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Architecture and Urbanism Sustainability of courtyard building

Figure 11. Total energy consumption. Source: Drawing by Chuan He,
Abbreviation: AHU: Air handling unit.

Figure 13. Monthly energy consumption. Source: Drawing by Chuan He.
Abbreviation: AHU: Air handling unit.

Figure 12. Energy consumption by category. Source: Drawing by Chuan
He

of the village (The People’s Government of Shengzhou,
n.d.). Regarding the acquisition of wood, local people
believe it was taken from the nearby mountains. There is
a mountain to the north of Chongren town with sufficient Figure 14. Total cost. Source: Drawing by Chuan He.
wood resources suitable for building houses. It would be Abbreviation: AHU: Air handling unit.
unreasonable to refuse to use suitable local wood in favor
of out-of-town wood with inefficient transportation. Based 5.5. Water
on these inferences, the local perspective is reasonable, and
it seems likely that the wood was sourced locally. This could The Flag stall courtyard building has a rainwater collection
mean lower transportation costs during construction using system and a drainage system. As shown in Figure 16,
local materials. rainwater is collected from the roofs, with some channeled
into a rainwater collection tank (Figure 17A) and some
However, the Green star transport category is not diverted and discharged after passing through a filter screen
suitable for evaluating this project because it mainly (Figure 17B). This drainage channel also removes stagnant
evaluates the convenience of a building’s location with water from the courtyard. Part of the modern plumbing
respect to other places. The scale of the historical village system can be seen in the picture, which is the product of
must be considered. As mentioned earlier, the total area of retrofitting and not included in the assessment. Additionally,
the historical town is only 3.5 ha, but it offers a variety of there is a firewall on the second floor, shown in Figure 17C,
services. From a modern point of view, transportation is which functions like a modern fire shutter, blocking the
indeed convenient, and the daily life of the residents of the spread of fire between rooms. In terms of drinking water,
historical town in that era did not require motor vehicles. the primary source is well water, as shown in Figure 17D.

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