• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2014

This paper investigates whether the use of Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RWHSs) to provide water for washing machines in Hong Kong residential buildings would be financially attractive. In such systems, rainwater is accumulated and reused for doing laundry, garden irrigation, flushing toilets, and even drinking. Thus, the analysis of RWHSs' financial feasibility is essential for construction projects. RainCycle is used to validate financial feasibility, considering particular circumstances and data relevant to the Hong Kong context. A range of different scenarios by adjusting three factors are evaluated: catchment area, water demand, and discount rate. It is suggested that $2,000m^2$ would be a suitable catchment area in a typical Hong Kong residential building and it is demonstrated how water demand and discount rate influence the financial performance of RWHSs. In particular, the financial performance of RWHSs is sensitive to discount rates. The results suggest that the RWH system would be worthwhile for buildings with a lower number of floors, but would barely achieve financial validation in Hong Kong's super high-rise residential buildings.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2010

In the urban area where rapid suburbanization trend continues, the role of mixed use building is controversial. It is argued that the mixed use building is an effective tool to recover residential function of urban core(urban regeneration). It is also argued that the building is a cause of serious urban problems, such as congestion, public service shortages. The fundamental purpose of this study is to examine the role of mixed use building in terms of urban growth management in Seoul. For this purpose, data of mixed use building from 1981 to 2007 are collected and analysed. The results show that most of mixed use buildings are located in either sub-centers or population losing areas, rather than traditional urban core. Therefore, it is hard to accept that the two controversial arguments. The mixed use building noncore areas in most cases. However, it dose help to increase population inflow in non-core areas. it is difficult to accept the public service assertion which states that super-high rise mixed use building causes public service congestion, because the building is built in population losing or demand decreasing area. Based on these findings this study suggests some policy alternatives such as urban service boundary or concurrency program to management urban growth.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2779-2788
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• 2012

현재 주택시장은 주택증가율 상회와 미분양증가, 장기침체로 어려우나 주상복합은 복합화를 위주로 주거시설과 다양한 수요 시설을 조합할 수 있으며 초고층화하여 넓은 오픈스페이스와 우수한 조망을 확보하는 장점을 가진다. 그러나 스카이라인 형성 저해, 건축물의 높이에 의한 문제점이 야기된다. 이에 본 연구는 초고층 주상복합 건축물 입지유형에 따른 높이기준 및 세장비를 제안하는데 목적이 있다. 연구의 방법은 먼저 문헌조사를 통한 용어정리, 선행연구조사를 하고 사례조사로 서울시내의 16개의 사례를 중심으로 도시 계획적 차원과 건축물 단위의 높이와 관련한 사항을 조사하였다. 이를 기준으로 입지유형별 높이기준과 세장비를 제안하여 다음과 같은 결론을 가진다. 첫째, 도시계획적 차원에서 입지유형별 주상복합의 높이는 부도심을 중심으로 시작하여 높아지며, 150m이하에서 200m이상으로 제안이 가능하다. 둘째, 세장비는 초고층건축물과 달리 주상복합의 저층부의 면적이 크므로 1:3 이상으로 계획하여 시각통로를 두어 개방성 및 군(群)의 형성에 통일성 있게 계획한다. 셋째, 초고층 주상복합 건축물과 관련한 높이에 있어 특별건축구역제도 수정 및 초고층 관련 특별법을 제정한다.