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A review of the philippine green building rating system, BERDE in comparison with G-SEED and LEED

  • Culiao, Rudiliza;Tae, Sungho;Kim, Rakhyun
    • The International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.87-94
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    • 2018
  • Different countries create their own green building rating system to be in line with sustainable development as a response to the urgent call for solution for Climate Change and degradation of the environment due to rapid population growth and economic development. This study conducts a critical review on the Philippine national voluntary green building rating system, BERDE, in comparison with South Korea's national voluntary green building rating system, G-SEED and U.S. rating system LEED. Their categories, building types assessed, and assessment methods were compared side by side to seek better practice(s) for green building rating assessment for Philippine green building projects.

An Information Model to Facilitate Sustainable Design of Building Projects in the UAE

  • Zaneldin, Essam
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.544-548
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    • 2015
  • As urbanization increases in UAE, the demand for housing and infrastructures also grows. The challenge is to continue to build but in a different way considering more energy-efficient sustainable buildings. Producing a sustainable design is highly dependent upon effective participation among the diverse parties involved. In the construction industry in the UAE, these parties are fragmented due to the multistage nature of construction projects and multidisciplinary participants, particularly during the design stage. The decisions made during this stage have an extensive impact on subsequent stages of a project's life cycle. Having a sustainability expert during the design stage is important and the awareness of sustainability requirements by all design participants is of equal importance. In this research, recent advances in information technology are used to develop an information model that will improve the sustainability of building during the design stage. An information framework for storing design information and sustainability performance criteria is developed, allowing design participants to collaborate in an integrated environment. This research is expected to help designers produce sustainable designs for building projects.

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A Study of Sustainable Architectural Design Elements Based on the Classification of Natural Elements (자연요소 중심으로 분류한 친환경 건축계획 요소에 관한 연구)

  • Yim, Su Hyun;Park, Hyeon Soo
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.3-12
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    • 2010
  • Sustainable design is getting to be controversial issue in all industries over the world particularly, in architecture as the amount of energy usage in architecture occupies 40%. Therefore, it is essential to make the standard for the sustainable design. In order to construct the sustainable design, firstly it should be considered that sustainable design elements based on natural resources to increase building energy efficiency is established and classified. The method of sustainable design divides into passive design and active design. Passive design method should be examined with active one simultaneously for more efficient usage of energy. Next, the study is followed how the sustainable design elements is adopted in buildings through the comparison of cases study of domestic and oversea. The result of case study shows similar adoption of sustainable design elements between oversea and domestic. However, the difference is shown in the building orientation and shape and the window size and position in Solar energy as well as high performance structure in Heat energy. These elements are the most significant elements in order to reduce energy load. In oversea, sustainable design is generated by architects, a client, and consultants based on the close cooperation in the beginning of early design phase before deciding building shape and envelope while in the domestic field adoption for sustainable design is conducted after deciding building shape and material. In order to design sustainable architecture more study is necessary in early stage for Zero Carbon and reducing building energy load through relation with specialists, a client and architects.

A Study on Green building certification criteria of school facilities in the concept of the Green Building Index (녹색지수 개념의 학교시설 녹색건축인증기준에 관한 연구)

  • Meang, Joon-Ho;Lee, Sang-Min;Lee, Seung-Min
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.35-45
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest improvement plans of school green building certification system in the concept of the Green Building Index by comparing items of domestic system with those of foreign system. School is a public facility for students. So Green Building Certification System for School must have educational point of view adding to energy saving, reduction of greenhouse gas emission, etc. Also school is forming a large part with the apartment house in the green building certification system. So we need to manage the green building certification system for school to meet carbon reduction policy.

Characteristics Analysis of Evaluation Measures and Submission Requirements of Sustainable Design Awards -Comparison between AIA COTE Top 10 and Korea Green Building Awards- (완공작 친환경 건축물 공모전의 평가기준 및 제출요구자료 특성 분석 - AIA COTE TOP 10 공모전과 녹색건축대전의 비교를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Jin-Ho;Lee, Do-Gyun
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.59-67
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: As we are facing the global crisis from the climate change and energy depletion, urgent actions are needed to design a integrated sustainable building. This paper suggests that a sustainable design awards can stimulate for architects to bring the cutting-edge ideas into a realized building in comparison to green building certification system. AIA COTE Top 10 design awards, organized and run by AIA(American Institute of Architects) COTE(Committee on the Environment) from 1997, is analyzed as a case study. By researching the core of the AIA COTE Top 10 design awards system in terms of evaluation measures and submission requirements, meaningful suggestions were drawn to supplement Korea Green Building Awards system and to design and realize leading green buildings in Korea. Method: The comparison between AIA COTE Top 10 and Korea Green Building Design Awards was made in terms of evaluation measures, submission requirements, and green building certification systems. Result: This paper finally suggests the following three points in conclusion: 1) Set the standards of evaluation measures reflecting the three aspects(economy, environment, social) of sustainability, 2) Set the qualitative evaluation measures and corresponding submission requirements that can apply in the design awards in comparison to green building certification system, 3) Develop and balance submission requirements in response to evaluation measures to proceed systematic evaluation of the green buildings.

