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1. A comprehensive analysis of building energy efficiency policies in China: status quo and development perspective

Author:
Jun Li; Bin Shui
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2015 v.90 pp. 326-344
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
European Union; buildings; climate change; development policy; energy efficiency; environmental policy; games; rural areas; China
Abstract:
... This article is concerned with a comprehensive analysis of building energy efficiency policies in light of improvements in energy performance, living standards and climate change mitigation in China's built environment. In recent years, China has added about 1.7 billion square meters of new floor space in both urban and rural areas on an annual basis. In 2010, the total area of existing buildings ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.061

2. A development of a rating method and weighting system for green store buildings in China

Author:
Wei Yu; Baizhan Li; Xincheng Yang; Qingqin Wang
Source:
Renewable energy 2015 v.73 pp. 123-129
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
air conditioning; buildings; energy efficiency; humans; indoor environmental quality; renewable energy sources; China
Abstract:
... Store buildings usually have distinct characteristics of significant depth, high human density and heat-emitting sources, a high simultaneity usage coefficient for the air conditioning system, etc. The aim of this paper is to develop a rational rating method for green stores. By comparing the commonly used evaluation methods of green buildings, an assessment method for green store buildings in Chi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2014.06.013

3. A multi-level energy performance diagnosis method for energy information poor buildings

Author:
Chengchu Yan; Shengwei Wang; Fu Xiao; Dian-ce Gao
Source:
Energy 2015 v.83 pp. 189-203
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
buildings; case studies; energy; energy conservation; China
Abstract:
... A thorough assessment and diagnosis is critical for understating and enhancing building energy performance while most buildings cannot provide sufficient energy use data for a detailed diagnosis. This paper presents a multi-level energy performance diagnosis method for energy information-poor buildings where very limited energy use data are available. A simplified monthly energy performance calcul ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2015.02.014

4. A review of heat pump systems for heating and cooling of buildings in China in the last decade

Author:
Long Ni; Jiankai Dong; Yang Yao; Chao Shen; Dehu Qv; Xuedan Zhang
Source:
Renewable energy 2015 v.84 pp. 30-45
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
air; air conditioning; buildings; cooling; energy; heat; heat pumps; industry; product development; recycling; renewable energy sources; soil; temperature; wastes; China
Abstract:
... Heat pump technology fully shows the principle of energy recycling in terms of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC). It avoids unipolarity of energy using in the conventional HVAC system. Heat pumps use high-grade energy as a driving energy, recovering and upgrading low-grade energy for avail, like a pump. Because heat source used in HVAC usually is low temperature heat, heat pump syst ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.043

5. An MILP (mixed integer linear programming) model for optimal design of district-scale distributed energy resource systems

Author:
Yun Yang; Shijie Zhang; Yunhan Xiao
Source:
Energy 2015 v.90 pp. 1901-1915
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
ambient temperature; buildings; energy; equipment; financial economics; linear programming; models; urban areas; China
Abstract:
... This study focuses on the optimal design of district-scale DER (distributed energy resource) systems in which energy is produced outside energy-consuming buildings and sent to the buildings through the energy distribution networks. A MILP (mixed integer linear programming) model is constructed. The model can achieve simultaneous optimization of locations (i.e., site for energy generation), synthes ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2015.07.013

6. An investigation on life-cycle energy consumption and carbon emissions of building space heating and cooling systems

Author:
Li Xiang-Li; Ren Zhi-Yong; Duanmu Lin
Source:
Renewable energy 2015 v.84 pp. 124-129
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
buildings; carbon; carbon markets; cooling systems; emissions; energy; energy conservation; equipment; global warming; heat; heating systems; life cycle costing; mathematical models; renewable energy sources; residential housing; China
Abstract:
... Building space heating and cooling system built-in the town's infrastructure is an important factors for building energy consumption and carbon emission source. In order to understand the roles of building energy system in the global warming, this paper established a mathematical model of energy consumption and carbon emission for the building energy system. Two district heating systems for reside ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.024

7. An object-oriented data model built for blind navigation in outdoor space

Author:
Min Chen; Hui Lin; Deer Liu; Hongping Zhang; Songshan Yue
Source:
Applied geography 2015 v.60 pp. 84-94
ISSN:
0143-6228
Subject:
buildings; decision making; geography; geometry; learning; models; planning; topology; China
Abstract:
... Increasing research has been conducted to improve navigation services for the blind when they are moving through an outdoor space. This article aims to propose a formal modeling approach helps facilitate decision making about navigation pathways. The proposed data model is based on an objective orientation idea. City features, such as street features, buildings and environmental areas, are organiz ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.03.004

8. Analysis of distributed-generation photovoltaic deployment, installation time and cost, market barriers, and policies in China

