Green Building Projects Research Articles

Design &development of an automatic water supply system

In this paper, the automatic water supply systemis presented. This paper suggests an IoT device for automatic plant watering when the soil moisture level drops below a threshold value. The proposed system can be implemented in various projects like green buildings, roof farming, etc. The IoT device is connected to the internet, enabling the user to receive moisture level updates. The paper aims to address the need for an efficient plant watering system by providing an automatic solution using IoT technology. This paper presents the design and development of an automatic water supply system using IoT technology. The system detects the soil moisture level of plants and automatically waters them when the moisture drops below a certain threshold value. The proposed system is suitable for use in green building projects and roof farming. The device is connected to the internet, allowing the user to receive real-time updates on moisture levels. The paper details the development process and the key components of the system, including sensors, actuators, and the microcontroller. The work done & presented in this paper is the result of the mini-project work that has been done by the first sem engineering students of the college and as such there is little novelty in it and the references are being taken from various sources from the internet, the paper is being written by the students to test their writing skills in the starting of their engineering career and also to test the presentation skills during their mini-project presentation. The work done & presented in this paper is the report of the assignment / alternate assessment tool as a part and parcel of the academic assignment of the first year subject on nanotechnology & IoT.

Green industrial buildings in Vietnam from experts’ point of view

In recent years, there has been a remarkable rise in the number of certified green building projects in Vietnam, with industrial buildings accounting for the largest portion. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the ability to achieve points of industrial buildings in some green building systems under specific conditions of Vietnam. Another aim of the study is to point out the distinct features of industrial buildings that influence their design, including heavy industry, light industry, and industrial buildings with cleanrooms. Accordingly, this will contribute to increasing the number of industrial buildings that achieve green certification in the future. The study uses a mixed-methods approach, including expert interviews, field surveys, and meta-analysis. The research results will serve as a reference document for sustainable development-oriented design consultants and for organizations establishing green construction criteria systems to be able to upgrade to newer versions with higher adaptability for industrial works.

The Application of BIM Technology in the Construction Management of Green Building Projects

At present, the rapid development of China's economic construction has promoted the continuous development and progress of the construction industry, and at the same time, people have new development needs for the construction industry and begin to tend to develop in the direction of green buildings. In today's environment, the use of BIM technology is essential to achieve effective construction management of green building projects. How to effectively apply BIM technology to the construction management process of green building projects and realize the green ecological development of the construction industry requires in-depth exploration and practice by relevant personnel.

Problems and Advanced Technologies of Green Building Project Management and Materials

With the growing awareness of climate change, green buildings are beginning to win a place in environmental issues. The pattern of green buildings aims to establish an equilibrium between artificial architecture and the natural surroundings. This study proposes to determine problems and solutions for green building project management and green materials. The outcome of this study reveals that high-cost premium and cognitive limitations on green technologies are the main barriers to the sustainable development of green buildings. To deal with cost-related issues, experts utilize AI-based techniques to reduce energy consumption. Furthermore, in the process of civil engineering construction, construction materials determine the cost, quality, and safety of civil engineering. The main characteristics of green building materials are excellent low energy consumption, low pollution and recycling in the production process and use. The mainstream green materials classification is the four types of basic, energy-saving, recycling and health. Currently, the green materials commonly used in engineering construction mainly include ecological sand-based permeable bricks, green paint and diatom mud ecological wall. Among them, the diatom mud ecological wall is widely used in large cities because it does not cause light pollution. The most significant advantage of green materials in engineering is that they can achieve resource savings. In the selection of green materials in construction, it is necessary to fully consider and make use of the characteristics of green materials.

Research on Resilience Evaluation of Green Building Supply Chain Based on ANP-Fuzzy Model

As the critical object of ecological civilization construction, the risk of supply chain interruption in green building is increasing. Identifying the weak links of the green building supply chain and evaluating the resilience level is significant in promoting the green development of the construction industry. Firstly, according to the characteristics of the green building supply chain, this paper constructs the evaluation index system of green building supply chain resilience and uses the interpretative structural model (ISM) to analyze the correlation degree between evaluation indexes. Secondly, the ANP-Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model is established to evaluate the resilience of the green building supply chain. Finally, an empirical study is conducted on a green building project in Jiaozuo City. According to the results, the ANP-Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation model can objectively evaluate the resilience level of the green building supply chain and apply it to practical case analysis.

