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Book Synopsis The Environmental Performance of Commercial Buildings by : Australia. Productivity Commission
Download or read book The Environmental Performance of Commercial Buildings written by Australia. Productivity Commission and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research study examines the environmental performance of commercial buildings and analyses this within a framework of the broader objectives of firms in the commercial building sector. It discusses the factors that affect a firms̉ decision-making about issues that impact on the environmental effects of a building. These decisions are made at any stage of a buildings̉ life cycle. The study also examines the range of options available to government should it wish to improve the environmental performance of buildings as part of a more general environmental strategy. It focuses on energy use in commercial buildings because energy is typical of e︣nvironmental performance ̉concerns and because of the potential economywide significance of Australias̉ response to the Kyoto Protocol.
Book Synopsis The Environmental Performance of Commercial Buildings by :
Download or read book The Environmental Performance of Commercial Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Productivity Commission is requested to undertake a research study examining the performance of commercial buildings and analyse any impediments to better performance fo such buildings, and how to overcome them. This study should: Identify the indicators of building performance used by building owners and/or tenants (such as indicators of the extent to which a building is 'fit for purpose', as well as its environmental performance); Use case studies to assist in an evaluation of the performance of buildings, as well as the factors affecting building performance within the context of design, construction and subsequent use; Analyse factors influencing the extent to which environmentally sustainable design features are incorporated at the building design, construction, maintenance and management stages; Examine the current incentives for developers to incorporate environmentally sustainable building design features and their impact on whole-of-life building costs; and identify any impediments to better performance of buildings, including innovation in building design and construction.
Book Synopsis The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings by : Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves
Download or read book The Environmental Performance of Tall Buildings written by Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall buildings represent one of the most energy-intensive architectural typologies, while at the same time offering the high density work and living conditions that many believe will an important constituent of future sustainable communities. How, then, can their environmental impact be lessened? This insightful book takes in: an overview of the tall building and its impacts (looking at cityscape, place, mobility, microclimate, energy and economics) design principles and the development of the sustainable tall building global perspectives (covering North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia) detailed, qualitative case studies of buildings in design and operation the future for sustainable tall buildings. Not simply another showcase for future utopian designs and ideals, the information presented here is based on hard research from operating buildings. Highly illustrated and combining analysis with solid detail for practice, this is essential reading for architects, building engineers, design consultants, retrofitters and urban planners interested in or working with tall buildings, and researchers/students in these disciplines.
Book Synopsis Building Systems Integration for Enhanced Environmental Performance by : Shahin Vassigh
Download or read book Building Systems Integration for Enhanced Environmental Performance written by Shahin Vassigh and published by J. Ross Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the issues of sustainability and environmental impact in the field of building design and architecture. This book addresses sustainability in building design through development of a series of examples presented as three dimensional models of well-integrated building systems.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings by : Richard Hyde
Download or read book Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings written by Richard Hyde and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite recent improvements in energy efficiency being made in new build, it is important that the existing commercial building sector also take action to meet emission reduction targets. The objectives and challenges of such action will reduce the risk of the sector becoming obsolete due to high energy use and poor environmental performance. This book presents a theory-based, practice-support methodology to deal with sustainable retrofitting opportunities for existing commercial buildings in warm climates using bioclimatic design as the basis. The book has four main parts, focusing on eco-design and renovation, bioclimatic retrofitting, technological and behavioural change and case studies of retrofitting exemplars. In the first part, the context of climate change effects on design and renovation at the city scale is discussed. The second part looks at bioclimatic retrofitting as a 'design guide' for existing buildings, highlighting the significance of architectural design and engineering systems for energy performance. The technological and behavioural contexts of the existing building sector – policies, modelling, monitoring and trend analysis in respect to energy and environmental performance – are covered in part three. The final part gives some case studies showing the effectiveness of strategies suggested for effective environmental performance. This book is a must-have guide for all involved in the design and engineering of retrofitting projects in warm climates.
