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Traditional healing practices in India: Intangible knowledge and its resultant socio-cultural sustainability
Authors: Singh Chitrangda , Madan Amrita 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
There is an intimate relationship between our emotions and things around us. How and what we interpret from surroundings, formulates our experience of a spaces, which in turn governs the way we feel. Spatial setting has a deep impact on the practice and outcome of ‘psychological and spiritual’ healing. In India, there exist diverse traditional healing practices such as Ayurveda, Tibetan healing, Yunani, etc., which are the storehouses of intangible knowledge and ideas. The spaces of such practices appear to be unique and it seems that there are strong traditional ideas expressed through the physical construct of space. Such elaborate characteristics of the space enables the traditional systems to sustain in the rapidly urbanising society. The aim of this research is to explore the correlations between the spatial construct and fundamental ideas of healing as mentioned in the ancient texts of Ayurveda and Tibetan healing practice. Further, the research delves into understanding how such correlations result in sociocultural sustainability of traditional systems. Tushita Meditation Centre at Dharamshala and IAIM Healthcare Centre at Bengaluru are taken as primary building case studies. First-hand experience of the authors and observations with respect to the spatial construct are recorded. Further, the ancient texts of the traditional practices are studied to formulate the correlations with the ideas of healing as mentioned in the ancient texts of the respective practice. By doing such a study, we not only explore how the nature of the spaces is critical to the sustenance of the values embedded in the traditional system but also how it reflects on the overall continuity of the system. The outcome of the research is a set of correlations leading to sustainability of the traditional systems and hence, the importance of the UN Sustainable development goal 11 which suggests the strengthening of efforts to safeguard and protect natural and cultural heritage in order to lead to inclusive, sustainable and resilient cities.
Building Sustainability Assessment Methods: current update
Authors: de Fátima Castro Maria , Andrade Joana , Bragança Luís 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The major reason that promoted the development of systems to support environmental performance assessment of buildings was the effective realisation, in some countries, that they were unable to say how sustainable a building was. Later researchers and government agencies understood that assessment tools are the best method to demonstrate the level of sustainability of all types of constructions. These can improve the education for a sustainable society, because it can promote understanding between the principles of sustainable construction and the user. Within this, several countries have developed their own methods for sustainability assessment adapted to their reality and presenting them as capable of guiding the overall performance of this sector. Most of these methods are based on local rules and legislation, in locally conventional construction technologies, with the default weight of each indicator set according to the actual local socio-cultural, economic and environmental contexts. Through the years, these methods have contributed to the growth of the awareness about criteria and objectives of sustainability, and they have been improved to a more holistic approach. They become a reference to assess the sustainability of buildings in particular and construction in general.
This paper proposes to present the evolution of these methods after twenty-five years, comparing and critical analysing the most recognised ones. It will expose the results of comparation, regarding criteria, weights and final scores, and presented the new path these methods are now tracing. A new trend for method to support design rather than certifying an erected building is also presented. In conclusions it will be discussed the pros and cons of the appearance of them and their improvements.
Sustainable urban densification potentials: a geospatial analysis of Swiss post-war neighbourhoods
Authors: Eggimann S , Wagner M , Chen T , Ho Y , Schneider U , Orehounig K 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Densification is a sustainable urbanization strategy for reducing per capita environmental impacts facilitating the achievement of sustainable cities as outlined in the sustainable development goals. We have developed a methodology for assessing sustainable densification potentials at a national scale based on urban structure units and perform an analysis for residential Switzerland. In contrast to single-building assessments, our methodology allows a differentiated spatial identification and evaluation of entire neighbourhoods. We focus on urban post-war neighbourhoods, which are of key importance for realising sustainable densification. Depending on the chosen methodological assumptions, between 1.1 - 1.6 million people are currently living in post-war neighbourhoods in Switzerland. We further classify post-war neighbourhoods into different geographical centrality classes to evaluate the suitability for densification from a sustainability point of view. We have calculated a first estimate of densification potentials of postwar neighbourhoods, i.e. the number of additional inhabitant which could be accommodated, across a range of density values. We estimate, that densifying post-war neighbourhoods to a minimum density value of 200 inhabitants per hectare building zone would enable the accommodation of an additional 4 – 10% of today’s Swiss population. More than half of this potential is located in central or very central urbanised geographical locations and thus most interesting from a sustainability point of view.
