【导读】“ 第20届中日韩居住问题国际会议”圆满落幕。为了更好的分享学术成果,近期本公众号将陆续刊载会议论文。本期刊载的是“第2子专题:提升住宅功能品质与居住满意度”中方优秀论文,中文摘要和英文全文如下:
中文摘要
1. 新时期我国住房建设的主要问题
我国住房建设持续高速发展,取得了许多突出成绩,但发展过程中存在不少问题。
(1) 居住舒适度问题:根据居住满意度调查报告,楼板和分户墙隔声性能、墙面抹灰空鼓开裂、室内噪声控制、卫生间漏水、外窗渗漏及外保温裂缝等质量通病是人民群众反馈最大的几个痛难点。同时,新时期人民群众对智慧住宅的需求越来越高,智能门禁、智能报警、智慧维修、智能照明、智能家具等成为了智慧住宅的基本配置。建设高品质住宅是满足人民群众日益增长的对健康居住和美好生活的向往的必然要求。
(2) 建筑运行能耗高:根据研究报告显示,2020年全国建筑全过程碳排放占全国碳排放的比重为50.9%,其中建材生产阶段、建筑施工阶段和建筑运行阶段的比重分别为28.2%、1.0%、21.7%。经过对比,建筑运行阶段碳排放仍在缓慢增长,年平均增长率为4.7%,尚未达到峰值,实现建筑行业碳达峰碳中和的目标仍然任重道远。
(3) 全装修质量问题:住宅全装修品质不佳,装修质量问题频出,房企营销时承诺的“拎包入住”成为空话。全装修变成了为了通过工程竣工验收的表面工作,没有做到从业主的实际需求出发精心打磨。地板起伏冒灰、墙面凹凸不平、地砖瓷砖空鼓、墙纸开裂破损、石膏吊顶破损等装修质量问题迫使业主不得不拆除重新装修,造成了资源能源浪费和经济损失。住宅二次装修还存在一定的安全隐患,业主随意敲除承重墙体导致整幢住宅变成危房的事故时有发生。高品质的精装修住宅成为了住房市场的迫切需求。
2. 百年住宅理念与实施策略
百年住宅技术体系的提出和应用为解决上述住房问题提供了新的路径。中国百年住宅是指基于可持续建设发展理念,统筹住宅建筑全寿命期内的策划设计、生产施工和使用维护全过程的集成设计与建造,具有建筑长寿性能、品质优良性能、绿色持续性能,全面保障居住长久品质与资产价值的住宅建筑。
百年住宅的概念不仅仅是指建筑的物理寿命达到100年,其本质内涵是住宅的功能性寿命能达到100年,也即能够根据家庭成员的年龄和数量变化以及居住功能的需求变化灵活更新内部空间的布置。百年住宅是一种具有旺盛生命力且功能动态变化的住宅体系。
百年住宅的核心技术是SI体系(支撑体Skeleton和填充体Infill完全分离的住宅建设体系)。SI体系实现了三个方面的作用:提高了结构和主要部品的耐久性能,提高了设备和部品的可维护和可更新性能,提高了户内平面的变更和改装性能。
百年住宅技术体系通过长寿化集成技术、适应性集成技术、SI产业化集成体系及技术和INFILL装配化集成体系及技术实现百年住宅“建设产业化、建筑长寿化、品质优良化、绿色低碳化”的要求。
3. 宝业百年住宅实践与创新
宝业集团作为百年住宅第一批示范项目的实施企业,积极参与百年住宅技术体系的应用与推广,发挥自身建筑工业化全 产业链模式和建筑节能减排技术优势,开发了新桥风情百年住宅项目。新桥风情项目充分应用了百年住宅技术体系,从根本上解决了人民群众最关心的住宅通病问题,以高品质的精装交付标准避免了业主二次装修,从源头上遏制了可能出现的各类装修事故。项目应用集成了以下技术:大型空间结构集成技术、外墙内保温集成技术、轻钢龙骨隔墙技术、整体厨房集成技术、综合管线集成技术、同层排水集成技术、整体卫浴集成技术、干式地暖集成技术、全面换气集成技术和系统门窗集成技术。项目自2019年10月精装修交付后实现零投诉。
新桥风情项目也融合了宝业集团的创新技术体系:双面叠合剪力墙体系和快可美装饰砂浆体系。项目建设完成之后,在宝业集团足尺寸实大环境实验室进行了整栋建筑物综合能耗检测试验。试验数据表明,该百年住宅产品比我国传统建筑节能53.9%。
英文全文
01
Introduction
Residential construction in China has been experiencing continuous rapid development and has achieved remarkable accomplishments. Together with this development, numerous issues have emerged. Residential housing, in general, exhibits shortcomings such as short lifespan, high energy consumption, subpar living experiences, and difficulties in maintenance. The concept of sustainable development has not been effectively implemented in housing construction. With the progress of economy and society, and the improvement of living standards, people's housing demands have shifted from simply “having a house” to “living in a good house”. Contradiction between extensive housing construction and demand for high-quality living environments has become increasingly prominent. The emergence and application of long-life sustainable housing technology system provide a new path for addressing the contradictions of China in housing construction and promoting sustainable development in the field of architecture.
