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1. 3-D spatial hedonic modelling: Environmental impacts of polluted urban river in a high-rise apartment market

Author:
Xun Li; Wendy Y. Chen; Frankie Hin Ting Cho
Source:
Landscape and urban planning 2020 v.203 pp. 103883
ISSN:
0169-2046
Subject:
hybrids; landscapes; markets; model validation; models; residential areas; residential housing; rivers; spatial variation; China
Abstract:
... The vertical dimension of the residential apartment market has been largely overlooked in spatial hedonic studies. To adequately quantify the environmental impacts brought by various urban natural elements on apartment prices using spatial hedonic models, the selection of an appropriate weights matrix, which could adequately approximate complex spatial relationship amongst apartment units in high- ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103883

2. 3D Digital Representation of Cadastral Data in Turkey—Apartments Case

Author:
Fatih Döner; Samet Şirin
Source:
Land 2020 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2073-445X
Subject:
buildings; cadasters; governance; information technology; issues and policy; models; property rights; residential housing; spatial data
Abstract:
... With the widespread use of three-dimensional (3D) geographic information technologies, studies for 3D digital representation of property units in cadasters have increased in recent years. In Turkey, a project named 3D City Models and Cadasters was initiated by the General Directorate of Land Registries and Cadasters in 2018. With this project, which is planned to last four years, it aims to create ...
DOI:
10.3390/land9060179

3. 3D cadastres for densely occupied informal situations: Necessity and possibility

Author:
Charisse Griffith-Charles; Michael Sutherland
Source:
Land use policy 2020 v.98 pp. 104372
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
cadasters; case studies; computer software; cost effectiveness; data collection; land management; lidar; orthophotography; research and development; residential housing; urban areas; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract:
... Much of 3D cadastre research and development targets high valued urban land, including condominiums, apartment buildings, and office complexes. The value of the land and the economic activity generated from transactions in this urban space potentially support the cost and time spent on establishing and maintaining a 3D cadastre. Methods for data acquisition and for construction and maintenance of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104372

4. Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the Children’s Hospital, Accra: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Antibiotic Resistance

Author:
Vera A. Appiah; George A. Pesewu; Fleischer C. N. Kotey; Alahaman Nana Boakye; Samuel Duodu; Edem M. A. Tette; Mame Y. Nyarko; Eric S. Donkor
Source:
Pathogens 2020 v.9 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-0817
Subject:
age; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; cefoxitin; children; clindamycin; erythromycin; gentamicin; history; hospitals; linezolid; males; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multiple drug resistance; nose; pathogens; penicillins; polymerase chain reaction; prevalence; questionnaires; regression analysis; residential housing; rifampicin; risk factors; sampling; sickle cell anemia
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to investigate S. aureus carriage among children with sickle cell disease (SCD), including the prevalence, risk factors, and antibiotic resistance. The study was cross-sectional, and involved 120 children with SCD recruited at the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital (PML) in Accra and 100 apparently healthy children from environs of the hospital. Nasal ...
DOI:
10.3390/pathogens9050329

5. A Comparison of the Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Performance between Reinforced Concrete and Cross-Laminated Timber Structures in Residential Buildings in the Severe Cold Region of China

Author:
Haibo Guo; Ying Liu; Yiping Meng; Haoyu Huang; Cheng Sun; Yu Shao
Source:
Sustainability 2017 v.9 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; carbon; cold; computer software; concrete; cross laminated timber; emissions; energy conservation; energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; residential housing; China
Abstract:
... This paper aims to investigate the energy saving and carbon reduction performance of cross-laminated timber residential buildings in the severe cold region of China through a computational simulation approach. The authors selected Harbin as the simulation environment, designed reference residential buildings with different storeys which were constructed using reinforced concrete (RC) and cross-lam ...
DOI:
10.3390/su9081426

6. A Cradle to Handover Life Cycle Assessment of External Walls: Choice of Materials and Prognosis of Elements

Author:
Diana Carolina Gámez-García; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; María Consolación Gómez-Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; environmental impact; equations; insulating materials; life cycle assessment; prediction; prognosis; residential housing
Abstract:
... This research focuses on a comparison of 20 external wall systems that are conventionally used in Spanish residential buildings, from a perspective based on the product and construction process stages of the life cycle assessment. The primary objective is to provide data that allow knowing the environmental behavior of walls built with materials and practices conventionally. This type of analysis ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10082748

7. A D-vine copula quantile regression approach for the prediction of residential heating energy consumption based on historical data