Author:
Fang Zhang; Hao Deng; Robert Margolis; Jun Su
Source:
Energy Policy 2015 v.81 pp. 43-55
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
buildings; business enterprises; issues and policy; local government; market development; markets; models; ownership; surveys; tariffs; China
Abstract:
... Beginning in 2013, China's photovoltaic (PV) market-development strategy witnessed a series of policy changes aimed at making distributed-generation PV (DG PV) development an equal priority with large-scale PV development. This article reviews the DG PV policy changes since 2013 and examines their effect on China's domestic DG PV market. Based on a 2014 survey of DG PV market and policy participan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2015.02.010

9. Analysis on the carbon trading approach in promoting sustainable buildings in China

Author:
Yihui Chen; Ping Jiang; Wenbo Dong; Beijia Huang
Source:
Renewable energy 2015 v.84 pp. 130-137
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
buildings; carbon; carbon markets; cities; climate change; cost effectiveness; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; infrastructure; issues and policy; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; urban population; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... With the high growth urbanization and increasing new urban population, the huge demand for infrastructures and dwellings has become a great challenge for the sustainable development in Chinese cities. The building sector shares one fourth of total energy consumption in the country and plays an important role in reducing the energy consumption and the consequential green house gas (GHG) emissions. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2015.06.062

10. Calculating cooling extents of green parks using remote sensing: Method and test

Author:
Wenqi Lin; Ting Yu; Xiangqi Chang; Weijia Wu; Yue Zhang
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2015 v.134 pp. 66-75
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
Landsat; buildings; cooling; heat island; parks; remote sensing; temperature; China
Abstract:
... A green park can be an effective contributor to the reduction of higher temperatures caused by urban heat island effects. A park's cooling effect extends beyond its boundary into the surrounding streets and buildings. Up to now, the measurement of the extent of the cooling effect beyond the park has relied mainly on on-site observations. An alternative method is to calculate the extent of cooling ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.10.012

11. Challenges in Delivering Green Building Projects: Unearthing the Transaction Costs (TCs)

Author:
Queena K. Qian; Edwin H. W. Chan; Abd Ghani Khalid
Source:
Sustainability 2015 v.7 no.4 pp. 3615-3636
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; interviews; issues and policy; markets; planning; risk; stakeholders; uncertainty; China
Abstract:
... Delivering green building (GB) projects involve some activities that are atypical in comparison with conventional buildings. Such new activities are characterized by uncertainty, and they incur hidden costs that have not been expected nor are they readily appreciated among the stakeholders. This paper develops a typology and chronology to examine the new activities that are associated with transac ...
DOI:
10.3390/su7043615

12. Concrete transformation of buildings in China and implications for the steel cycle

Author:
Tao Wang; Xin Tian; Seiji Hashimoto; Hiroki Tanikawa
Source:
Resources, Conservation & Recycling 2015 v.103 pp. 205-215
ISSN:
0921-3449
Subject:
Monte Carlo method; bricks; buildings; business enterprises; clay; concrete; construction industry; dynamic models; recycling; steel; uncertainty; urban areas; urbanization; wood; China
Abstract:
... Urbanization and real estate development are two mighty impetuses for the growth of China. An enhanced dynamic modeling has been devised to explore stocks and flows of buildings in the country and to quantify the related steel cycle. The uncertainties of the variables and results are investigated by the means of Monte Carlo method and sampling analysis. The building stocks are expected to increase ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.021

13. Correlations between land covers and honey bee colony losses in a country with industrialized and rural regions

Author:
Antoine Clermont; Michael Eickermann; François Kraus; Lucien Hoffmann; Marco Beyer
Source:
Science of the total environment 2015 v.532 pp. 1-13
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Brassica napus; Helianthus annuus; apiaries; buildings; coniferous forests; corn; correlation; cropping systems; crops; developed countries; honey bee colonies; industrialization; industry; land cover; land use; linseed; mixed forests; oilseed crops; pollinators; railroads; rural areas; spring; surface water; urban areas; winter; Canada; China; Israel; Luxembourg; Turkey (country); United States; Western European region
Abstract:
... High levels of honey bee colony losses were recently reported from Canada, China, Europe, Israel, Turkey and the United States, raising concerns of a global pollinator decline and questioning current land use practices, in particular intense agricultural cropping systems. Sixty-seven crops (data from the years 2010–2012) and 66 mid-term stable land cover classes (data from 2007) were analysed for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.05.128

14. Detecting the plant species composition and diversity among the farmers’ settlement types in Shanghai

Author:
Hongbing Wang; Jun Qin; Yonghong Hu; Li Dong; Jia-kuan Chen
Source:
Landscape and ecological engineering 2015 v.11 no.2 pp. 313-325
ISSN:
1860-1871
Subject:
Cinnamomum camphora; Metasequoia glyptostroboides; Osmanthus fragrans; buildings; business enterprises; defoliation; developing countries; farmers; indigenous species; landscapes; species diversity; urbanization; vegetables; villages; China
Abstract:
... Urbanization has intensified in developing countries in recent years, resulting in a large number of landless farmers. In China, 87 % of them have relocated from scattered villages to collective housing. This study took Shanghai as a case to explore the differences in plant landscapes between farmers’ settlement types. We randomly sampled 22 plots (made up of 294 subplots), consisting of five trad ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11355-014-0255-x

