A Study on the Analysis of Ecologically Friendly Features in Recently Developed Public Housing

소형 공동주택 단위주거의 친환경성에 관한 사례분석연구

  • 임정은 (연세대학교 대학원 주거환경학과) ;
  • 이현정 (연세대 밀레니엄환경디자인연구소) ;
  • 이연숙 (연세대 주거환경학과) ;
  • 조지연 (연세대 밀레니엄환경디자인연구소) ;
  • 이정미 (연세대 대학원 주거환경학과)
  • Published : 2005.05.28

Abstract

The awareness of ecological friendliness has been emerging in the recent years, and the application to housing is quite notable. The purpose of this study was to examine multi-family housing that has recently developed with the idea of ecological friendliness, and to investigate the residents' attitudes toward and their preferences for the features. The research utilized in-depth interviews and site visits, and seven residents in the studied housing developments participated in the study. The analytical tool used in the interview was reviewed by a panel of professionals and included five aspects of ecologically friendliness: residential comfort, energy saving, open housing, storage, and safety and security. The respondents pointed out that south-facing housing in relation to residential comfort was most favorable. With regard to energy-saving, water-saving features and dehydrator of food waste were most needed features. As for open housing-related features, flexibility in spatial configuration was necessary, and efficient storage was regarded as important. Also, the respondents mentioned the preference for flooring preventing slippery in bathroom for the safety of family member.

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