De-carbonizing Hong Kong-What energy strategies are effective?
Authors: Cheng Vincent 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Buildings account for 67% of carbon emission and up to 90% of electricity consumption of Hong Kong. One third of our electricity is used on air-conditioning, which naturally become a key to decarbonization of the City. District Cooling System (DCS) is one of the most important sustainable infrastructures as stipulated in the Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2030+. As one of the key initiatives to increase the awareness of energy efficiency concept to the community, the HKSAR Government has promoted the adoption of DCS in the Kai Tak Development (KTD) and other planned New Development Areas (NDA). By applying the DCS, the cooling load could be shared amongst the diversified cooling requirements of various building types in the same district, thus the benefits including the improvement of energy efficiency, reduction of standby capacity and spatial requirements can be enjoyed. In recent years, Hong Kong has amassed many experiences on DCS. Successful implementation of DCS at KTD has provided many valuable know-hows on its design, construction and operation. Many challenges on the implementing DCS including the land matter, design, planning, environmental and regulatory arrangements have been resolved and paved the way for the wider application in other NDAs such as the Tung Chung New Town Extension (East) and Kwu Tung North. For each of these NDAs, many site-specific constraints are required to be investigated and addressed. This paper will discuss the DCS implementation issues, highlighting the lessons learnt and the possible solutions for wider adoption of DCS in Hong Kong.
Barriers and Drivers Facing Architects in Adopting Energy Efficiency and the use of Zero-carbon Technologies in Nigerian Built Environment
Authors: Muhammad AY , Ibrahim S K , Dalibi S G 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
The study presents the driving factors of energy efficiency with barriers that persuade against the progressive development of affordable and clean energy. With the benefit of the use of zero-carbon technology to reduce carbon related emission in the built environment, these might pave the road in saving 2.9 Gt Co2e through the combined effort of design, models, stringent policies and management initiatives to enhance energy efficiency. However, these will bridge the gap by setting the rudiment steps for future energy-efficient in an urban environment. To ascertain a clear picture of the barriers and drivers facing the architects embracing energy efficiency and zero-carbon technologies for affordable and clean energy in the country. The study outline the positive correlations based on the Architects’ perspectives. The sources of the data were via questionnaire survey studies which were selected randomly, amongst various architects and professional architects in Nigeria’s built environment. The knowledge ranking of drivers and barriers where revealed based on the adopting energy efficiency technologies. Nonetheless, to save energy, funds, the environments and improve health being of end-users, were considered as greater achievement despite the resilience effects of Nigerian communities. The study concluded by pinpointing the future prospects of energy efficiency by identifying the driving factors, strategies, and approaches taken to reinforce energy efficiency with the use of zero-carbon technologies and renewable energy.
Meta-study of smart and local energy system demonstrators in the UK: technologies, leadership and user engagement
Authors: Gupta Rajat , Zahiri Sahar 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Smart local energy systems (SLES) can intelligently and locally link energy supply, storage and use, and power, heating and transport in ways that dramatically improve efficiency. This paper undertakes a meta-study of the technologies deployed, leadership and extent of user engagement achieved in SLES initiatives undertaken in the UK from 2009-2018. An extensive review of literature revealed 122 SLES projects that have received some form of funding, deploy multiple vectors (heating, power or transport) and have an element of ‘smartness’ to them that includes innovative use of data, digitalisation or innovative energy management systems. Meta-data analysis reveals that more than 50% of the SLES projects were undertaken in Scotland and Southern England where grid constraints are prevalent. Nearly 30% of the projects were led by district network operators (DNOs) or energy suppliers and 27% were led by private sectors, while only 19% of SLES were undertaken in collaboration with community energy groups, local authorities and/or universities. Less than 50% of SLES projects had some form of user engagement through public events and workshops. Learning from this meta-study can inform the next generation of SLES projects that have been funded under the £102 million Prospering from the energy revolution programme.
Modelling of a Large Vertical Ground Heat Exchanger Integrated with a Heat Pump for Building Energy Simulation in China
Authors: Pei L , Schalbart P , Peuportier B 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Vertical ground coupled heat pump (GCHP) systems used in buildings in China can help to increase the share of renewable energy and improve the energy efficiency. A building energy simulation (BES) tool including a vertical GCHP model is beneficial for analysing the system performance under dynamic building loads. This paper presents a large-scale vertical ground heat exchanger model integrated to a heat pump model in the BES tool COMFIE, in a Matlab-Delphi co-environment. This model was applied to a residential building block with a 26 × 26 borehole field in Wuhan, China. The heat pump performance improvement was investigated for different design parameters. For half-hourly simulation of 1 year, the specific calculation time of the proposed GCHP model is 4 seconds out of 8 minutes for the whole building. The proposed model can be used as a design aid to optimise the system performance.
