Pub Date : 2022-09-06DOI: 10.1108/ohi-04-2022-0098
R. Taherkhani
PurposeThe discourse of construction practitioners and decision-makers worldwide has begun to appreciate and acknowledge the advantages of sustainable building. Toward this goal, one of the main steps is creating a control mechanism, which provides the context for moving to sustainable buildings by monitoring the environmental, economic and social dimensions of sustainability. The previous research studies indicate the social dimension has received far less attention than the economic and environmental aspects. Therefore, this study aims at developing a social sustainability framework to evaluate building systems.Design/methodology/approachThis research has chosen the Parsons sociological theory as its theoretical framework basis and acquires the research theoretical framework with its modification and completion by grounded theory (GT). In the next step, to realize the GT structure validity and model fitting, the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used and the research hypotheses were tested.FindingsAn integrated social sustainable framework is presented with five subsystems: socio-political, socio-cultural, socio-institutional, socio-economic and socio-environmental. This research addresses the void of a comprehensive social sustainability framework in the construction industry, and the findings can contribute to construction industry practitioners and decision-makers to evaluate building systems socially.Originality/valueThe application of this framework is not limited to the construction industry and building systems. It can deliver a general use for integrating social perspectives into decision-making on various subjects. Localization and specialization of current research's social sustainability components and factors can be a high potential research topic for future studies, in all fields and scopes. This framework can be a significant contribution to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a basis for creating comparable models to assess social aspects of buildings, campuses and urban sustainability.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-24DOI: 10.1108/ohi-05-2022-0120
Yusuf Berkay Metinal, Gulden Gumusburun Ayalp
PurposeThe impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on architectural education (AE) was investigated, and a framework was proposed to reduce the impacts' negative consequences.Design/methodology/approachSystematic literature review, bibliometric and content analyses were combined to gain an in-depth understanding of the effects of the pandemic on AE and projections for its future. Relevant documents were extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) database. Bibliometric connections in the context of AE and COVID-19 pandemic were explored using text-mining and content analysis was performed.FindingsThe challenges, development tendencies and collaboration networks in AE during the pandemic were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The most influential articles, journals, authors and countries/regions were highlighted using a bibliometric analysis. The analysis of keyword tendencies and clusters indicates that new concepts have emerged in AE research during the pandemic involving online, in-person and hybrid education. Using content analysis of 57 subtopics, 39 (18) were categorized as having negative (positive) effects. A comprehensive mitigation framework was designed to reduce the impact of the pandemic on AE.Research limitations/implicationsThe study findings can enable practitioners to construct effective solutions to COVID-19- and other disaster-related problems regarding AE. The implications, obstacles and mitigation framework presented can help identify gaps in the literature and guide further research.Originality/valueThis paper presents the first bibliometric and content analysis of AE and COVID-19 pandemic-related studies published from January 2020 to June 2022 to highlight several research directions and academic development within the field.
目的调查2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行对建筑教育(AE)的影响，并提出减少影响负面后果的框架。设计/方法/方法系统文献综述、文献计量学和内容分析相结合，以深入了解大流行对AE的影响和对其未来的预测。相关文献摘自Web of Science (WoS)数据库。利用文本挖掘和内容分析探索AE与COVID-19大流行背景下的文献计量学联系。结果对大流行期间AE面临的挑战、发展趋势和协作网络进行了定量和定性分析。最具影响力的文章、期刊、作者和国家/地区通过文献计量分析得到突出显示。关键词趋势和聚类分析表明，疫情期间AE研究出现了在线教育、面对面教育和混合教育等新概念。通过对57个子主题的内容分析，39(18)个子主题被归类为具有负(正)效应。制定了一个全面的缓解框架，以减少该流行病对AE的影响。研究的局限性/意义研究结果可以使从业者能够构建有效的解决方案，以应对COVID-19和其他与AE相关的灾害相关问题。所提出的影响、障碍和缓解框架有助于确定文献中的差距并指导进一步的研究。本文首次对2020年1月至2022年6月期间发表的AE和COVID-19大流行相关研究进行了文献计量学和内容分析，突出了该领域的几个研究方向和学术进展。