This paper briefly discusses the main issues in China's housing construction in the new era, elucidates the design theory and implementation strategies of long-life sustainable housing technology system, analyzes specific implementation processes through case studies, and introduces new ideas and innovative approaches that Baoye Group has adopted in implementing the concept of sustainable development in housing.
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Main issues in China's housing construction in the new era
2.1. Residential comfort and livability
In 2020, China Real Estate Association and China Construction Technology Consulting Group conducted a comprehensive survey on satisfaction of the people with their housing over the past 40 years. The survey examined the quality of housing from both community level and individual dwelling level. Table 1 presents the top 10 issues of dissatisfaction at individual dwelling level since the year 2000. Common quality issues such as poor sound insulation of floors and partition walls, cracks and hollow areas in wall plaster, inadequate control of indoor noise, bathroom leaks, window leakage, and external thermal insulation cracks continue to be the major pain points raised by the people. Additionally, in the new era, there is a growing demand among the people for smart homes. People aspire to have access to smart entrance guard, intelligent alarms, smart maintenance, intelligent lighting, smart furniture, and other smart home features.
Table 1: Top 10 issues of dissatisfaction at individual dwelling level since the year 2000
The issue of residential comfort and livability directly reflects various problems in housing construction: insufficient attention to the actual needs and living experiences of residents in architectural planning and design, inadequate functional layout of houses, and incomplete public facilities and community amenities. The rapid turnover and cost-driven development models have reduced the emphasis on construction quality. The use of cheap materials and simplified construction processes has resulted in a decline in building quality and increased various quality issues and safety hazards. Constructing high-quality housing is an inevitable requirement to meet the growing aspirations of the people for healthy living and a better life.
2.2. High energy consumption during building operation
According to “2022 Research Report of China Building Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions” released by China Association of Building Energy Efficiency, in 2020, carbon emissions in the life cycle of buildings in China amounted to 5.08 billion tons of CO2, accounting for 50.9% of the country's total carbon emissions. Among them, carbon emissions from the production of building materials were 2.82 billion tons of CO2, carbon emissions during construction were 0.1 billion tons of CO2, and carbon emissions during building operation were 2.16 billion tons of CO2, accounting for 28.2%, 1.0%, and 21.7% of the total national carbon emissions, respectively. Comparing with the research data from China Association of Building Energy Efficiency in recent years (Figure 1), carbon emissions during building operation are still slowly increasing, with an annual average growth rate of 4.7%. It has not yet reached its peak, indicating that there is still a long way to go to achieve the goals of emission peak and carbon neutrality in building industry.
Production of building materials is a significant aspect that involves various industries, and it requires collective efforts from whole society to reduce its carbon emissions. However, carbon emissions during construction and building operation can be effectively controlled through appropriate measures. Prefabricated building technology has been widely applied in housing construction and has proven to be effective in reducing carbon emissions during construction. The use of high-quality insulation methods and exterior products with high thermal insulation performance are objective conditions for reducing carbon emissions during building operation.