Modeling the thermal response of geothermal boreholes during peak heating and cooling demands
Authors: Hermanns Miguel , Rivero Juan Manuel 
Published: November 2020

AbstractDesigning a geothermal heat exchanger requires special care with peak heating and cooling demands of the building as material damages in the installation can occur due to the extreme temperatures reached by the heat carrying liquid. These peak demands last a few days at most and require the inclusion of the thermal inertia of the heat carrying liquid, the grout, and the ground located close to the boreholes in the theoretical model used to predict the thermal response of the geothermal heat exchanger. The present work develops such a model by expanding the grout and ground temperatures in terms of conveniently chosen multipoles.
Relational materialism in passive house designs – mundane work and tinkering in Vallastaden’s low energy buildings
Authors: Glad Wiktoria , Gramfält Madelene 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Sweden’s new showcase mixed-use neighbourhood of Vallastaden has been designed for social and environmental sustainability, with a specific focus on citizens’ active involvement in the early phases of the planning process, and the built environment has been designed to encourage social interaction between residents. One aspect of the Vallastaden concept is low energy buildings and passive house designs. All buildings are designed to be 25% more energy efficient than the requirements of the Swedish Building Code, and 12 residential buildings have been designed as passive houses. This research project focuses on the planning, construction and management processes, and on the everyday lives of the passive houses’ residents. The paper reports on the initial research conducted with a qualitative approach, including interviews with residents and stakeholders and diaries maintained by residents. Relational materialism is our theoretical approach for analysing empirical material and guiding our understanding of the sociomaterial as being intertwined in assemblages and how different elements and entities are enacted in everyday life for low energy thermal comfort in passive houses. Our conclusion is that building design and energy system design varies between the different buildings. There are many different passive houses in Vallastaden, which come in different shapes and with multiple relationships between the social and the material. Both residents and professional groups need to work to achieve the desired levels of thermal comfort, and this work includes what seems to be endless tinkering with the different parts of the energy system and buildings. Eventually, different practices become established for mundane management of thermal comfort.
Effects of substrate depth and native plants on green roof thermal performance in South-East Australia
Authors: Pianella A , Aye L , Chen Z , Williams N S G 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Three experimental green roofs in Melbourne with depth of 100, 150 and 300 mm have been assessed to quantify their thermal performance. To evaluate the benefit of substrate depth, temperature was recorded every 50 mm along a vertical profile. Green roofs consisted of scoria substrate and a mix of three species of plants: Lomandra longifolia, Dianella admixta and Stypandra glauca. Statistical analyses applying the hierarchical partitioning technique showed that solar radiation is the main driver affecting the green roof surface temperature, air temperature has strong correlations with the variations of the temperatures recorded below the surface, while moisture content has the least influence. Temperature profiles of the green roof show that the first 50 mm do reduce the heat flowing through the green roof substrate regardless the total green roof substrate depth. Differences in thermal performance arise at deeper points, where thicker green roofs are able to delay the change of substrate temperatures. Similar effects were found for the heat fluxes measured at the interface between the green roof and building roof. These results confirmed that green roofs may be used as a sustainable passive technology to reduce building energy consumptions for South-East Australia climate.
Guidelines for analysing the building energy efficiency using BIM
Authors: Carvalho J P , Bragança L , Mateus R 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Introduction
The benefits of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the construction industry are already known and proved. One of the applications of BIM is to estimate buildings energy demand and foster the introduction of more efficient design alternatives. BIM creates information to support designers’ decision-making and to allow them to compare and select the best options, enhancing buildings energy efficiency. With the increasing use of BIM and energy simulation tools, there is a need to establish a common and valid procedure for buildings energy assessment.
Material and Methods
By carrying out a building simulation with BIM, this paper identifies and describes the fundamental stages and requirements to perform a reliable, concise and fast energy assessment. These guidelines will consider Autodesk Revit as a BIM platform to create and prepare the building 3D model.
