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Who Occupies the Green Building: a Case of Australia

  • Kim, Sumin;Kim, Jinu;Lim, Benson T.H.
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.549-553
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    • 2015
  • For successful outcome of real estate development projects, it is important to understand the potential tenants as they drive the demand for properties. The aim of this study is to investigate tenant characteristics of the Australian green office building sector. The specific objectives are to; (1) compare and contrast the increment trend of green buildings within the green office building sector; (2) identify the tenancy profile of green buildings; (3) ascertain the possible industry concentrations within the current green building sector; and (4) explore the relationship between green building occupants' characteristics and their tenancy. Descriptive statistics shows that Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE) industries along with government owned companies are the major tenants of green office buildings in the NSW State of Australia. In particular, real estate companies occupy more than half of the NSW based green office buildings whilst one third of them are the tenants of the 6-star rated buildings - the highest rated building in the current form of Australian Green Star accreditation scheme.

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Energy Saving Effects of Green Roof in Exiting Buildings according to Different Insulation Levels (기존 노후 건물의 단열 성능에 따른 옥상 녹화 시스템 설치시 에너지 성능 변화)

  • An, Kyeong A;Han, Seung Won;Moon, Hyeun Jun
    • Journal of Korean Living Environment System
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.959-964
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    • 2014
  • Energy performance of building envelope components, including external walls, floors, roofs, windows and doors, is crutial for determining how much energy is required for heating and cooling in a building. Among various building technologies, a green roof system can be a good option for reducing heat gain and loss in new buildings as well as existing buildings for green remodeling. This paper evaluates the performance of green roof systems according to soil depth and Leaf Area Index (LAI) for existing buildings. It also attempts to quantify the energy saving effects on new and existing buildings with different insulation levels. Thermal performance of green roofs is mainly dependent on soil thickness and LAI. Installation of green roofs in deteriorated existing buildings can lead to improvements in roof insulation, due to the soil layer. An increase in soil depth leads to a decrease in heating load, regardless of conditions of vegetation on the green roof. Larger LAI values may reduce cooling loads in the cooling season. Installation of green roof in deteriorated existing buildings showed bigger energy saving effect in comparison to a case in new buildings. A simulation study showed that the installation of green roof systems in deteriorated existing buildings with low insulation levels, due to low thermal performance requirements when constructed, could improve the energy performance of the buildings similar or better to the peformance on new buildings with the most updated insulation standard. Thus, when remodeling a deteriorated building, green roofs could be a good option to meet the most recent energy requirements.

A Fundamental Study on the Revision Direction of G-SEED for Green Remodeling Building (그린리모델링 건축물을 위한 녹색건축인증기준 개선방향에 대한 기초 연구)

  • Hyun, Eun-Mi;An, Kwang-Ho;Kim, Yong-Sik
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: G-SEED's evaluation of existing buildings in Korea is an important point because the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of existing buildings are continuously increasing due to the aging of buildings over time. In 2016, the government has set up a 'Green Remodeling Certification Standard' in G-SEED in order to revitalize the green remodeling business of existing buildings. As a result, G-SEED is distinguished between buildings with green remodeling and buildings with general remodeling. Therefore, this study analyzed the system of the certification of the green remodeling building which is aimed at improving the performance of the building. Method: First, we analyze characteristics of the existing building certification standards of G-SEED(Korea), LEED(USA), and BREEAM(UK). Second, the evaluation criteria are based on the G-SEED Green Remodeling Certification, 2016, LEED for BD + C: New construction and major renovation v.4, BREEAM UK Non-Domestic Refurbishment and Fit-out 2014. Based on the analysis results, we propose the improvement direction of G-SEED Green Remodeling Certification Standard. Result: Existing buildings should be classified into 'existing building certification' for re-certification and 'green remodeling certification' accompanied by building performance improvement. In addition, building green buildings through performance improvement should include not only energy performance, but also creating a pleasant indoor environment and minimizing environmental impact. Finally, existing buildings have accumulated information on energy and resource use, and a performance improvement plan should be established based on this information.

