Concept Of Sustainable Architecture Research Articles

A Comprehensive Model to Assess Sustainable Architecture in Emerged Megacities: A Closer Look at Cairo’s New Administrative Capital (NAC)

The concept of sustainable architecture plays a pivotal role in developing prosperous and environmentally friendly cities. The New Administrative Capital, as depicted in state media, incorporates many sustainable design elements. This includes the use of environmentally friendly building materials, energy-efficient infrastructure, water conservation and recycling, waste reduction, and the provision of green spaces along with efficient public transportation networks. The successful integration of these sustainable features within the NAC highlights the positive outcomes that can be achieved through sustainable urban architecture in major cities. These results not only reduce the environmental footprint but also improve the quality of life and provide economic benefits. However, to encourage the widespread adoption of sustainable urban architecture practices in major cities, further research, policy adjustments, and community engagement are essential. Therefore, this paper aims to present a framework specifically designed to evaluate sustainable initiatives within the New Administrative Capital of Cairo, focusing on its government district and examining the environmental, economic, and societal dimensions. This study will use a qualitative descriptive case study design complemented by a content analysis method.

Reconstruction of vanished cities

The preservation of historical heritage has the potential to act as a means of regenerative design in line with the concept of sustainable architecture. The idea of revitalising monuments is a tool to preserve and restore large green spaces and biodiversity. It is possible to create a multiplicative effect between historical and requested values of the contemporary environment: revival of dervish hotels – “hanakas” for digital nomads, wine taverns for tourists, craft workshops, gardens, art etc. to preserve crafts and natural environment, while participating in climate change mitigation.

Adaptive reused heritage building based on sustainable architecture

Selective reuse of heritage buildings should be based on consideration of strategic issues of sustainable development. Research that discusses the reuse of cultural heritage buildings in the field of architecture still does not implement the concept of sustainable architecture. The purpose of the study is to obtain a strategy formulation that can be used as a parameter for adaptive implementation of reuse in cultural heritage buildings in line with sustainable development. The research took a case study of De Tjolomadoe building in Surakarta City, Indonesia. The building is a former sugar factory building currently converted as a meeting place, tourist destination, and educational communal space. The benefits of the research provide recommendations for adaptive reused strategies for cultural heritage buildings with the concept of sustainable architecture to support sustainable development. The study used in-depth observation with interview techniques and secondary data from the literature as the determination of the most important factor of the concept of sustainable architecture in optimizing the management of cultural heritage buildings. The results show that there are four architectural aspects that need to be considered so that adaptive reused cultural heritage buildings can provide sustainable benefits, i.e., the need for integration and synergy between building history, culture, environment.

Current Actuality of Sustainable Architecture: Prospects, Obstacles and Practical Implementation Strategies

Conventional architecture requires a lot of energy and emits a considerable amount of carbon dioxide, not only during its construction but also in the use process. According to the report released by the China Association of Energy Building Efficiency in 2020, the overall energy consumption of architecture takes up 46.5% of the final energy consumption in China. As environmental issues become one of the most important affairs worldwide, conventional architecture should explore a new path to address the long-existed excessive energy consumption and pollution problem. At the same time, the concept of sustainable architecture is put forward as a solution to the issue. In the past few years, innovations and breakthroughs have taken place in the construction industry and relevant strategies have been adopted by many projects. However, in order that the future of architecture will be rooted in nature and benefit the human well-being, the concept of sustainable architecture should be popularized extensively instead of serving as pioneer projects. This present article aims to assess the current actuality of sustainable architecture, including its prospects and obstacles. Also, it will propose several strategies with respect to developing eco-friendly building materials, adopting energy-efficient building design, and promoting vertical green facades along with one or two real-life cases.