A study on the Improvement Plans for Green Building Certification System -focused on the school use classification- (녹색건축물인증제도 개선방향에 관한 연구 -학교시설 용도구분 개선을 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Jae Ok;Meang, Joon Ho;Lee, Sang Min;Lee, Seung Min
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.28-37
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study is to suggest improvement plans of School Green Building Certification System by comparing items of domestic system with those of foreign system. Especially, we focused on school use classification. Use classification of Green Building Certification System must be based on Building Codes and reflect the nature of building use and size. Schools are divided into three groups ; preschool, school(elementary, junior high school, high school), university and ect. Also they must be set up assessment method reflecting the nature of school use and size.

Why Tall Buildings? The Potential of Sustainable Technologies in Tall Buildings

  • Elbakheit, Abdel Rahman
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.117-123
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    • 2012
  • This paper discusses major strengths of tall buildings that distinguish them as sustainable solutions for the built environment. It sheds light on some of the key attributes of tall buildings as well as materials and technologies that could boost their performance environmentally, economically and technically as well as the natural habitats containing them. Tall buildings are portrait as major successful options for accommodating the ever increasing urban world population, with little negative impact on ecologies and environmental habitats worldwide. The role of tall buildings as 'vertical garden sub-cities' mitigating modern city problems of 'urban heat islands' and sprawling cities is explored. A few building examples as well as city developments are presented which represent the new generation of sustainable tall buildings that are setting trends for future projects incorporating innovations in materials and building systems and designs.

A Study on Comparing and Analyzing Domestic and Foreign Green Building Certification Criteria for School Facility -Focused on the G-SEED and LEED, BREEAM- (국내외 학교시설 녹색 건축 인증제도의 비교분석에 관한 기초연구 -G-SEED와 LEED, BREEAM을 중심으로-)

  • Lee, Jong-Kuk
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.15-22
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    • 2014
  • Proceeded with a research with basic data about the qualification standard improvement scheme about the environment school architecture in which a comparison analyze the specialized field of BREEAM system of LEED of the hit environment building qualification standard G-SEED of the domestic and U.S Green Building Counci evaluated with the certification system of the world top class and Building Research Establish, essential item, and mark distribution and weight in this study at this and which I hit with a domestic afterward. The school facility with a hub among the equipment receiving the hit environmental qualification standard, and the range of this research does LEED of the domestic green building certification system February is revised in 2013 G-SEED and which US and BREEAM in UK with a range. The way of the research checked the environment school building certification system and situation hit home and abroad, and a comparison analyze the division of the specialized field of each country qualification standard, essential item, and mark distribution and weight.

A Study on the Development of G-SEED Accredited Professional System (녹색건축 전문가 자격제도 개발 연구)

  • Lee, Sang Min;Lee, Seung Min
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.32-40
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    • 2014
  • In an effort to resolve environmental pollution problems, developed countries enforce green building certification systems. The same is true in Korea. However compared professional accreditation system to certification systems did not systematically in Korea. Therefore, in accordance with development of green building related systems and technology the requirement for foster green building professionals is urgent. Accordingly this study is purposed to analyze and propose that green building professional accreditation system development and operation of the direction. Through data analysis domestic and international green building professional accreditation system for draw a development plan. And then conduct an expert Delphi survey reflected in the survey results to development plan.

A Study on Present Condition and Educational Improvement Plan of Building Services System (건축설비 관련 현황과 교육면에서의 개선방향 고찰)

  • Lee, Chul-Goo
    • The Journal of Sustainable Design and Educational Environment Research
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.50-57
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    • 2013
  • The education of building services field at university is not enough, although the field has become to be very important in architectural engineering. This lack of education is one of the reason that the level of domestic building services field is lower than that in developed countries. Present conditions of related laws, fields of work after graduation and education at university in building services field have been studied, and education conditions have been investigated divided into four-year architectural engineering course and five-year architecture course. Though building services field has become more important at university education, the number of credits and professor of the field is still small than other fields of architectural engineering. More practical curriculums are necessary to meet the expectation of companies, and it will be one of the method to meet it that criteria of curriculum constitution is according to ABEEK(Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea) in more architectural engineering department.