Generating evidence in support of site planning and design

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present site planning and design (SPD) relevant variables and items in practice for practitioners to better understand and implement SPD in green building projects. Design/methodology/approach The research methods include questionnaire survey and case studies in the context of China. A questionnaire survey was adopted to identify the importance of 13 variables and the corresponding 38 items in SPD of green residential buildings. Three green residential projects including one in Hong Kong and two in Mainland China were selected to investigate the SPD considerations in practice and to discuss the necessary improvement. Findings The results show that 12 out of the 13 variables of SPD in green buildings are involved in the three case projects to some extent, thereby underscore the importance of these variables. The potential improvement in real-life SPD of green buildings is also discussed such as adopting design-build and integrated project delivery methods and preserving and protecting cultural characteristics on site. Originality/value The research findings may serve as a reference for practitioners to better conduct SPD in green building projects.

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A comparative analysis of site planning and design among green building rating tools

Journal of Cleaner Production ◽

10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.01.099 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 147 ◽

pp. 352-359 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Xiaosen Huo ◽

Ann T.W. Yu ◽

Zezhou Wu

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Green Building ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Site Planning

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Optimization of Design and Planing VHS Building Using Chronolux

Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.17509/ijost.v1i2.3793 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 170

Author(s):

Beta Paramita ◽

Ismahnida Kamilia ◽

Muhammad Iqbal Nurhidayat ◽

Resty Ocktaviyane

Keyword(s):

Food Service ◽

Sun Exposure ◽

Family Welfare ◽

The Sun ◽

Vocational High School ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Building Facades ◽

Site Planning ◽

Building Engineering

Gedebage integrated vocational high school (SMK) is a school which accommodates the concept of technopolis. The school has four programs: building engineering, family welfare education (PKK/food service), mechanical engineering, and tourism - which produce skilled and ready-to-work graduates. This article aims to recommend the sun exposure toward the building of the school, which is related to site planning and design strategies based on the duration of solar radiation on vegetation, and building facades as well as the distance between buildings through the use of Chronolux plug-in on Sketch-up Software. From the measurement, it is found that vegetation can reduce sky view factors (SVF) from 76.4 to 38.87%. For the building façade, it is able to reduce sun exposure from 4 hours 51 minutes to 3 hours 19 minutes with SVF from 47.26 to 38.11%. Meanwhile, the building distance of 9 m receives sun exposure from 9:00 am to 3.42 pm.

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Desain Tapak Perencanaan PenangkaranKupu-Kupu di Kampus IPB Darmaga Menggunakan Sistem Zonasi untuk Mendukung Aktivitas Wisata Alam

Wanamukti: Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan ◽

10.35138/wanamukti.v23i2.193 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 52

Author(s):

Maiser Syaputra

Keyword(s):

Observation Data ◽

Inventory Analysis ◽

Literature Study ◽

Existing Problems ◽

Planning And Design ◽

Synthesis Planning ◽

Development Site ◽

Breeding Zone ◽

Site Planning ◽

Zoning Systems

Butterfly captivity can be successful if there are artificial environmental conditions that are suitable for the life and reproduction of butterflies. Apart from the technical side, the success key of the captivity also determined from the side of site plan. Site planning is the ability to collect and interpreting data, project into the future, identify problems and provide a reasoned approach to solving existing problems. The purpose of this study was to design a captive development site for the IPB Dramaga butterfly captivity based on the conditions and characteristics of the area. The method used in this research consists of literature study, interview and observation. Data analysis consisted of six stages, consists of: preparation, inventory, analysis, synthesis, planning and design. The results of this study were the IPB Dramaga butterfly captivity site was designed into three zoning systems according to the needs of captive management, namely an office zone (0.37 ha), breeding zone (1.75 ha) and a tourism zone (2.13 ha).

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