| Title |
A Study of the Assessment of Environment-Friendly Outdoor Spaces in Housing Estates |
| Authors |
Oh Soo-Ho ; Chang Sun-Young ; Kim Suk-Kyung ; Lee Kyu-In |
| Keywords |
Green Building Certification ; Outdoor Spaces in Housing Estates ; Environment-friendly Assessment |
| Abstract |
This study aims at assessing the status of environment-friendly outdoor spaces in housing estates. For this purpose, 62 housing estates were selected : 28 housing estates from 3 new residential districts of Gaepo, Mockdong, and Sanggae in Seoul, and 34 housing estates from 3 new towns of Gwacheon, Bundang, and Joongdong around Seoul. As an assessment tool, the indices and standard from 'Land Use and Transportation field' and 'Ecological Environment field' of 'Green Building Certification' were used. The result of evaluation was that the quality of outdoor environment in Gwacheon was very high, and the next one was Bundang, Gaepo, Sanggae, Mockdong, and Joongdong in order. In 'Land Use and Transportation field', many housing estates in Mockdong got high scores, and in 'Ecological Environment field', Gwacheon made a good score. |