A Study on the Control and Guidance Strategy of the Diaolou Style Building of Qiang People Based on Behavioral Analysis

Diaolou style building is an important residential building of Qiang people. In recent years, Qiang people’s own cultural identities and behavioral awareness have transformed. Due to the lack of attention to the inheritance of original architectural style and the absence of a detailed scientific protection of the landscape, the architectural style of Diaolou style building gradually loses its vitality. It is difficult to control and guide it effectively. And tourism economy which enjoys a direct link with the architecture has been confined to further development. From the perspective of behavioral science, this study innovatively analyzes the Diaolou style building of Qiang people by combining the methodology of Lew in metal of behavior and Analytic Hierarchy Process. Firstly, 32 symbols are chosen as Diaolou architectural style factors from the selection of more than 100 Diaolou architectural decorative symbols. Then by measuring their weight coefficients through the Analytic Hierarchy Process, eight main style factors have been screened out. After field research, we analyze the actual use of the style factors of the six typical villages such as Gina. On this basis, this paper analyzes the behavioral factors of Diaolou style building of Qiang people, deconstructs its use and puts forward a concept which takes style control as a guidance and behavior guidance as a strategy to protect and develop Diaolou style building of Qiang people. It is also proposed that a control and guidance strategy of inheritance and development of Qiang Diaolou architectural style, including master the influencing factors as a whole, follow the principle of people-oriented, compound function, dynamic development and highlighting national aesthetics, based on its style system, and grasp the trend of architectural style, etc. The study provides an effective guarantee for the further development of rural tourism, and a necessary theoretical and technical guidance for the government to adopt targeted steps.

The Stilted Buildings of the Tujia People

THE Tujia people live in the Wuling Mountains, straddling the borders of Hunan, Hubei, and Guizhou provinces and Chongqing Municipality. As for the most representative traditional dwellings of the ethnic group, the distinction belongs to the stilted building.

Architectural Features of Stilted Buildings of the Tujia People: A Case Study of Ancient Buildings in the Peng Family Village in Western Hubei Province, China

This paper describes and analyzes the stilted buildings of the Tujia people (an ethnic group living in China's Mainland), a distinctive building style unique to them, from the perspectives of site selection, spatial layout, construction techniques, and cultural inheritance. The cluster of stilted buildings (Diaojiao Lou in Mandarin Pinyin) in the Pengjia Village (meaning most of the villagers share the surname of Peng) is presented as a case study in this paper. The paper makes a case for their preservation as authentic carriers of the Tujia people’s cultural history, which is quickly disappearing due to development pressures. Three preservation strategies are discussed to meet this preservation goal. The first is to provide a detail analysis of the construction language to guarantee authenticity in the documentation, preservation and restoration processes of the stilted buildings. The second is to keep alive the expert knowledge and skill of traditional artisans by involving them in the construction of new structures using diaojiaolou techniques. The third strategy is to encourage local people to “dress-up” discordant buildings constructed mid to late 20th century with well-mannered facades using traditional details such as suspension columns, shuaqi, and six-panel and bang doors. Taking as a whole, these strategies are presented to help local residents, preservation experts, developers and policy makers sustain the irreplaceable cultural heritage and economic independence of the Tujia people.

Building a Bridge Connecting the Hearts of People in Japan and China

At the time marking the 40th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relationship the public show of Hiroshima Kagura was successfully staged in China. As the sponsor on the Japanese side, first of all, I would like to express

AN INVESTIGATION INTO TENANT ORGANIZATIONS' WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR THE INTANGIBLE VALUE-ADDED BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:CASE STUDY IN SINGAPORE

