Focus on environment :building better, building greener part one
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Citation
Building journal Hong Kong China, Jun, 1999, pp. 70-75
Abstract
(c) hristine Loh and her Citizen Party need no introduction. But many of our readers may be surprised at the thorough analysis and attention to bottom-line detail in the following piece. Loh outlines the environmental dilemmas faced by building professionals and suggests some inventive incentives for us all to help clean up our act. Her premise is simple and boldly stated: "There is no conflict between green development and making money."
(1) Quality not quantity
(2) Ensuring safety and quality
(3) Quality control / quality assurance
(4) Fire safety
(5) Education
(6) Constraints on "building greener"
(7) Summary of recommendation
(8) Ensuring safety and quality
(9) Creating incentives for better buildings
(10) Energy efficiency
(11) Indoor air quality
(12) Waste reduction
(13) Building and managing for durability
(14) Other building materials
(15) Creating incentives for better buildings
(a) Standards vs voluntary systems
(b) Energy efficiency
(16) Steps to saving energy through design
(a) Optimise natural ventilation and daylight
(b) Sun-shading
(c) Windows
(d) Building that generate electricity?
(e) Air-conditioning
(f) Lighting
(17) Buildings impact on the environment
(18) Case study
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Type
Article
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Date
1999
Language
en