Developing a green-building design approach by selective use of systems and techniques

Ahmad, Tayyab; Thaheem, Muhammad Jamaluddin; Anwar, Amad

doi:10.1080/17452007.2015.1095709

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“…It has also been indicated by some scholars that green technological innovation, compared with the conventional technological innovation based on the excessive pursuit of economic benefits at the expense of the environment and resources, has received more attention because of its compatibility with sustainable development [51]. Ahmad et al [31] divided GBTS into seven categories: indoor lighting technology, control technology, energy-saving and water-saving technology, renewable energy technology, energy and water recovery technology, air quality assurance technology and comfort zone temperature related technology.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

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Sustainability

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Green building is deemed an effective means to realize the sustainable development of environment, economy and society in the construction industry. Green building technologies (GBTS) are important to realize green buildings. In order to make the application of GBTS be adopted and popularized effectively, it is especially important for us to gain thorough comprehension of the key problems that affect the adoption of GBTS. The target of this paper is to better understand the adoption of GBTS from the perspective of designers. This article utilizes a questionnaire to investigate Chinese architectural designers. Through establishing a structural equation model and an analysis of the survey data, the key factors influencing the adoption of GBTS by designers in the Design Company were found out. The results denote that the adoption motivation, the capability of GBTS, the knowledge structure and the defects of GBTS are the significant factors that affect designers' adoption behaviors. However, the management support of GBTS has no significant effect on designers' adoption behavior. The research results are helpful to improve adoption of GBTS in design units and accelerate the transformation of GBTS achievements. Additionally, they can promote the application of GBTS in the field of construction. Based on the quantitative theoretical model (the structural equation model), this paper finds out the key factors that affect the application of GBTS from the perspective of designers, enriching the theoretical methods of GBTS research and complementing the relevant literature of GBTS research. Future research will analyze the adoption behavior of GBTS from the point of other stakeholders and from the internal level of the design units.Sustainability 2018, 10, 4135 2 of 22 environmentally responsible and improve the effective utilization of energy efficiency" [7]. Because of the negative impact of conventional buildings on both the environment and the climate, green buildings are perceived as effective substitutes for traditional buildings. It plays an important role in environmental protection and resource conservation [8,9].GBTS are an important means to improve energy efficiency and an effective way to realize green building [10,11]. In recent years, due to its advantages, there has been some research on GBTS. From the perspective of the whole life cycle of architecture, researchers study the environmental pollution and other issues [10][11][12][13][14][15]. GBTS include solar systems, green roofs and walls, heat pumps and the application of corresponding technologies throughout the construction project delivery process [8,13,16]. Some GBTS, such as green roofs, solar energy and precast concrete, have been introduced into the development of green projects. Green buildings are required to integrate the interactions between GBTS and other building components to reduce the impact on the environment [17,18]. Building energy efficiency can be remarkably improved by the use of GBTS to renovate existing buildings [15,19]. A large n...

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“…The result shows that, among 303 GBTS, 57% of technical measures should be implemented in the planning and design phase [30]. The adopting of GBTS advocates a participatory design process [31]. The completion of green buildings needs the participation and effective support from all owners, managers, professionals and other project stakeholders.…”

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…Using the entropy method to determine the index weights could therefore reflect the objective and realistic information of curriculum in QFD. The main four steps [71,72] are shown below: (1) For the formation of the evaluation matrix, suppose m units and n indicators are evaluated to establish the original data matrix in Equation (1).…”

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“…Architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries use indicator terms such as life cycle costing, ecological footprint and carbon footprint to implement sustainable green-building design approaches [1,2] in an effort to improve the energy efficiency of construction projects. Building information modelling (BIM) is increasingly being applied throughout a building's lifecycle, including in building renovation, energy simulation, and building system analysis throughout all processes of AEC and facility management (FM) domains.…”

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BIM and Sustainability Education: Incorporating Instructional Needs into Curriculum Planning in CEM Programs Accredited by ACCE

Zhang

Schmidt

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:Higher education ought to support the identification of training needs for industrial building information modelling (BIM) curriculum development and sustainability education in the fields of civil engineering and management (CEM). This paper proposes a framework based on a four-phase step-by-step quality function deployment (QFD) application for CEM curriculum planning and quality management. The framework attempts to respond to requests collected from 17 professionals and professors in order to integrate BIM into the higher education curriculum in China with a specific focus on construction management programs accredited by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The entropy method and a K1-K6 scale adapted from Bloom's revised cognitive process were employed to evaluate the CEM curriculum in QFD. The proposed framework was successfully applied to CEM curriculum planning, which included two curriculums of the four main knowledge areas provided by the Chinese CEM guidelines: construction cost and flow construction. Two curriculum areas showed that content should focus on knowledge such as (a) Program evaluation and review technique(PERT) planning; (b) construction optimization in flow construction; (c) principles of bill of quantities and (d) construction consumption in construction costs. As for teaching quality management in China, the higher education curriculum should focus on three aspects to promote curriculum integration: (a) pedagogical design; (b) teaching resource and material and (c) curriculum assessment. This research sheds light on the pedagogical shift to a similar context that has established guidelines accredited by the ACCE, with respect to reviewing curriculum planning from a knowledge system perspective in order to meet industrial demands at the operational level.

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“…The popularity and acceptance gained by the green building practice have in turn caused the development of various green building technologies (GBTs) for enhancing the sustainability performance during the construction process. As defined by Ahmad et al [10], GBTs are technologies that are incorporated into building design and construction to make the end product sustainable. There are many different GBTs applicable in the whole process of delivering building projects, with typical examples including solar system technology, green roof and wall technologies, and heat pump technology [11,12].…”

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Strategies for Promoting Green Building Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry—An International Study

2017

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Abstract:Because green building technologies (GBTs) adoption is a promising way of ameliorating the sustainability performance of buildings, GBTs are receiving increased interest in the global construction community. The barriers to the adoption of GBTs, such as higher cost and lack of awareness, further indicate that proper strategies need to be devised for promoting the wider adoption of GBTs in buildings development. However, there exist limited empirical studies identifying the strategies for promoting GBTs adoption in the construction industry. This study aims to identify the strategies that are important for promoting GBTs adoption in construction. After a comprehensive literature review to identify strategies for the promotion of GBTs adoption, empirical data were gleaned through a questionnaire survey with 104 green building experts around the world. The analysis results validated the importance of all of the 12 promotion strategies used for the study. Green building experts from different countries and with different backgrounds had significant agreement on the relative importance ranking of the promotion strategies. Furthermore, "financial and further market-based incentives for GBTs adopters", "availability of better information on cost and benefits of GBTs", "mandatory governmental policies and regulations", and "green rating and labeling" were identified as the top four important promotion strategies. The research findings provide a valuable reference to assist practitioners and policy makers in developing practical strategies for promoting GBTs adoption to eventually achieve the sustainable development of buildings. From the perspective of international experts, this study adds to the green building literature by offering empirical evidence of the important strategies for promoting GBTs adoption in the construction industry. Future research will investigate the interrelationships among the promotion strategies and their impacts on the GBTs adoption process.

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Developing a green-building design approach by selective use of systems and techniques

Cited by 63 publications

References 28 publications

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

BIM and Sustainability Education: Incorporating Instructional Needs into Curriculum Planning in CEM Programs Accredited by ACCE

Strategies for Promoting Green Building Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry—An International Study

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