Abstract Mainly due to actions that aim decelerate climate change, existing buildings are actively updated with new energy solutions. These typically increase efficiency and enhance the utilization of renewables. When possibilities produce, consume store manifold, when topical themes peak shaving demand response taken into account, we a dealing complex field vast number variables in building’s ...

Since the introduction of the Green Mark Scheme in Singapore in January 2005, more than 650 projects have been awarded the Green Mark Award. In fact, from 2008, all new buildings must achieve the mandatory standard of a certified green building. However, the challenge is how to convert the existing stock of buildings in order for them to achieve the green mark standard. This study is motivated ...

The development of seismic vulnerability evaluation standards for reinforced concrete buildings in Japan is briefly reviewed. Damage statistics are shown to indicate that severe damage was observed in a relatively small percentage of existing buildings even after damaging earthquakes in the world. Therefore, a simple screening procedure is necessary to identify such vulnerable buildings out of ...

At present, China is going through a rapid rate of mass urbanisation, and this poses a number of challenges for the building sector. On one hand, under new directives from the government, new buildings will have stricter energy requirements and existing buildings will also need to lower their rate of energy consumption, on another hand, the lifetime of buildings are now intended to last longer,...

An approach was developed for updating the buildings of an existing vector database from high resolution space images by using spectral values, Digital Elevation Models (DEM) and model-based extraction techniques. First, the building areas are detected using image classification and normalized Digital Surface Model (nDSM). Those areas other than the buildings are excluded from further processin...