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Sustainable Design under Climate Responsive Environments

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 June 2023) | Viewed by 13834

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Prof. Jürgen Reichardt

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Münster School of Architecture/Fachhochschule Münster, Leonardo-Campus 5, 48149 Münster, Germany
Interests: 3D-BIM Revit modeling; dynamic climate analysis; energy efficiency; sustainability; changeability; factory planning; steel structures; programming
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Dear Colleagues,

As the world grapples with a growing climate crisis, our academic research must focus on reducing the carbon footprint of buildings and mitigating ecosystem biodiversity disturbances. Due to the worldwide global warming, an increasing number of hazardous environmental disasters are taking place, caused by the human misunderstanding of the interactions of climate, nature, and buildings. Destroying new and retrofitting existing environments, and irretrievably destroying nature flora and fauna species biodiversity in the process, should no longer be the focus of short-sighted and mainly profit-oriented development. Traditional linear thinking will have to be replaced by more multidisciplinary team-oriented approaches, combining expertise in climate, ecology, biodiversity, energy efficiency, carbon footprint, as well as sociology and culture, to favor locally beneficial holistic environmental designs.

Such approaches must be grounded in an extensive comprehension of the precious heritage of specific cultures and sociology, coinciding with the small carbon footprints of “low-technology”, less industrialized 3rd-world countries, as well as the responsibilities of countries with “high technological” carbon footprints, such as Germany. Hence, an integral blending of these partly diametral experiences, technologies, and ecological and sociological issues could be very favorable for developing more holistic strategies toward more resilient, climate-responsive environments.

You may choose the Related Special Issue "Novel Concept and Technologies of Sustainable Building Design" in Applied Sciences.

5–6 October 2022, Online
1st International Symposium on “Climate Responsive Environments” (CRP 2022)
A summary of the conference can be found at the following link:
https://fh-muenster.sciebo.de/s/lZnLu6H2L6ABwHd

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Keywords

  • ecological footprint
  • environmental carbon footprint
  • protection of biodiversity
  • building retrofit strategies
  • environmental and landscaping resilience strategies
  • mitigation of resource waste/surface sealing/environmental destruction
  • urban mining
  • waste recycling

