Category: Green Building
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Green Architecture Application in Hong Kong
According to the 2018 Smiling Report conducted by Better Business (a company that conducts market research), Hong Kong is one of the most grim-faced cities in the world, ranking 25 out of 29 cities, and ranked the last and second-last in 2016 and 2017 respectively. With reference to the 2018 Quality of Living survey conducted…
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Applicability of Incentive Zoning Within Built Up Areas in South African Context
Land Value Capture (LVC) consists of a number of different instruments which can be implemented by state to increase the land value market around a certain urban area. Some of these instruments which is associated with LVC includes strategies such as incentive zonings, development levies, land swaps, transit development impact fees, etc. Land value capture…
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Impact and Benefits of Green Buildings in Our Environment and Lifestyle
Abstract For our day-to-day language, Green refers to a color. But in the Architectural and Constructing field, it has a really valuable meaning, symbolizing environmentally friendly behavior. With time passing the environmental impact of buildings is becoming more present and a new field called ‘green building’ is gaining momentum. Green Building is considered a social…