Major project management factors affecting the delivery of green building projects: The case of Jordan

Construction projects have significant impacts on the environment. They adversely affect many areas, such as energy consumption, global warming and resource depletion. Green buildings have been found to be the most effective way to reduce these impacts. As a developing country with limited resources, Jordan is giving too much prominence to sustainability in construction projects. However, moving forward with Green Building Projects (GBPs) is a great challenge. Most managers do not have much experience in managing these projects yet. They are not fully aware of the importance of project management factors which can significantly affect the delivery process of GBPs. Research addressing these factors has become a crucial need in the construction industry. The main objective of this study is to identify the major project management factors required to deliver GBPs successfully in Jordan. The questionnaire was distributed to determine the significance of nineteen project management factors and SPSS software was utilized to perform the data analysis. The results show that for GBPs in Jordan to be successfully delivered, there must be clear lines of communication during the design and planning stages. The study concludes with recommendations for improving GBP distribution in Jordan. A further detailed study is needed to investigate and improve communication channels in GBPs. The practical implications of this study are to help the stakeholders in the construction industry understand management activities in the green building industry in a better and more realistic way. In addition, identifying these factors will help control future projects and ensure correct decisions are made from the beginning of the project to maximize the project's success.

Social understanding of green building projects in China (2006–2022): Stakeholders, issue attention and divergences

Promoting green building projects (GBPs) is essential for a sustainable and low-carbon future. The social context of GBPs in China tends to make large-scale implementation challenging, which requires more attention. As social debates are especially critical for understanding how GBPs fit into the socio-political context, this study investigates GBP-related media coverage from 2006 to 2022 to identify issue attention and divergences among different actors based on text mining and machine learning methods. This research identifies: (1) generally optimistic social perspectives on GBPs, despite issues variance in risk and benefit framing; (2) prominence of environmental, technical, and economic issues around GBPs; (3) significant issue divergences among stakeholders, showing opportunities and challenges for GBP deployment; and (4) less discourse of the general public's voices, indicating some uncertainties surrounding how citizens perceive and contextualize GBPs. Findings can yield insights into an in-depth understanding of the apparent imbalance between strong official support and low social awareness, which is helpful and essential for raising social perceptions and further deploying GBPs.

Machine learning model for green building design prediction

<div align="left">Green building (GB) is a design concept that implements sustainable processes and green technologies in the building's life cycle. However, the design process of GB tends to take longer than conventional buildings due to the integration of various green requirements and performances into the building design. Advanced artificial intelligence (AI) methods such as machine learning (ML) are widely used to help designers do their jobs faster and more accurately. Therefore, this study aims to develop a GB design predictive model utilizing ML techniques that consider four GB design criteria: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, water efficiency, and site planning. A dataset of GB projects collected from a private construction company based in Jakarta was used to train and test the ML model. The accuracy of the models was evaluated using mean square error (MSE). The comparison of MSE values of the conducted experiments showed that the combination of the artificial neural network (ANN) method with the IF-ELSE algorithm created the most accurate ML model for GB design prediction with an MSE of 1.3.</div>

A Review of Joint Management Body and Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Green Building Project Facilities Management

A Review of Joint Management Body and Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Green Building Project Facilities Management

Exploring critical risk factors for Green Building projects in developing countries: The case of Vietnam