Book Synopsis Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Commercial Buildings by : Cuong N. N. Tran
Download or read book Life-Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Commercial Buildings written by Cuong N. N. Tran and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2024-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book develops a model to evaluate and assess life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on typical Australian commercial building design options.
Book Synopsis Environmental Assessment of Office Buildings by : Pedro Miguel dos Santos Vieira
Download or read book Environmental Assessment of Office Buildings written by Pedro Miguel dos Santos Vieira and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Green Commercial Office Buildings by : Vanessa Menadue
Download or read book Green Commercial Office Buildings written by Vanessa Menadue and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Buildings labelled as 'green' bring with them high expectations, particularly in the commercial office sector. It is commonly accepted that 'green' buildings are designed, constructed and operated with the specific objectives of efficient use of resources: energy, water and materials, reducing negative impact on the environment, and also provide comfortable and healthy internal environments which result in high levels of occupant satisfaction and related productivity. In theory these 'green' intentions are predicted to bring positive results; however, whether in reality this is always the case is open to question. Unfortunately research into how 'green' commercial office buildings are actually performing is limited due to the relatively recent nature of this building type and the private and restrictive culture of commercial building management. This research aims to determine whether commercial office buildings whose designs follow 'green' principles or have been assessed by a widely accepted environmental assessment tool are outperforming non green (or conventional) buildings in terms of their environmental performance, specifically in energy and water use and in their ability to provide occupant satisfaction. The research focuses on nine commercial office buildings located in the City of Adelaide, South Australia with approximately 135,000 m2 of net lettable floor area. The research was based on post occupancy evaluation involving evaluation of building design, energy (base building and tenancies) and water consumption, monitoring of the internal building environment including temperature, relative humidity and lighting levels, as well as surveying the building occupants to assess perceived thermal, visual and aural comforts, and also perceived health and productivity. Analyses took place in two stages with the first stage involving the analyses of the individual aspects and the second stage correlating these aspects to develop a model of user satisfaction for the assessment of green building performance."--Abstract.
Book Synopsis Environmental Impact Assessment of Buildings by : Wahidul Biswas
Download or read book Environmental Impact Assessment of Buildings written by Wahidul Biswas and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Special Issue covers a wide range of areas—including building orientation, service life, use of photocatalytically active structures and PV facades, implications of transportation system, building types (i.e., high rise, multilevel, commercial, residential), life cycle assessment, and structural engineering—that need to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of buildings, and the chapters include case studies across the globe. Consideration of these strategies would help reduce energy and material consumption, environmental emissions, and waste generation associated with all phases of a building’s life cycle. Chapter 1 demonstrates that green star concrete exhibits the same structural properties as conventional concrete in Australia. Chapter 2 showed that the use of TiO2 as a photocatalyst on the surface of construction materials with a suitable stable binding agent, such as aggregates, would enable building walls to absorb NOx from air. This study found that TiO2 has the potential to reduce ambient concentrations of NOx from areas where this pollutant becomes concentrated under solar irradiation. Chapter 3 presents the life cycle assessment of architecturally integrated glass–glass photovoltaics in building facades to find the appropriate material composition for a multicolored PV façade offering improved environmental performance. Chapter 4 shows that urban office buildings lacking appropriate orientation experienced indoor overheating. Chapter 5 details four modeling approaches that were implemented to estimate buildings’ response towards load shedding. Chapter 6 covers the life cycle GHG emissions of high-rise residential housing block to discover opportunities for environmental improvement. Chapter 7 discusses an LCA framework that took into account variation in the service life of buildings associated with the use of different types of materials. Chapter 8 presents a useful data mining algorithm to conduct life cycle asset management in residential developments built on transport systems.
