scholarly journals Determining Adequate Information for Green Building Occupant Training Materials

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Steinberg ◽  
Melissa Patchan ◽  
Christian Schunn ◽  
Amy Landis
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Change Behaviors ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
The Impact

As knowledge of the built environment's impact on resource and energy use increases, industry leaders are moving toward a healthier, more sustainable solution by building green. Though green buildings have the ability to improve occupant health and productivity, it is not clear what impact the behaviors of building occupants have on the building. New systems and technologies in green buildings require building occupants to think and operate differently in their new green environment, otherwise risking not fully gaining the benefits of the new facility. The new behaviors necessary to the success of the green building are not necessarily obvious or trivial. They cannot simply be learned “on-the-job;” rather the transformation will require formal education. It likely requires changing attitudes and beliefs in addition to building a robust understanding of new procedures. This study sought to determine the amount of information necessary to change occupants' willingness to use new energy-efficient behaviors not followed in the conventional building. An empirical test comparing four versions of the same training, each with varying amounts and types of information was presented to three different populations: nursing staff of a green building, clinical staff of a green building, and nursing staff of a conventional building. Results show that knowledge of green building standards and the impact of energy saving behaviors are the information necessary to increase willingness to change behaviors. Also, staff members of the new, green building are more willing to change behaviors than staff of the conventional building.

Effects of occupant behaviour on energy performance in buildings: a green and non-green building comparison

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 1939-1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Almeida ◽  
Vivian W.Y. Tam ◽  
Khoa N. Le ◽  
Yujuan She
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Simulation Models ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Occupant Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Simulations ◽  
University Buildings ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
The Impact

PurposeOccupants are one of the most impacting factors in the overall energy performance of buildings, according to literature. Occupants’ behaviours and actions may impact the overall use of energy in more than 50%. In order to quantify the impact that occupant behaviour has in the use of energy, this study simulated interactions between occupants and the systems present in two actual buildings. The main aim was to compare the deviations due to occupant behaviour with the actual conditions and energy use of the two buildings.Design/methodology/approachThe buildings used as a case study in this research were green buildings, rated according to the Australian Green Star certification system as a 6-star and a non-rated building. The two buildings are university buildings with similar characteristics, from Western Sydney University, in Sydney, Australia. A comparison was performed by means of building simulations among the use of energy in both buildings, aiming to understand if the green rating had any impact on the energy related to occupant behaviour. Therefore, to represent the actual buildings' conditions, the actual data related with climate, geometry, systems, internal loads, etc. were used as input variables in the simulation models of the green and the non-rated buildings. Both models were calibrated and validated, having as target the actual monitored use of electricity.FindingsOccupants were categorized according to their levels of energy use as follows: saving, real and intensive energy users. Building simulations were performed to each building, with varying parameters related with lighting, plug loads, windows/doors opening, shading and air conditioning set points. Results show that occupant behaviour may impact the buildings' energy performance in a range of 72% between the two extremes. There is no significant relationship between the green rating and the way occupants behave in terms of the energy use.Originality/valueThis study intends to show the impact of different categories of occupant behaviour in the overall energy performance of two university buildings, a non-rated and a green-rated building, having as reference an actual representation of the buildings. Additionally, the study aims to understand the main differences between a green-rated and a non-rated building when accounting with the previous categories.

scholarly journals Green Buildings in the Arctic region: a literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 16002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucrezia Ravasio ◽  
Raymond Riise ◽  
Svein Erik Sveen
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Arctic Region

Green Buildings are defined as environmental-friendly buildings aimed at minimizing the impact on the natural environment through a sustainable and efficient use of resources over their life-cycle. This is, perhaps, a recently-introduced building concept that is increasingly gaining attention due to the policies and strategies intended to reduce the carbon footprint of conventional buildings, which nowadays represent a large portion of the global energy consumption and C02 emissions. This study provides a systematic literature review of the existing body of knowledge of research related to Green Buildings in the arctic region. Despite numerous studies and projects developed during the last decades, a study describing the current research for this specific region is still missing. Starting from the definition of Green Building and Arctic Region, an examination is made of research approaches developed to achieve the required green building standards, for which rating tools currently in use for their evaluation are also identified. The result is a critical analysis highlighting benefits and critical issues of Green Buildings located in the Arctic in comparison with conventional buildings, focusing on the environmental, economic and social dimensions. Finally, future research opportunities are presented and discussed.