Green Buildings (GB) have been continuing to grow in line with the sustainability trend worldwide. However, GB projects frequently involve more risks than conventional projects due to their adoption of innovative sustainability technology. Consequently, risk management (RM) is more complicated and necessary for GB projects compared with conventional projects, especially in developing countries with few GB risk studies. As a first effort, this research aimed to explore risk factors that GB projects frequently confront in Vietnam. First, the 53 risk factors were identified by reviewing previous studies and interviewing industry professionals. A questionnaire was then developed to collect data from 207 construction professionals to assess the importance of GB risk factors. The result provided a ranking list of GB risks and their corresponding evaluations. Next, exploratory factor analysis was conducted and revealed the six most influential risk components: (1) human resource and technical risk in the construction phase, (2) performance risk in the operation phase, (3) human resource risk in the design phase, (4) financial risk, (5) regulation and complexity risk, and (6) material risk. Also, this research found no differences in risk preferences among various roles in GB projects. These findings provided insight into GB risks that can be useful for practitioners and future research. The final contribution included discussions on critical risks and suggestions for further research directions.

Contractual Behavior of Key Participant in Managing Green Office Building Projects

In order to improve the performance of green office building projects, proper contractual behaviour of key participants is perceived as one of the best initiatives, given that it serves as the primary function in guiding the smooth management of green office building projects. This paper aims to identify the criteria in managing green office building projects. It was found that this reports on the results of the content analysis which collected data on design and features of green office building implemented by the designers. A list of GBI -Certified Green Office Buildings under New Construction Category in Malaysia was assessed. Five (5) numbers of office buildings in Klang Valley and Putrajaya area were selected to present features of green office buildings applied by the designer to fulfil the green building criteria hence achieving GBI certification. The features of each green building obtained from various relevant websites were compiled based on the six (6) criteria listed under GBI. Though the system and materials might be slightly different from one green buildings to another, there are similarities in terms design principal; by incorporating advanced green technologies, sustainable energy solutions, innovative energy management systems and rainwater harvesting systems into the design. Thorough consideration has been given by the project team to produce a building that is environmentally, socially and economically friendly. This is achieved by enhancing good passive designs and integrating active (mechanical and electrical) design and system to deliver and to offer significant long-term comfort and savings for the building owners and occupants.

Vietnam general contractors’ perceptions on challenges to the delivery of green building projects

This study focuses mainly on investigating differences in Southern and Northern general contractors’ perception of challenges in executing green building projects. The questionnaire survey-based data analysis results show that there is a good consensus between general contractors (GCs) from these two regions on the top two most critical challenges in delivering green building projects. They are “lacking of legal regulations and technical codes on green building”, and “more difficult to early establish a competent, integrated, and multidisciplinary green building project team”. Additionally, the Mann-Whitney U-test reveals that there are a significant difference on perception of the GCs from Northern as compared with those from Southern on the five challenges, including “shortage of reliable green building materials, technologies, and equipment in the market”, “lack of reliable suppliers of green products, materials, equipment”, “lack of appropriate tools/laboratories specific for testing, assessing, measuring, and inspecting the green performance of construction products”, “difficulty in selecting and managing subcontractors”, and “difficult in comprehending the green specifications”. The study may be beneficial not only for the central policymakers but also for the local governments, industrial practitioners and project stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the major challenges in executing green building projects at local or regional level. As a result, the study proposed many solutions specific for each of these regions to promote the development of the local green building industry.

Visual Sensor Image Deconstruction in Constructing Green Building Design Space Adjustment Construction Strategy.

Since the introduction of green design in China, the space adjustment of green building design has received great attention from architects. Because space adjustment is very important for the pre-construction of a green building, it also represents the effectiveness of the building after its operation. At the same time, the spatial adjustment of green buildings is also a professional level test for architects. In order to obtain more accurate information about various aspects of the building, it is not enough to rely on the naked eye or measuring tools. Because it is impossible to comprehensively inspect the entire building, and the data is too cluttered, it is inconvenient to carry out a one-step construction strategy. Therefore, this study proposes to use visual sensors to analyze the image of a building, so as to achieve the data effect that architects want and to achieve the best effect in space adjustment. In order to prove the applicability of visual sensors, this study takes the current situation of domestic green building projects as a case study and deeply explores the status of domestic green building projects under the current social background. Then, the method of the visual sensor is used to analyze the problem of building space adjustment, and experimental research on the performance of this technology is carried out. The results show that this technology is very suitable for the study of construction strategies for spatial adjustment. In building identification, the error of the algorithm in this study in the measurement range of 1 m to 2 m is obviously smaller than that of other methods, and the accuracy is basically kept within 1 cm. Therefore, in order to better develop the green design, we should focus on the application of visual sensors in this regard.

