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RESIDENTIAL LIFESTYLES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONEMNT EVALUATION: A CASE STUDY OF SAGA CITY, JAPAN J. Ge; K. Hokao
Lowland Technology International Vol 6 No 2, Dec (2004)
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With the diversification of personal sense of values, as weel as the abundance of lifestyles, people's demands on residential environment are becoming more and more abundant. In this paper, by the case study of Saga City, the approaches to grasp the residential lifestyles are analyzed at first. Then, through each approach, the residential lifestyle patterns were classified, and the characteristics of each pattern were grasped. Furthermore, the relationship between residential lifestyle and residential environment evaluation are analyzed, and the suitable models for various styles were established. The results not only can be used as the rudimentary data for the improvement and development of residential environment, the mmethodology of considering residential lifestyle can also bring about a new and useful viewpoint for the further research of residential environment evaluation.
Strategies for energy efficiency renovation and evaluation system of existing residential building in hot summer and cold winter zone M.Y. Lu; J. Ge; T.T. Shen; X.Y. Luo
Lowland Technology International Vol 17 No 2, Sep (2015)
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According to the climate characteristics in Hot Summer and Cold Winter (HSCW) zone, this study summarizes the special strategies for retrofitting the Existing Residential Buildings (ERB) in four aspects: envelop reformation, external environment improvement, energy saving behavior and renewable energy utilization. Then this study constructs the evaluation system frame of energy saving effect through 3 factors which are architecture design, construction and economic investment to comprehensively assess the practical effect of transforming. This research chooses a classical residential building in Huzhou as a case study and adopts the technologies to rebuild and uses the above evaluation system to figure out the most suitable reforming project. We hope our study about the reconstruction technologies and evaluation system can give some reference to renovation of existing residential buildings in other regions in China.
Research on the suitability improvement of the standard of green campus in China based on STARS B.F. Zhu; Y. Zhou; J. Ge
Lowland Technology International Vol 17 No 4, March (2016)
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Under the tide of green building, many countries introduce actively evaluation standards of green campus and develop the construction of green campus. China introduced the Green Campus Evaluation Standards (CSUS / GBC04-2013) (short for Standard in the following) subsequently. While compared with green campus evaluation standards of other countries, it is still in the start stage and has many shortcomings, for this reason, in order to optimize Standard by studying United States green campus evaluation standard STARS. Comparing China’s standard with the US STARS2.0 to analyze the differences and the cause of differences from the three aspects including the organization model, methods and contents of evaluation. Then combined with China's actual situation to analyze the suitability of application of STARS in our country. Finally, study the reasonable place of the STARS, from three aspects to provide Standard with concrete improvement suggestions and give China’s green campus construction a better guidance.
Research on indicator system and carbon emissions of lowcarbon eco-city - A case study in Hangzhou, China J. Ge; M.Y. Lu; J. Lu; X.Y. Luo; Y. Zhu
Lowland Technology International Vol 18 No 4, March (2017)
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Based on an extensive review of 31 international and domestic indicator systems, a system, which consists of 6 primary categories, 19 secondary categories, and 39 indicators is proposed for Transfer Science and Technical Park in Hangzhou city, covering sustainable development in environment, urban space and green building, transportation, energy and resource, governance and infrastructure, and economy aspects. Then all indicators are classified into three implementation stages (e.g. regional control indicators, park management indicators, and block control indicators) to ensure the fully accomplishment of low-carbon targets, which are always neglected by researchers, planners, governments and city managers. In the end, two scenarios are adopted, while the former is developing in traditional way and the latter is under the circumstance that all indicators are accomplished, to calculate the carbon reduction in order to quantitatively evaluate the effect of the indicator system. The results reveal that the policy makers should give the priority to indicators related to green buildings (e.g. ratio of green buildings), utilization of renewable energy, green transportation (e.g. mixed land use, green travel, green vehicles, etc.), greenery (green coverage ratio, multi-coat landscaping planting system etc.) while establishing policies and guidance towards a low-carbon eco-city.
RESEARCH FRAMEWORK ON THE SUITABLE DEVELOPMENT MODEL AND MECHANISM OF GREEN STTLEMENT IN THE YANGTZE RIVER DELTA Z. Wang; Y. He; J. Ge
Lowland Technology International Vol 6 No 2, Dec (2004)
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By selecting a breakthrough point from the Green Settlement of towns and cities in the Yangtze river delta, which is of great significance to the sustainable development strategy for human sttlement in China, this research tries to integrate the enduring regional "genes" of settlement, to explore the external character and internal law of the basic urban residential unit, and grasp its controlling/adjustment mechanisms. On this base, detailed goals, evaluation systems, space/form modelsand suitable technologies of sustainable development are expected to be established. Thus, the sustainable development strategy for human sttlement in that region can be promoted and serve as a guide for China as a whole.
The development of green building in China and an analysis of the corresponding incremental cost: A case study of Zhejiang Province J. Ge; J. T. Weng; K. Zhao; X. C. Gui; P. Li; M. M. Lin
Lowland Technology International Vol 20 No 3, Dec (2018)
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With a focus on the survey of the green building development in China as well as the evaluation of the corresponding incremental cost, this paper selects 276 green building projects in Zhejiang Province and obtains comprehensive data, based on which the development of green buildings in the province is analysed. The results are then compared with the national data in such aspects as the certification grade, building type, geographical distribution and application frequency of green building technologies. Statistical analyses are also conducted on the technology application frequency and the incremental cost, which conclude that different types of green buildings would apply significantly different technologies considering factors like energy saving, material saving, indoor environment quality and operational management. According to the sample data, the incremental cost of green building technologies is found to make up less than 2% of the total building costs; and it increases with the upgrading of certification grade. When the floor area exceeds 100,000 square meters, the incremental cost would remain less than 60 yuan per square meters. Costs for water-saving and energy-saving technologies account for over 80% of the total incremental cost. This study would provide guidance for the selection of green building technologies.