An Evaluation of Environmental and Economic Performance of Sustainable Building Technologies for Apartment Houses in Korea

Kang, Hyunsik; Yeom, Y. S.; Park, J. C.; Rhee, Eon Ku

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03454-1_18

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“…For apartment buildings, one key aspect of environmental impacts is the environmental risks and energy‐consumption (Perkins et al ., ) when the customers are living there. Newly developed construction technologies, such as ‘exterior insulation’, ‘double envelope system’, ‘floor radiant heating/cooling system’, ‘solar hot‐water system’ and ‘photovoltaic system’, have been applied and can reduce total energy consumption of a whole apartment building (Kang et al ., 2009b). Water use and consumption within buildings is another aspect through which apartment buildings have impacts on the environment (Arpke and Hutzler, ).…”

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“…Under such circumstances, apartment developers have made efforts to pursue advanced environmental technologies, to improve environmental, economic and competitive performances (Kang et al ., 2009a). For instance, an innovative design of energy control systems for apartments can bring environmental benefits such as lower carbon dioxide emissions (La Cascia and Miceli, ).…”

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Mediation Effects of Environmental Cooperation on the Relationship between Sustainable Design and Performance Improvement among Chinese Apartment Developers

Zhu

Zhao

Geng

2012

Sustainable Development

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Due to increasing pressure for energy saving and emission reduction, Chinese apartment developers have initiated sustainable design practices. This paper develops a conceptual model which proposes that cooperation with construction stakeholders and customers is a mediator, necessary for apartment developers to realize environmental, economic and even competitive performance improvement through sustainable design practices. The paper examines the current practice situations of sustainable design, cooperation with construction stakeholders and customers as well as related performance improvement among Chinese apartment developers based on 92 questionnaires conducted by the authors. The mediation effects are further analysed through hierarchical regression analysis. Statistical results indicate that sustainable design should be further promoted by the Chinese governments and implemented by Chinese apartment developers. Policy implications are discussed to provide detailed suggestions on improving the cooperation with Chinese apartment developers and their construction stakeholders/customers. Such cooperation can help apartment developers to improve environmental, competitive and economic performance through sustainable design practices.

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Section: Theoretical Development and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%