OVERVIEW OF GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES ON GREEN BUILDING IN SINGAPORE

ABSTRACT Green building is a promising solution for reducing the negative environmental impacts of buildings. Government involvement is the driver to overcoming obstacles and the rapid development of green buildings. However, reviews are unavailable on green building-related strategies and policies adopted by the government at a national level. To fill this gap, this paper first gives an up-to-date summary of the overall development status of green building projects in Singapore, which is considered an active pioneer for the green building industry. Then, the policy instruments adopted by the government were reviewed systematically. The results reveal that the Singapore government launched a wide variety of green building policies in different stages of green building development. Furthermore, developing a scientific and reliable rating tool is a fundamental strategy for green building. At present, inadequate green building-related regulatory systems are still the main obstacles to the implementation of green building in many nations. In this regard, this paper will provide a valuable reference for policymakers to develop effective and efficient strategies for promoting green building.

How Does the Government Promote the Collaborative Innovation of Green Building Projects? An Evolutionary Game Perspective

In order to study how to promote the collaborative innovation of green building projects of construction enterprises, this paper establishes an evolutionary game model of suppliers’ participation in collaborative innovation of green building projects of construction enterprises under government governance. Through a numerical simulation, our research analyzes the influence of government tax preference, government infrastructure construction, and environmental pollution punishment on the behavior of the government, suppliers, and construction enterprises. The empirical research shows that the government’s tax incentives will continue to encourage suppliers to choose collaborative innovation. If the government’s short-term tax incentives are small, construction enterprises will evolve in the direction of midway betrayal. When the government’s long-term tax incentives are large, construction enterprises will evolve in the direction of the collaborative innovation of green building projects. Furthermore, the government’s infrastructure support for suppliers to participate in collaborative innovation of green building projects of construction enterprises will encourage suppliers and construction enterprises to choose green building projects for collaborative innovation. With the continuous maturity of green building projects in the construction market, the government has evolved from positive governance to negative governance. The government will take the opportunity to give up infrastructure construction and turn to other supporting policies. Lastly, a low intensity of environmental pollution punishment makes it difficult to promote the construction enterprises to evolve in the direction of collaborative innovation. A moderate intensity of environmental pollution punishment can encourage construction enterprises to evolve in the direction of collaborative innovation, while high-intensity environmental pollution punishment can encourage construction enterprises to choose the direction of midway betrayal. Environmental pollution punishment has no significant impact on suppliers’ selection of collaborative innovation of green building projects in the short term.

Implementation of BIM-based model checking technology for managing maintenance planning in green building ecosystem

PurposeThe green building (GB) maintenance industry has been under increasing pressure by designers to demonstrate its evaluation and information management of building information modelling based model checking (BMC) to the competency's performance and design knowledge of building control instrument. This main problem has been termed as maintenance planning level. Although maintenance planning has been explored in GB maintenance environments, less is known about what maintenance planning problems currently exist and what their causes are, such as the recent fire in the Grenfell Tower (14 June 2017, about 80 fatalities) in North Kensington, West London. The aim of this paper is to identify how GB maintenance environments could integrate BMC within their processes. The purpose of this study is to assess the BMC technology management of GB maintenance ecosystem and that of a soft skills level to establish the impact of innovation policy features on database and safety risk function mechanism.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve this aim, a comprehensive literature review of the existing conceptualisation of BMC practices is reviewed and the main features of Information and Communication Technology tools and techniques currently being employed on such GB maintenance ecosystem is carried out to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the previous studies. The conceptual framework explores the importance of integration of BMC in the construction phase to identify alternative methods in the automation system (AS) process to co-generate, monitor and optimise BMC.FindingsThe results confirm that BMC tool positively influences database application and risk mechanism of construction project safety while agreeableness negatively does. Besides, database application has a negative influence on innovation policy of company towards BMC implementation. Propositions derived not only shed light on guidance for future research on the soft skills of construction organisations, but also provide decision-making support through a better understanding of the factors affecting soft skills level amongst biggest construction companies.Originality/valueThus far, this study advances the knowledge about how GB maintenance environments can ensure BMC delivery. This paper highlights the need for further research to integrate BMC in GB maintenance environments validates the framework across the construction phase with different GB project managers and engineers.

