Quiet environment: Acoustics of vertical green wall systems of the Islamic urban form

Ismail, Mostafa Refat

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2013.02.002

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“…Based on recommendations in Salant and Dillman (1994) and guidelines for writing survey questions (e.g., Dillman, 2000Dillman, , 2007Mitra & Lankford, 1999;Salant & Dillman, 1994;Tourangeau, Rips, & Rasinski, 2000), the questionnaire survey was developed to motivate respondents to deliver complete and accurate information. The quality demand factors were derived from the GBI categories and the second-level categories were based on relevant literature (Fik, 2005;Huff, 2009;Ismail, 2013), and past research provided the foundation for the design of the preliminary questionnaire.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Green design emphasizes a number of features (Fik, 2005;Huff, 2009): reducing energy use; improving aeration; using passive solar heating and cooling; considering the life-cycle impact of building materials; improving water-use, -capture, and -recycling; and the integration of climatic-and site-features (Ismail, 2013).…”

Section: Green Building Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Six categories of green design elements are included: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, sustainable site planning and management, materials and resources, water efficiency, and innovation. These match the six categories established by GBI and so this small and manageable number of primary categories provided by GBI were used to inform the design of the study; the secondlevel categories, of detailed and specific elements, were derived from the literature (Fik, 2005;Huff, 2009;Ismail, 2013) and clustered under the first-level categories from the GBI.…”

Section: Quality Demandsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is important that different ideas and perspectives are obtained from every discipline or department involved in the construction and use of the hospital, to ensure the data are representative and multidisciplinary (Guinta & Praizler, 1993). Table 2 provides a list of the quality elements identified for the green hospital design, drawing from the reviewed literature (Fik, 2005;Huff, 2009;Ismail, 2013). The quality elements relate to aspects of design, environmental condition, and authority (i.e., relating to the specifications and subsequent control and enforcement of design decisions).…”

Section: Quality Elementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The second-level categories were selected based on terms used by respondents during the pilot study and key literature (Fik, 2005;Huff, 2009;Ismail, 2013) and allocated to the most appropriate of the first-level categories.…”

Section: Development Of House Of Quality Green Design (Hoqgd)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Green hospital design: integrating quality function deployment and end-user demands

Wood

Chen

Abdul‐Rahman

et al. 2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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There is a rapidly growing awareness amongst the public of facilities where the design incorporates green construction principles. This paper aims to study the quality function deployment (QFD) concept and technique when implemented in the construction industry with a particular focus on supporting green hospital design by identifying the end-user factors (concerns) that affect the design. This research develops QFD tools for green hospital designs known as the house of quality green design (HOQGD).Data were collected using a questionnaire survey distributed to public and private hospital end-users in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Findings revealed that end-users perceived "safety mechanisms during emergency" as being of the utmost importance and also the feature they were most satisfied with. The other demanded qualities were at an average degree of satisfaction; however, the end-users considered that green hospital design must make efforts to maximize the use of natural light and ventilation while considering the building orientation; materials should be free from toxicity and be environmentally friendly; the landscape should be strategically designed and the facilities should increase the sense of a healing environment, and water efficient equipment should be installed. Accordingly, these were prioritized and incorporated in the developed HOQGD to inform green hospital design for both public and private facilities.Keywords: Quality Function Deployment (QFD), green civil engineering, green hospital design, House of Quality Green Design (HOQGD), customer satisfaction Highlights:1. We survey end-users of hospitals regarding perceptions of green design elements 2. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) is used to develop technical specifications 3. A House of Quality Green Design prioritizes specifications for future projects 4. Analysis shows less satisfaction with sustainability factors than safety features 5. Authorities should ensure implementation of sustainable specifications This is the post-print (i.e., final draft, post-refereeing) of the article: Wood, L. C., Wang, C., Abdul-Rahman, H., & Abdul-Nasir, N. S. J. (in press). Green hospital design: Integrating quality function deployment and end user demands, Journal of Cleaner Production. 2 INTRODUCTIONAmong the many studies on green design and construction, little attention has been paid to the systemic incorporation of end-user demands. It is recognized that sustainability and green building commitment improves financial performance, competitive positioning, and market differentiation and is therefore emerging as an important competitive tool for construction companies (Han and Shin, 2014). However, little research has been conducted on how hospitals' end-users -both the staff that work there and the visiting public -perceive green hospital designs. While financial and competitive positioning for construction firms is important, care must also be taken to ensure the long-term success of such projects by ensuring that other, less tangible, success factors ar...

