Buildings,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(10), P. 1764 - 1764
Published: Oct. 21, 2022
Housing
renovations
have
become
an
important
part
of
the
construction
living
environments
in
China,
and
improving
residential
flexibility
is
way
to
facilitate
renovations.
This
study
focused
on
adjustments
interior
space
function
from
perspective
application
flexible
design
strategies
through
two-stage
surveys.
The
renovation
contents
needs
439
residents
were
statistically
analyzed,
evaluation
was
performed
by
226
architects,
a
correlation
analysis
carried
out
based
data.
results
showed
that
distribution
positively
related
difficulty
could
be
summarized
into
four
parts,
viz.,
functional
arrangement,
device
pipeline,
furniture
storage,
decorative
details,
while
willingness
renovate
requirements.
Twenty
for
housing
evaluated,
statistical
assessment
adoption
provided
architects.
In
14
these
strategies,
affected
architects’
adopt
(p
<
0.05);
however,
external
factors
other
six
such
as
cost
control.
addition,
score
generally
lower
than
their
same
strategy;
thus,
top-level
guidance
promote
should
strengthened.
Sustainable Cities and Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
96, P. 104619 - 104619
Published: April 28, 2023
In
this
study,
we
investigate
the
compatibility
of
specific
vulnerability
indicators
and
heat
exposure
data
suitability
spatial
temperature-related
at
a
range
resolutions,
to
represent
temperature
variations
within
cities
using
from
Atlanta,
Georgia.
For
purpose,
include
various
types
known
theoretically
based
such
as
street-level
landscape
features
urban
form
metrics,
population-based
zone-based
variables
predictors,
different
measures
temperature,
including
air
(as
vector-based
data),
land
surface
(at
resolution
ranges
30
m
305
m),
mean
radiant
1
39
m)
dependent
variables.
Using
regression
analysis,
examine
how
sets
predictors
resolutions
can
explain
variation.
Our
findings
suggest
that
lower
data,
up
152
m,
15
may
still
satisfactorily
variation
caused
by
elements.
The
results
study
have
important
implications
for
heat-related
policies
planning
providing
insights
into
appropriate
relevant
measurements
representing
variations.
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(1), P. 372 - 385
Published: May 31, 2023
This
study
examines
the
distribution
patterns
of
rural
settlements
from
a
new
perspective
ethnic
inter-embeddedness.
The
Shannon-Wiener
Index
(SWI)
and
Moran's
I
methods
are
employed
to
identify
spatial
characteristics
in
typical
multi-ethnic
gathering
area.
results
as
follows:
Firstly,
different
groups
exhibit
significant
heterogeneity
remarkable
differences
ethnicity
region.
Each
group
has
its
core
settlement
areas
geography.
Secondly,
represent
clustering
gradient
variations
distribution.
All
aggregation
except
for
Hui.
Global
Han,
Yi,
Tibetan,
Mongolian,
Qiang,
Hui
0.771,
0.726,
0.646,
0.225,
0.123,
0.037,
respectively.
Thirdly,
SWI
classified
into
five
categories:
very
high,
medium,
low,
accounting
23.53%,
19.60%,
15.69%,
17.65%,
Finally,
find
negative
correlation
between
equilibrium
minority
population
degree
inter-embeddedness
settlements.
provides
implications
promoting
integration
connection,
well
optimizing
areas.
Buildings,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 715 - 715
Published: Feb. 24, 2025
Human
thermal
comfort
presents
noticeable
variation
across
urban
and
rural
areas.
Among
previous
studies,
only
a
few
field
investigations
focus
on
experienced
by
houses
within
hot
summer
warm
winter
(HSWW)
zones,
especially
the
north
area.
The
existing
environment
energy-saving
standards
in
China
make
it
difficult
to
provide
accurate
guidance
for
building
performance
design
this
area
due
lack
of
information
humans.
This
study
undertook
field-based
survey
Hezhou,
located
northern
part
an
HSWW
zone
China.
Both
on-site
environmental
data
collection
subjective
surveys
were
performed
at
same
time.
Subsequently,
examined
correlation
operative
temperatures
with
subjects’
perceptions
environment.
Our
findings
indicate
that
actual
neutral
temperature
was
25.34
°C,
whereas
predicted
value
25.17
°C.
Temperatures
range
21.69~30.55
°C
considered
acceptable
during
operation.
elderly
had
higher
tolerance
than
adults.
There
no
significant
statistical
difference
between
males
females.
contribute
ongoing
development
research
housing.
Buildings,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(5), P. 795 - 795
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
Due
to
massive
urbanization
and
industrialization,
modern
constructions
tend
be
designed
as
technique-dependent,
at
the
cost
of
high
consumption
emissions
for
indoor
environment
control
such
heating
ventilation
air
conditioning.
Space
accounts
about
40%
total
building
energy
usage
in
northern
China
winter.
This
calls
self-reflection
tracing
local
traditional
architectural
wisdom.
In
this
paper,
Sibe
Traditional
Houses
were
chosen
a
typical
illustrative
example
reveal
mechanisms
behind
local-adaptive
constructions.
Based
on
field
investigation
Shifosi
Village,
settlement
Shenyang
City,
China,
thermal
modeling
effects
are
studied
with
unique
spatial
patterns.
The
is
comparatively
analyzed
both
passive
envelope
insulation
active
considerations.
Preliminary
results
indicate
that
enhancing
roof
enhancement
key
strategy
improving
comfort
It
also
suggests
space-heating
configuration
combines
“kang”
layout
has
more
significant
effect
dwellings.
paper
can
provide
methodological
support
an
application
reference
improvement
village