This research aims to understand the demand for sustainable buildings by inves-tigating the tenant organizations’willingness-to-pay(WTP)behavior towards the value-added benefits(VABs).Tenant organizations refer to tenants operating in office buildings on tenancy agreement.Six groups of factors of tenant organi-zations’WTP for the VABs are identified:(1)Organization Characteristics,(2)Current Premises,(3)Building Characteristics,(4)Satisfaction of the VABs Expe-rienced,(5)Perception,and(6)Knowledge of Sustainability Issues,Building Sus-tainability Rating Systems and Building Impacts.A survey was conducted on the tenant organizations operating in office buildings located in the city area of Singa-pore.The hypothesized relationship between the tenant organizations’WTP for the VABs and its factors were tested using a series of statistical techniques on the data collected from the survey.It is found that older tenant organizations tend to have lower WTP for the VABs of improved health and comfort of their employees.Generally,tenant organizations also have demand for sustainable buildings mainly due to the positive organizational image that sustainable buildings help to project.In addition,it is found that the current building sustainability rating systems are inadequate for communicating the sustainability benefits to building occupants and for achieving building sustainability.Lastly,the investigation reveals that the use of sustainable technologies is not as important as how the building is being managed during its operational stage for ensuring building sustainability performance.The findings from this study are useful for channeling the sustainability efforts of the building industry to more effective areas.

The People’s Money: How China Is Building a Global Currency

Many of the world＇s major economies boast dominant international currencies. Not so for China. Its renminbi has lagged far behind the pound, the euro. and the dollar in global circulation - and for good reason. After over three decades of accelerated economic de- velopment. China now faces the daunting task of strengthening the currency while preserving a stable economy.

Uplifting a Nation China’s 40 years of reform and opening up has brought tangible benefits to its people and the world

Beijing resident Li Zhangzhe, 58, still keeps a pair of sunglasses he bought nearly 40 years ago.

Youth’s Role in Peace Building:A Case Study of Gadarif State

This study in Gadarif State,Sudan,analyzes the crucial role of youth in conflict resolution and peace building efforts amidst the ongoing crisis.Findings reveal that youth,facing economic,environmental,and security challenges,actively engage in peacemaking through initiatives,emergency rooms,and cultural programs,contributing to social cohesion and combatting hate speech.Despite their willingness to build peace,they encounter obstacles like the lack of training programs,limited support,and marginalization in policy-making processes.Recommendations emphasize the necessity of empowering youth through training programs,enhancing government support,and addressing negative perceptions from older generations towards youth contributions.Conclusively,prioritizing youth issues and fostering their participation in peace building initiatives are essential for sustainable peace and social harmony in Gadarif State.

Solar Hot System and Design of Buildings

Domestic solar hot water system, the use of the status quo and existing problems, by analyzing the solar water heating equipment and building integrated and building integrated design.

Construction of building energy conservation incentive policies under government regulation: Based on the subjects' behavior analysis

Building energy efficiency is a long-term strategy to achieve sustainable development, but the inconsistencies of main interests during the implementation lead to the need for government regulation in building energy conservation. Implementation of building energy efficiency of government regulation covers three aspects of construction and involves relevant participators, so the paper analyzes interests and roles of the related subjects in building energy saving, explore the motivations and its conversion mechanism of each player, and dissect the game relationship of associated earnings of developers' and consumers' behaviors selection under government control. Finally, the paper proposes basic requirements of building incentive policies for related subjects under government control to regulate the main behaviors of subjects in building energy efficient buildings and achieve energy efficiency goals and balance of all parties' benefits.

The Building of New Countryside in Poverty-stricken Mountainous Area: A case of Hongyan Village,Haizijie Township of Bijie City

The essential drive of building a new countryside lies in scientific and technological innovation. Through expounding the scientific and technological demonstration benefits and roles of new countryside building in poverty-stricken mountainous area,the major problems and hardships of new countryside building in poverty-stricken area are analyzed and the new breakthroughs which should be focused on during the building of a new countryside are put forward. These breakthroughs include transforming the philosophy and approach of rural work; highlighting the construction of rural operation mode and rural socialized service system,and improving the quality of rural labors.

Promoting energy efficiency reconstruction for existing buildings based on comprehensive benefit evaluation

The purpose of the comprehensive benefit evaluation of the existing building energy saving renovation project is to promote the healthy development of the energy saving reconstruction. Therefore, it is necessary to reflect the value and function of incentive and restraint. The concrete embodiment is that: improving energy saving standard renovation of existing buildings, promoting the construction of energy efficiency labeling system, and strengthening the construction of government supervision system by the comprehensive benefit evaluation.