Advancing Technical Performance in Smart-EcovBuildings Aim to Energy Efficiency: A Comprehensive Analysis for Sustainable Building

Contemporary societies are experiencing transformative changes across various industries, including construction. The surge in energy consumption, driven by factors such as population growth, industrialization, urban development, and the escalating demand for housing, has resulted in a worrisome increase in carbon dioxide emissions. Notably, the building sector accounts for a substantial portion of energy consumption, amounting to approximately 40% of total energy usage and corresponding CO2 emissions. The concept of sustainable architecture gained momentum in the late 20th century, catalyzed by the environmental movement and heightened awareness of the detrimental impact of human activities on the environment. Embracing environmental considerations and drawing inspiration from traditional architecture, sustainable design methodologies emerged, integrating indigenous design principles with modern technology in a harmonious manner. Another avenue toward achieving high-performance architecture lies in the integration of smart building systems. By concurrently emphasizing environmental factors and harnessing the potential of intelligent technologies, a new architectural paradigm termed "Smart-Eco building" emerges, encompassing sustainable architecture within the built environment. Smart-Eco buildings comprise diverse parameters, each containing its own subsections. This study specifically focuses on the parameter of "Technical performance," delving into its subcategories, such as facades, windows, shading systems, roofs, and others. This article examines the importance of window and shading optimization within the context of Smart-Eco buildings. By prioritizing the analysis of window ratios and shading systems, the authors aim to shed light on their role in enhancing technical performance to meet ASHRAE standards. Through an exploration of cutting-edge research and innovative approaches, this study seeks to contribute to the ongoing advancements in sustainable architecture and the creation of environmentally conscious built environments.

Application of Solar Photovoltaic Technology for Energy Saving and Sustainable Co-Living Buildings

Abstract. One of the efforts to protect the environment is to follow the Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement, and conferences related to global warming. The tangible manifestation of this issue is that buildings have begun to pay attention to the concept of sustainable architecture by changing single-use energy to renewable energy. The purpose of this paper is to find out how much energy can be saved by co-living buildings that apply passive design and solar photovoltaic systems using the EDGE application. The research method used is a quantitative method by paying attention to the calculation of EDGE energy and the total of solar photovoltaic. This paper concludes that the co-living buildings can be categorized as an energy-efficient building with the use of photovoltaic and with a passive design system. Then the building can be classified as an advanced energy-efficient building with an energy saving of 47% and a break-even point of 216 days. The novelty of this paper is that the use of EDGE application that can determine the amount of energy savings that is very significant in communal residential buildings in Indonesia.

Study of Sustainable Architecture Concepts

The purpose of this study is to analyze the study of sustainable architecture concepts. Sustainable architecture also known as green architecture is an architectural concept that seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings with efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, and development space and ecosystems at large. Sustainable architecture uses a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment or the theory, science and style of buildings designed and built in accordance with environmentally friendly principles. Keywords: Architecture, Consept, Green, Sustainable

Designing Living Lab Area With Sustainable Architecture Concept

Educational and research facilities are important for a university. Universitas Pembangunan Panca Budi (UNPAB) wants to provide the best educational and research facilities for its academic community. Living lab and Industrial Park is one of the facilities that UNPAB wants to provide and will greatly support educational and research activities within the university. Based on this, a good Living Lab and Industrial Park area masterplan is needed to create an efficient area. The concept offered in the planning of the Living Lab and Industrial Park Area is Tropical Sustainable while still considering local cultural values. The facility plans provided are livestock areas, agricultural and plantation areas, product processing areas, sports facilities areas, management offices, and ecotourism areas. The living lab and industrial park area is expected to become a superior educational and research facility and can be a producer of products and innovations of UNPAB academics and researchers.

