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Sustainable architectural education is offered in colleges and universities all over the world. Studies have emphasized the importance of sustainable architectural education in introductory courses of architecture major programs, but methods and strategies for teaching sustainable architecture at lower levels are scarce. This study focuses on the design-to-physical-construction process and creates a teaching framework that incorporates the concept of sustainable development from the perspectives of sustainable economy, environment and society. Based on the teaching method of learning through the design-to-physical-construction process and referring to the grounded theory, a case study on a bamboo construction project was conducted to explore approaches and strategies of sustainable architectural education in introductory courses. Results reveal that five systems, including the system of sustainable development, consist of a framework that illustrated the teaching effects. Based on the framework, we discovered five factors that should be considered in incorporating the concept of sustainable development into architectural design teaching, including the necessity of conducting sustainable architectural education in introductory courses. This study helps explore the potential role sustainability plays in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge, connecting specialized knowledge across different program levels, and motivating student learning. It also provides a reference for the practice of sustainable architectural education.
Xingwei Xiang; Qian Wu; Ye Zhang; Bifeng Zhu; Xiaoji Wang; Anping Wan; Tongle Huang; Luoke Hu. A Pedagogical Approach to Incorporating the Concept of Sustainability into Design-to-Physical-Construction Teaching in Introductory Architectural Design Courses: A Case Study on a Bamboo Construction Project. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7692 .
AMA StyleXingwei Xiang, Qian Wu, Ye Zhang, Bifeng Zhu, Xiaoji Wang, Anping Wan, Tongle Huang, Luoke Hu. A Pedagogical Approach to Incorporating the Concept of Sustainability into Design-to-Physical-Construction Teaching in Introductory Architectural Design Courses: A Case Study on a Bamboo Construction Project. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7692.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXingwei Xiang; Qian Wu; Ye Zhang; Bifeng Zhu; Xiaoji Wang; Anping Wan; Tongle Huang; Luoke Hu. 2021. "A Pedagogical Approach to Incorporating the Concept of Sustainability into Design-to-Physical-Construction Teaching in Introductory Architectural Design Courses: A Case Study on a Bamboo Construction Project." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7692.
Energy performance improvement is a basic significant way of addressing both energy security and environment concerns, which can promote energy-saving and emission-reduction. There are various measures of energy performance, with different purposes and applications. However, there are few models or approaches for measuring and quantifying energy saving potential in machining systems. To better perform the energy performance analysis and evaluating energy saving potential in machining, an energy performance evaluation method based on energy benchmark in machining systems is addressed. Energy performance characteristics is analysed, and some energy performance concepts and indicators are proposed. The energy performance evaluation based on energy benchmark is developed for machining systems. Furthermore, a case study involving the establishment of an energy performance evaluation and energy saving potential for gears in a real machining plant was examined, illustrating the practicability of the proposed method.
Wei Cai; Yuanhui Zhang; Jun Xie; Li Li; Shun Jia; Shaohua Hu; Luoke Hu. Energy Performance Evaluation Method for Machining Systems Towards Energy Saving and Emission Reduction. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology 2021, 1 -12.
AMA StyleWei Cai, Yuanhui Zhang, Jun Xie, Li Li, Shun Jia, Shaohua Hu, Luoke Hu. Energy Performance Evaluation Method for Machining Systems Towards Energy Saving and Emission Reduction. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology. 2021; ():1-12.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei Cai; Yuanhui Zhang; Jun Xie; Li Li; Shun Jia; Shaohua Hu; Luoke Hu. 2021. "Energy Performance Evaluation Method for Machining Systems Towards Energy Saving and Emission Reduction." International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology , no. : 1-12.
Digital technology and its use in architecture support the construction industry in transitioning to more sustainable building development. Digital technology is widely taught in architecture programs in China, but there are few consistent strategies for combining digital architectural design with traditional architectural design in architectural education. Consequently, sustainable design concepts are not included in digital architectural design courses, and thus architectural education is not concerned with sustainable development. In this paper, we focus on the teaching of digital design in architecture and investigate how digital architectural design teaching can incorporate sustainability. Data from 15 universities were qualitatively analyzed, leading to the development of four models of teaching digital architectural design. Development of the models revealed that there are three increasing levels in digital architectural design teaching and that there is a close relationship between the teaching level and the transfer of architectural knowledge. This recognition led to the development of a single comprehensive model of digital architectural design teaching that is universally applicable. This research increases our understanding of digital architectural design teaching in architecture programs and strengthens the multi-level connections between digital architectural design teaching and designing and constructing sustainable built objects.
Xingwei Xiang; Xiaolong Yang; Jixi Chen; Renzhong Tang; Luoke Hu. A Comprehensive Model of Teaching Digital Design in Architecture that Incorporates Sustainability. Sustainability 2020, 12, 8368 .
AMA StyleXingwei Xiang, Xiaolong Yang, Jixi Chen, Renzhong Tang, Luoke Hu. A Comprehensive Model of Teaching Digital Design in Architecture that Incorporates Sustainability. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (20):8368.
Chicago/Turabian StyleXingwei Xiang; Xiaolong Yang; Jixi Chen; Renzhong Tang; Luoke Hu. 2020. "A Comprehensive Model of Teaching Digital Design in Architecture that Incorporates Sustainability." Sustainability 12, no. 20: 8368.
To meet the increasingly diversified demand of customers, more mixed-flow shops are employed. The flexibility of mixed-flow shops increases the difficulty of scheduling. In this paper, a mixed-flow shop scheduling approach (MFSS) is proposed to minimise the energy consumption and tardiness fine (TF) of production with a special focus on non-processing energy (NPE) reduction. The proposed approach consists of two parts: firstly, a mathematic model is developed to describe how NPE and TF can be determined with a specific schedule; then, a multi-objective evolutionary algorithm with multi-chromosomes (MCEAs) is developed to obtain the optimal solutions considering the NPE-TF trade-offs. A deterministic search method with boundary (DSB) and a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA) are employed to validate the developed MCEA. Finally, a case study on an extrusion die mixed-flow shop is performed to demonstrate the proposed approach in industrial practice. Compared with three traditional scheduling approaches, the better performance of the MFSS in terms of computational time and solution quality could be demonstrated.
Chen Peng; Tao Peng; Yi Zhang; Renzhong Tang; Luoke Hu. Minimising Non-Processing Energy Consumption and Tardiness Fines in a Mixed-Flow Shop. Energies 2018, 11, 3382 .
AMA StyleChen Peng, Tao Peng, Yi Zhang, Renzhong Tang, Luoke Hu. Minimising Non-Processing Energy Consumption and Tardiness Fines in a Mixed-Flow Shop. Energies. 2018; 11 (12):3382.
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen Peng; Tao Peng; Yi Zhang; Renzhong Tang; Luoke Hu. 2018. "Minimising Non-Processing Energy Consumption and Tardiness Fines in a Mixed-Flow Shop." Energies 11, no. 12: 3382.