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temperature development, this study suggests some benefits of using green roofs for indoor temperature reduction and subsequent energy use reduction. Moreover, they also used a simulation model of the thermal performance of the test cells to investigate appropriate variables for temperature reduction and to explore design options for temperature reduction. In Application of green building concepts and technologies for sustainable building development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the of undertake a questionnaire survey analysis of the selected construction stakeholders to measure the current level of the adoption and application of green building concepts and technologies in Ghana. The study identifies that the preference for using green building technologies is in the order of “ optimizing site planning, building orientation, and configuration, ” “ use of natural ventilation, ” “ integrative use of natural lighting with electric lighting systems, ” “ application of energy-efficient lighting systems, ” and “ use of permeable paving: low-traffic areas. the optimum each a case study on hypothetical building models in build a framework to the impact of life cycle carbon emissions on different in-building open public spaces in housing. A parametric model of a typical affordable housing building constructed, and 36 variations of open public spaces studied. The study reveals the results that the life cycle carbon emissions decrease with the application of the open public space, and the carbon reduction due to user transport is seven times higher than the carbon increment
{"title":"Guest editorial: Learned lessons and design implementations towards sustainable architecture","authors":"Jin-Ho Park","doi":"10.1108/ohi-09-2022-286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ohi-09-2022-286","url":null,"abstract":"temperature development, this study suggests some benefits of using green roofs for indoor temperature reduction and subsequent energy use reduction. Moreover, they also used a simulation model of the thermal performance of the test cells to investigate appropriate variables for temperature reduction and to explore design options for temperature reduction. In Application of green building concepts and technologies for sustainable building development in Sub-Saharan Africa: the of undertake a questionnaire survey analysis of the selected construction stakeholders to measure the current level of the adoption and application of green building concepts and technologies in Ghana. The study identifies that the preference for using green building technologies is in the order of “ optimizing site planning, building orientation, and configuration, ” “ use of natural ventilation, ” “ integrative use of natural lighting with electric lighting systems, ” “ application of energy-efficient lighting systems, ” and “ use of permeable paving: low-traffic areas. the optimum each a case study on hypothetical building models in build a framework to the impact of life cycle carbon emissions on different in-building open public spaces in housing. A parametric model of a typical affordable housing building constructed, and 36 variations of open public spaces studied. The study reveals the results that the life cycle carbon emissions decrease with the application of the open public space, and the carbon reduction due to user transport is seven times higher than the carbon increment","PeriodicalId":44969,"journal":{"name":"Open House International","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76439879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-08-12DOI: 10.1108/ohi-09-2021-0186
Bahar Ferah, A. Gemci, Omar Algburi
PurposeThis paper's main objective emphasizes the importance of waterfront design in coastal cities. It reveals that a location is associated with the activities it hosts to become attractive for people or, in other words, to be a destination. In this respect, it proposes students' concept projects for the selected waterfront field study in Istanbul.Design/methodology/approachThis study's conceptual framework is designed according to the qualities compiled from the place-diagram and the power of 10+ (plus) concepts of the PPS (project for public spaces). Accordingly, a fieldwork study based on the qualitative and quantitative research method was conducted as fieldwork in the Istanbul Sarayburnu waterfront, where historical and touristic sight-seeings of the Golden Horn meet with the Bosphorus coastal line. In addition to photo-video recordings, survey questions were also prepared during the field study.FindingsSurvey questions inquiries multi questions searching for the place-diagram qualities provide suggestions of 90 people who responded in situ. Results of the case study highlight six alternative proposal projects for the fieldwork prepared based on the power of 10+ concept by the third grade students of the School of Architecture of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (IZU). Based on the survey questions and literature review findings, 10 sub-spatial qualities of waterfronts were disaggregated at the end of the study.Research limitations/implicationsThe power of 10+ concept in the study provides a gauge for architects and urban planners; it gives them an excellent tool for assessing the quality of public spaces for placemaking in waterfronts.Originality/valuePrevious studies have generally been based on the PPS's place-diagram qualities with little mention of the interaction with the power of 10+ concept in placemaking. The proposed sub-qualities in the paper's conclusion contribute to architects and urban planners considering a model approach derived from those PPS concepts.
