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Research methods and outlook in the study of urban building metabolism
CUI Sheng-Hui1, ZHANG Ya-jin1,2, ZHOU Jian1,2, LIN Jian-Yi1, LIU Yong1
1. Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Key lab of urban metabolism in Xiamen, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; 2. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Abstract  

Building metabolism is a new hotspot in the present urban metabolism study,which mainly focuses on the flows of material and energy in the building system that may have pressure and harmful effects on the surrounding environment.This paper summarized the research methods and progress of urban building metabolism,and pointed out the applicable scope and characteristics of methods. Our review of literature in this field reveals several areas of high likelihood to be the key research frontiers of urban building metabolism study methods in the near future.These prospective new frontiers are promoting a hybrid urban cross-boundary metabolic method,focusing on the immaterial metabolic flows in building metabolism,formulating the available metabolic research methods to fit the regional characteristics of native soil architectures,integrating the quantity of material and value in the research of sustainable building to understand and evaluate the sustainability of building comprehensively.

Key wordsbuilding metabolism      material flow      emergy analysis      energy analysis      exergy analysis     
Received: 25 June 2011     
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CUI Sheng-Hui,ZHANG Ya-jin,ZHOU Jian, et al. Research methods and outlook in the study of urban building metabolism[J]. , 2011, 30(3): 359-367.
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