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Section: Development Of House Of Quality Green Design (Hoqgd)mentioning

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Density, water, and swelling characteristics of cellular palm kernel oil bio‐polyol modified polyurethane toward more sustainable growing media application

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Chen

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J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Developing a bio‐based polyol polyurethane foam with the desired properties for use as growing media for green vertical walls could be beneficial in the quest to create a more sustainable urban living. In this work, palm kernel oil‐based polyol (PKOP) was mixed with petroleum‐based polyol (PP) at different ratios in synthesizing polyurethane foam. The impacts of PKOP/PP formulation on the density, cell morphology, water absorption, water retention, swelling behavior, and their chemical functional groups were evaluated. It was determined that replacing PP with low levels of PKOP could reduce the water absorption ability due to the introduction of hydrophobic plant‐based fatty acids. On the contrary, polyurethane foam containing more than 30% PKOP has improved the water absorbing ability and retention properties. Fourier‐transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum indicates that the synthesized foams are isocyanate‐free and stable toward pH changes. The trial planting attempt was a success where the plants were grown from seeds using the synthesized foam media. It was proposed that 50% PKOP is most suitable for use as a growing media, based on its water absorbing and retention properties. The findings of this study highlight the potential for the use of bio‐based polyol polyurethane foam for more sustainable growing media in urban gardens.

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Ansätze zur ökonomischen Bewertung vertikaler Begrünungssysteme

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2019

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Vertikale Begrünung kann einen wesentlichen Beitrag zu einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung leisten. Denn Begrünung kann nicht nur die bauphysikalischen Eigenschaften von Gebäuden verbessern und als Schadstofffilter zur Verbesserung der Luftqualität beitragen, sondern auch großen Einfluss auf die betroffenen Menschen haben. Eine Begrünungsmaßnahme im Rahmen einer Bestandssanierung oder bei einem Neubau durchzuführen, ist nicht zuletzt von den entstehenden Kosten und den möglichen Nutzen abhängig. Das Ziel der durchgeführten Forschung besteht darin, ein Basismodell zu entwickeln, mit dem in weiterer Folge objektbezogen die Kosten und Nutzen für wandgebundene Begrünungssysteme abgeschätzt werden können. Hierzu wird für jedes System ein gesamter Lebenszyklus von der Errichtung über die Nutzung bis zur schlussendlichen Entsorgung betrachtet. Aufgrund der fehlenden Messbarkeit und quantitativen Bewertbarkeit vieler positiver Auswirkungen von Gebäudebegrünung kann derzeit kein ganzheitliches Modell vorgezeigt werden, sondern lediglich der entwickelte, leicht erweiterbare Ansatz zur ökonomischen Bewertung präsentiert werden. Dank dieses Modells konnten bereits wertvolle Erkenntnisse zur Systemoptimierung erlangt werden und Anknüpfungspunkte für weitere Bewertungsmöglichkeiten definiert werden.

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Quiet environment: Acoustics of vertical green wall systems of the Islamic urban form

Cited by 43 publications

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Green hospital design: integrating quality function deployment and end-user demands

Green hospital design: integrating quality function deployment and end-user demands

Density, water, and swelling characteristics of cellular palm kernel oil bio‐polyol modified polyurethane toward more sustainable growing media application

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