Fieldwork Test Research of the Impact on Building Physical Environment on Six Types of Atrium Space in Cold Climates

Since the research on verification to passive design strategies in sustainable building is at the initial stage,and its test method and verification conclusion are not scientific enough to validate,this paper proposes the necessity of building physical environmental monitoring to quantitative optimization of passive strategies efficiency from the perspective of architecture design and building environment. Adopting comparative research method,this research chooses six types of atrium space in cold climate in China as a prototype,focusing on building physical environmental performance difference in and between atrium and building main space. Spatial parameters of the atrium space will be divided into four factors: spatial geometry,interfacial properties,internal and external related categories. With subdividing these four factors into sub-factors,this paper makes crosscomparison among the sub-factors to clarify passive strategies effectiveness in atrium. Data comparison analysis shows that Winter atrium passive strategy in cold regions from traditional view is not obvious in practical application,and test data need to be stratified refined in atrium design in case of optimizing passive strategy from building prototype perspective.

Building a healthy China by enhancing physical activity:Priorities,challenges,and strategies

Dear editor,In 2016,several landmark government initiatives were launched in an effort to build a more healthy China.In March,the National People’s Congress of China adopted the 13th FiveYear Plan,which sets out new objectives,principles,and targets for 2016–2020,1including action plans for enhancing environmental protection and green growth,promoting individual

Assessment of Building Physical Vulnerability in Earthquake‑Debris Flow Disaster Chain

Large earthquakes not only directly damage buildings but also trigger debris fows,which cause secondary damage to buildings,forming a more destructive earthquake-debris fow disaster chain.A quantitative assessment of building vulnerability is essential for damage assessment after a disaster and for pre-disaster prevention.Using mechanical analysis based on pushover,a physical vulnerability assessment model of buildings in the earthquake-debris fow disaster chain is proposed to assess the vulnerability of buildings in Beichuan County,China.Based on the specifc sequence of events in the earthquake-debris fow disaster chain,the seismic vulnerability of buildings is 79%,the fow impact and burial vulnerabilities of damaged buildings to debris fow are 92%and 28%respectively,and the holistic vulnerability of buildings under the disaster chain is 57%.By comparing diferent vulnerability assessment methods,we observed that the physical vulnerability of buildings under the disaster chain process is not equal to the statistical summation of the vulnerabilities to independent hazards,which implies that the structural properties and vulnerability of buildings have changed during the disaster chain process.Our results provide an integrated explanation of building vulnerability,which is essential for understanding building vulnerability in earthquake-debris fow disaster chain and building vulnerability under other disaster chains.