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Pub Date : 2022-08-04DOI: 10.1108/ohi-12-2021-0285
Z. Ismail
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.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-25DOI: 10.1108/ohi-12-2021-0276
L. Na, Jin-Ho Park, Y. Jeon, Sejung Jung
PurposeThis study examines spatial layouts and sustainable features of vernacular houses in southern Vietnam to apply the lessons learned to the development of a contemporary housing design. This study proposes hypothetical low-rise street-house models popular in contemporary urban Vietnam by applying the spatial and ecological lessons learned from the analysis.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 23 well-preserved vernacular houses in Dong Hoa Hiep – an 18th century village in the Tien Giang Province – were chosen for a 2-month, on-site investigation. During the field survey, the houses were measured to fabricate scale drawings for detailed analysis, and photographs were taken.FindingsAn in-depth evaluation highlighted unique characteristics of spatial compositions, sustainable features, and architectural components that contribute to climate adaptive strategies.Research limitations/implicationsAlthough numerous potential arrangements of the models are possible, a few examples are illustrated to validate that the assembly could help achieve a dynamic streetscape for street houses.Social implicationsFrom this perspective, vernacular houses in Vietnam are a rich architectural resource and a significant cultural heritage, because these houses have adopted sustainable design strategies suitable for the local climate and culture to ensure comfort and well-being for a long time. Perhaps, sustainable lessons drawn from Vietnam's indigenous houses are a prerequisite to developing contemporary housing in the country.Originality/valueEmploying the lessons learned from vernacular houses, this study developed three sustainable prototypical designs for the development of contemporary street houses in densely populated cities in Vietnam.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-22DOI: 10.1108/ohi-03-2022-0078
Doha Eissa
PurposeThe study examines socio-spatial appropriations in dwellings of Cairo, which were undertaken to expand dwellings affordances and accommodate new utilitarian demands during lockdown. The study questions whether those appropriations impacted dwellers' conceptions of dwellers' dwellings and scrutinizes how those appropriations could feedback the design of dwellings post-pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe research adopted a mixed-method approach and was constructed over two phases as follows: first, in-depth interviews with 20 participants to acquire qualitative data about the adopted appropriation strategies and the subsequent actualized affordances and second, an online quantitative survey answered by 133 respondents to quantify the frequency of the adopted appropriation strategies and test the relationship between appropriations and mental conceptions of dwellings.FindingsThe study identifies five main appropriation strategies undertaken by dwellers and builds upon them to recommend favorable design features of dwellings post-pandemic. Those are: securing unscripted spaces, reviving dormant spaces, space compartmentalization, temporal programing of space and space esthetic personalization. The study also affirms a relationship between undertaking appropriations and improved mental conceptions of dwellings. Finally, the study suggests recommendations for space use optimization which could be deployed in existing dwellings and could ultimately be considered for designing post-pandemic dwellings.Originality/valueThe originality of this study lies in the study's opportune documentation and analysis of such an exceptional condition. Thus far, very few studies have tackled socio-spatial practices in dwellings during lockdown, let alone the impact of the pandemic on the design of future dwellings.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-22DOI: 10.1108/ohi-12-2021-0266
Ender Peker
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of locally-produced architectural design solutions for the provision of thermal comfort in the vernacular settlements of Mardin, Turkey.Design/methodology/approachWith an aim of extracting clues of climate responsive design, the paper develops a socio-technical assessment methodology and presents a comparative inquiry between the vernacular and contemporary built environments of Mardin.FindingsFindings display that the capacity of vernacular architecture in providing a more climate responsive living environment than contemporary one is in fact correlated with the design of living spaces in harmony with the local climatic conditions as well as how inhabitants traditionally use and behave in designed space.Originality/valueThe paper argues for a need for (re)conceptualization of thermal comfort within and through the production of housing, as well as by taking into account the ways in which end-users interact, adapt and sustain end-users' everyday life in accordance with the local climatic characteristics.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-20DOI: 10.1108/ohi-01-2022-0011
Asmaa Al-Mohannadi, R. Furlan, Michael Grosvald
PurposeThis research study aims to explore sociocultural factors such as privacy and gender segregation as they relate to the spatial perception of women's spaces within the vernacular Qatari household, and the activities, habits and practiced culture of its inhabitants.Design/methodology/approachThis analysis utilizes the Space Syntax methodology to examine a sample of vernacular courtyard houses with respect to space connectivity, conducting an analytical exploration of the role of women based on the system of activities.FindingsThe findings shed light on the spatial complexity and sensitivity of the Qatari household as it reflects the prevailing sociocultural imperatives in Qatari urbanities, including the country's capital, Doha.Research limitations/implicationsThis research study thus reinforces the importance of traditional residential architecture in conserving Qatar's distinctive architectural identity, rooted in its sociocultural attributes.Social implicationsSociocultural features such as privacy and gender segregation are among the most prominent factors influencing the spatial form of vernacular courtyard houses in the Arabian Gulf country of Qatar.Originality/valueIt is argued that within a typical vernacular Qatari household, women's spaces are the least connected (most segregated) areas, due mainly to the influence of privacy norms and gender segregation on the spatial configuration of the house.
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Pub Date : 2022-07-19DOI: 10.1108/ohi-07-2021-0155
Aslı Uzunkaya, Nurbin Paker Kahvecioğlu
PurposeThis study is based on a research approach proposal aiming to reveal tacit knowledge that shapes architectural design processes through subjective accumulations and tools. With the premise that design embodies tacit and personal knowledge, it proposes an alternative way to decipher this subjective medium.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed research approach, “(architectural) design research through reflection”, basically belongs to “research by design” method and narrowed in the focus of reflection. It enables to study how tacit knowledge functions within processes of architectural design without being its very subject. The proposal and the product of the approach, revealing diagram, are developed through the “architect's” tools and the involvement of the “researchers” in the process. It is also supported by a conceptual basis created from literature on reflection.FindingsBy means of the proposal, the reflective accumulation of the subjects, that is, the tacit knowledge, is investigated in relation to practice. The revealing diagram is presented as a tool through which relations can be interpreted within the framework of subjects. It is a tool by which the subjects, tools and processes of the architectural design product can be analysed.Originality/valueThe study contributes to architectural research by shifting the perspective on reflective knowledge that shapes design processes.
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