Essays on Green Building

Abstract Green buildings are created to build a structure that is environmentally friendly and energy-efficient over its life cycle, which is surely essential in the construction industry. The question about effectiveness of Green building has been, nevertheless, debatable regarding the safety and design of the...

The unconsidered long term benefits of eco-friendly buildings When people first think about building or upgrading their existing building into an eco-friendly building, they quickly reject the idea because they think that it is going to be too expensive to upgrade and will not benefit...

AN EVALUATION OF GREEN BUILDING CRITERIA FOR INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS IN QATAR: THE NEED TO INCREASE WATER EFFICIENCY DISSERTATION AIMS AND OBJECTIVES In its World Water Assessment Programme Report, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO, 2009) stipulated that water conservation is the most...

The construction industry in Tanzania includes transportation infrastructures, real estates, and civil works, including water supply. According to the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Construction industry contributed 13.6% to Tanzania’s GDP during 2015, reaching almost USD6b. From 2016 to 2017 the government of...

Introduction Land Value Capture (LVC) consists of a number of different instruments which can be implemented by state to increase the land value market around a certain urban area. Some of these instruments which is associated with LVC includes strategies such as incentive zonings, development...

The phenomenon of urban temperature is a phenomenon that occurs in many cities in the world, including Makassar. Therefore, green open space (GOS) either private or public demand to be developed. This study tries to analyze the condition and the demand of GOS in Makassar...

Plants are an amazing physical manifestation by nature of the old occult adage ‘as above, so below’. If you were to take an above and below ground photo of a plant or tree and its root system, the roots would appear to be a mirror...

In view of the damaging effect of carbon gasses on the environment, governments all over the globe have put in place measures and policies to reduce if not potentially remove carbon emissions in their respective nations. The energy sector, which is highly reliant on fossil...

The effect of Chinese Green building three-star assessment standard on occupant’s satisfaction requires more research. This Article presents the findings from a comparative analysis of occupant’s satisfaction levels to Three-Star certified and non-certified office buildings in relation to the building overall, building performance and several...

Foamed concrete Advantages Foamed concrete is divided into two term; self-properties and construction benefit. Term of self-properties for foamed concrete such as: Low density and high strength Typical densities of foam concrete are between ranges 350 to 1600 kg/m3 and the compressive strengths of 28...

The LEED certifications depend on a 100-point scoring system. In order to attain the lowest level of certification a hotel must meet a minimum of 40 points. Whether you are building a brand new hotel from the ground up or are currently operating a full...