’ (Ferguson, 1994, p.117), through regeneration it can, once again, be a certain benchmark for housing generally, and can continue to provide for the nation for at least another 70 years.</p>

scholarly journals Developing a Sustainability Performance Assessment Tool for Public Funded Projects According to Policies and Stakeholders’ Perceptions

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousong Wang ◽  
Honglei Yi ◽  
Mian Fang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
System Dynamic Model ◽  
Sustainability Performance ◽  
Project Governance ◽  
Improved Model ◽  
The Impact

Sustainable principles have been applied in many sectors including the construction industry. In light of this requirement, delivery and operation of public funded projects have been given particular attention since they are seen as benchmarks in this industry and possess more significant impact on economy, environment, society, resource utilization, health and safety, as well as project governance. Current studies on assessing sustainability performance of these projects are found to have some gaps. By calculating the sustainability performance indicator, the research reported in this paper introduced an improved System Dynamic model addressing the impact of policies and stakeholders’ perceptions based on the previous studies. In addition, the improved model alters the way in which sustainability performance indicator evolves to make it more precise. A real stadium project in Shenzhen, China is presented to illustrate the application of the improved model in appraising the sustainability performance of public funded projects. The case study also reveals the aspects to be enhanced to make the sustainability performance better in this project.

Environmental, Social, and Economic Benefits of Buildings Energy Retrofit Projects: A Case Study in Iran's Construction Industry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaveh Mirzaei ◽  
Amir Safari ◽  
Saeed Jalilzadeh ◽  
Farzad Mostafazadeh ◽  
Mehdi Tavakolan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Energy Retrofit

scholarly journals Implementing Regenerative Design Principles: A Refurbishment Case Study of the First Regenerative Building in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2411
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Petrovski ◽  
Emmanuel Pauwels ◽  
Aránzazu Galán González
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Valuable Insight ◽  
Living Building Challenge ◽  
Regenerative Design ◽  
A Site ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Design And Construction

The conventional building design and construction have detrimental impact onto the environment. With the current pace of development of the contemporary society, these issues cannot be fully addressed with the concept of sustainable design and construction, which is based on causing less harm to the environment. Thus, the regenerative concept is gaining relevance, as it is changing the construction paradigm toward the delivery of a human-centric environment, which, when coupled with the circular economy, aims to enable the natural environment to evolve. In order to have a more frequent delivery of regenerative buildings, it is necessary to broaden the knowledge on regenerative design, which is the objective of this paper. The aim is to investigate the design process, strategies, and technologies that are applied during the design and construction of a refurbished residential building, which is intended to be the first regenerative building in Spain, and is currently in the process of certification as per the Living Building Challenge (LBC) standard. Therefore, a literature review was performed, followed by a site visit of the case-study building. The research is organized according to the seven categories (petals) of the Living Building Challenge standard, and all 20 imperatives of the LBC are discussed. Additionally, the aspects of costs and project management are investigated. The findings point out the main design features and challenges toward the realization of regenerative refurbishment, in order to fully adhere to the demands of the LBC, and discusses their potential for a broader application in rural as well as urban settings. The analysis of the case-study design and construction can serve as a valuable insight to deliver future regenerative buildings and accelerate their implementation in the construction industry. This article is based upon the work of COST Action RESTORE CA16114, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).

scholarly journals Flight of the Factory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Mark Lovelock
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Design Case Study

<p>New Zealand’s industrial heritage is largely forgotten and at risk of being lost. Without intervention, these buildings will continue to decay until demolition becomes the only feasible option. This design research investigates how laminated timber can be used to adaptively re-use industrial heritage buildings. Adaptive re-use allows a new programme to occur within an existing heritage site, while simultaneously acknowledging its significance. This research produces a set of design guidelines and strategies that can be used to inform future projects.  Laminated timber is typically used in the construction of new buildings and is becoming an increasingly popular choice of material due to recent technological developments and its sustainable profile. This design research explores the use of laminated timber within the adaptive re-use of industrial heritage buildings as an alternative to typical strengthening materials, such as steel and concrete.  The ruins of the Tokomaru Bay Freezing Works is used as a design case study to explore the research question. Located 90km north of Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay is a typical example of the boom and bust experienced in the primary industries of provincial New Zealand during the 20th century. Constructed from Unreinforced Masonry (U.R.M), the freezing works opened in 1910 and initially brought prosperity and development to the region. After the factory’s closure in 1952, the freezing works was abandoned and quickly fell into disrepair and the Tokomaru Bay community sharply declined. This design case study aims to explore the contribution of laminated timber within the adaptive re-use of U.R.M in the context of a mānuka honey factory and garden nursery, within the ruins of the Tokomaru Bay Freezing Works.  Using strategies identified throughout the design research, this case study shows the beneficial relationship that can be achieved between the use of new (laminated timber) and existing heritage fabric (U.R.M) that is compatible with economic revitalisation of small town New Zealand. While acknowledging the limitations of laminated timber, this research identifies five design criteria; architectural character, structure, heritage significance, envelope and program, to assess the success of the design strategies identified.</p>

scholarly journals Turning trash into an asset: a case study of prince sultan university campus waste

2020 ◽  
Vol 167 ◽  
pp. 06003
Author(s):  
Shabir Hussain Khahro ◽  
Tauha Hussain Ali ◽  
Zubair Ahmed Memon ◽  
Amjad Ali Panhwar ◽  
Anas Haribat
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Commercial Product ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Compressive Loads ◽  
Hardened State