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN PENILAIAN MATERIAL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, DAN PLUMBING RAMAH LINGKUNGAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-157
Author(s):  
Deni Setiawan ◽  
Michael Kristianto Marbun
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Design Work ◽  
The Impact

Implementation of "Green Building" in construction is the responsibility of all parties involved in the construction project. The Office of the Federal Environment Executive (OFEE) defines green buildings or green buildings as “the practice of increasing the efficiency by which buildings and their sites use energy, air, and materials, and reducing the impact of buildings on health and the environment, through better siting, design work. construction, operation and removal - maintenance of the complete building life cycle. (Kubba, 2017). At the planning and implementation stage of a construction project the selection of building materials or materials must be precise but also efficient. The concept of eco-efficiency was introduced in 1991 by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development - WBCSD and includes “the development of competitively priced products and services that meet the needs of the quality of human life, while progressively reducing impact on the environment and consumption of raw materials throughout the life cycle accordingly. with the capacity that is on planet earth. "This concept means producing more products with less resources and less waste, and therefore this concept has less impact on the environment. Then it is necessary to assess all the environmental impacts caused by the extraction of raw materials from the start of the material being given (cradle) to the end of its service life (tomb). The research objective is to develop environmentally friendly materials for problem solving materials, electricity and plumbing. The results of the analysis show that the mechanical, electrical, and piping materials used in the Maranatha Sport Center project have not met the 7 overall environmentally friendly criteria for the material-life-span stage, however, each material used has the main green criteria that have been self-declared by each. -Each material manufacturer.

scholarly journals GREEN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN INDIA AND BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Kothari
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
The Impact

The green building design aims to minimize the need for the non-renewable energy of these resources, optimize their sustainability and maximize their conservation, recycling and usage. The use of effective building materials and construction techniques is maximized. Architectural bioclimatic technology will also optimize on-site usage of sources and sinks. It requires only minimum electricity to fuel itself and efficient appliances to meet its lighting, air-conditioning and other needs. Green buildings architecture optimizes the use of renewable energies and efficient waste and water management methods to create practical and hygienic working conditions for indoor environments. Materials such as chemical, physical and mechanical material properties and an appropriate specification are the fundamental elements of construction design and responsible for the mechanical strength of the design. The construction of green buildings is also the first step in choosing and utilizing eco-friendly materials with or better characteristics than traditional building materials. Based on the practical, technical and financial requirements, construction materials are usually selected. But, given that sustainable development has been a core issue in recent decades, building industry that is directly or indirectly responsible for a substantial share of annual environmental destruction, by pursuing environmentally sound constructions and buildings should take responsibility for contributing to sustainable growth. The quickest way for manufacturers to start integrating environmental design practices into buildings would be the diligent procurement of eco-friendly sustainable construction materials, including options for new material uses, recycling and reusing, organic product creation and green resource use. This paper aims to show how green building materials will help reduce the impact on the atmosphere and create a cleaner building that can be healthy for the occupant or our environment. In the sustainable progress of a nation, the choice of building materials that have reduced environmental burdens is helpful.

scholarly journals SUSTAINABLE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND HOSPITALITY

Engevista ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Eunice Mancebo ◽  
Deutsch Simone Feigelson ◽  
Orlando Celso Longo ◽  
Luciano Dos Santos Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Tropical Country ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Green Hotel ◽  
Institutional Sustainability ◽  
Hotel Chains ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality ◽  
The Impact

Before the formation of new concepts and awareness, both popular as institutional, sustainability is solidifying and consolidating itself on numerous fronts. The tourism and hospitality have made efforts to harmonize tendencies in a way to promote and consolidate this trend as a solution. The aim of this paper was to propose and establish a reflection on what would be the best certification to be used in Brazilian green buildings having as reference, five types of certificates used internationally in green projects that underline the sustainability dimension. It is necessary that construction companies along with the hotel chains have a model to assess the impact of a green building in tourism, accommodation and its impact on stakeholders. We understand that there isn’t  an ideal certification for green hotel buildings, so the relevance of this article to propose a reflection about the methodology of a green certificate that meets the requirements of a tropical country such as Brazil.