Results
The proposed guidelines cover all the required tasks for a BIM energy assessment, as the building modulation details and requirements, the software interoperability modes and restrictions and the comparison and selection of improvement measures. Inputs and advice are given regarding the use of some of the existing energy simulation BIM tools.
Conclusions
With the increasing number of studies addressing energy simulations with BIM, it is essential to define a set of requisites to precisely perform them. By identifying the minimum requirements and tasks, the proposed guidelines will support future studies in achieving more reliable and comparable results.
The possibility to estimate and improve the energy demand of a building during the initial project stages allows for the opportunity to build high performance and more sustainable buildings. BIM capabilities might be an essential support to effectively improve the built environment energy efficiency and accomplish environmental goals.
Grant Support
The authors acknowledge the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology for its financial support for this study (Reference SFRH/BD/145735/2019).
Sustainable renovation versus redevelopment of aged buildings, a comparative analysis of the legislative framework in South Korea
Authors: Schuetze Thorsten , Amoruso Fabrizio M. , Sonn Minhee 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
This research analyses, evaluates and compares the current South Korean legal frameworks and incentive programs that are related to the renovation and potential horizontal and vertical extension of existing buildings, and the construction of new buildings. The research focuses on the three different building categories and the associated urban zoning categories (i) high-rise apartment (residential), (ii) villa (residential), and (iii) mixed-use (residential, office, commercial).The research includes information about maximum building height and the number of floors, floor area ratios, building occupancy ratios, as well as building programs, safety, circulation, energy issues, and financial incentives. The results of this research illustrate the legislative framework and incentive system-based potentials and barriers for sustainable building renovations in South Korea.
Tiny house, tiny footprint? The potential for tiny houses to reduce residential greenhouse gas emissions
Authors: Crawford R H , Stephan A 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
While considerable improvements to the energy efficiency of housing have been achieved over recent decades, the residential sector still represents a significant and increasing proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is exacerbated by an increasing global population and living standards, demand for larger houses, and smaller household size. Tiny houses have emerged as a potential solution to this issue. While research exists on the environmental benefits of smaller housing, there is little on that of tiny houses. This study quantifies the life cycle GHG emissions of a tiny house, and their potential to reduce residential GHG emissions. A hybrid analysis and a dynamic energy modelling tool were used to quantify embodied and operational GHG emissions, respectively, for a tiny house located in Australia. The study shows that a tiny house may result in a 70% reduction in per capita GHG emissions over its life compared to a traditional Australian house. This indicates the potential of tiny houses to be a useful option for reducing GHG emissions in the building sector.
Key Indicators & Assessment of Sustainable Buildings for (EU) Market Uptake through Housing Green Mortgages
Authors: Paez Camilo , Gonzalez Aránzazu Galán , Erten Duygu , Cristoforetti Sebastiano 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
This paper discusses the approach and implementation strategy of the Green Homes/Green Mortgages (GH/GM) programme being developed by the H2020 funded project SMARTER Finance for Families. We analyse the potential of this project for making step-change in the mainstream market of housing construction for it to adopt consistent environmental friendly practices at a large scale and involving all the value chain and stakeholders involved. One key feature of the project being analysed is the task to align the Green Certification requirements of the programme to the institutional initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate for Environment of an environmental performance reporting framework: The Level(s) framework.
The City of the Future: The Urban (Un) Seen Connecting Citizens and Spaces via Community Sensing
Authors: Zerza B , Park T 
Published: November 2020

Abstract
Maximizing the potential of digitalization, technologies of the virtual realm present an opportunity to rethink the experience of space, society, and culture. Cities designed with integrated smart technologies and sustainable energy sources can improve urban life. Given the impact of these technologies, this paper examines the connections between data, infrastructure, and the public realm. Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the environment we live in, and cities are facing the rise of urban intelligence (UI). Mobile sensors and handheld devices, referred to as “urban tech,” allow cars, buses, bicycles, and citizens to collect data about air quality, noise pollution, and the urban environment at large. Smart urban infrastructures can address issues such as crime, environmental pollution, and public health and help improve quality of life. How will our lives change intellectually, physically, and emotionally as the Internet of things (IoT) migrates into urban environments? Twenty-first-century architecture can find new purpose by adopting a coherent vision for the future. Virtual space can function as a mediating layer between the real and the yet to come, between cultural identities and a truly global technological existence.