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1: Energy consumption and carbon emissions during building operation
in China
2.3. Quality issues in full decoration
In 2002, Housing Industrialization Promotion Center of the Ministry of Construction of China issued “Implementation Rules for Decorating Commercial Housing Once and for All”, which defined full decoration for the first time. It stipulated that before delivery, all fixed surfaces in functional spaces should be fully laid or painted, and basic equipment in kitchen and bathroom should be installed. However, due to the lack of national top-level design and comprehensive policy support in areas such as land, finance, and taxation, full decoration had not received sufficient attention at that time. Since 2012, both national and local policies promoting full decoration have been frequently introduced, and more than ten provinces (municipalities) across the country have joined the full decoration movement. For instance, in 2016, Zhejiang Province mandated that all new residential buildings in the central urban areas of each city and county throughout the province, which are developed on land transferred or allocated, must implement full decoration and finished product delivery. There is also encouragement for residential buildings under construction to actively implement full decoration.
Some real estate companies have launched menu-based fine decoration services, but the quality is poor with numerous decoration issues. The promised “move-in ready” experience during marketing turns out to be empty words. Full decoration has turned into superficial work done just to pass the final acceptance, without truly focusing on the actual needs of homeowners and carefully crafting the details. Quality issues such as uneven and dusty floors, uneven walls, hollow tiles, cracked and damaged wallpaper, and damaged gypsum ceilings force homeowners to dismantle and re-decorate, resulting in waste of resources, energy, and economic loss. High-quality fine-decorated residential buildings have become an urgent demand in the housing market.
Residential secondary decoration can indeed pose safety hazards. Accidents have occurred where homeowners indiscriminately remove load-bearing walls, leading to the entire building becoming structurally compromised and unsafe. In 2023, in Harbin, China, a homeowner removed a load-bearing wall during renovation, causing cracks in the upper part of the building and endangering the lives and property of over 240 households. The total losses amounted to over one hundred million yuan. To prevent the recurrence of such accidents, it is necessary to extensively promote knowledge about interior decoration and strengthen decoration management. Additionally, developers and design institutes should optimize the arrangement of load-bearing walls, effectively isolating the possibility of accidents caused by the removal of load-bearing walls from the structure level.
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Concept and strategy of long-life sustainable housing
The introduction and application of long-life sustainable housing technology system provide a new approach to address the housing issues mentioned above.
3.1. Concept
The literal meaning of long-life sustainable housing in Chinese refers to residential buildings with a design service life of 100 years. Specifically, long-life sustainable housing refers to residential buildings that are designed and constructed based on the principles of sustainable development. They involve integrated planning, design, production, construction and maintenance throughout entire lifespan of buildings. These buildings are characterized by long-lasting performance, excellent quality, and green sustainability, ensuring a high-quality living environment and long-term asset value for the residents. In 2010, China Real Estate Association proposed “Initiative for Constructing Long-Life Sustainable Housing” during the Sino-Japanese Century Housing System International Summit. In May 2012, the association initiated international cooperation with the Japan-China Building and Housing Industry Association to commence the construction and promotion of long-life sustainable housing in China.
It should be pointed out that the concept of long-life sustainable housing not only refers to the physical lifespan of a building reaching 100 years but also emphasizes the functional lifespan, which means the ability to maintain functional relevance for 100 years. This involves the flexibility to adapt and update the internal space layout according to changes in the age and number of family members and the evolving needs of living functions. From this perspective, long-life sustainable housing is a residential system characterized by robust vitality and dynamic functional changes.
The core technology of long-life sustainable housing is SI system (a residential construction system with completely separated Skeleton and Infill). The SI system achieves three main purposes: enhancing the durability of structure and major components, improving the maintainability and upgradability of equipment and components, and increasing the flexibility for interior layout changes and renovations.
As of now, total area of long-life sustainable housing demonstration projects has exceeded one million square meters. The advanced concept has gained recognition from an increasing number of provinces. Beijing, Shandong, and Hebei have respectively issued local standards, and group standard “Design and assessment standard for long-life sustainable housing” was officially published in 2018.
3.2. Strategy
Requirements of “construction industrialization, building longevity, quality excellence and green low-carbon” for long-life sustainable housing are achieved through Longevity Integration Technology, Adaptability Integration Technology, SI Industrialization Integration System and Technology and INFILL Assembly Integration System and Technology, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Implementation strategy of long-life sustainable housing
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Practice and innovation of long-life sustainable housing by Baoye Group
As implementing enterprise of the first batch of demonstration projects for long-life sustainable housing, Baoye Group actively participates in application and promotion of long-life sustainable housing system. Leveraging its own whole industry chain model and building energy-saving and emission reduction technologies, Baoye Group has developed Xinqiao Fengqing project based on long-life sustainable housing system. During the construction of this project, the company has applied decades of practical experience and research achievements in the field of building industrialization, making innovative explorations in promoting sustainable housing construction and building energy-saving and carbon reduction in China.
