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A Study on the Sustainable Features of Realized and Planned Floating Buildings

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: According to the climate change and the improvement of income level, floating building on water has been emerging as a strong alternative. This study was intended to suggest some reference materials of sustainability for new floating building projects. The concept of sustainability and floating building was investigated, and 3 realized projects and 3 planned projects were reviewed in terms of sustainability. Sustainable features of the sample projects can be summarized as recycled and relocatable usage, adoption of various renewable energy techniques, installation of self-supporting plant, application of modular system and others like new material & open layout. Sustainable features need to be developed more and more in detail and applied to many types of floating buildings.

Source: Journal of Navigation and Port Research

DOI: 10.5394/kinpr.2012.36.2.113

Author: Chang-Ho Moon

Institution: Kunsan National University

Language: English

Topic: Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

Subfield: Building and Construction

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs