A methodology for design of environmentally optimal buildings by variable grouping

Pushkar, Svetlana; Becker, Rachel; Katz, Amnon

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2004.09.004

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“…When the support system is completed, the infill component is adopted according to user requirements to build the required indoor structure. This practice can flexibly adjust indoor spaces according to the space demand shifts of a family life cycle, reduce the damage and waste resulted from space adjustment, and lower the renovation and equipment pipeline maintenance costs [8,9]. Conforming to future housing policy and climate, the open building design receives attention from all circles due to its diversity, flexibility, and permanence [10].…”

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BIM-Based Approach to Simulate Building Adaptive Performance and Life Cycle Costs for an Open Building Design

Juan

Hsing

2017

Applied Sciences

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Abstract:In the long-term use of buildings, renovations are sometimes required as usage behaviors have changed and residents' demands for space are adjusted. However, the public in general are deficient in renovation knowledge and information regarding building use and its maintenance phases; thus, the initial stage of planning and design often lacks flexibility, leading to waste materials in the subsequent renovation project. Theoretically, Building Information Modeling (BIM) can be used as a building unit resume and renovation benefit prediction tool; moreover, it plays an important role in the usage and maintenance phases. This study develops three design proposals that target different service lives (30 years, 50 years, 100 years), as based on the building's expected life, and uses BIM technology to simulate the life cycle cost and design performance, as based on the renovation scenario analysis of the building's life cycle. The findings show that under the service condition target of 100 years, when the open flexible technique is used for the design, space utilization flexibility is enhanced, pipeline maintenance is convenient, waste is reduced, and performance in life cycle cost is better. BIM can predict performance simply and rapidly according to future usage demand adjustments after the initial design.

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BIM-Based Approach to Simulate Building Adaptive Performance and Life Cycle Costs for an Open Building Design

Juan

Hsing

2017

Applied Sciences

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“…In this chapter, Ecoindicator 99 was used, which considers 11 impact categories in three damage categories: human health, ecosystem quality and consumption of raw materials. The above procedure enables weighing of parameters and determines a fi nal parameter, Pt (Pushkar et al , 2005 ). A value of 1 Pt represents 10 3 annual environmental load for one inhabitant in Europe.…”

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) of building thermal insulation materials

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Adamczyk²

2014

Eco-Efficient Construction and Building Materials

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“…In Israel, only a few LCA and LCEA studies have been reported [4][5][6][7][8]. LCEAs performed with two life cycle stages, i.e., P and C and OE, were reported by Huberman and Pearlmutter [5] and Huberman et al [7].…”

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“…Pushkar et al [4] evaluated all three stages of the LCA, i.e., P and C, OE, and MtoD. Pushkar [6] and Verbitsky and Pushkar [8] evaluated two stages of the LCA, i.e., P and C and MtoD.…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Flat Roof Technologies for Office Buildings in Israel

Pushkar

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:The goal of the current study was to evaluate the environmental damage from three flat roof technologies typically used in Israel: (i) concrete, (ii) ribbed slab with concrete blocks, and (iii) ribbed slab with autoclaved aerated blocks. The roofs were evaluated using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The Production and Construction (P and C), Operational Energy (OE), and Maintenance to Demolition (MtoD) stages were considered. The roofs were modeled based on an office building module located in the four climate zones of Israel, and the hierarchical ReCiPe2008 Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) method was applied. The percent difference of one, which is the default methodological option of ReCiPe2008, and an ANOVA of the six methodological options of ReCiPe2008 were used. The results revealed that (i) in a hot climate, the best roof technology can be selected by considering only the OE stage, whereas in a mild climate, both the OE and P and C stages must be considered; (ii) in a hot climate, the best roof technology is a concrete roof, but in a mild climate, the best options are ribbed slab roofs with concrete blocks and autoclaved aerated blocks; and (iii) the conjugation of ReCiPe2008 with a two-stage nested ANOVA is the appropriate approach to evaluate the differences in environmental damage in order to compare flat roof technologies.

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A methodology for design of environmentally optimal buildings by variable grouping

Cited by 60 publications

References 29 publications

BIM-Based Approach to Simulate Building Adaptive Performance and Life Cycle Costs for an Open Building Design

BIM-Based Approach to Simulate Building Adaptive Performance and Life Cycle Costs for an Open Building Design

Life cycle assessment (LCA) of building thermal insulation materials

Life Cycle Assessment of Flat Roof Technologies for Office Buildings in Israel

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