Technologies of environmental engineering protection in the context of sustainable architecture development: alternative approaches

The development of the concept of sustainable architecture requires in-depth research due to the exceptional complexity and relevance of this problem. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to consider the technologies of engineering environmental protection related to measures to preserve the environment, maintain ecological balance, and reduce the negative effects of human activity on the natural environment. A selection of project proposals of objects is given, where technological developments are presented, characterized by a new alternative approach to creating an eco-sustainable habitat by means of its engineering protection. The technologies that ensure sustainable waste disposal are revealed recycling of urban waste using a closed system for the production of energy and materials from garbage. A wide range of engineering proposals for seawater purification and processing of floating debris accumulation has identified: technologies for the disposal of such waste and their conversion into energy, the elimination of islands from oceanic debris from the water surface. Alternative technologies of engineering environmental protection and climate adjustment for managing its changes, as well as habitat restoration in the sinking coastal areas of the city are presented. Attention is drawn to the problem of eliminating the consequences of negative impacts on ecosystems and restoring the natural environment: the transformation and recreation of forests and areas with drained swamps, as well as the formation of agricultural biodiversity in the context of food security. The results of the study can be useful for the theory and practice of sustainable architecture formation, as they open up completely new opportunities for creative search.

Climate Crisis

The concept of sustainable development implies seeking a balance between exploitation and protection of the Earth's resources in an attempt to preserve our basis for living. Sustainable development must satisfy people’s present needs without jeopardizing future generations’ chances of satisfying theirs. Among architects, the concept of sustainable architecture emerged from various social interests based on various interpretations of the problem and characterized by quite a number of different pathways, each pointing to sustainable solutions as responses to the climate crisis. Architects' diverse views on sustainable architecture have become a battleground for ‘the right attitudes’ - artistic schools of thought and cultural movements with competing logics of sustainability. In this respect, the role of the architect and the choice of sustainable logic become central to the design process of sustainable architecture - and also to the development of Danish social housing. Various incentives have helped influence sustainability in a Danish context, for instance in site conditions, sustainable technologies, infrastructure, facilities, financing and social ideals. Since the energy crisis of the 1970s, the development of sustainable social housing in Denmark has also been influenced by various pathways in this fluid system of changing logics, values and beliefs as social responses to the climate crisis.

The Importance of Building Design and Its Contribution to Human Health

The purpose of this research is to find out how important it is for a building that has a healthy building approach or concept that will have a positive impact on the users of the building itself. To support the research, we use the method of collecting data from several journals found related to the research title. The results of this study indicate that every design of a building must pay attention to the element of thermal comfort from each room, the concept of healing environment, pay attention to the use of materials, and must also apply the concept of sustainable architecture. In this study, things that must be considered are what the concept of thermal comfort is good for the health of the building users themselves, the concept of healing environment, the use of materials, and also the concept of sustainable architecture. It can be concluded that the building is said to be healthy if all the discussion criteria can be implemented properly. Users of the building itself, of course, not only feel the comfort of the building that is used, but can indirectly have a positive impact on the health of the users themselves, and can also survive in a fairly long period of time.

Economic Hotel And A Culinary Center Sustainable Architecture Approach

The Kwala Bekal area in Medan is one area included in the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) development project which, according to the book The Next American Metropolis, is categorized as a commercial area [1]. Where urban development focuses on public transportation such as public transportation, buses, and trains and minimizing private vehicles. In this case, the designer will discuss how to design hotel buildings and culinary centers using the concept of Sustainable Architecture. The design problem found in planning and designing buildings following the functions of hotels and culinary centers. The aims and objectives of project planning are to design economical hotel buildings and culinary centers on an elongated site and Implementing the applications of Sustainable themes into the building. The methodology used in this design is data collection methods, design approaches, and analysis methods. From the results of research on the design concept, existing and placement of the building period, it was found that the Kwala Bekal City, which is in the Medan Tuntungan sub-district, was a development project by P.T Propenas Nusa Dua which had become a master plan design for the embryo of the new city of Kwala Bekal. So that, the completion of the construction of an economical hotel & culinary center can complement residential facilities in the commercial area