4.1. Project overview
Xinqiao Fengqing block is located in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. It covers an area of 41,000 m2, with a total construction area of 135,000 m2 and a plot ratio of 2.3. The project consists of 14 buildings, including 10 high-rise residential buildings and 4 demonstration buildings for long-life sustainable housing.
This project fully implements the comprehensive solution of long-life sustainable housing, achieving a high-quality residential environment, durable housing structures, and high-standard housing performance. It provides residents with a high level of comfort and has received zero complaints since its fine-decorated delivery in October 2019.
Figure 3: Aerial view of Xinqiao Fengqing Block
4.2. Practice
This project has fully utilized long-life sustainable housing technology system, effectively addressing common concerns of residents regarding typical housing issues. By adhering to high-quality standards of fine-decorated delivery, it has prevented homeowners from secondary renovations, thus eliminating the possibility of various decoration-related incidents from the very beginning.
4.2.1. Large space integration technology
By appropriate structure selection and design optimization, the number of load-bearing walls inside the building is minimized and large space is realized. This enhances flexibility of indoor spaces, catering to practical needs of a family throughout its entire lifecycle. Meanwhile, this technology effectively reduces the likelihood of removing load-bearing walls inside the building.
4.2.2. Internal insulation of external wall integration technology
The adoption of internal insulation method avoids the historical problem of external wall insulation layer detachment. This project utilizes a polyurethane foam interior insulation system, which occupies minimal space, provides excellent insulation performance, and also has waterproofing capabilities. It effectively addresses common issues such as thermal bridges and condensation.
4.2.3. Light steel keel partition wall integration technology
This project adopts light steel keel walls for internal partition wall. Light steel keel partition walls have the characteristics of high strength, good fire resistance, excellent sound insulation performance, dry construction and fast construction speed. This technology enhances the flexibility and adaptability of inner spaces, creating favorable conditions for future residential function renovations and updates.
4.2.4. Integrated kitchen technology
This project adopts integrated kitchen technology, where kitchen components are integrated into the cabinets. Gas appliances, electrical appliances, utensils, and cabinet accessories are scientifically and reasonably integrated according to relevant standards. Integrated kitchen has the characteristics of optimal space layout, minimal labor intensity, intelligent operation, and enhanced comfort.
4.2.5. Integrated Pipeline Technology
All the pipelines are installed within the inner space of interior finishing, allowing for complete separation of structural body as the supporting skeleton (S) and various system pipelines as the infill (I). This fully achieves the construction system of SI, making it convenient for future maintenance and replacement.
4.2.6. Same floor drainage integration technology
Same floor drainage integration technology is adopted in the bathroom, where sewage horizontal pipes and water supply pipes are both laid within the same floor. This arrangement prevents the impact of drainage issues from upper floors, avoiding the problem of “upper floor leakage contaminating lower floors” This technology allows for easy troubleshooting and maintenance of bathroom issues within the unit, while also reducing the noise generated by drainage from upper floors.
4.2.7. Unit bathroom technology
Unit bathroom technology is used for the integration of sanitary fixtures in bathrooms. This technology utilizes a waterproof base, wall panels, and a top cover to form an integrated framework. Within this framework, various functional sanitary fixtures are installed, creating independent sanitary units. Assembly process of the unit bathroom's drainage pan, and integrated wall panels ensures a waterproof seal, guaranteeing no leakage. Compared to traditional wet construction methods, unit bathroom offers faster construction speed, noise-free installation, minimal construction waste, and energy efficiency, resulting in an environmentally friendly solution.
4.2.8. Dry floor heating integration technology
This project adopts dry floor heating integration technology to provide comfortable winter living environment for homeowners in regions with hot summers and cold winters. Dry floor heating offers advantages such as space-saving, fast heating, and high comfort. It effectively addresses common quality issues of wet floor heating, such as maintenance difficulties and poor leakage control.
4.2.9. Overall ventilation integration technology
This project utilizes separate exhaust systems for bathroom waste gas and kitchen fumes to prevent cross-contamination in the shared ventilation ducts. Additionally, negative pressure fresh air technology is employed, creating a negative pressure environment indoors using exhaust devices. This allows each room to naturally receive fresh air through individual air inlets.
