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Development of framework to estimate environmental loads of PSC beam bridges based on LCA

  • Lee, Wan Ryul;Kim, Kyong Ju;Yun, Won Gun;Kim, In Kyum
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.730-731
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    • 2015
  • This study aims at giving the framework to estimate the environmental load at planning and schematic phase. With increasing awareness of environmental issues, the effort to reduce the environmental impacts caused by human activity has been increasingly enlarged. So far most of researches estimating CO2 emissions have analyzed energy consumption based on BOQ (Bills of Quantity) acquired after detailed design. There is also lack of reliability in the estimated environmental impact using the basic unit of a facility at the planning stage, because it uses a limited specific section of historical data. Thus, this study is targeted at developing framework to assess reliable environmental loads based on information available at project early phases by making case-bases from historical design information on PSC Beam Bridge. Historical database is built on the basis of the LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) and in order to set input information for estimating model, the literature about information in an early project phase are reviewed. Using the information available in the planning and schematic design stage, the Framework is presented to estimate the environmental load in an early stage in the project. Developing an environmental load estimation model in accordance with the Framework presented in this study, it is expected that the environmental load in the initial project phase can be estimated more quickly and accurately.

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Eco-Friendly Mechanical Design of Touch-Screen Monitor Stand through Life-Cycle Assessment(LCA) (전과정평가(LCA)에 기반한 터치스크린 모니터 스탠드의 친환경적 기구설계)

  • Yi, Hwa-Cho;Jang, Woon-Geun;Han, Hoon;Jo, Young-Rae;Jeon, Chan-gon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.117-124
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    • 2012
  • Recent years, many industries acknowledge that environmental substantiality of products must be an essential role and it is one of the major importances for industries to consider the environmental impacts of products at the early stages of product development. This study investigated eco-design parameters and $CO_2-eq$. emissions in each stage of raw material acquisition, manufacturing, transportation, use and disuse in life cycle of touch monitor stand based on Eco-Design. In this study, to fulfill of Eco-Design, the environmental impact assessment of through LCA(Life cycle assessment) was carried out with benchmarking monitor stand and we suggested the direction of new design of touch monitor stand mechanism based on eco-friendly considerations. New design based on LCT(Life Cycle Thinking) showed that the following eco-friendly considerations at the early stage of design to be helpful to reduce GWP(Global Warming Potential) [kg $CO_2-eq$.] in new monitor stand development and it is necessary for Eco-Design process of the product.

Parametric Study of Offshore Pipeline Wall Thickness by DNV-OS-F101, 2010

  • Choi, Han-Suk;Yu, Su-Young;Kang, Dae-Hoon;Kang, Hyo-Dong
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2012
  • DNV-OS-F101 includes the concept development, design, construction, operation,and abandonment of offshore pipeline systems. The main objective of this offshore standard (OS) is to ensure that pipeline systems are safe during the installation and operational period. The pipeline design philosophy also includes public safety and environmental protection. The mechanical wall thickness design of a pipeline shall follow the design objectives and safety philosophy. This new design code includes a very sophisticated design procedure to ensure a safe pipeline, public safety, and environmental protection. This paper presents the results of a parametric study for the wall thickness design of offshore pipelines. A design matrix was developed to cover the many design factors of pipeline integrity, public safety, and environmental protection. Sensitivity analyses of the various parameters were carried out to identify the impacts on offshore pipeline design.

A Study on the Green Design Paradigm for the Design Process of the Rural Architecture (농촌건축(農村建築)의 환경친화적(環境親和的) 디자인 과정(過程)에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Dong-wook
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.97-108
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    • 1999
  • There are so many theories and arguments on the architectural design process. However, in the time of the environmental preservation, there is the need for the introduction of the systematic green design process because no existing design process theories could give the rational design tool far the integrated design with environmental factors. This study, through the literature survey, is on the new paradigm for the systematic approach to the integrated process of 'the Green Design'.

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Study on the Campaign of Using T-Shirts to Establish an Environmentally-Friendly Fashion Culture (친환경 패션 문화 조성을 위한 캠페인 티셔츠에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Mi-Hyun
    • The Research Journal of the Costume Culture
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.917-928
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    • 2011
  • The hot-wave of campaign for fashion brands has itself become a fashion trend now. In order to participate in this popular trend, every brand has launched a new campaign of developing T-shirts each season with a social issue as the design concept. Such a campaign plan is related to the brand's image-making. Each brand has its own slogan based on various themes related to social issues. Since the environment is the hottest social issue these days, most campaigns' T-shirts also focus on the image of environmental-friendliness. The purpose of this study is to elucidate environmentally-friendly fashion culture in daily life so that "environmental-friendliness" would be positively cognized by people in everyday life. For that, the design of these T-shirts following the environmental campaign will be developed and their utilization potential will be clarified. The detail contents of the study are as follow. First, the meaning of the environmental campaign and trends of environmental campaigns in Korea and overseas will be explored in order to identify their theoretical contents. Second, the environmental campaigns will be classified by case. Analysis of the expression and characteristic of each case will determine the utilization plan. Third, design directions will be suggested based on the characteristics produced from the case study. As the study conclusion, five environmental campaign T-shirts will be produced.

