A Comparison Study on the Greenery Design Policies for Green Building to the Traditional Chinese Fengshui Issues

Abstract:

The greenery policy in the green building design concept is an important topic and it also plays the significant role of natural protection and CO2 reduction to the environment. In Taiwan, the good policy is not yet a popular one, because some special reasons are existed really. Behind this paradox are the traditional concepts of Fengshui to the buildings funders, so that the greenery design comments in the green buildings design index may include some of these traditional concepts. It recommends not just the calculation the reduction of CO2 for each kind of trees. Moreover, the different species selection of garden planting for variant location of building site should also be studied and make some recommends. It can be believed that will improve the acceptation level of green building design to the popular and make the green building design really more reasonable.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1051)
• Pages: 711-714
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1051.711
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Shih Chung Lu, Jwo Hua Chen, Daniil Kashitskiy
• Keywords: Fengshui, Green Building, Greenery Design

References

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[2] http: /smartgreen. abri. gov. tw/index-en. php.