TY - JOUR A1 - Karimimoshaver, Mehrdad A1 - Hajivaliei, Hatameh A1 - Shokri, Manouchehr A1 - Khalesro, Shakila A1 - Aram, Farshid A1 - Shamshirband, Shahaboddin T1 - A Model for Locating Tall Buildings through a Visual Analysis Approach JF - Applied Sciences N2 - Tall buildings have become an integral part of cities despite all their pros and cons. Some current tall buildings have several problems because of their unsuitable location; the problems include increasing density, imposing traffic on urban thoroughfares, blocking view corridors, etc. Some of these buildings have destroyed desirable views of the city. In this research, different criteria have been chosen, such as environment, access, social-economic, land-use, and physical context. These criteria and sub-criteria are prioritized and weighted by the analytic network process (ANP) based on experts’ opinions, using Super Decisions V2.8 software. On the other hand, layers corresponding to sub-criteria were made in ArcGIS 10.3 simultaneously, then via a weighted overlay (map algebra), a locating plan was created. In the next step seven hypothetical tall buildings (20 stories), in the best part of the locating plan, were considered to evaluate how much of theses hypothetical buildings would be visible (fuzzy visibility) from the street and open spaces throughout the city. These processes have been modeled by MATLAB software, and the final fuzzy visibility plan was created by ArcGIS. Fuzzy visibility results can help city managers and planners to choose which location is suitable for a tall building and how much visibility may be appropriate. The proposed model can locate tall buildings based on technical and visual criteria in the future development of the city and it can be widely used in any city as long as the criteria and weights are localized. KW - Gebäude KW - Energieeffizienz KW - Sustainability KW - Infrastructures KW - OA-Publikationsfonds2020 Y1 - 2020 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43350 UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/17/6072 VL - 2020 IS - Volume 10, issue 17, article 6072 SP - 1 EP - 25 PB - MDPI CY - Basel ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Völker, Conrad A1 - Beckmann, Julia A1 - Koehlmann, Sandra A1 - Kornadt, Oliver T1 - Occupant requirements in residential buildings – an empirical study and a theoretical model JF - Advances in Building Energy Research N2 - Occupant needs with regard to residential buildings are not well known due to a lack of representative scientific studies. To improve the lack of data, a large scale study was carried out using a Post Occupancy Evaluation of 1,416 building occupants. Several criteria describing the needs of occupants were evaluated with regard to their subjective level of relevance. Additionally, we investigated the degree to which deficiencies subjectively exist, and the degree to which occupants were able to accept them. From the data obtained, a hierarchy of criteria was created. It was found that building occupants ranked the physiological needs of air quality and thermal comfort the highest. Health hazards such as mould and contaminated building materials were unacceptable for occupants, while other deficiencies were more likely to be tolerated. Occupant satisfaction was also investigated. We found that most occupants can be classified as satisfied, although some differences do exist between different populations. To explain the relationship between the constructs of what we call relevance, acceptance, deficiency and satisfaction, we then created an explanatory model. Using correlation and regression analysis, the validity of the model was then confirmed by applying the collected data. The results of the study are both relevant in shaping further research and in providing guidance on how to maximize tenant satisfaction in real estate management. KW - Post Occupancy Evaluation KW - Gebäude KW - Benutzung KW - occupant requirements KW - occupant satisfaction KW - residential buildings KW - housing KW - questionnaire Y1 - 2013 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20181015-38137 UR - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17512549.2012.749808 N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Advances in Building Energy Research on 29/01/2013, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17512549.2012.749808. IS - 7 (1) SP - 35 EP - 50 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Völker, Conrad A1 - Kornadt, Oliver A1 - Ostry, Milan T1 - Temperature reduction due to the application of phase change materials JF - Energy and Buildings N2 - Overheating is a major problem in many modern buildings due to the utilization of lightweight constructions with low heat storing capacity. A possible answer to this problem is the emplacement of phase change materials (PCM), thereby increasing the thermal mass of a building. These materials change their state of aggregation within a defined temperature range. Useful PCM for buildings show a phase transition from solid to liquid and vice versa. The thermal mass of the materials is increased by the latent heat. A modified gypsum plaster and a salt mixture were chosen as two materials for the study of their impact on room temperature reduction. For realistic investigations, test rooms were erected where measurements were carried out under different conditions such as temporary air change, alternate internal heat gains or clouding. The experimental data was finally reproduced by dint of a mathematical model. KW - Raumklima KW - Paraffin KW - Phasenumwandlung KW - Gebäude KW - Überhitzung KW - summer overheating in buildings KW - phase change materials KW - PCM KW - Paraffin KW - salt hydrate KW - numerical simulation KW - mathematical model KW - heat storage Y1 - 2007 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20181025-38166 UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778807002034 N1 - The following article appeared in the journal Energy and Buildings 40 (5) 2008, 937‐944 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2007.07.008. IS - 40, 5 SP - 937 EP - 944 ER -