scholarly journals Design Strategies for Green Practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Scott
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Performance Monitoring ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Unique Character ◽  
Environmentally Responsive ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Effective Design

Should green buildings not only work differently, but also look, feel, and be conceived differently? The emergence of LEED accreditation as the leading form of environmental performance monitoring and its associated points and checklist format can mask the necessity for architectural projects to have focused and effective design strategies that integrate sustainability with the design process. Green accountability does not always go hand in hand with architectural quality: a good building is certainly not necessarily a green building, while a green building is not always a good work of architecture. So it becomes important to recognize the unique character and possibilities in each project and then to develop environmentally responsive concepts that support and enhance the form of the architecture. This article discusses the current context for “Green Design Practice” through a series of quite different design assignments where the focus is upon enabling the design to emerge from the recognition of the “environmental and sustainability potential.”

scholarly journals Can Green Building Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviours? The Psychological Model and Design Strategy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohuan Xie ◽  
Shiyu Qin ◽  
Zhonghua Gou ◽  
Ming Yi
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Resource Saving ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Personal Norms ◽  
Environmental Behaviours

A green building has a long lasting benefit through cultivating the occupants’ energy and resource-saving behaviours. To understand how green buildings can cultivate occupants’ pro-environment behaviours, the research applied the value–belief–norm model to investigate 17 pro-environmental behaviours which are related to a variety of green building design strategies. Two green and two non-green certified office buildings in the city of Shenzhen in China were surveyed, based on which structural equation modelling was established to confirm the relationship between personal values, environmental beliefs and norms that lead to pro-environment behaviours. Green and non-green building occupants showed significant differences in altruistic values, environmental awareness, personal norms, and pro-environmental behaviours. Green building users had more frequent pro-environmental behaviours than those in non-green buildings. The strategies that require fewer additional efforts were more likely to be adopted as pro-environmental behaviours, such as meeting daily needs within walking distance and adjusting sunshades, while the strategies that need extra physical efforts (taking stairs) or knowledge (garbage sorting) were less likely to be adopted as pro-environmental behaviours. This study pointed out important intervention opportunities and discussed the possible design implications for green building guidelines and programmes to cultivate green occupants and their corresponding pro-environmental behaviours.

A Research on the Design Strategy Suitable for Local Green Building Design in China – A Comparative and Empirical Study on GBES and LEED-NC2009

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 1685-1689
Author(s):  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Evaluation Standard ◽  
Research On Evaluation ◽  
Green Building Design

Green building evaluation standards provide references for green building design. This paper did comparative and empirical research on evaluation points and design strategies of Chinese Green Building Evaluation Standard and American LEED-NC 2009, and analyzed the differences between their orientation and applicability. The conclusion shows that the strategy of GBES is more suitable for local green buildings in China.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF BEAM PLUS CERTIFICATION ON PROPERTY PRICE IN HONG KONG

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eddie C. M. HUI ◽  
Cheuk-kin TSE ◽  
Ka-hung YU
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Price Premium ◽  
Space Policy ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Office Space ◽  
Property Price

In response to the public’s increasing awareness of sustainable development, the construction industry has introduced “green” buildings which emphasize better environmental performance. However, as a building’s environmental performance is difficult to discern for laymen, different green building certifications have been established for evaluations in this regard. This study evaluates whether there exists a price premium for living space in buildings certified with BEAM Plus. The findings show that the prices of flats in BEAM Plus-certified buildings are 4.4% higher than those in nonregistered buildings, and that housing units in buildings with an “unclassified” rating are transacted at a discount of 5.9%. Nevertheless, if homebuyers mistake an “unclassified” building for a non-registered building, due to the non-disclosure of the “unclassified” result by developers, the price premium of BEAM Plus certification becomes higher (6.2%). Regardless, the price premium is much lower than those on the office sector. The reasons behind such differences can be attributed to the disparities in the tangible and intangible benefits associated with green living space and green office space. Policy implications with reference to Hong Kong’s GFA concession policy are then discussed.

A Literature Analysis on Acoustical Environment in Green Building Design Strategies

2013 ◽  
Vol 471 ◽  
pp. 138-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Amira Abd Jalil ◽  
Nazli Bin Che Din ◽  
Nila Inangda Manyam Keumala Daud
Keyword(s):  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Visual Comfort ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
And Performance

Acoustic quality is important in ensuring a healthy and workable working environment. One of green buildings main objective is to reduce the building impact on human health and performance. This was emphasized in most green building rating system under its requirement for Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). IEQ highlights the four main points for achieving an improved indoor environment: indoor air quality, acoustics, visual comfort (lighting) and thermal comfort. Although acoustics was mentioned in the IEQ criteria, according to previous surveys and studies; acoustics quality in green buildings were not improving. It seems as though in order to improve on other green building criteria, acoustics performance is bound to become poorer. Through review of previous literature, survey and studies on acoustical performance in green buildings, the objective of this paper is to identify how green building design strategies contribute to the degradation of acoustical environment in green office buildings. Findings shows that design strategies implemented to cater for other green building requirements such as natural ventilation, daylight, reduction of finishes and office layout have unintentionally decrease the acoustical quality.