Concrete is one of the key material used in the construction industry. Concrete is used as a compressive material and it is also reinforced by rebar’s to improve its tensile strength. Due to rapid urbanization concrete use is getting huge demand and it became a major business industry. Whereas, it also utilizes natural resources to the same hasty level. Therefore, this paper utilizes waste tissues of a university as an aggregate replacer. The different test was performed in a green and hardened state. It is observed that the new concrete is good in workability and it has normal temperature but it is not good at resisting higher compressive loads. Similarly, the waste material collected after the tests and utilized in making a commercial product. This paper aims to save the environment by utilizing different types of waste in making useful items to save resources.

scholarly journals Flight of the Factory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Mark Lovelock
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Design Case Study

<p>New Zealand’s industrial heritage is largely forgotten and at risk of being lost. Without intervention, these buildings will continue to decay until demolition becomes the only feasible option. This design research investigates how laminated timber can be used to adaptively re-use industrial heritage buildings. Adaptive re-use allows a new programme to occur within an existing heritage site, while simultaneously acknowledging its significance. This research produces a set of design guidelines and strategies that can be used to inform future projects.  Laminated timber is typically used in the construction of new buildings and is becoming an increasingly popular choice of material due to recent technological developments and its sustainable profile. This design research explores the use of laminated timber within the adaptive re-use of industrial heritage buildings as an alternative to typical strengthening materials, such as steel and concrete.  The ruins of the Tokomaru Bay Freezing Works is used as a design case study to explore the research question. Located 90km north of Gisborne, Tokomaru Bay is a typical example of the boom and bust experienced in the primary industries of provincial New Zealand during the 20th century. Constructed from Unreinforced Masonry (U.R.M), the freezing works opened in 1910 and initially brought prosperity and development to the region. After the factory’s closure in 1952, the freezing works was abandoned and quickly fell into disrepair and the Tokomaru Bay community sharply declined. This design case study aims to explore the contribution of laminated timber within the adaptive re-use of U.R.M in the context of a mānuka honey factory and garden nursery, within the ruins of the Tokomaru Bay Freezing Works.  Using strategies identified throughout the design research, this case study shows the beneficial relationship that can be achieved between the use of new (laminated timber) and existing heritage fabric (U.R.M) that is compatible with economic revitalisation of small town New Zealand. While acknowledging the limitations of laminated timber, this research identifies five design criteria; architectural character, structure, heritage significance, envelope and program, to assess the success of the design strategies identified.</p>

scholarly journals Rise, Ruin & Regeneration: An Examination of the Regeneration of Post-War Suburban State Housing in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
James Arps
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Specific Design ◽  
Design Case ◽  
Regenerative Design ◽  
Post War ◽  
Design Case Study

<p>Over 70 years since it was completed, the house at 12 Fife Lane, Miramar, New Zealand’s first state house, looks unchanged. However, the intervening years have seen the failure of some state housing models, the deteriorating condition of others, as well as shifting and increasing housing demands. This thesis examines the urban and architectural design, and the subsequent redevelopment, both private and state-initiated, of post-war suburban state housing in New Zealand. The objective of this thesis is to understand through analysis of existing literature, case study fieldwork, and redevelopment examples, the evolving urban and architectural design of these areas and dwellings, which have arguably shaped the residential face of the nation. The outcomes of this thesis are a series of design strategies for the regeneration of post-war suburban state housing in New Zealand. The purpose of these regenerative design strategies is to address a range of significant issues that the Housing New Zealand Corporation faces, while acknowledging the remaining value of the original investment in post-war suburban state housing. The regenerative design strategies are developed from the earlier research, and are broken into three distinct, but inter-related topics. These are suburban environments, state properties, and state houses, and are examined through a specific design case study. The design case study articulates the potential of regeneration to address a number of issues which became apparent through the research. This thesis concludes that while state housing may never again signify in every sense the ‘very heart of the New Zealand dream’ (Ferguson, 1994, p.117), through regeneration it can, once again, be a certain benchmark for housing generally, and can continue to provide for the nation for at least another 70 years.</p>

scholarly journals Sustainability Assessment in Housing Building Organizations for the Design of Strategies against Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
Ulises Mercado Burciaga
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Organizational Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Sustainable Organizations

One of the biggest problems facing humanity is climate change and the construction industry is one of the sectors causing the greatest impact, therefore, design strategies accompanied by new methodologies is necessary. In this sense, this paper aims to assess sustainability for the design of organizational strategies against climate change, based on a holistic and systemic approach to sustainability development, in order to contribute the decision-making in housing building organizations. The assessment was based on: 1) climate change indicators were selected from a case study; 2) a survey based on climate change indicators was designed and applied to 21% of the total organizations under study and; 3) critical indicators were identified. The result shows that 58% of the climate change indicators are critical and give evidence of the negative outlook that housing building organizations has in in terms of sustainability. The 69% of these indicators belong to the cultural dimension, it demonstrates the lack of knowledge, customs, habits and commitment to implement sustainable strategies against climate change in this organizations. Finally, the results can contribute to designing strategies to promote sustainable building by the local government, and thus achieve more sustainable organizations that contribute to reducing their impact on climate change. Doi: 10.28991/HIJ-2020-01-04-01 Full Text: PDF

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