[A Post occupancy study of the implementation environmentally friendly features used in Social Housing Developments]

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Research1

Problem Statement2

Research Aim2

Research Objectives2

Significance of the Study3

Limitations of Research3

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW5

Being Green: Definition5

Environmentally Friendly buildings (EFB'S)5

Environmentally Friendly Buildings Objectives6

Features of Environmentally Friendly buildings6

CHAPTER 03: METHODOLOGY8

Research Design8

Research Ethics8

Literature selection criteria8

Search technique9

Keywords used9

Theoretical framework9

Research instruments9

REFERENCES10

CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Research

The reason for this research is to determine if just putting the green technologies in buildings is enough to contribute towards reducing carbon emissions. The researcher currently works in portfolio management within the social housing industry in London, and has worked on a number of developments with green technology features.

It has been noted that a lot of environmental friendly features on developments have had a number of teething problems especially during their first year of occupancy. It is thought that the registered providers agree to fit environmental friendly features in the building without any thought of what happens when these technologies once the building is in use. Property/ project managers are not trained on how the technologies neither do a lot of them see the perceived benefits of the features.

The researcher has also noted that quite often the maintenance and operation of these features are not thought about during the design stage. For example with biomass boilers, during the design stage the project management team may not be certain where the wood pallets would come from.

It is in the researchers experience that these wood pallets have to travel a long distance and supply is expensive because there a not a lot of suppliers willing to supply the quantities needed for a residential development. In addition to that, if the pallets have to travel a long distance to its end user, it will have contributed to carbon emission which in turn is unsustainable.

Problem Statement

The problem statement undertaken for this study is 'green technologies used in social housing development'.

Research Aim

The research study aims to determine the viability of green technologies used in social housing developments. The research study aims to provide readers with a clear overview of the implementation of green features in developments post occupancy.

There will be a discussion of the difficulties that may be encountered in the operation, use and maintenance of the facilities. In order for registered providers to get funding for new housing developments, the environmentally friendly features have to be part of the development briefs in order to get funding.

Further, the research aims to determine if the registered providers think through the implementation of this features ones the building has been occupied, and if attitudes and perceptions of end users will have an effect on the successful implementation of the technologies in social housing in London.

Research Objectives

The research objectives acts as milestones, targets and derivatives, which shall contribute towards the fulfilment of our final aim and help us craft our research. These objectives will become our driving forces, which shall enable us to yield and conduct effective research. In the case of the research aim ...