scholarly journals Occupants’ Awareness of and Satisfaction with Green Building Technologies in a Certified Office Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 2109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Gi Kim ◽  
Sun Sook Kim
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Post Occupancy Evaluation

With growing awareness of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, much effort has been made to achieve “sustainability” in the building sector. Across the globe, many architects and building owners are striving to realize mandatory or voluntary building certification, in order to affirm the environmental performance of their buildings. Various sustainable design strategies and green building technologies have been adopted to improve buildings’ environmental performance as well as to achieve higher levels of certification. These technologies and strategies could affect building occupants’ satisfaction as well as productivity. This paper presents the results of post occupancy evaluation (POE) surveys to investigate occupants’ awareness of various green building technologies and their satisfaction levels and causes of dissatisfaction for selected technologies. A questionnaire survey was conducted for an office building in Korea that had received the highest grades in rating and certification systems. Some technologies showed higher levels of awareness and satisfaction, but there were also a few technologies with lower levels of satisfaction than we had expected. If these technologies are applied to buildings in the future, after improvisation or modification based on the POE results, it could serve as an effective strategy to increase people’s satisfaction as well as improve environmental performance.

scholarly journals Green Buildings: A Systemic Approach to Sustainable Products and Systems Integration

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise F Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Systems Integration ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Design Practice ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Sustainable Products ◽  
The Subject

This article is not intended as a definitive discourse on the subject of green building design, but rather as an overview of the author's preferences and design practice.

Green Architecture and its applications in Hospitals:Analytical study of existing project to extract the mechanisms of applying green architecture in hospitals

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-93
Author(s):  
Anfal Muayad Mayoof
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Complex Function ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Green Architecture ◽  
Reduce Energy Consumption ◽  
The One

Hospitals are the major contributor to environmental corruption and the biggest drain onenergy in their life cycle because they are complex, multifunctional giant facilities. Several recent studieshave been carried out to find the most suitable solutions to reduce energy consumption provide it on-siteand contribute to supporting economic, environmental and social aspects. The reason for the slowmovement of green buildings for hospitals is to focus on a suitable design for the complex function thatdeals with the local climate, natural resources, economy and cultural values and avoid the one-size-fits alldesign. This made the solutions used multiple and varied, different for greening of the hospital and put theresearch in the absence of a clear perception of the mechanisms of the application of green architecture inhospitals and this identified the problem of research. Therefore, the study looked at an analytical study ofexisting project models designed according to the strategies and standards of green architecture todetermine the strategies adopted in each project, and by adopting the analytical method after determiningthe strategy used in each building to achieve the green architecture and then comparing them according tothe standards adopted using the global LEED system Green Building Council. The results that will bereached are the mechanisms of applying Green Architecture to Hospitals.

scholarly journals Role of Spatial Design in Green Buildings-A Critical Review of Green Building Rating Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 1116 (1) ◽  
pp. 012166
Author(s):  
Manoj Katiyar ◽  
Ashok Kumar Sahu ◽  
Sanjay Agarwal ◽  
Pravesh Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Spatial Design

scholarly journals Development of Implementation Guidlines for Maintenance, Repairation and Determine Material Spesifications for Mechanical Component Design in Government Own Green Building Based On Work Breakdown Structure

2018 ◽  
Vol 206 ◽  
pp. 02014
Author(s):  
Dwi Endah Aryaningrum ◽  
Yusuf Latief ◽  
Leni Sagita Riantini ◽  
Budi Susilo
Keyword(s):  
Global Climate ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Work Package ◽  
Maintenance And Repair ◽  
Work Breakdown Structure ◽  
Component Design ◽  
Global Issue ◽  
Implementation Guidelines ◽  
Mechanical Components

The development of green buildings has become a global issue as global climate change is gradually becoming a serious concern for the future. Government buildings can be categorized as buildings that must comply with green building requirements, because they consume energy, water and other resources with large quantities. The absence of guidelines in maintenance and repair of government buildings will have an impact on the security and comfort of building users. In addition, the absence of guidance regarding the material specifications used will also result in a material stock system for maintenance and repair being ineffective. This study discusses the development of implementation guidelines for maintenance, reparation and determine material specifications for mechanical components design in government own green buildings based on work breakdown structure. This research will detail starting from the sub work section, work package, alternative design, implementation requirements, activities, resources and material specifications. With the implementation guidelines for maintenance, reparation and determine material specifications for mechanical components design in government own green buildings based on work breakdown structure (WBS) expected maintenance and reparation of government buildings can be implemented maximally, according to specifications and functions.

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