The Adoption of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Concept for Maintenance Procurement of Green Buildings in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Umi Kalsum Zolkafli @ Zulkifly ◽  
◽  
Norhanim Zakaria ◽  
Mohd Suhaimi Mohd-Danuri ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Public Project ◽  
Total Productive Maintenance ◽  
Building Maintenance ◽  
Lump Sum ◽  
Management Contract ◽  
The Impact

Green building practices play an important role in achieving sustainability, especially in the construction industry. Green buildings are built to minimise the impact on the environment while reducing the impact of the building on the occupants. Unfortunately, the focus is on building green rather than in its maintenance. Correspondingly, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a tool that has been promoted for its simplicity and the advantages of maintaining a delivery system. It assures the maintenance effectiveness of each industry, such as improving project quality, reducing waste, reducing production costs, increasing hardware accessibility and enhancing organisational support conditions. Meanwhile, procurement is considered to be the key to strengthen the maintenance operation of the construction industry. This study adopts the TPM concept for the maintenance of green buildings in Malaysia and aims to present the TPM concept for the maintenance of green buildings, and to establish the best procurement to adopt TPM for the maintenance of green buildings in Malaysia. This study has employed a qualitative approach where face-to-face and telephone interviews have been adopted. Interviews have been conducted with seven prominent respondents who possess more than 5 years of experience in green building maintenance. Content and thematic analyses have been used to analyse the data that are collected from the interviews; findings show that most of the respondents agreed that TPM could be adopted in the maintenance of green buildings. It has also been identified that for a public project the most appropriate procurement method is the facilities management contract whereas for private project the most popular procurements for green building maintenance are the lump sum contract, out-tasking contract and term contract. The results of this study provide practitioners with a new insight into the impromptu creation of a total productive maintenance concept that could improve the current building maintenance sector.

scholarly journals Urban Form Compaction and Energy Use Intensity in New Social Housing Neighborhoods in the UAE

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3815
Author(s):  
Ahmed ◽  
Alipour
Keyword(s):  
Social Housing ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Single Family ◽  
Coverage Area ◽  
Climate Zone ◽  
Urban Forms ◽  
The Impact

With increasing global awareness of sustainable development, federal and local authorities in the UAE have developed agendas for energy efficiency in all development sectors, especially for buildings and urban development. With the belief that urban form is integral to urban sustainability, several recently developed single-family social housing neighborhoods in the UAE have shifted from conventional sprawling urban forms to more compact ones. Unfortunately, the impact of this shift on operational and cooling energy use intensities (EUIs) is unknown. Adopting a comparative computational method, this study investigates the effect of compact urban morphologies on EUIs. In addition to a case study representing conventional urban sprawls, six recently designed housing neighborhoods in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain were selected to represent new compact urban forms. This study uncovered an inconsistent relationship between floor area ratio (FAR) and average housing operational and cooling EUIs. To justify these results, the effects of increased lot coverage area, street grid patterns, building configurations, and climate zone on operational and cooling EUIs were studied, and all except climate zone were proven effective. This study concludes that the current design philosophy of compacting the urban form has not successfully met the Emirates Green Building Council’s (GBC) sustainable operational EUI benchmark of 90 kWh/m2/y. While further urban compactness (i.e., increased FARs) is needed, the other urban morphological measures examined in this study should be considered for achieving a more sustainable urban form for social housing.

scholarly journals RENCANA PENGELOLAAN GREEN BUILDING DENGAN PENDEKATAN BUILDING ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT (BEM)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 2181
Author(s):  
Regina Regina ◽  
Liong Ju Tjung ◽  
Priyendiswara A.B. Priyendiswara
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Environment Management ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Building Environment