Lessons from Green Strategies of the Laboratory Buildings in the U.S. - Focus on the Recent Green Development of LABS21 and LEED - (미국 연구소 건축의 친환경 디자인 프로세스와 계획요소 - LABS21와 LEED 친환경 인증프로그램의 연구소 건축을 중심으로 -)

  • Lee, Joongwon;Schuetze, Thorsten
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2012
  • This study aims to analyze the green strategies of laboratory buildings in the U.S. developed by LABS21 and LEED of USGBC. To achieve this goal, the paper analyzed the design process of green laboratories and the sustainable planning strategies. Laboratories, as a building type, have specific requirments stipulated by NIH. Chemical restive measures and biosafety level measures needed to be met in laboratory buildings prior to meeting green measures. Obama Admistration's Executive Order 13514 in mind, the paper has mainly focused on the five areas of green planning strategies in the laboratory buildings; site, energy, water, indoor environment, and materials. The study informed that the current green certification program needs to expand into the particular building types in order to; first, provide more realistic energy-saving benchmarking data, and second, provide building-type-specific green strategies.

A Study on User's awareness for Workable Environment Improvement of Public Building by Green Building Renovation - Focus on the 1st & 2nd Buildings of Jeju Special self-Governing Province - (그린빌딩화를 통한 청사 업무환경 개선을 위한 사용자 의식에 관한 연구 - 제주특별자치도 제 1, 2청사를 중심으로 -)

  • Oh, Chang-Hun;Kim, Tae-Il;Yang, Gun
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.162-171
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    • 2010
  • In the field of architecture, the sustainable architectural concept, "green buildings," has been suggested as an alternative to solve the environmental problems; however, the concept has not yet been converted to awareness and development of related technology. The leading role of public sector has been socially and economically influential in the nation, hence green public buildings are significant to stimulate the spread of green buildings in the nation. This study is to draw an appropriate method of implementing the green building concept to the two main government office buildings of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province based on the plan to improve the work environment; it is also to provide long-term directions of implementing policies and reference for the public and private sector to utilize the green building concept. Its research methodology was the survey method. A total of 142 questionnaires were returned by government employees of the two buildings. It accounts for 20% of the total number of 711 workers of the buildings. According to the analysis of the returned questionnaire, the majority of the surveyed have a positive evaluurned toward the introduction of green buildings due to their expecturned for the possible i the buildingstheir work environment. In addition, they showed more interest in space planning with natural ventilation than automatic systems regarding applied methods for green buildings.

A Case Study on Energy Consumption and Calibration of Green Remodeling Buildings (그린리모델링 건물에 대한 에너지소비량 및 보정 사례연구)

  • Kim, Dongi;Lee, Byeongho
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.47-58
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    • 2020
  • Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(MOLIT) has increased reduction rate from 18.1% to 32.7% in Building sector compared to BAU of the national greenhouse gas emission according to the 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Road map Amendment. For this purpose, MOLIT has been activating the green remodeling projects for existing buildings. Considering that 15 year old buildings after completion are 74% (5.25 million buildings) among about 7 million existing building stocks in Korea, reduction of building energy consumption by green remodeling is urgently needed, However, it is a major difficulty of activation for green remodeling projects because there are few case studies on Before and After building energy consumption of actual green remodeling projects. Considering that building energy performance and value increase after green remodeling through previous researches, additional studies of the energy consumption assessment on actual green remodeling projects are essential. Therefore, this study aims to propose results on Before and After building energy consumption of actual green remodeling projects.

A Comparative Analysis of Designs in Low Carbon Environment-Friendly Business Buildings (국내 친환경 업무용 건축물의 디자인에 대한 비교 연구)

