An Article on Green Firefighting Equipment in Taiwan

Huang, Yu-Hsiang; Shen, Tzu-Sheng

doi:10.3390/su132212421

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“…Highlight the significance of wireless monitoring systems for sustainable parameters in intelligent buildings and the necessity for a sustainable assessment model grounded in the "whole life cycle" [27]. This supports the notion that intelligent buildings should be assessed based on the criteria of overall sustainability, encompassing environmental, economic, and social factors [28]. Emphasize the importance of energy conservation, environmental protection, and intelligence in intelligent buildings, as discussed by [29].…”

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Coupling and Quantifying Sustainability and Resilience in Intelligent Buildings

Al Qurneh,

AbuMoeilak,

Beheiry

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Over recent years, the sustainability and resilience concept has increased its significance in the construction industry. Sustainability is associated with implementing best practices in the construction industry, while resilience is the adaptability and tolerance of systems in harsh conditions. The concepts are learned in the construction process. Moreover, building automation is growing rapidly, and buildings are becoming increasingly dependent on complex systems and technology and susceptible to unanticipated failure. Though sustainability and resilience concepts are interlinked, limited research quantifies their combination, resulting in a limited comprehension of how both concepts interact during application by developers in a smart building. Therefore, this study has established a financial model that employs Net Present Value (NPV) in studying the inference and clampdown of investment in both concepts. NPV was estimated using indirect and direct costs and benefits derived from the continuous integration of sustainability and resilience in a smart building. To quantify sustainability, its three components had to be quantified. Reduced energy expenditure and government environmental incentives were used to calculate the environmental component. Workers’ cost savings, fire insurance cost savings, and additional system maintenance costs were used to calculate the economic component. The social component of sustainability measured hard-to-quantify attributes like productivity, indoor environment quality, reputation, extra profit, services, and safety. To quantify them, a survey and RII method were used. The two concepts were then coupled by estimating the benefits and costs of installing and keeping resilience tools in design that are sustainable in the smart building and the impact study on the NPV outcome. Application of the design model was also carried out on four smart buildings that were selected in Dubai. The result indicated that coupling sustainable approaches and resilience yields higher NPV by at least 22%. Nevertheless, for NPV to be maintained positively and reduce the cost of failure, faulty detection tools should be assimilated while designing sustainable and smart buildings. The findings of this study will contribute to the benefit of other researchers, developers, investors, managers, engineers, and anyone who is involved in the design or construction process of intelligent buildings.

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Section: Integrating New Technologies In Buildings To Create Intellig...mentioning

confidence: 67%

Coupling and Quantifying Sustainability and Resilience in Intelligent Buildings

Al Qurneh,

AbuMoeilak,

Beheiry

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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“…During periodic inspections of fire protection installations, local blockages or reductions in the effective cross-section of pipes are found [10]. These result from the deposited material caused by chemical changes occurring in stagnant water, as well as being direct products of chemical and biological corrosion.…”

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The Influence of Water Quality Change on the Corrosion Process in Galvanized Pipes of Fire Protection Installations

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The article presents the results of an investigation of water composition and quality in sprinkler installations, as well as the influence of temperature changes on the corrosion process. The physical and chemical components of the water were measured to ascertain the influence of its properties on the corrosion process in a wet pipe sprinkler system operating in significantly changing ambient temperature conditions. The article presents the results of measurements of the wall thickness of galvanized pipes and changes in the chemical composition of water occurring under the influence of variable ambient temperature. The range and variability of temperatures corresponded to the seasons of the year: spring and summer in a temperate climate. Changes in the corrosive aggressiveness of water were assessed using the Langelier saturation index (LSI), the Ryznar stability index (RSI), and the general acidity intensity index (I). The tests revealed that the tap water used demonstrated strong corrosive properties for galvanized pipes. The calculated indices showed the tendency of water to cause corrosion (−1.1 > LSI < 1.0; RSI = 7.1–12.8). The chemical parameters that significantly influenced the corrosion of galvanized pipes are chloride (Cl−), sulphate (SO42−), and bicarbonate (HCO3−) ions. An important factor contributing to the intensification of corrosion is the roughness and heterogeneity of the pipe surface.

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