Author:
Rochus Niemierko; Jannick Töppel; Timm Tränkler
Source:
Applied energy 2019 v.233-234 pp. 691-708
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
buildings; climate; data collection; energy efficiency; households; models; prediction; regression analysis; residential housing
Abstract:
... Energetic retrofitting of residential buildings is poised to play an important role in the achievement of ambitious global climate targets. A prerequisite for purposeful policy-making and private investments is the accurate prediction of energy consumption. Building energy models are mostly based on engineering methods quantifying theoretical energy consumption. However, a performance gap between ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.10.025

8. A Generalized Model for Indoor Location Estimation Using Environmental Sound from Human Activity Recognition

Author:
Carlos E. Galván-Tejada; F. E. López-Monteagudo; O. Alonso-González; Jorge I. Galván-Tejada; José M. Celaya-Padilla; Hamurabi Gamboa-Rosales; Rafael Magallanes-Quintanar; Laura A. Zanella-Calzada
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2018 v.7 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
algorithms; anthropogenic activities; brewing; buildings; cooking; eggs; hospitals; information sources; models; patients; residential housing
Abstract:
... The indoor location of individuals is a key contextual variable for commercial and assisted location-based services and applications. Commercial centers and medical buildings (e.g., hospitals) require location information of their users/patients to offer the services that are needed at the correct moment. Several approaches have been proposed to tackle this problem. In this paper, we present the d ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi7030081

9. A Lagrangian finite element model for estimating the heating and cooling demand of a residential building with a different envelope design

Author:
Dong-yeon Seo; Choongwan Koo; Taehoon Hong
Source:
Applied energy 2015 v.142 pp. 66-79
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
databases; energy; energy conservation; finite element analysis; heat; models; prediction; renewable energy sources; residential housing
Abstract:
... It is important for an architect or a construction manager to easily and accurately estimate the heating and cooling demand of a residential building with a different envelope design in the early design phase. To achieve this objective, this study aimed to develop a nine-node-based Lagrangian finite element model for estimating the heating and cooling demand of a residential building with a differ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.051

10. A Multi-Objective (Energy, Economic and Environmental Performance) Life Cycle Analysis for Better Building Design

Author:
Jian Yao
Source:
Sustainability 2014 v.6 no.2 pp. 602-614
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
aesthetics; carbon; emissions; energy efficiency; environmental performance; households; life cycle assessment; residential housing; China
Abstract:
... Design improvement is critical for achieving a low-cost and high energy-efficient building with low carbon emissions. Thus, designers need to consider many factors (such as energy, economic and environmental performance) in the early design stage. This paper presents a multi-objective analysis for better building design and compares the EDH-based design improvements (introduced by the author in a ...
DOI:
10.3390/su6020602

11. A Multi-Step Approach to Assess the Lifecycle Economic Impact of Seismic Risk on Optimal Energy Retrofit

Author:
Gerardo Maria Mauro; Costantino Menna; Umberto Vitiello; Domenico Asprone; Fabrizio Ascione; Nicola Bianco; Andrea Prota; Giuseppe Peter Vanoli
Source:
Sustainability 2017 v.9 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
algorithms; buildings; climatic factors; economic impact; energy efficiency; financial economics; geophysics; research planning; residential housing
Abstract:
... Most European buildings built before 1980s were constructed without any design concern for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. In addition to this issue, over the last decades, the essential need of safer buildings has progressively attracted the interest of scientific community and government institutions. However, the strong interaction between energy and structural aspects in bu ...
DOI:
10.3390/su9060989

12. A Multilevel Model Approach for Assessing the Effects of House and Neighborhood Characteristics on Housing Vacancy: A Case of Daegu, South Korea

Author:
Jeong-Il Park
Source:
Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
databases; issues and policy; land values; models; population dynamics; probability; residential housing; South Korea
Abstract:
... Previous studies on housing vacancy mostly focused on variables representing regional characteristics while overlooking the characteristics of individual houses. This is due to the limitations of available data. Using the house-level Housing Vacancy Database, this study aims to identify the spatial clustering pattern of vacant houses by examining single-family houses in Daegu, South Korea, and ana ...
DOI:
10.3390/su11092515

13. A New Methodology for Evaluating Potential for Potable Water Savings (PPWS) by Using Rainwater Harvesting at the Urban Level: The Case of the Municipality of Colombes (Paris Region)

Author:
Ali Belmeziti; Olivier Coutard; Bernard de Gouvello
Source:
Water 2013 v.5 no.1 pp. 312-326
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
buildings; databases; drinking water; model validation; residential housing; suburban areas; urban areas; water harvesting
Abstract:
... The practice of rainwater harvesting (RWH) is spreading rapidly in urban areas. This article studies the impact of a possible generalization of this practice for municipalities by proposing a new method to quantify the potential for potable water savings (PPWS) by using rainwater harvesting at the urban level. The proposed method is based on the adaptation of an already validated model assessing t ...
DOI:
10.3390/w5010312

