CRITICAL ASPECTS, MOTIVATORS AND BARRIERS OF BUILDING-INTEGRATED VEGETATION
iconarp:ART iconarpID: 316 PurposeGreen buildings which provide improved user health conditions and environmentally responsible applications have gained significant attention, due to the increasing environmental problems, particularly caused by the construction industry at the global scale. However,...
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ftkonyatuniv:oai:gcris.ktun.edu.tr:20.500.13091/1923 2024-06-23T07:57:03+00:00 CRITICAL ASPECTS, MOTIVATORS AND BARRIERS OF BUILDING-INTEGRATED VEGETATION Almuder, Monder Suzer, Ozge 2020 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13091/1923 https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/316/232 https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/316 https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2020.107 en eng Konya Technical University Faculty of Architecture and Design ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Başka Kurum Yazarı 2147-9380 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13091/1923 https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/316/232 https://iconarp.ktun.edu.tr/index.php/iconarp/article/view/316 https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2020.107 doi:10.15320/ICONARP.2020.107 8 1 112 133 open Green Walls Interior Gardens Building-Integrated Vegetation Green Roofs Building Integrated Vegetation Article 2020 ftkonyatuniv https://doi.org/20.500.13091/192310.15320/ICONARP.2020.107 2024-06-12T23:52:17Z iconarp:ART iconarpID: 316 PurposeGreen buildings which provide improved user health conditions and environmentally responsible applications have gained significant attention, due to the increasing environmental problems, particularly caused by the construction industry at the global scale. However, vegetation is still not sufficiently integrated into buildings, even though numerous benefits of plants have been proven by many studies in literature.This research aims to find out the opinions of professionals and academicians in architecture-related fields regarding the critical aspects, as well as the motivators and barriers faced in BIV applications, namely; green roofs, green walls and interior gardens. Hence, it strives to help increase their application rates by underlining the significant issues to be considered. Design/methodology/approachAs to fulfilling these objectives, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 120 participants with varying professions including architects, landscape designers and civil engineers, from four countries.FindingsThe results of this study pointed out that, healthcare buildings were given the first priority among the building types for applying BIV. Moreover, among the motivator factors, receiving a certificate was found as an important incentive, besides the environmental, social and economic benefits of BIV. Furthermore, although the highly rated barriers were found as ‘the lack of proper regulations’ and ‘lack of demand by the user/client’, the findings showed that the highest responsibility for the implementation of these applications was placed on the architect.Research Limitations/Implications Based on the five major groups of Köppen climate classification system, the case countries were selected as one from each of the four main types, and by neglecting only Polar, as it lacks settlements. By considering diverse levels of development and economic welfare, countries were selected as; Canada (Snow: Humid-Subarctic), Libya (Dry: Desert-arid), Malaysia ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic KTUN GCRIS Database Canada Iconarp International J. of Architecture and Planning 8 1 112 133 |
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iconarp:ART iconarpID: 316 PurposeGreen buildings which provide improved user health conditions and environmentally responsible applications have gained significant attention, due to the increasing environmental problems, particularly caused by the construction industry at the global scale. However, vegetation is still not sufficiently integrated into buildings, even though numerous benefits of plants have been proven by many studies in literature.This research aims to find out the opinions of professionals and academicians in architecture-related fields regarding the critical aspects, as well as the motivators and barriers faced in BIV applications, namely; green roofs, green walls and interior gardens. Hence, it strives to help increase their application rates by underlining the significant issues to be considered. Design/methodology/approachAs to fulfilling these objectives, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 120 participants with varying professions including architects, landscape designers and civil engineers, from four countries.FindingsThe results of this study pointed out that, healthcare buildings were given the first priority among the building types for applying BIV. Moreover, among the motivator factors, receiving a certificate was found as an important incentive, besides the environmental, social and economic benefits of BIV. Furthermore, although the highly rated barriers were found as ‘the lack of proper regulations’ and ‘lack of demand by the user/client’, the findings showed that the highest responsibility for the implementation of these applications was placed on the architect.Research Limitations/Implications Based on the five major groups of Köppen climate classification system, the case countries were selected as one from each of the four main types, and by neglecting only Polar, as it lacks settlements. By considering diverse levels of development and economic welfare, countries were selected as; Canada (Snow: Humid-Subarctic), Libya (Dry: Desert-arid), Malaysia ... |
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