The study of residential life support environment system to initiate policy on sustainable simple housing
N. M. Siahaan (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
A. S. Harahap (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
E. Nababan (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
E. Siahaan (TU Delft - Multimedia Computing)
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Abstract
This study aims to initiate sustainable simple housing system based on low CO2 emissions at Griya Martubung I Housing Medan, Indonesia. Since it was built in 1995, between 2007 until 2016 approximately 89 percent of houses have been doing various home renewal such as restoration, renovation, or reconstruction. Qualitative research conducted in order to obtain insights into the behavior of complex relationship between various components of residential life support environment that relates to CO2 emissions. Each component is studied by conducting in-depth interviews, observation of the 128 residents. The study used Likert Scale to measure residents' perception about components. The study concludes with a synthesis describing principles for a sustainable simple housing standard that recognizes the whole characteristics of components. This study offers a means for initiating the practice of sustainable simple housing developments and efforts to manage growth and preserve the environment without violating social, economics, and ecology.
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