Book Synopsis Energy Performance of Buildings by : Sofia-Natalia Boemi
Download or read book Energy Performance of Buildings written by Sofia-Natalia Boemi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-23 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the trends and technologies of green and energy efficient building, identifying strategies for implementing energy savings and enabling the use of renewable resources in residential, commercial, healthcare and educational building sectors. The authors focus on best practices in temperate climates, providing in-depth coverage of urban heat island, climate change and fuel poverty mitigation through architectural optimization, leveraging renewable energy sources and utilization of cutting-edge cooling materials. Pragmatic emphasis is placed on improving the energy performance of existing building stock to meet short and long term objectives of climate and energy conservation strategies. Engineers, architects, designers, students, policy makers and efficiency professionals will all gain valuable insights and ideas from this practical handbook to greening the built environment.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings by : Simon Burton
Download or read book Sustainable Retrofitting of Commercial Buildings written by Simon Burton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whilst sustainability is already an important driver in the new building sector, this book explores how those involved in refurbishment of commercial building are moving this agenda forward. It includes chapters by developers, surveyors, cost consultants, architects, building physicists and other players, on the role they each can play in enabling refurbishment to be commercially, environmentally and socially sustainable. Case studies from northern climates show real examples of different building types, ages and uses and will demonstrate what action has been taken to create more sustainable buildings. The chapters raise and discuss all the relevant issues that need to be considered in retrofitting decision making. Changing standards, planning, process management, financing, technical issues, site organisation, commissioning and subsequent building management are all considered. The book demonstrates that buildings can be made comfortable to occupy, easy to manage and low in energy demand and environmental impact.
Book Synopsis The Commercial Property Sector and the Environment by : Örjan Lundberg
Download or read book The Commercial Property Sector and the Environment written by Örjan Lundberg and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Draft Environmental Impact Statement by :
Download or read book Draft Environmental Impact Statement written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Policies to Improve the Environmental Performance of Buildings by :
Download or read book Policies to Improve the Environmental Performance of Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings and Smart Communities by : Paolo Bertoldi
Download or read book Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings and Smart Communities written by Paolo Bertoldi and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings present fourteen peer-reviewed papers from the 10th International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings and Smart Communities, which was held March 21-22, 2018 in Frankfurt, Germany. This biannual conference aims to promote and diffuse the concept of energy efficiency in new and existing commercial buildings and to enlarge the market for low consumption and sustainable non-residential buildings. It also covers smart and sustainable districts, communities and cities, since energy systems efficiency and renewable energies are often optimized at the district or municipal level. The 2018 conference focused on advanced and innovative technologies to improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings, communities and cities as well as the policies and measures by governments at various levels to improve energy efficiency. A particular focus was on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). The conference addresses energy policy makers at international, national, and local level; academics, researchers and energy efficiency experts; ESCOs, utilities, buildings energy and environmental managers; buildings engineers and architects; and equipment manufacturers and commercial property investors.
Book Synopsis Nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey by :
Download or read book Nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Green Buildings Pay by : Brian W. Edwards
Download or read book Green Buildings Pay written by Brian W. Edwards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-22 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of Green Buildings Pay presents new evidence and new arguments concerning the institutional and business case that can be made for green design. The green argument has moved a long way forward since the previous edition, and this fully updated book addresses the key issues faced by architect, engineer and client today. Green Buildings Pay: Design, Productivity and Ecology examines, through a range of detailed case studies, how different approaches to green design can produce more sustainable patterns of development. These cases are examined from three main perspectives: that of the architect, the client and the user. Completely revised with all new chapters, cases, sections and introductory material the third edition presents: over 20 new researched case studies drawn from the UK, Europe and the USA, written in collaboration with the architects, engineers, clients and user groups examples of office and educational buildings of high sustainable and high architectural quality an exploration of the architectural innovations that have been driven by environmental thinking, such as the new approaches to the design of building facades, roofs, and atria cases which demonstrate current practice in the area of energy/eco-retrofits of existing buildings documentation of the benefit impact assessment schemes such as LEED and BREEAM have had upon client expectations and on design approaches over the past decade beautiful full color illustrations throughout. In the fast evolving arena of green building, the book shows how architects are reshaping their practices to deal with ever more demanding energy standards and better informed users and corporate clients.
