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The Role of the Green Building Code in Achieving Sustainable Green Built Environment: the Philippines

  • Dela Cruz, John Christopher R.
    • International conference on construction engineering and project management
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    • 2015.10a
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    • pp.750-753
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    • 2015
  • The continuing trend of built environment set forth by the rise of modernization and industrialization has led every country in achieving their respective economic development. Along side this trend is an issue that needs to be addressed - the environmental impacts of the built industry. Construction and maintenance of buildings are said to consume 40% of the world's energy, 65% of electricity, and 40% of raw materials, creating drastic pollutants harmful not only to the environment but also to human. Figures have been released and analyzed proving the contributions of built environment with environmental depreciation. Said figures earned concerns not just from different private and non-profit organizations but also the governments of every country, thus, steps towards sustainable development are being implemented. As a response, the "green" was added in the built environment. Later on, the now emerging concept of "National Green Building Code" found its role in the policy of various states in protecting the people in accord with the nature. This paper appreciates the initiatives of various countries and non-profit organizations in their drive to pursue sustainable green built environment in general, and specifically proposes an establishment of an "incentives grant framework" as an additional legislative policy to be included in the draft of the National Green Building Code of the Philippines.

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Fire & Life Safety Challenges in Sustainable Tall Building Design

  • Li, Fang;Reiss, Martin
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2013
  • The movement towards sustainable building design can result in unique fire protection challenges and concerns, especially with super tall buildings in relationship to traditional prescriptive code compliance. Different countries haves different code requirements as well as local best practices and may cause conflict with the design features when designing green buildings. These include, but not limited to green roofs, sprinkler water quality and testing, fire department access and areas of refuge with direct or indirect impact by the perspective code compliance. The solutions to these prescriptive code challenges and fire safety concerns can range from simple alternatives to more detailed engineering performance-based design analyses with good solid practice.

The History of Transformation of Outdoor Landscape in Apartment Complex - Focused on the Enactment and Revision of laws and Regulations - (아파트 옥외공간의 조경 변천에 관한 연구 - 법규와 법조문의 변화를 중심으로 -)

  • Kim, Dae-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 2003
  • This research traces the history of legislative matters regarding the enactment and revision of laws and regulations related to the outdoor landscape in apartment complex. The years before 1976 can be classified as 'a period of darkness' for the landscape in apartment complex due to absence of landscape legislation. From the year of 1977 when the landscape planting and mere necessities were carried out according to the local administration's building standard to the year of 1990 can be classified as 'a period of quickening'. The year of after 1991 when the enactment of the code#32 called "the green space in site" in the "Korea Building Code" and the "Korea Housing Standard & Regulation" was made, and various construction regulations and provisions were revised in order to improve the scantiness of the apartment complex and its environment should be called 'a period of development'.

Estimation of production length of PC beam by using splice length of bottom rebar (하부철근 이음길이에 따른 PC 보 제작 길이 산정)

  • Sung, Soojin;Lim, Chaeyeon;Kim, Sunkuk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2014.05a
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    • pp.84-85
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    • 2014
  • Green frame is column-beam structure composed of precast concrete members. Based on Revision of Structural Concrete Design Code, the bottom rebar of beam shall be extend at least 150mm into the support member. However, if the bottom rebar extend to satisfy Revision of Structural Concrete Design Code, the installation fo beam is impossible due to interference between the columns and beams. Thus, the aim of this study is estimation of production length of precast concrete beam by using splice length of bottom rebar. In this study to solve this problem, lap splice were used on the join. This study was calculated length of the reinforcement by the diameter. According to the length of the rebar, the production length of beam concrete was calculated. The results of this study will satisfy the Revision of Structural Concrete Design Code about column-beam connection when green frame will be applied.

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A Basic Study of the Calculation Model for Shear Connectors of Composite Precast Concrete Beams (합성 PC 보를 위한 전단 보강 계산 모형 기초 연구)

  • Lim, Chaeyeon;Lee, Dong Hoon;Kim, Sun Kuk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2013.05a
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    • pp.19-20
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    • 2013
  • Green Frame is a column-beam system constructed by composite precast column and beam connected by embedded steel of their. From when the precast concrete beam of Green Frame is installed, until the concrete of slab and connection joint is cured, the self load of beam shall be supported by the embedded steel of it. Therefore, the concrete of beam could be separated from the embedded steel if the shear connector of beam of Green Frame is designed by the code on Structural standard. So, this study suggest an equation for the shear connection of composite precast concrete beams of Green Frame. The result of this study will be used as the main equation of the calculation model for shear connectors of composite precast concrete beams.

