Key aspects of building retrofitting: Strategizing sustainable cities

Pardo-Bosch, Francesc; Cervera, Carles; Ysa, Tamyko

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.07.018

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“…For this reason, indicators of quality of life promotion and technical and engineering standards contribute to sustainable development. Thus, sustainable development is also of economic importance (Chapman and Larkham, 1999;Pardo-Bosch et al, 2019). Maurya et al (2020) suggested that the social and ecological health of the cities aggregates the economic values of the properties too.…”

Section: Theories On New Housing and Town Building Policiesmentioning

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Home Building and demands of the population in Ramshar New Town

Shahraki¹

2021

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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This paper studies the housing and town building policies. It analyzes reasons that new towns failed to achieve their strategic goals. This paper addresses the question of why the new towns are not functional. The research methods are classic linear programming, a benchmarking technique, and a case study strategy. The benchmarking procedure compares the existing urban development pattern to optimal building models. This study explores fundamental theories concerning housing and urban development, proportional to the inhabitants' requirements, lifestyles, and livelihoods. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the natural and social characteristics of each region, as well as the livelihood needs of indigenous peoples in housing and urban policies. The case study of this research uses a market analysis procedure to discover rational and optimal housing policies. Finally, this paper suggests a feasible programming model that changes the present unsuccessful ways toward improved methods of housing policies. The model predicts required urban spaces in the new towns. It recommends design procedures based on the real needs of local people. The presented model of this research has a local application, but it is also helpful for other new urban development projects everywhere.

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Section: Theories On New Housing and Town Building Policiesmentioning

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Home Building and demands of the population in Ramshar New Town

Shahraki¹

2021

J. Geogr. Reg. Plann.

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“…Sustainability in civil construction has been the subject of studies in the most diverse areas [2,7,9,[24][25][26][27] ranging from selecting materials which have less impact on the environment, reducing the consumption of energy and the use of water, to reducing costs, etc., throughout the chain. It seeks to ensure that actions are taken to reduce environmental impacts, enhance economic process viability and provide a good quality of life for current and future generations, before, during and after construction phase.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In recent years, according to Hossain and Ng [1], the importance of implementing sustainability in civil construction has been noted. Therefore, selecting materials of low impact, managing waste materials and reducing wastages in sustainable construction works are gaining more and more space in the market and in decision making, in order to develop strategies and thereby to transform operations of traditional activities into sustainable activities [2][3][4][5].…”

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Identification of Obstacles to Implementing Sustainability in the Civil Construction Industry Using Bow-Tie Tool

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The construction industry is responsible for causing a large adverse impact on the environment. To minimize these impacts, sustainable practices are being sought mainly in the area of the wastage of and the waste from raw materials. Many obstacles and difficulties are encountered when trying to implement sustainable practices in civil construction. Thus, a study to identify what the obstacles are to implementing such practices is necessary. Therefore, the objective of this study is to present an assessment of the main obstacles to implementing sustainability in civil construction for which the bow-tie tool is used. Three cases were analyzed: construction material waste, the wastage of plaster and planning a sustainable construction project. Results showed that the lack of planning for sustainable construction projects, the lack of compliance with technical standards and the lack of technical knowledge of the workforce and of standardization are among the main obstacles to implementing sustainability in civil construction. This study offers a structured methodology to identify causes, consequences and obstacles related to events that affect the implementation of sustainable practices. It provides a visualization of the scenario investigated through the diagram generated, facilitating its understanding and analysis.

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“…Updating building information modelling works require collective process that includes data acquisition where the temperature and the humidity levels indoors are gathered and studied. This requires sensors placement connected to dedicated database that allow data management and analysis [3]. Following the idea, a full scale internet-of-things (IoT) living lab is initiated in one of the academic institutions in Malaysia.…”

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Methodology for a Large Scale Building Internet of Things Retrofit

Dzulkifly

Aris

Jôrgensen

et al. 2020

2020 8th International Conference on Information Technology and Multimedia (ICIMU)

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With the presence of sensing technologies today, buildings can be built fitted with various sensors and systems to encourage energy efficiency and sustainability. However, for legacy buildings that are still being actively used today, retrofitting is needed to improve the efficiency of the building because these technologies were not in place when the buildings were built. Retrofitting the buildings with sustainable capabilities can be very challenging. Therefore, a comprehensive methodology is needed for systematic deployment of the sensors and associated systems into the building, covering a complete cycle from identifying the needs and requirements of the system until its full operation. This study aims to devise and advocate a methodology for systematic retrofitting of sensors and hence enabling the collection of energy consumption data. To do that, a 20-year old six-storey academic building in one of the institutes of higher learning in Malaysia is used as a case study. This paper explains the first part of the progressive development of the proposed methodology, which is on the protocol for the placement of the sensors and devices. The outcome of this study details the operational planning that can be referred to for future buildings retrofitting work of similar scale. CCS Concepts • General and reference → Surveys and overviews; Reference works.

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Key aspects of building retrofitting: Strategizing sustainable cities

Cited by 64 publications

References 70 publications

Home Building and demands of the population in Ramshar New Town

Home Building and demands of the population in Ramshar New Town

Identification of Obstacles to Implementing Sustainability in the Civil Construction Industry Using Bow-Tie Tool

Methodology for a Large Scale Building Internet of Things Retrofit

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