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Controlled Drainage Effectiveness in Reducing Nutrient Outflow in Light of Climate Changes
by Barbara Kęsicka, Michał Kozłowski, Rafał Stasik and Iwona Pińskwar
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(16), 9077; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169077 - 9 Aug 2023
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This modeling study focused on the hydrological and water quality effects of controlled drainage (CD) when operated using a subsurface drainage system in an agricultural field in the Wielkopolska region. The DRAINMOD hydrologic model was well calibrated and validated in an experimental field. [...] Read more.
This modeling study focused on the hydrological and water quality effects of controlled drainage (CD) when operated using a subsurface drainage system in an agricultural field in the Wielkopolska region. The DRAINMOD hydrologic model was well calibrated and validated in an experimental field. This model was used in the performance of CD and free drainage (FD) combinations (108 and 27, respectively) in a near-future climate change scenario. The objective was to understand the potential of CD on the groundwater table (GWT), drainage outflow, surface runoff, and nitrogen and phosphorus reduction under projected climate conditions in Poland during the 21st century with shared socioeconomic pathway SSP370. The results indicated that the earliest start of CD practice is the most effective in increasing GWT. Compared to current climatic conditions, when applying CD on 1 March in the near future, with an initial GWT of 60 and 80 cm b.s.l. in wet years, drainage outflows will increase by 33% and 80% for the GFDL model, by 30% and 40% for the MPI model, and by 17% and 23% for the UKESM model. Comparing the surface runoff values obtained to current climate conditions, the MPI, GFDL, and UKESM models predict a significant increase in surface runoff in the near future, which is due to the predicted increase in precipitation. The annual NO3–N reduction was by 22, 19, and 15 kg per hectare for wet, normal, and dry years, respectively, in the near future. Among the climate scenarios, the UKESM model predicted higher NO3–N and PO4 leaching values compared to the MPI and GFDL models. Full article
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Potential and Benefit of Green Roof Energy Renovation of Existing Residential Buildings with a Flat Roof in Belgrade
by Zoran Perovic, Stanko Coric, Snezana Isakovic and Dragoslav Sumarac
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(13), 7348; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13137348 - 21 Jun 2023
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Green roofs are considered to be one of the optimal tools for saving energy and protecting the environment in developed countries. In this paper, an analysis of the possible application of green roofs on existing residential buildings with flat roofs is presented. In [...] Read more.
Green roofs are considered to be one of the optimal tools for saving energy and protecting the environment in developed countries. In this paper, an analysis of the possible application of green roofs on existing residential buildings with flat roofs is presented. In the economic analysis, models of existing buildings in Belgrade, with two different types of green roofs, are studied. A key indicator of investment profitability in this investigation is the net present value (NPV) of the green roof project. Besides the private economic impact, other aspects of green roof applications, significant for sustainable development, have been highlighted. The values of the reductions in the annual energy needed for heating and cooling are compared for different scenarios. A maximum energy saving of 22% in the heating season is determined in the building energy simulation program for the model with an intensive green roof. Life cycle profit analysis was based on the probabilistic approach. The corresponding variance-based sensitivity analysis determined the impact of various parameters on the final result. In all models, the first order sensitivity index, which measures the impact of the number of residential units on the NPV, ranges from 12.2% to 63.6%. Sensitivity analysis showed that the benefit of property value increase has the highest influence on the calculated NPV in scenarios that account for this benefit. The obtained results in those scenarios indicate that the most probable NPV at the end of the life cycle is EUR 43/m2 and EUR 82/m2 for extensive and intensive green roofs, respectively. Full article
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Evolution of Solid Waste Management System in Lahore: A Step towards Sustainability of the Sector in Pakistan
by Asif Iqbal, Abdullah Yasar, Abdul-Sattar Nizami, Faiza Sharif, Amtul Bari Tabinda, Imran Ali Sultan, Syeda Adila Batool, Rafia Haider, Anum Shahid, Muhammad Murtaza Chaudhary and Maqsood Ahmad
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 983; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13020983 - 11 Jan 2023
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Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a technical subject which requires comprehensive planning, execution, and effective operational monitoring under cost-effective modes compatible with environmentally sound technologies. The policymakers made some enormous efforts for the sustainability of this sector as well as setting a benchmark [...] Read more.
Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a technical subject which requires comprehensive planning, execution, and effective operational monitoring under cost-effective modes compatible with environmentally sound technologies. The policymakers made some enormous efforts for the sustainability of this sector as well as setting a benchmark for other municipalities and Waste Management Companies (WMCs) in the country. Provincial Government prioritizes its focus on SWM, i.e., waste collection, transportation, treatment, and final disposal. The waste management sector in Lahore has achieved sustainability in waste collection and haulage components by gaining experience from international outsourcing and, now, sharing its knowledge with other municipalities to strengthen the sector in the country. Lahore has emerged with the highest collection efficiency (84%) in SAARC countries and placed fifth in rank in comparison to 54 low–middle-income countries/cities worldwide. The sectorial interventions in Lahore reveal an aspiration for the sustainability of the SWM sector in Pakistan. However, there is an urgent need to focus and invest in waste-related infrastructure development, i.e., permanent/mobile transfer stations, semi-underground containers for commercial and planned areas, material recovery facilities (MRF), and landfill. Environmental and economic sustainability in this sector can be achieved through public–private partnership (PPP) modality in compost, anaerobic digestion, recycling, and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as it is a more feasible option to strengthen the industry in the country. Full article
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Home Balconies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Future Architect’s Preferences in Lisbon and Warsaw
by Carlos C. Duarte, Nuno D. Cortiços, Anna Stefańska and Aneta Stefańska
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(1), 298; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010298 - 26 Dec 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns altered people’s perception of the relationship between indoor and outdoor living spaces, pushing the home balcony concept into new levels of ambiguity. Particularly in European contexts, people’s perspectives on its existence, functions, features, and borders are now unclear territory. [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns altered people’s perception of the relationship between indoor and outdoor living spaces, pushing the home balcony concept into new levels of ambiguity. Particularly in European contexts, people’s perspectives on its existence, functions, features, and borders are now unclear territory. Therefore, our study intends to assess the balcony design features and activities during pandemic times through the lens of selected key informants’ preferences in Lisbon and Warsaw, resorting to a post-occupancy evaluation of an online survey and a subsequent statistical analysis using a Mixed Model Analysis of Variance. Differences in cultural/social background, climate, and geography appear to be irrelevant during the pandemic, as both locations’ respondents show similar outcomes concerning balcony preferences. Activities previously practised elsewhere are now preferential to occur on balconies, such as having meals, gathering people, or reading and writing. The study concludes that the importance of home balconies increased during the pandemic, demanding an update of its design features to accommodate the newly rediscovered activities with direct implications on its users’ health and life quality. Full article
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Experience in Researching and Designing an Innovative Way of Operating Combined Building–Energy Systems Using Renewable Energy Sources
by Daniel Kalús, Daniela Koudelková, Veronika Mučková, Martin Sokol and Mária Kurčová
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(20), 10214; https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010214 - 11 Oct 2022
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This study describes our experience in researching and designing an innovative way of operating combined building–energy systems using renewable energy sources. We used the concepts of the ISOMAX integrated building–energy system’s patented technical solution, which we have long been exploring and have developed [...] Read more.
This study describes our experience in researching and designing an innovative way of operating combined building–energy systems using renewable energy sources. We used the concepts of the ISOMAX integrated building–energy system’s patented technical solution, which we have long been exploring and have developed various novel and original solutions, as inspiration for our research. A consistent peak heat/cooling supply is a key component of the patented ISOMAX system, which has also been proven in its use in many buildings. Energy systems are no longer dependent on unreliable, unpredictable, and hard-to-forecast geothermal and solar energy because of the peak energy source. We had to improve the original design to guarantee the efficient, comfortable, and dependable operation of all the energy systems in the building. We increased the capacity of the ventilation system by including a peak heat/cooling source, a short-term heat/cooling storage tank, and the option of using an air handling unit with heat recovery or a water/air heat exchanger. The addition of terminal elements for heating, cooling, and ventilation systems was also made, along with including a solar system, a wind turbine, and the potential for waste heat recovery. Our study led to the creation of a unique operating model that, with the building management system, optimizes all of the energy systems and heating/cooling sources. The utility model SK 5749 Y1 analyzes the various alternatives in great detail. Full article
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