Adaptable buildings for sustainable built environment

Flexible Buildings for an Adaptable and Sustainable Future

This paper highlights how a flexible and adaptable approach to construction may contribute to the sustainable construction agenda. It explores the role of the adaptability of buildings in facilitating a realistic response to the challenges of sustainable construction. Techniques for defining the life cycle of an adaptable building are proposed and flexibility in design and construction as a mea...

Clean energies for sustainable development for built environment

The move towards a de-carbonised world, driven partly by climate science and partly by the business opportunities it offers, will need the promotion of environmentally friendly alternatives, if an acceptable stabilisation level of atmospheric carbon dioxide is to be achieved. This requires the harnessing and use of natural resources that produce no air pollution or greenhouse gases and provides...

Design for Deconstruction and Modularity in a Sustainable Built Environment

Clean Energies for Sustainable Development in Built Environment

This study highlights the energy problem and the possible savings that can be achieved through the use of renewable energy technologies. Also, this study clarifies the background of the study, highlights the potential energy saving that could be achieved through use of renewable energy technologies and describes the objectives, approach and scope of the study. The move towards a decarbonised wo...

Thermal Insulating Concrete Wall Panel Design for Sustainable Built Environment

Air-conditioning system plays a significant role in providing users a thermally comfortable indoor environment, which is a necessity in modern buildings. In order to save the vast energy consumed by air-conditioning system, the building envelopes in envelope-load dominated buildings should be well designed such that the unwanted heat gain and loss with environment can be minimized. In this pape...