4.2.10. Systematization of doors and windows
This project adopts independently developed systematization of doors and windows, which have significantly improved performance compared to ordinary doors and windows in terms of wind pressure resistance, water tightness, air tightness, energy efficiency, and sound insulation. The heat transfer coefficient of the windows can reach 1.0 W/m2•K, and the handle can be opened and closed over 120,000 times or more.
Figure 4: Integration technologies of long-life sustainable housing applied in Xinqiao Fengqing Block
4.3. Innovation
4.3.1. Double-superimposed shear wall system
The long-life sustainable housing system does not impose mandatory requirements for load-bearing walls to be constructed using prefabricated or cast-in-place wall panels, but they must meet the durability requirements of a 100-year lifespan. This project adopts double-superimposed shear wall system, which is imported from Germany. After years of technical accumulation and practical engineering projects testing, double-superimposed shear wall system has been proven to enhance safety, durability, and seismic performance of residential structures, with a design service life exceeding 100 years.
Double-superimposed shear wall system offers fast construction speed and high precision, with excellent waterproofing performance. Since the components are prefabricated in factory, it avoids common quality issues such as honeycombing, rough surfaces, and air voids that can occur during concrete pouring. This system reduces maintenance costs throughout the lifespan of residential building and fulfills the requirement for “longevity of construction” of long-life sustainable housing system.
Figure 5: Double-superimposed shear wall system
4.3.2. Quick-mix decoration plaster system
The problem of external insulation detachment has been a historical challenge affecting the living experience of residents. It is also one of the most common complaints regarding housing quality. To address this issue, internal insulation of external wall is adopted, which fundamentally solves the durability problem of insulation detachment. In addition, external wall surface is covered by quick-mix decoration plaster system imported from Germany. This system has a clear process, is environmentally friendly, and free from pollution. It offers excellent weather resistance, self-cleaning properties, and prevents issues such as detachment and cracking, thereby extending the lifespan of external walls.
Figure 6: Layered diagram of quick-mix decoration plaster system
4.3.3. Evaluation of building energy consumption
The current building energy consumption measurement standards implemented in China still use the K-value system, which has been in use since the 1980s. According to this system, as long as the K-value of different parts of the building envelope, such as doors, windows, walls, roofs, floors, and ground, meet the relevant specifications, the entire building is considered to meet energy efficiency requirements. However, there is no unified measurement indicator for comprehensive energy efficiency of buildings, and there is a lack of actual measurement data on the overall thermal insulation performance of buildings. Building energy consumption indicator Q-value refers to the heat loss per unit area per hour with a temperature difference of 1°C between the interior and exterior of the building. It is measured in W/m2•K, and a lower Q-value indicates better thermal insulation performance. The Q-value is a measurement index for the building overall thermal insulation performance, which is more comprehensive and accurate than the K-value.
After the completion of this project, an identical two-story long-life sustainable housing was constructed in Baoye Group's full-scale environmental laboratory. Comprehensive energy consumption testing was conducted to measure the Q-value of the test building. Results revealed that long-life sustainable housing achieved an energy saving rate of 53.9% compared to traditional buildings in China, which demonstrates the effectiveness of long-life sustainable housing technology system in reducing energy consumption during building operation.
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Conclusions
Satisfying the transition from “having a house” to “living in a good house”, addressing common quality issues that affect residential comfort, and reducing energy consumption over the entire lifespan of buildings are significant challenges for the sustainable development of housing in China. The long-life sustainable housing technology system offers a solution to these problems. As the first demonstration project in Zhejiang province, Xinqiao Fengqing block fully utilizes mature research achievements of long-life sustainable housing technology in four major systems: structure system, external protection, equipment pipelines, and inner decoration, creating a safe, healthy, long-lasting and comfortable living environment. During the implementation of this project, innovative technology developed by Baoye Group, which has been deeply cultivated for many years on the path of building industrialization, was also fully utilized, injecting new blood into the development of long-life sustainable housing technology system.
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本文作者
李 洋,宝业集团浙江建设产业研究院有限公司院长助理
孙宇光,浙江宝业房地产集团有限公司董事长、高级工程师
王 芳,宝业集团浙江建设产业研究院有限公司副院长、正高级工程师
裘水富,宝业集团浙江建设产业研究院有限公司院长、正高级工程师