The optimization and innovation of design play a crucial part in increasing the whole merit of the value chain of green building. As major proprietors passing on the value of green building, architecture developers should motivate design enterprises to enhance their level of working effort through contract planning. The Stakelberg game model is applied in this paper, and the approach to determi...

Trees in urban settings have vast and documented benefits for city dwellers. We propose that to represent city green the green volume should be taken into account, instead of surface or number of trees. In addition, green volume should be seen in relation to the built “grey” volume to account for dilution or misrepresentation effects. This paper is a first contribution to develop tree-to-buildi...

Green roof is a specialized roofing system that supports vegetation growth on rooftops. This technology is rapidly gaining popularity in North America as a sustainable design option. Green roofs offer multiple benefits to urban areas such as reduction of heating/cooling needs for the building, urban heat island and stormwater runoff for the region. In this study, the performance of two extensiv...

Current guidelines for green buildings are cursory and inadequate for specifying materials and designing ventilation systems to ensure a healthful indoor environment, i.e. a “healthy building,” by design. Public perception, cultural preferences, litigation trends, current codes and regulations, rapid introduction of new building materials and commercial products, as well as the prevailing desig...

Microclimatic design requires knowledge of the climate conditions, understanding of the ways that landscape elements affect microclimate and methods of applying this knowledge through landscape design to create microclimates that are comfortable for people and minimize the energy use of buildings. In this article it will be introduced the most important components and characteristics of microcl...

A systematic analysis of green-house gases emission (carbon footprint) and primary energy consumption (energy footprint) of prefabricated industrial buildings during their entire life cycle is presented. The life cycle assessment (LCA) study was performed in a cradle-to grave approach: site-specific data from an Italian company, directly involved in all the phases from raw material manufacturin...