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Template database development for evaluation of CO2 emissions from building using BIM (건축물 CO2 배출량 평가를 위한 BIM Template DB 구축에 관한 연구)

  • Bang, Jun-Sik;Tae, Sung-Ho;Keum, Won-Seok;Kim, Tae-Hyoung;Roh, Seung-Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2012.11a
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    • pp.147-148
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    • 2012
  • With the rise of BIM application and green building assessment, studies on assessment of CO2 emissions from buildings using BIM are needed. In accordance with the requirements, this study aims at developing BIM Template database, as a part of development of CO2 assessment technology using BIM. Based on the research of construction materials, this study develops database by applying Procurement Agency Item Code to BIM Template. The results of this research makes it possible to assess CO2 emissions of materials with BIM Template and building data modeling implementation.

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Economic Analysis of Connection and Anchorage Methods of Bottom Rebar for Composite Precast Concrete Girder (합성 PC 보의 하부철근 이음 및 정착방법에 따른 경제성 검토)

  • Cho, Wonhyun;Lim, Chaeyeon;Kim, Sunkuk
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.11-12
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    • 2015
  • Green Frame is a Rahmen structure made of composite precast concrete members. According to the concrete design code, a lower rebar of precast concrete girder, should be extended to the inner precast concrete column. However, such extension of lower rebar may sharply reduce its constructability. To satisfy the criteria, the connection and anchorage of beam rebar should be taken into consideration, yet it is difficult to use lapping as it is not easy to ensure enough space when Green Frame method is adopted. To solve this, a new method of lower rebar connection and anchorage was developed, and this study is intended to review economic feasibility prior to applying the method developed onto sites. The study result can be used as basic data for selection of the optimal joint and anchorage method for lower rebar of the green frame construction.

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Structure Design System of Soundproofing Wall Using Green Stone (조경블록(그린스톤)을 이용한 방음벽 구조설계시스템)

  • Han, Jung-Geun;Han, Seung-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2000
  • This study aims at the new design system development of landscape architecture structures, as soundproof wall using reinforced soil block. This structures, that is new soundproof wall system, have to be maintained stability on acting critical wind load, which is combined exist soundproof wall system and soundproof wall system using environmental green stone block. To the harmony of this system, the post block, so-called landscape block or cast block, is manufactured. It's possible to stand of the post bearing system combined with post-pile and post block. Through the comparison with a serious code for the acting wind load on the soundproof wall, the reasonable wind load could be calculated. Also, the mechanical stability on the green stone block was checked by the Lab. tests based on the UBC (Uniformed Building Code). Because the critical height of soundproof wall system using green stone generally was restricted, the new system demands to combination of the exist system and the new system. For the stability analysis of them, the utility program, SAP2000, was used. And, a semi-auto program on the design system of the new soundproof wall using green stone was developed, which can be easily use because of the simplification.

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Stepwise Technique for Improving Building Energy Efficiency Rating Utilizing Quantified Simulation Model (정량화 시뮬레이션 모델을 활용한 단계적인 건축물에너지효율등급 향상 방안)

  • Kim, Gi-Seok;Kim, You-Min;Kim, Jong-Seung;Oh, Se-Gyu
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.65-73
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    • 2014
  • Due to the Climate change and resource shortage by global warming, various problems are rising and getting worse around the world. Many countries are doing the considerable efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The government of South Korea also plans to decrease greenhouse gas emission, the various pilot projects are underway, which includes obligation of energy efficiency 1st rating and greenhouse gas target management system of public buildings. In particular, luxurious government office buildings and energy-wasting public building have issued and emerged as a social problem. Energy efficiency improvement of the existing public office buildings are becoming an important issue recently. This study is proposed the step-by-step energy improvement model according to the building energy efficiency rate in order to reduce the energy consumption. To attain this end, I set up a base model by analyzing the current architectural conditions of the existing public office buildings and grasped the specific properties of building energy consumption through energy simulations. Furthermore, I suggested phased reduction prototypes for the reduction target of energy consumption by applying the methods of the zero energy building plan. This study is expecting that prototypes would give directions when it comes to planning the implementation policy of phased building plan factors, according the building energy consumption reduction goal in the existing public office buildings which are the subject of building energy target management system.

A Proposal of Life Cycle CO2 Assessment Techniques for Building in Construction Stage by BIM LOD (건설단계 BIM을 이용한 건축물의 전 과정 CO2 평가 기법 제안에 관한 연구)

  • Bang, Jun-Sik;Tae, Sung-Ho;Roh, Seung-Jun;Keum, Won-Seok
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2012.05a
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    • pp.53-54
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    • 2012
  • This study is aimed at utilizing LCA processor with BIM LOD, eliciting the problems of the existing environmental assessment by constructing the database for environmental values of green buildings. For these objects, environmental load database of BIM construction material and evaluation process are presented, after matching BIM family based environmental load database which is available during evaluation stage, input-output tables and Korea LCI database to standard item code of public procurement service. It is a important factor in environmental assessment of building to develop database unit of standard item code for BIM and construction material. Thus, the results of this study are expected to provide basic data for improving effectiveness of construction through BIM based environmental load evaluation database. Furthermore, the provided environmental load database unit for construction material is considered to be available as basic information for BIM study by suggesting a processor connecting BIM with LCA and along with this, continuous examination on the connection process is needed.

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