Benefit evaluation on ESCO driving force for market development of energy-saving building

ESCO is the internal driving force for the development of the existing building energy-saving renovation market,and the driving effect of the ESCO market depends on scientific and effective comprehensive benefit evaluation.Based on analysis of the status qua at home and abroad,this paper reveals the necessity and value of research existing Building Energy Saving ESCO market development driving force effectiveness evaluation.The purpose of ESCO driving force benefit evaluation-oriented,establish the basic principles of evaluation index system of choice.Through the analysis of the evaluation content of the three dimensions of economic benefit,environmental benefit and social benefit,the comprehensive evaluation index system of the target level,criterion level and index level of the benefit evaluation of the existing building energy-saving renovation market development is constructed.AHP and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation of the combination,construct quantitative models of energy-saving drive ESCO market development role in the evaluation of the effectiveness of existing buildings.Based on the quantitative evaluation process of ESCO’s role in the development of our country’s existing building energysaving renovation market,it is necessary to scientifically understand the current status of ESCO’s driving role,and reveal the path to improve the efficiency of ESCO-driven development of the existing building’s energy-saving renovation market,in order to enhance the internal driving force of ESCO to promote.The existing building energy-saving renovation market is developing in a healthy and orderly manner.

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.

Deepening China-Africa Cooperation, Benefiting People’s Health

CHINA and Africa have been a commu- nity of shared interests and shared destiny Their collaboration benefits not only the development of China and Africa but also promotes the unity and cooperation of developing countries. Health cooperation is a powerful testimony to the friendship between Chinese and African people. Based on win-win cooperation and aiming at the well-being of the people, China and Africa have attained fruitful results through health cooperation over the last five decades.

Operational mechanism of comprehensive benefit evaluation of existing building energy efficient renovation project based on value-added life

The comprehensive benefit evaluation of the existing building energy efficient renovation project cannot be separated from the scientific and effective evaluation mechanism.Based on the value-added life perspective,this paper analyzes the implementation subject,standard,system and principle of the comprehensive benefit evaluation of the existing building energy efficient renovation project.It plans the process of comprehensive benefit evaluation,and builds a scientific and reasonable operation platform of evaluation system,with a view to promoting the effective implementation of the comprehensive benefit evaluation of existing building energy-saving retrofits.

CONNECTING THE DOTS OF A NEW WORLD LANDSCAPE--Interview with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha

On June 11, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sent a telegram to Prayut Chan-o-cha to congratulate him on re-election as prime minister of the Kingdom of Thailand. In his congratulatory message, Li expressed belief that he would continue to lead the Thai people to improve the country.“China and Thailand are close neighbors and enjoy friendly relations,” Li remarked.“Cooperation between the two countries on jointly building the Belt and Road has been fruitful. I am ready to work with you to improve the China-Thailand traditional friendship, deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation and generate more benefits to the two peoples.”

Building-integrated renewable energy policy analysis in China

With the dramatic development of renewable energy all over the world,and for purpose of adjusting energy structure,the Ministry of Construction of China plans to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings. In order to ensure the validity of policy-making,this work firstly exerts a method to do cost-benefit analysis for three kinds of technologies such as building-integrated solar hot water (BISHW) system,building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and ground water heat pump (GWHP). Through selecting a representative city of every climate region,the analysis comes into different results for different climate regions in China and respectively different suggestion for policy-making. On the analysis basis,the Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the Ministry of Finance of China (MOF) united to start-up Building-integrated Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects (BIREDP) in 2006. In the demonstration projects,renewable energy takes place of traditional energy to supply the domestic hot water,electricity,air-conditioning and heating. Through carrying out the demonstration projects,renewable energy related market has been expanded. More and more relative companies and local governments take the opportunity to promote the large scale application of renewable energy in buildings.

Statistics and Analysis on Reliability of HVDC Transmission Systems of SGCC

Reliability level of HVDC power transmission systems becomes an important factor impacting the entire power grid.The author analyzes the reliability of HVDC power transmission systems owned by SGCC since 2003 in respect of forced outage times,forced energy unavailability,scheduled energy unavailability and energy utilization eff iciency.The results show that the reliability level of HVDC power transmission systems owned by SGCC is improving.By analyzing different reliability indices of HVDC power transmission system,the maximum asset benef its of power grid can be achieved through building a scientif ic and reasonable reliability evaluation system.