In Malaysia, green roofs are considered as a fairly new concept although the concept offers many benefits. Green roof promotes sustainable environmental, economic and amenity advantages and provides design aesthetics. An understanding of how people perceive benefits of green roofs is crucial to ...
For expanding green building in Malaysia, government and businesses need a deep understanding about the people's priority. For achieving this goal, a model of Analytical Hierarchy Process has been used in this study to collect data from the next generation of Malaysian citizens considering 8 ...
Sydney Water goes green.(usage of green technology in construction of building for Sydney Water Corp.) Taking the roof greening project of the traffic hub in Changsha Xiangjiang New District as an example, introduced the application situation of Tianquan eco... R Parkhill - 《Building Products ...
Green roofs are significant thermal insulation layers for buildings and, as such, significantly reduce energy consumption. This can significantly minimize building operation costs. As roofs make up a large portion of the area in urban areas exposed to the climate, it was previously considered that...
This green building is an essential way to move housing development in a more direction. Green building uses materials and methods of promoting environmental quality, economic strength and social or cultural improvements through design and development of the built environment, and its continuing ...
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Wander through the thatched-roof houses and immerse yourself in the rustic charm of this well-preserved village. For those interested in history, a visit to the Takayama Jinya is a must. This former government office provides a glimpse into the Edo period and features beautifully preserved rooms...
Green roof as an effective tool for sustainable urban development: An Australian perspective in relation to stormwater and building energy management Green infrastructure could provide a suite of benefits, including stormwater management and climate change impact mitigation. While European countries, the.....
Greening the roof was not an option, structurally, for the century-old building, so Grant designed a 38,000-square-foot living wall—London’s largest—to turn the Rubens’s previously unadorned brick face into a living sponge. Two 2,600-gallon cisterns buffer the runoff, then pump it to...
Some GBTS, such as green roofs, solar energy and precast concrete, have been introduced into the development of green projects. Green buildings are required to integrate the interactions between GBTS and other building components to reduce the impact on the environment [17,18]. Building energy ...