Melakan Row Houses from the Ground Up

Chapter 4 deals with the old townhouses and shophouses of Melaka’s World Heritage site. It first traces the reasons for their decline in the post-war period. Things started to change in the 1990s with the repeal of rent control. This period coincided with the revaluation of these buildings as heritage and economic assets, but not without side effects, such as illegal demolitions, the displacement of residents, and tourism gentrification. The authorities have always been reluctant to interfere with private property, but during the application for the World Heritage inscription they were forced to step in with stricter conservation rules. Instead of a homogeneous approach, this chapter displays the diversity of discourses and practices of conservation as encountered on the ground.

Influence of Internal Courtyards on the Energy Load and Hours of Illuminance in Row Houses in Toronto

Natural daylight is desirable in locations where winter days are short. With narrow front and long depth, row houses interiors in Toronto tend to be dark, as natural light cannot penetrate to the central portion of the house. This study aims to contribute to the development of guidelines for designers using courtyards to create better space quality and to add to occupants’ delight, health and wellbeing. It examines the potential benefits and drawbacks of internal courtyards in houses located in cold climates and the implications of such design on the energy performance, natural light and lighting consumption. The simulations showed that the window to wall ratio doesn’t have major influence on the hours of daylight inside the house. The main results also show significant improvement of the hours of illuminance in the interior, with higher increases in the shorter days of the year when light is more needed.

Influence of Internal Courtyards on the Energy Load and Hours of Illuminance in Row Houses in Toronto

Natural daylight is desirable in locations where winter days are short. With narrow front and long depth, row houses interiors in Toronto tend to be dark, as natural light cannot penetrate to the central portion of the house. This study aims to contribute to the development of guidelines for designers using courtyards to create better space quality and to add to occupants’ delight, health and wellbeing. It examines the potential benefits and drawbacks of internal courtyards in houses located in cold climates and the implications of such design on the energy performance, natural light and lighting consumption. The simulations showed that the window to wall ratio doesn’t have major influence on the hours of daylight inside the house. The main results also show significant improvement of the hours of illuminance in the interior, with higher increases in the shorter days of the year when light is more needed.

Effect of Atrium Compare to Courtyard on Energy Demand and Daylight in Row Housed in Toronto

Row houses in cold climates with increased shared wall for energy efficiency, suffer from darker interior spaces. Addition of courtyards can solve this problem to some extent, but courtyards are responsible for higher energy consumption during winter. This study investigates an alternative option, i.e. converting courtyard into atrium during winter for assessing its energy and daylight performance in row houses in Toronto. Results are determined by using Design Builder software. Research shows, during winter atrium options in row houses can reduce energy consumption compared to courtyard, but at the same time daylit floor area above target illuminance is also reduced. However, bigger courtyard having large window to wall ratio, clear glazing for courtyard windows and low e coated glazing for skylight can create a balance between increased energy consumption and decreased daylighting inside the house to maximize the benefits from converting courtyard into atrium during winter in Toronto row houses.

Effect of Atrium Compare to Courtyard on Energy Demand and Daylight in Row Housed in Toronto

Row houses in cold climates with increased shared wall for energy efficiency, suffer from darker interior spaces. Addition of courtyards can solve this problem to some extent, but courtyards are responsible for higher energy consumption during winter. This study investigates an alternative option, i.e. converting courtyard into atrium during winter for assessing its energy and daylight performance in row houses in Toronto. Results are determined by using Design Builder software. Research shows, during winter atrium options in row houses can reduce energy consumption compared to courtyard, but at the same time daylit floor area above target illuminance is also reduced. However, bigger courtyard having large window to wall ratio, clear glazing for courtyard windows and low e coated glazing for skylight can create a balance between increased energy consumption and decreased daylighting inside the house to maximize the benefits from converting courtyard into atrium during winter in Toronto row houses.

Combinatorial Optimization for Urban Planning: Strategic Demolition of Abandoned Houses in Baltimore, MD

In 2017, Baltimore City was awarded $75 million earmarked for the targeted demolition of a portion of its 16,000 vacant and abandoned buildings. Selecting an optimal set of demolition targets is difficult given that the cost per demolition is not independent of the overall demolition pattern; like many older cities, Baltimore’s abandoned housing includes a large number of attached row houses, which require the construction of retaining walls when a demolished home abuts a non-demolished home. In this paper, we present a method by which planners can use integer linear programming to identify optimal demolition targets for a number of potential objectives. The simplest objective, demolishing the maximum number of houses for a specific budget, is compared with more complex functions that attempt to proxy improved quality of life resulting from the demolitions. The results of different objective functions are then assessed in terms of equity and efficiency using the spatial distribution of proposed targets as a point of comparison.

PENERAPAN PERATURAN MENTERI PEKERJAAN UMUM DAN PERUMAHAN RAKYAT NOMOR 11/PRT/M/2019 TENTANG SISTEM PERJANJIAN PENDAHULUAN JUAL BELI RUMAH

During its development, a house sale and purchase agreement made by the parties by a notary public creates rights and obligations as well as risks for the parties later. Before the agreement is agreed upon, the parties express their wishes or wishes so that the objectives of the house sale and purchase agreement are achieved, so that when the agreement is implemented, all of these rights and obligations must be fulfilled by the parties to fulfill each other's wishes. The House Sale and Purchase Agreement when viewed from the latest legal rules, namely, the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) of the Republic of Indonesia, issued a Ministerial Regulation (Permen) PUPR Number 11 / PRT / M / 2019 concerning the Preliminary House Buying Agreement System. This regulation was signed by the Minister of PUPR, M. Basuki Hadimuljono, on July 12, 2019. This regulation regulates the sale of houses or flats by developers to the community. The issues raised in this paper are how the legal protection for home buyers is based on the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) PUPR Number 11 / PRT / M / 2019 and what are the legal requirements that home developers must have in selling their products based on Ministerial Regulation (Permen) PUPR Number 11 / PRT / M / 2019. The type of research used is juridical normative, which is research conducted based on legal materials and by collecting data, studying books in the library and the laws and regulations related to this research. The results of research by developers or housing developers that are legal entities who sell single houses, row houses and flats that are sold to the community by means of cash or credit, in terms of credit, there are many problems caused in terms of payments, broken promises, and inadequacy of development.