The Sustainability Concept of Osing Traditional House in Kemiren Banyuwangi

Nowadays, the high development of technologies and the density of the population demands high housing necessity. If there is no balanced between them and the environmentally concept, it will certainly cause problems to the next generation in the future. The sustainability concept in architecture is one alternative way which can be used to overcome this problem. Based on the prior theory, the traditional house applies the concept of sustainable architecture. Osing Traditional House from Osing Tribe also uses the concept. The Osing traditional house is located in Banyuwangi City. This study aims to prove the truth of the theory of sustainable architecture concept in traditional houses, especially in the Osing Traditional Houses in Banyuwangi and identify spatial patterns, structures, materials and other parameters that are considered to sustainable aspects. In the study, it was found that the Osing Traditional House includes aspects of topography, spatial patterns, structures and building materials as well as other parameters that contain to sustainable aspects. Keywords: Sustainable Architecture, Osing Traditional House, Sustainable Aspects

Sustainability concept as climate change adaptation in the vernacular house in Aceh

The vernacular residential adapted to climate change in various ways. Some studies showed that vernacular residential which is associated with traditional houses own its genius loci to climate change adaptation. This study aims to investigate the sustainability concept obtained in the Aceh vernacular residential in its attempt to adapt to climate change. This study was based on the data that been collected from observation and literature analysis. The result showed that the climate change adaptation of the vernacular residential in Aceh demonstrated in material, construction, form, orientation, space configuration, opening, ventilation, and infiltration. All those aspects covered the aspect of vernacular, which are technical, cultural, and environmental. The concept of sustainable architecture was raised based on these aspects. Further research should be conducted to extend the location of research in various data sources.

Sustainable Architectural Investigations on Bugis Vernacular House: Case Study of Tenun Tourism Village, Samarinda Seberang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Sustainability is a global problem, and architecture can contribute through vernacular architecture. To find out the potential of vernacular architecture to contribute, it is necessary to study sustainable architecture in vernacular houses. In this study, an investigation of sustainable architecture in Bugis vernacular houses will be carried out with a case study of the Tenun Tourism Village. We find that to contribute to the field of architecture, an approach through the concept of sustainable architecture is needed, one of which is green architecture. Thus, we conclude that there is a need for a sustainable architectural investigation of Bugis vernacular houses with green architecture approach and through the assessment of EDGE indicators. The results of this study indicate that the Bugis vernacular architecture in the Tenun Tourism Village can contribute to the issue of sustainability. However, it needs some renovations and additional technology. In addition, the material efficiency can still be maintained even though the material is replaced with the latest material.

ATHLETE VILLAGE AT SOUTH BORNEO's SPORT CENTER

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are a trigger for global change and excessive use of energy in buildings. The design focuses on the design of the athlete's homestead that is able to be an answer to sustainable design and faces resource problems, especially energy. In achieving sustainability goals and answering architectural problems, the athlete's guesthouse design applies 5 principles of a holistic approach to green buildings and the concept of sustainable architecture as an effort to minimize the negative impact of designs that are able to deal with current crisis conditions such as the energy crisis, greenhouse gas emissions, the environment to the economy. Qualitatively and quantitatively based on the results of the analysis and supporting theories.

Flexibility in sustainable architecture output Resistance to epidemics

The research deals with the concept of sustainable architecture beyond pandemic diseases. As there is a motivation to reduce the number of occupants of buildings and reconsider the space arrangement at the level of corridors and internal and external spaces as well as focus on natural factors such as ventilation and insolation. Also, the death of a group of architects due to Corona virus will motivate them to form an architectural product that is friendly to the natural environment. Thus, the aim of the research was to uncover the interrelationship between flexibility and epidemics and the role of each one to shape a sustainable architectural output. Accordingly, the research problem was to explore the role of Flexibility in Sustainable epidemic-resistant design. The research approach is to clarify the foundations of epidemic-resistant architecture as well as its characteristics and standards by building a knowledge framework, then a comprehensive theoretical framework from architectural literaturetos to be embodied in its final form in three main vocabulary, namely: foundations of epidemic-resistant architecture, characteristics of sustainable flexible architecture, and the standard for social spacing architecture. It has been applied to elected projects to clarify the extent to which these indicators have been achieved and to reach the conclusions, which made clear that flexibility and resisting architectural output is the extent of its ability to survive in the face of disasters and epidemics, and this is an ideal time to rethink how to develop new design standards and address existing structures to achieve the sustainability.