  • Kang, Yeon-Joo;Kim, Moon-Duck
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.153-163
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    • 2014
  • The eco-friendly elements are important for new construction and renovation and redevelopment of the buildings. The green buildings are related with minimizing environmental pollution and how to live with nature throughout the entire process of demolishing and building. The purpose of this paper is to study on eco-friendly business buildings in the trend of mandatory green building certification system. The analysis of this paper is comparative studies on practices at eleven domestic eco-friendly business buildings through site survey on design framework of green buildings. The design framework of eleven this buildings is six kinds of skills on technical, renewable, ecological, cultural, healthy, social. The eleven this buildings in the new & renewable energy and IT technology of technical sector are satisfied with the framework. But, domestic most advanced eco-friendly business buildings are placed difference between almost the two times on the lower buildings at comparative evaluation. The three of this buildings are gratified rainwater harvesting and waste recycling systems for renewable and recycle. The buildings have an excellent aspects of technology and ecology. The benefits of this buildings are related with future compulsory zero energy house to take technical advantage of renewable energy. However, the buildings reflecting the regional culture types is insufficient. The buildings should be supplemented as follows. This buildings are need to have the social enhancement programs and design for convenient space of community residents, through health and comfort of on workplace. Moreover, this buildings have features of coexisting with human beings and nature friendly with the aim of realizing the sustainable development. The social enhancement programs through regional cultural aspects with ecology are related with individual and community livings in harmony, non-hierarchical communal lifes. The development of the cultural aspects provide for consensus about the local community and creating sustainable communities. Thus, The buildings are to have energy saving, pleasant and healthy living environment and interactive individual and community livings in harmony.

A Study on the Evaluation of Energy Performance According to Greenery Cover in Education Buildings (학교건물에서의 외피녹화에 따른 에너지성능 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Seok, Ho-Tae;Yang, Jeong-Hoon;Jung, Jae-Woong
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.40-47
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    • 2008
  • The importance for energy consumptions has being emphasized because of problems of the energy and environment. Especially, education buildings among public buildings which have being emphasized the application of environment-friendly elements because of large energy consumptions. Accordingly, this study established parameters of green walls and green roofs which have ecological effects and energy savings. And then this study analyzed indoor thermal environments and energy consumptions due to green walls and green roofs through the energy simulation(Visual DOE 4.0) and the actual measurement.

The Study on the Project Delivery System for Vitalizing the Green Remodeling (그린리모델링 사업 활성화를 위한 발주방식 제안)

  • Nam, Sunghoon;Kim, Kyungrai
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.3-11
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    • 2017
  • Aging buildings over 15 years reaches about 74% of 177 thousand buildings in Domestic public buildings. Due to the aging building, the energy loss is a serious problem. In order to reduce the energy usage through improving the energy efficiency on the existing buildings, the government & the local autonomous entity conduct the energy efficiency projects through the remodeling, repairing & equipment replacement on the existing buildings. The green remodeling is applied to the existing public buildings in recently revised the act on the creation and support of green building. However, the standard is not obvious that the work scope of green remodeling, financing and project delivery method. This paper propose is to suggest project delivery system for vitalizing the green remodeling. Green remodeling is defined on basis of the occurring work under project life cycle based on the existing building process and the financing method for owners and companies and the project delivery system according to work scope of green remodeling are proposed in this paper

Improvement Directions for the G-SEED System from the Resident's Perspective - Focused on Certification Assessment Criteria for Apartment Buildings -

  • Choi, Yeo Jin;Lhee, Sang Choon
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.14 no.4
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    • pp.19-26
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    • 2014
  • The building section is providing immediate causes for global climate change problems since it takes about 50% of carbon emission, 20~50% of waste discharge, 33% of energy consumption, 40% of resource use, and 17% of water consumption. So, many countries over the world have developed and implemented green building certification systems to assess sustainable performances of buildings since the early 1990s. In korea, the green building certification system to induce the diffusion of sustainable buildings was first introduced in 2002 and developed as an improved version of the G-SEED(Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design) system in 2013 after major revisions of related legislations. This research conducts a survey targeting residents on an apartment building that was certified as green building and examines the importance of assessment criteria on apartment buildings to certify green buildings using the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) method. And it proposes a new direction on certification assessment standards from the resident's prospective. As a result, assessment criteria such as indoor environment, ecological environment, energy & environment pollution, and maintenance management among 7 main ones turned out important on assessing the G-SEED system for apartment buildings, while criteria such as material & resource, water circulation management, and land use & transportation did relatively unimportant.