AN ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF ECO-FRIENDLINESS OF CONSTRUCTED FACILITY IN THE DESIGN PHASE USING VALUE ENGINEERING

  • Byung-Soo, Kim;Dong-Eun, Lee;Suk-Hyun, Kwon;Min-Kwon, Choe
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.1625-1629
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    • 2009
  • The new paradigm called 'Low Carbon Green Growth' involved in reducing greenhouse gas is on the rise as a critical issue worldwide. The essential of Kyoto protocol issued in 1997 is to achieve the sustainable economic growth environments by converting existing production system to eco-friendly one. The protocol imposes the liability to reduce greenhouse gas to the countries joined to it. The paradigm is directly involved in the energy consumption and environmental pollution caused by construction activities. Value Engineering which are mainly applied in the design phase in practice is a measure to improve the value of a constructed facility by analyzing and/or appraising the functions and costs of it. However, an appropriate method which assesses eco-friendliness of constructed facility has not been propose by researchers. This paper proposes a method which assesses the performance involved in eco-friendliness of constructed facility using Value Engineering (VE) in the design phase. The method estimates the environmental cost relative to the amounts of energy consumption and environmental pollution occurred over the entire project life cycle. The database called "Life Cycle Inventory DB", which stores information about the amounts of environmental pollution, is used. The algorithm which retrieves the amounts of environmental pollutions from the DB and converts them into environmental costs is developed. The algorithm is implemented into a system which quantifies the eco-friendliness of constructed facility in the design phase using VE.

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A Study on the Characteristics of Environmental Design in the Architecture of G$\ddot{u}$nther Behnisch - focus on Munich Olympic Park - (귄터 베니쉬 건축의 환경친화적 디자인 특성에 관한 연구 -뮌헨 올림픽 공원 사례를 중심으로-)

  • Choi, Man-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.157-165
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    • 2009
  • The aim of this study on the Munich Olympic Park is to understand the characteristics and design techniques of the environmental design of G$\ddot{u}$nther Behnisch's architecture. This particular work is chosen because it represents a turning point in his architectural life in terms of his approach to environmental design. The goal of this paper is to research Behnisch's design techniques in order to realiz a way to apply nature-friendly design in contemporary-architecture. In Behnisch's architectural works, the organic design philosophies of Hugo H$\ddot{a}$ring and Hans Scharoun are clealy echoed. The site and natural surroundings are always important in his architecture. In terms of his environmentally-friendly approach, Behnisch's architecture can be defined as one which espresses a harmony between architecture and the naturale-surroundings. In terms of the structural aspect, Behnisch's architectural forms are not imposing, but rather waiting to be discovered naturally. In terms of spatial characteristics, Behnisch's spaces are based on organic characteristics and have a strong relationship between the outside and inside. In particular, the artificial architectural landscape in the Munich Olympic Park through cable-construction connects perfectly with nature.

A Study on the Development of Cooling Simulation Program for Thermal Environmental Chamber (열환경챔버의 냉방 시뮬레이션 프로그램 개발에 관한 연구)

  • 이한홍
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.108-114
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    • 1999
  • The thermal environmental chamber has been using in maintaining weather condition keeping thermal capacity under heating and cooling load fluctuation and for the performance testing of cooling system or air-conditioner on artificial envi-ronment. In ordder to make the various environmental conditions in the thermal environmental chamber the proper cooling system is necessary to eliminate the heating load produced inside the chamber and to maintain the designed environmental condition. For this reason the optimal design of cooling system and the prediction of performance is also required. This paper describes the prediction of performance of cooling system in the thermal environmental chamber with the capacity of 37,000kcal/hr which is developed for the test of performance in heating mode of heat pump system, In the results this paper is trying to develop simulation program on the base of mathematical models and which can be applied effectively to the optimal design of cooling system and prediction of performance to the inside and outside change of envi-ronmetal load.

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Contents Analysis on the Characteristics of Living Environmental Design in Facilities for the Elderly with Dementia, USA (미국 치매노인시설의 거주환경디자인 특성의 내용분석)

  • Byun Hea-Ryung;Yoon Young-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.16 no.5
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    • pp.39-48
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    • 2005
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze environment-behavior concepts included in environmental design characteristics of facilities for elderly with dementia. Major method was contents analysis of actual environmental designs. For comparison between the environment-behavior concepts and actual cases, an analytical framework was developed. Eleven cases of facilities designed for people with dementia were analyzed. Those were published ones in periodicals in USA. The analytical data used included floor plans, texts, and visual materials including photographs. Under the framework for analysis, a total of 296 criteria were used to analyze the actual cases of environmental design. This study was expected to offer a knowledge base for better environmental design for elderly with dementia and to help establish guidelines for designing such facilities which can meet the cultural characteristics and traditional conditions of Korea.