Analysis of spatial changes in simple dwelling based on sustainable architectural approaches

Occupancy in housing built by the developer experienced changes that are not consistent with the original design, no exception to the pure residential housing program housing subsidies. Generally, the changes made to the residential layout occur after occupancy. Grand Permata Residence II Housing, Deli Serdang Regency is the housing that was built by a developer with a limited area of land and a restricted space of land that will be reviewed with a sustainable architectural approach to get alternative changes to an excellent residential spatial layout. Sustainable Architecture Approach is applied to realize housing that guarantees the well-being of its inhabitants. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method with direct observation in the field and analyzed according to the rules of sustainable living. The results of this study are that changes in residential spatial planning and selection of building materials used are following the concept of sustainable architecture towards sustainable development.

Confusing problem of green architecture and false green architecture in mena region

Achieving sustainable and environmentally friendly architecture is one of the main goals people have made to better life as the final model for their professional activities. Thus, moving towards greener architecture is considered the primary goal of the architecture of our time. The purpose of this study is to analyze architectural projects that have already been implemented in Middle Eastern countries in terms of their compatibility with the objective concepts of sustainability and the green standards they require. Therefore, for review and study, the purpose of this article is to discover the level of sustainability classification system such as LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) that can be effective in classifying current architectural projects. Studies show three concepts for analyzing contemporary architecture: 1. green, 2. false green, and 3. energy-seller. Besides, these studies have shown that some projects, although attempting to convey sustainable architecture concepts in appearance, are not sustainable. In recent stages, this paper intends to evaluate the effectiveness of the LEED classification system. In evaluating the LEED classification system, the results show that the system’s purpose is more for planning purposes than objective design goals and practical tools for analyzing the architectural design process. The analysis based on this study shows that it is necessary to use design-based patterns to move false green architecture to green architecture.

Cultural Identity in Sustainable Architecture

A highly debateabletopicin architectural fraternity is the 'sustainable architecture' which has been addressed in many publications. Literature terminology applies to different types of such architecture: 1970s eco-design, 1980s green design, late 1980s and 1990s ecological design. This demonstrates the emergence of a construction-oriented architecture that prioritizes the natural environment until the mid-1990s. Sustainable architecture, on the other hand, as with all previous architecture approaches, can not only be considered a moral and architectural practice, but its contribution to social, cultural and economic infrastructure in the region. [1] UNESCO has coined "real life sustainability" to expand the overall concept of sustainable architecture from design to architecture incorporating local identity as part of the design process. [1] UNESCO coined the concept 'absolute sustainable life.'[2] Frampton aims to tackle local and contemporary global architectural culture at the same time as the notion of 'critical regionalism.' In his narrated essay, he stresses on value of sustainability in architecture as a cultural framework, not just a technique or process. [3] Culture defines a diverse concept that incorporates all intellectual activity of society. [4]Culture is; dynamic, exchanged, transformed into a new generation, expressed within the group and the person, interpreted in each community member. This includes laws, beliefs, principles, convictions and expectations. It transmits longevity and can improve the community's vitality. These are the assertion of "culture" in Matsumato's book "Psychology and Community."[5][6] The paper discusses about the sustainable cultural with architectural aspects. Part 1 discusses about eco-cultural architecture from various aspects of sustainable architecture. Next part 2 analyses world-class construction practices as eco-cultural reasoning practices, and part 3 discusses a case study of Turkey's sustainable solutions to local issues.