Earth-Shelter construction is one of the aspects in architecture where the thermal mass of the earth behind the outer walls are applied in order to reduce heat loss and keep the internal temperature at human comfort range. In case of earth-shelter buildings, housing is especially important. As for its applicability the earth-shelter provides good housing. Typological studies of earth-shelter co...

This qualitative study argues that occupant involvement in housing design and construction process should lead to more appropriate buildings can sustain their usefulness with minimal changes. It documents the of a house Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa uses Open Building (OB) principles so adapts changing needs family maintains its intergenerational value.
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As a result of increasing urbanization, the need for sustainable housing, e.g., tall (over eight-story) timber apartments, is in Finland. Leveraging experience key Finnish professionals plays significant role transition and expansion housing as an essential part forest-based bioeconomy. This interview-based study will serve to fill gap by examining views with residential construction, using Fin...

The purpose of this study is to model and analyze by simulation the dynamics of endogenously created oscillations in real estate (housing) prices. A system dynamics simulation model is built to understand some of the structural sources of cycles in the key housing market variables, from the perspective of construction companies. The model focuses on the economic balance dynamics between supply ...

Peoples lifestyles are diversifying due to an increase in the types of residents housing and family structures. The ratio of apartment housing in Korea was 59.9% (9806 households) in 2015, and this type accounts for the largest ratio among all housing types. However, the life of the physical housing is approximately 30–40 years, which is relatively shorter in comparison to that of overseas hous...

The construction industry in the United States has experienced a remarkable downturn in the past five years. In the mid 1980s, new housing starts averaged nearly 1.8 million per year, slightly below the record pace of 2 million per year in the late 1970s. By 1991, however, the number of new housing starts was just above 1 million. The share of GNP devoted to residential investment fell to 3.3 p...