Testing the network relationship between risk occurrence and risk harm networks for green building projects using social network analysis

Green building (GB) projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption while improving human well-being. However, prior research on the risk networks of GB projects is very limited, and no researchers have concentrated on analyzing the relationship between risk occurrence networks (RONs) and risk harm networks (RHNs) for GB projects from the perspectives of both the whole life cycle and multiple respondents. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analytic framework that objectively mines the RONs and RHNs of GB projects to test the significance of the relationship between the two types of networks. Through a systematic literature review, we identified 51 risk factors relevant to the four stages of GB projects and then used social network analysis (SNA) to obtain the RONs and RHNs based on survey data from China. The point-relation test revealed that significant relationships exist between the respondents' age and the two types of networks; however, there is no correlation between GB project experience and the two types of networks. Importantly, the relation-relation tests confirm that a significant interaction exists between the respondents' risk networks as well as among risk factors. These findings suggest that in the risk management of GB projects, a holistic perspective would be more effective than assuming that the risk factors are independent.

The role of project management in the success of green building projects: Egypt as a case study

Sustainability and project management are two trends that have taken global interest in the last decades due to their significant role in various fields of life. However, these two topics have rarely been addressed in one study or framework. As sustainability and environmental issues are not specifically or systematically considered in most major project management frameworks such as the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Individual Competence Baseline (ICB), International Organization for Standardization (ISO 21500:2012), and so on. Furthermore, sustainability applications in the construction field under the term “green buildings” are facing various types of obstacles that obstruct the pervasion of this type of construction in an adequate and required way. Some of these obstacles have been addressed in recent studies with suggested solutions, but the role of project management in overcoming or even mitigating the risk of these obstacles was almost absent in most of these studies. Therefore, this paper attempts to observe the most important obstacles facing the application of sustainability in the construction field and taking the green construction situation in Egypt as a case study. In addition, this paper aims to investigate the role of project management in green building projects’ success, through project management best practices’ applications to overcome the main reasons that obstruct the green building projects movement. The results showed that there is a lack of management methods that address sustainable construction projects. In addition, there is no clear methodology governing the green building management process. Also, the unspecified responsibilities between stakeholders in green building projects lead to difficulties in managing and implementing green buildings. However, some defined obstructions could be overcome by project management’s best practices and methods.

Green Building Project Cost Budgeting and Cost Control Integrating Interactive VR Genetic Algorithm

The development of buildings in the future will tend to the direction of green buildings. At present, most of the calculations of their costs usually use empirical models, which lack the basis for quantitative prediction. For the purpose of improving the accuracy of budget and control of project cost for green buildings, this paper applies interactive virtual reality (VR) genetic algorithm and analyze project budget accordingly. The prediction accuracy is effectively increased based on the mathematical analysis model. Finally, the test results suggest that the proposed algorithm can effectively improve the cost control efficiency and engineering quality of green buildings and reduce the construction cost of buildings.

Integrated Project Management Framework for Green Buildings

With the increasing problem of environmental issues and growing concern over climate change, sustainable / green building construction is gradually put forth globally. However construction of green buildings still encounters barriers as there is a lack of proper project management framework for such projects. For this certain factors have been identified based on the literature review of previous research papers and then a questionnaire if formed in accordance with these factors. Response of the questionnaire is taken from 35 industry experts (project managers, architects, engineers, construction manager etc.) with the aim to identify the degree of influence of these factors on the success or failure of managing green building projects. Findings of this study are the guidelines which are formulated for the project management of green buildings. Keywords: Project management, Sustainable Development, Green Building, Green Building Rating System, Sustainability Indicators and Integrated Management.