Green buildings - and allied initiatives in other sectors of the built environment - are a primary mover in promoting sustainable design practices. An important and dangerous inhibitor of sustainable design practices, however, is the perception among key decision-makers that the additional costs of ...
Our teams are involved in both new buildings and the renovation of existing buildings. At new buildings, they hold design charrettes, create energy models, guide energy efficiency decisions and manage green building certifications. At existing buildings it’s a case of carrying out energy audits an...
In 2016, 60% of planned new buildings are claiming to be green buildings. Within sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa is seen as one of the leading countries with regards to sustainable urban development and the implementation of greening initiatives. In South Africa, the Green Building Council of ...
This series provides an in-depth look at award-winning sustainable design projects through exclusive interviews with their creators. It includes the first film to showcase BRAC University campus, recently completed in Dhaka, featuring an exclusive interview with the lead architect and co-founder of ...
Green Stat (GS) is a well-known scoring system for buildings in Australia developed by the Green Building Council of Australia in 2003. This standard indicates the potential performance of a building design. (design rather than the real conditions of the building with 1–6 stars awarded based ...
EDGE can be used to certify new and existing buildings at the design stage and after construction. There are three levels of certification: Level 1—20 per cent savings or more in energy, water and embodied energy in materials; Level 2—on-site energy savings of 40 per cent or more; Leve...
Many studies have developed green strategies and technologies for urban construction, but they sometimes ignored the intensive and dynamic relationships between people, buildings and the natural environment. This study focused on how to generate green building design strategies dealing with a coupling relat...
More than 40% of the energy saving potential comes from the initial planning and the design phase of the building plan. Dr. Pieter de Wildehas adopted a survey of 67 buildings in Europe. The result shows that, among 303 GBTS, 57% of technical measures should be implemented in the ...
Countries CoveredThe U.S, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil Key Companies ProfiledAmvik Systems, Alumasc Group Plc, BASF SE, Binderholz GmbH, Bauder Limited, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Interface Inc., CEMEX, ...
As the world becomes increasinglyurbanized, the relationship betweennatureand design has taken on a renewed significance.Residential designprojects that intertwine with natural elements areshown to encourage a sense of tranquility in the inhabitants and the surrounding environment.Moreover, the integration ...