The concept of green building is now increasingly being applied in Indonesia, especially DKI Jakarta due to the increasing prevalence of global warming. Adapting to climate change and the increasing number of tall buildings in Indonesia, the GBCI (Green Building Council Indonesia) concluded that the biggest cause of energy use was due to the use of the building sector of around 48%, while the other 27% was in the transportation sector, then 25% in the industrial sector. GBCI applies certification in the form of "Greenship" as an assessment tool for buildings that are rated as Green Buildings. "Greenship" is prepared by GBCI by considering the conditions, nature, rules and standards that apply in Indonesia. The main focus of Green Building is energy efficiency, but what distinguishes "Greenship" from other rating tools are "Greenship" has a BEM category that focuses on managing the waste produced by buildings. The rating tool "Greenship" in Indonesia is quite balanced because in addition to focusing on energy efficiency, "Greenship" also pays attention to the comfort elements of its occupants, namely the Building Environmental Management category (BEM) where the comfort of buildings is one of the factors in the success of green buildings. In order for green building to be managed optimally, the author compiled a study of the criteria for BEM (Building Environment Management), with recommendations for waste and fit-out management in one of Green Building in Jakarta, South Quarter with a BEM achievement of 77%. The author composes the recommended budgetary costs for evaluating waste sorting and training, the author also conducted tenant perceptions surveys with cross tabulation and compare means method with the results that 77% of respondents agreed with the planning of sorting waste and providing training for residents of the building at the Green Building.the result that 77% of respondents agreed with planning waste sorting and providing training to building occupants in the Green Building.AbstrakKonsep bangunan hijau saat ini semakin banyak diimplementasikan di Indonesia khususnya DKI Jakarta karena semakin maraknya pemanasan global. Beradaptasi dengan perubahan iklim dan semakin banyaknya bangunan tinggi di Indonesia, GBCI (Green Building Council Indonesia) menyimpulkan bahwa penyebab terbesar dari penggunaan energi yaitu karena penggunaan pada sektor bangunan sekitar 48%, sedangkan 27% lainnya sektor transportasi, lalu 25% sektor industri. GBCI menerapkan sertifikasi berupa “Greenship” sebagaii alat penilai/penentu untuk sebuah bangunan dinilai sebagai Green Building. “Greenship” dipersiapkan oleh GBCI dengan mempertimbangkan kondisi, karakter alam serta peraturan dan standard yang berlaku di Indonesia. Fokus utama dari Green Building adalah efisiensi energi, namun yang membedakan “Greenship” dengan rating tools lainnya yaitu “Greenship” mempunyai kategori BEM yang berfokus kepada pengelolaan sampah yang dihasilkan oleh gedung. Rating tools berupa “Greenship” di Indonesia cukup seimbang karena selain berfokus pada efisiensi energi, “Greenship” juga memperhatikan unsur kenyamanan penghuninya yaitu dengan adanya kategori Manajemen Lingkungan Bangunan (BEM) dimana kenyamanan penghuni bangunan merupakan salah satu faktor keberhasilan dari green building. Agar suatu green building dapat dikelola secara maksimal, penulis menyusun penelitian pada kriteria BEM (Building Environment Management), dengan rekomendasi untuk pengelolaan sampah dan fit-out di salah satu Green Building di Jakarta yaitu South Quarter dengan pencapaian BEM sebesar 77%. Penulis menyusun biaya anggaran yang disarankan untuk evaluasi pemilahan sampah dan training, penulis juga melakukan survei persepsi tenant dengan metode tabulasi silang dan perbandingan nilai tengah dengan hasil bahwa 77% responden setuju dengan perencanaan pemilahan sampah dan pengadaan training untuk penghuni gedung di Green Building.

scholarly journals Features and Benefits of Cool Roofs: The Cool Roof Rating Council Program

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle van Tijen ◽  
Rebecca Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Cool Roof ◽  
Material Type ◽  
Energy Efficient Buildings ◽  
Cool Roofs

Green buildings incorporate many strategies to reduce energy use and environmental impacts and improve occupant health. Cool roofs are one important green building strategy because of the immense positive benefit they can provide. Cool roofs are not a new phenomenon, but they are essential to the construction and maintenance of energy efficient buildings, and new cool roof technologies give architects more options for both material type and color.

scholarly journals The impact of green building ideology on ecosystem and society health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Uzairuddin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Green House Gas ◽  
Historical Progress ◽  
The Impact

The First Green Building Movement that marked the beginning of an ideological revolution of the era occurred in the Late 19th Century. Climate Change and Global Warming have always been a major concern for humanity and justify the need for the development of innovative and greener technologies to help conserve natural resources for the future. This paper presents a review on the Historical Progress of Green Buildings so far and their impact on the occupant's health and productivity. The term which emerged in the context of green buildings as a result of these movements is High-Performance Green Buildings. The construction industry is considered to be the largest consumer of power and contributes about 1/4 of Global Green House Gas emissions. The Green Building Movement was an initiative to emphasize the need for a sustainable Built Environment. This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted on the occupants of GreenTech Malaysia, a certified Green Building, and the results which are somewhat counter intuitive in nature are analyzed.

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