ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF GREEN BUILDING DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Green building is an essential component of sustainable development,but previous studies have offered little in the way of systematic reviews of green building development from the perspective of project management.This research presents the current research trends in this discipline by analyzing the publications in ten major international journals from 2007 to 2016.The analysis was conducted on papers that have reported relevant investigations during that 10-year period.The analyzed research topics were found to group into five themes:green building management in general,the benefits and barriers to green building development,green building performance,stakeholder behavior with regard to green buildings,and green building strategies.Future directions for research relating to green building are suggested for the areas stakeholder management,policies and incentives,communication platform development,and retrofitting of existing buildings.Green building development will continue to be an important research area,and more comprehensive studies on green building management can help to promote further progress in this field.

ADOPTION OF CASBEE BY JAPANESE HOUSE BUILDERS

The Comprehensive Assessment of Systems for Built Environment Efficiency(CASBEE)for Home is the first national voluntary Green Building Program for residential structures in Japan.The effect of builder demographic factors on the adoption of the CASBEE for Home program were investigated since the success of CASBEE for Home will be heavily reliant on the usage of the program.In this study,the adoption of the CASBEE for Home program by home builders is modeled as a two-stage process with builder awareness preceding the actual use of CASBEE for Home.The results show that both firm size and the type of homes built influence Japanese builder’s awareness of the CASBEE for Home program.In addition,respondents who had participated in the 200-Year House Program,another voluntary program,were significantly more likely to use CASBEE for Home.Finally,the number of years a builder has been in business both increased their awareness and usage of the CASBEE for Home program.Our results suggest that the likelihood of adopting the CASBEE for Home program was influenced by the internal resources available,the type of customers being served,and the business experience of the firm.

Green Therapy of Cancer:A Promising Grope for Anticancer Strategy by Modern Chinese Medicine

In 2003, a 61-year old highly respected director of the Surgery Department of Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine was diagnosed as advanced lung cancer, moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, coverinqmore than two thirds of the thoracic aorta, multiple mediastinal nodal metastases, pleural effusion ＂Only 3 months could be expected＂, a cruel fact came out after deliberation of many seasoned medical specialists. In the whole career of this surgery professor, he used the lancet as his weapon to save lives. But this time after weighing the pros and cons again and again, he required a ＂tender＂ plan with no lancet.

China＇s Sponge City construction： A discussion on technical approaches

Since 2014, China has been implementing the Sponge City Construction initiative, which represents an enormous and unprecedented effort by any government in the world for achieving urban sustainability. According to preliminary estimates, the total investment on the Sponge City Plan is roughly 100 to 150 million Yuan （RMB） （$15 to $22.5 million） average per square kilometer or 10 Trillion Yuan （RMB） （$1.5 Trillion） for the 657 cities nationwide. The Sponge City Plan （SCP） calls for the use of natural processes such as soil and vegetation as part of the urban runoff control strategy, which is similar to that of low impact development （LID） and green infrastructure （G1） practices being promoted in many parts of the world. The SCP includes as its goals not only effective urban flood control, but also rainwater harvest, water quality improvement and ecological restoration. So far, the SCP implementation has encountered-some barriers and challenges due to many factors. The present paper presents a review of those barriers and challenges, oftizrs discussions and recommendations on several technical aspects such as control goals and objectives; planning/design and construction of LID/GI practices; performance evaluation. Several key recommendations are proposed on Sponge City implementation strategy, Site-specific regulatory fi＇amework and technical gmdance, Product innovation and certification, LID/GI Project financing, LID/G1 profcssional training and certification, public outreach and education. It is expected that the successful implemen!atiun of the. SCP not only will bring about a sustainable, eco-friendly urbanization process in China, but also contribute enormously to the LID/Gl research and development with the vast amount of relevant data and experiences generated from the Sponge City construction projects.