The study aims to identify and measure factors affecting the perception of the selling price of luxury apartments in Hanoi. We conducted a questionnaire consisting of 29 observation variables with a 5-point Likert scale. Independent variables were measured from 1 “without effect” to 5 “strongly”. Based on the desk review and results of interviews, a total of 500 questionnaires were sent to research participants for collection; 458 of them met standard and were subject to be analyzed. This study employs Cronbach’s Alpha test, and regression model. The results of Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA) identify five main determinants influencing the perception of the selling price of luxury apartments in Hanoi, including Physical characteristics of a luxury apartment (PC); Location and position of an apartment (LP); Surrounding Area (SA); Quality of service provided by managers; (QS) and Demographics factor (DF). Based on the findings, some recommendations have been proposed to help the firm leaders design appropriate personnel policies for creating better price satisfaction for customers in the future. On this basis, the authors propose a number of recommendations to improve the quality of luxury apartments, thereby contributing to the development of the market for luxury apartments in Hanoi

In present study, the temporal characteristics of nine selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including four alcohol, 2 aldehyde, and 3 ketone compounds, in high-stories urban apartments over a 2-y period were investigated. The indoor VOC concentrations had generally a decreasing trend over the 2-y follow-up period. For examples, the 2E1H indoor concentration decreased from 10.8 ㎍/m3 for the first two months to 5.1 ㎍/m3 for the last two months. In addition, the DCA and ACT indoor concentrations decreased from 5.0 and 14 ㎍/m3 for the first two months to 2.2 and 6.4 ㎍/m3, respectively, for the last two months. The indoor-to outdoor concentration ratios over the 2-y period were much greater than 1, indicating that indoor VOC concentrations were higher than the outdoor VOC concentrations. Similar to those of the individual VOCs, the indoorto- outdoor concentration ratios of all three VOC groups were higher than 1 over the 2-y follow-up period, suggesting higher indoor concentrations of the three VOC groups than outdoor concentrations. In consistence with the results of VOC indoor concentrations, the VOC emission rates decreased gradually as time passed, due to the decreased VOC emission strengths of indoor sources. Finally, there was an initial sharp decrease in the indoor VOC concentrations followed by a slower decrease, indicating a multi-exponential decay model for the target VOCs, which was demonstrated by comparison of the residuals and the adjusted coefficient of determination associated with the one and two-exponential fits of each data set.

본 연구는 탄현 에이스 11차 아파트에 위치한 14m 높이의 L형 옹벽의 장기 경사 계측치에 대한 System Identification연구로써, 옹벽구조물이 운용 중에 어떤 하중상태에서 어떻게 거동하는지를 이해하고, 이를 바탕으로 최적 모델을 규명하고, 최종적으로 옹벽의 이상상태를 판단할 수 있는 기준치를 제시하고자 하였다. 본 옹벽은 도심에 위치한 옹벽으로써는 보기 드물게 높고(14m), 인접한 건물과의 거리가 짧아서 붕괴 발생 시 큰 피해 가능성이 있다. 3개의 경사계로와 9개의 대기, 표면, 내부온도계로 구성된 경사 모니터링 시스템이 2004년 10월에 설치되어 2007년 7월까지 운용되었다. 모든 12 채널의 센서가 정상적으로 계측된 5개월 간의 연속된 데이터를 사용하여 두 가지 모델 1) 선형모델과 2) 상태방정식모델에 대하여 system identification을 수행하였다. 가용한 입력온도는 총 9이고, 이로부터 조합 가능한 총 511개의 입력온도 경우의 수에 대하여 규명데이터를 사용하여 시스템규명을 수행하고, 검증데이터에 대한 Fitness를 사용하여 최적모델을 선정하였다. 선형모델은 모델구조가 간단하지만 thermal dynamics를 표현하지 못하고, 약 68%의 Fitness를 얻을 수 있었고, 상태방정식 모델은 모델구조가 상대적으로 복잡하지만 thermal dynamics를 표현할 수 있고, 약 90%의 Fitness를 얻었다.