15. Dynamic risk analysis for adjacent buildings in tunneling environments: a Bayesian network based approach

Author:
Xianguo Wu; Zhou Jiang; Limao Zhang; Miroslaw J. Skibniewski; Jingbing Zhong
Source:
Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment 2015 v.29 no.5 pp. 1447-1461
ISSN:
1436-3240
Subject:
Bayesian theory; buildings; decision support systems; diagnostic sensitivity; diagnostic techniques; guidelines; hazard identification; industry; models; prediction; risk; China
Abstract:
... This paper presents a systemic Bayesian network (BN) based approach for dynamic risk analysis of adjacent buildings in tunneling environments, consisting of risk/hazard identification, BN learning and BN validation. Two validation indicators are proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of the established BN model, aiming to ensure that the model predictions are not significantly different from actua ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00477-015-1045-1

16. Evaluation of the potential for operating carbon neutral WWTPs in China

Author:
Xiaodi Hao; Ranbin Liu; Xin Huang
Source:
Water research 2015 v.87 pp. 424-431
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
anaerobic digestion; buildings; carbon; chemical oxygen demand; electricity; energy balance; heat pumps; models; sludge; solar collectors; tanks; wastewater; wastewater treatment; water pollution; China
Abstract:
... Carbon neutrality is starting to become a hot topic for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) all over the world, and carbon neutral operations have emerged in some WWTPs. Although China is still struggling to control its water pollution, carbon neutrality will definitely become a top priority for WWTPs in the near future. In this review, the potential for operating carbon neutral WWTPs in China is ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.050

17. Evaluation of three-dimensional urban expansion: A case study of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China

Author:
Jing Qin; Chuanglin Fang; Yang Wang; Guangdong Li; Shaojian Wang
Source:
Chinese geographical science 2015 v.25 no.2 pp. 224-236
ISSN:
1002-0063
Subject:
buildings; case studies; geographic information systems; remote sensing; temporal variation; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... With rapid urban development in China in the last two decades, the three-dimensional (3D) characteristic has been the main feature of urban morphology. However, the vast majority of researches of urban growth have focused on the planar area (two-dimensional (2D)) expansion. Few studies have been conducted from a 3D perspective. In this paper, the 3D urban expansion of the Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Pr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11769-014-0728-8

18. Evolution of a multidimensional architectural landscape under urban regeneration: A case study of Jinan, China

Author:
Chunlu Xue; Xinqi Zheng; Bo Zhang; Zhiyuan Yuan
Source:
Ecological indicators 2015 v.55 pp. 12-22
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
autocorrelation; buildings; case studies; cities; land use; landscapes; society; urban areas; urban planning; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... Urban regeneration is a key to achieving the main goals of China's urbanisation plan. How to analyse the urban landscape of the rapid development in order to meet the challenges of urban planning and build liveable cities is a concern for both government and society. This analysis is based on a case study on downtown Jinan, China, covering the period 2001–2011. It explores urban architectural chan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.02.036

19. Geothermal heat recovery from abandoned mines: a systematic review of projects implemented worldwide and a methodology for screening new projects

Author:
Esmeralda Peralta Ramos; Katrin Breede; Gioia Falcone
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2015 v.73 no.11 pp. 6783-6795
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
air pollution; buildings; coal; cooling; energy; heat; heat pumps; renewable energy sources; screening; systematic review; systems engineering; temperature; water quality; China; Germany
Abstract:
... Due to the increasing energy demand worldwide and the resulting rising costs of conventional fuels, alternative energy sources could play a significant role towards global energy sustainability. Geothermal near-surface systems based on heat pumps have already proved to be a feasible option for the heating and cooling of buildings, while offering low CO₂footprint. In this study, the concept of usin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-015-4285-y

20. Greenhouse gas emissions during the construction phase of a building: a case study in China

Author:
Jingke Hong; Geoffrey Qiping Shen; Yong Feng; William Sin-tong Lau; Chao Mao
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2015 v.103 pp. 249-259
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
aluminum; buildings; case studies; construction industry; construction materials; electricity; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; polyamides; system boundary; China
Abstract:
... Many studies have been conducted on the contributions of the construction industry to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, these studies focused on the embodied GHG emissions of buildings and were restricted by limited system boundaries due to a lack of detailed on and off-site process data, especially data for assembly and miscellaneous works as well as construction related human activities. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.023