14. A Portuguese approach to define reference buildings for cost-optimal methodologies

Author:
Ana Brandão de Vasconcelos; Manuel Duarte Pinheiro; Armando Manso; António Cabaço
Source:
Applied energy 2015 v.140 pp. 316-328
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
European Union; buildings; energy; experts; information sources; models; residential housing; Portugal
Abstract:
... The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) recast imposed on all Member States to establish representative reference buildings as an important step in drawing up a methodology for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements for buildings and building elements. In this paper, the concept of “reference buildings” and the methodologies used to characterize it ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.11.035

15. A Quantitative Method for Prediction of Environmental Aspects in Construction Sites of Residential Buildings

Author:
Luis Claudio A. Borja; Sandro Fábio César; Rita Dione A. Cunha; Asher Kiperstok
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
European Union; case studies; construction industry; decision making; environmental impact; environmental indicators; prediction; qualitative analysis; quantitative analysis; residential housing
Abstract:
... Despite the sectoral initiatives, the construction industry faces difficulties in incorporating effective environmental impact control systems in construction sites. Most of the instruments have been adopting a qualitative approach to environmental issues, with few cases of a quantitative approach. This article introduces a quantitative method for predicting environmental aspects and impacts durin ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10061870

16. A Real-Time Energy Consumption Simulation and Comparison of Buildings in Different Construction Years in the Olympic Central Area in Beijing

Author:
Chen Xu; Yu Li; Xueting Jin; Liang Yuan; Hao Cheng
Source:
Sustainability 2017 v.9 no.12 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; energy conservation; energy use and consumption; heat; household equipment; questionnaires; residential housing; simulation models; China
Abstract:
... Energy consumed the in urban sector accounts for a large proportion of total world delivered energy consumption. Residential building energy consumption is an important part of urban energy consumption. However, there are few studies focused on this issue and that have simulated the energy consumption of residential buildings using questionnaire data. In this research, an eQUEST study was conducte ...
DOI:
10.3390/su9122245

17. A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)-Based Biogas-from-Waste Generation System for Residential Buildings in China: A Feasibility Study

Author:
Qiancheng Wang; Hsi-Hsien Wei; Qian Xu
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; buildings; case studies; cooling; economic performance; electricity generation; energy conservation; feasibility studies; fuel cells; heat; operating costs; organic wastes; residential housing; waste treatment; China
Abstract:
... The building sector consumes a great deal of energy and generates organic waste, and thus has been a cause of considerable environmental concern. One distributed-energy technique, solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-based biogas-from-waste generation, has shown promise for waste treatment as well as energy saving in buildings. This study proposes a high-efficiency cooling, heating and electricity-generat ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10072395

18. A Spatio-Temporal Building Exposure Database and Information Life-Cycle Management Solution

Author:
Marc Wieland; Massimiliano Pittore
Source:
ISPRS international journal of geo-information 2017 v.6 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2220-9964
Subject:
data collection; databases; disasters; exposure models; prototypes; residential housing; risk management; space and time
Abstract:
... With an ever-increasing volume and complexity of data collected from a variety of sources, the efficient management of geospatial information becomes a key topic in disaster risk management. For example, the representation of assets exposed to natural disasters is subjected to changes throughout the different phases of risk management reaching from pre-disaster mitigation to the response after an ...
DOI:
10.3390/ijgi6040114

19. A Study of the Energy Efficiency Management in Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED)-Certified Apartments in South Korea

Author:
Hyemi Kim; Wonjun Park
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
buildings; certification; design for environment; energy efficiency; greenhouse gas emissions; guidelines; information management; management systems; research methods; residential housing; South Korea
Abstract:
... With an increase in the number of Green Standard for Energy and Environmental Design (G-SEED)-certified apartments in South Korea, people are receiving incentives from the government to purchase them. Since 2013, many benefits for G-SEED-certified buildings have been offered, such as tax reductions and deregulation of building codes/guidelines. As beneficial incentives are granted to G-SEED-certif ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10103402

20. A Study on the Analysis of CO2 Emissions of Apartment Housing in the Construction Process

Author:
Jonggeon Lee; Sungho Tae; Rakhyun Kim
Source:
Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2071-1050
Subject:
building construction; carbon dioxide; concrete; construction industry; construction materials; equipment; fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; residential housing; system boundary; transportation
Abstract:
... Recent research in the construction industry has focused on the reduction of CO2 emission using quantitative assessment of building life. However, most of this research has focused on the operational stage of a building’s life cycle. Few comprehensive studies of CO2 emissions during building construction have been performed. The purpose of this study is to analyze the CO ...
DOI:
10.3390/su10020365