This paper presents a study of system identification on the tilt response of the L-type retaining wall located at Tanhyun 11th ACE Apartment, Ilsan in order to understand mechanism how the structure behaves in operational conditions and to provide a reference tilt values for assessing structural abnormality. The retaining wall was extraordinarily tall (14m) in urban area so the long-term monitoring system had been installed with 3 tilts-meters and 9 temperature sensors operational from Oct 2004 upto Nov 2007. By using 5-months continuous data in which all the 12 channels were up and running, the state-space equation (SSE) model has been identified by finding the best fitness model among all possible 511 combinations of input temperatures out of the 9 temperatures. The SSE model achieved the validation fitness of 90% which was quite accurate considering various unexpected noises often found in field measurements.

Deterioration of insulation and retrofitting existing buildings to make the data necessary for the insulation of the survey should precede. Measuring infrared (IR systems) using insulation on-site apartment Segmental analysis of the structure is to evaluate the let part. Temperature and temperature gradient by the degradation of the insulation of apartment structures can be evaluated.

Only limited information is available on the measured exposure levels of residents according to the construction age of apartments. As such, present study was conducted to measure and to compare the bedroom, living-room, and outdoor air levels of MTBE and benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and m,p-xylene(BTEX) in both newer and older apartments. For both newer and older apartments, all the compounds except for MTBE showed significantly higher levels in bedrooms or living-rooms as compared to the outdoor concentrations. The ratio of bedroom or living-room median concentration to outdoor concentration was close to 1 for MTBE, whereas it was larger than 1 for other target compounds. It was also found that the bedroom and living-room appeared to have similar indoor sources and sinks for BTEX, but not for MTBE. The median concentration ratios of the newer apartments to the older apartments ranged from 1.63 to 1.81, depending upon the compounds. In contrast, the MTBE concentrations did not differ significantly between the newer and older apartments, thereby suggesting that although newer buildings could emit more VOCs, this is not applicable to all VOCs. Conclusively, the findings of present study should be considered, when designing exposure studies associated with VOC emissions in buildings and/or managing indoor air quality according to construction age of buildings.

도심지의 열섬(Heat Island)현상과 연안지역의 해풍(海風)의 영향 때문에, 부산, 인천, 목포 등 연안도시의 도심지역과 연안지역의 각 외기 상태가 서로 다르게 나타난다. 이러한 외기조건은 건물의 냉방부하, 난방부하, 전력소비량 등에 직접적인 영향을 미치기 때문에, 에너지절약을 위한 건물설계와 운전방법개발을 위해서는 각 지역에 위치한 건물의 에너지소비특성을 파악해야만 한다. 본 연구에서는 연안지역 아파트의 전력소비량에 주목하였고, 부산광역시 영도구에 위치한 세대수가 100세대 이상인 22개 아파트 단지를 대상으로 기간별, 기능별 전력소비량을 조사하였다. 22개 아파트 전체의 세대내 최대전력소비량은 8월에 발생하고 있으나, 공용 최대전력소비량은 1월에 발생하고 있음을 알수 있었다. 한편 연안지역에서는 여름철에 해풍에 의한 자연환기로 인해 냉방용 전력소비가 감소할 것으로 예상하였으나, 조사결과에서는 여름철에 최대부하가 발생하였는데, 이는 해풍에 포함된 염분의 피해를 예방하기 위해 창문을 닫고 전기구동 에어컨으로 냉방하기 때문인 것으로 파악되었다.

Since low-floor apartments are vertically closer to parking lots and roadways, it is hypothesized that residents in low-floor apartments may be exposed to elevated ambient levels of motor vehicle emissions compared to residents in high-floor apartments. The present study examined this hypothesis by measuring two motor vehicle source-related pollutants(CO and PM10) in ambient air of high-rise apartment buildings within the boundary of industrial complexes according to atmospheric stability. The ambient air concentrations of CO and PM10 were higher for low-floor apartments than for high-floor apartments, regardless of atmospheric stability. The median concentration ratio of the low-floor air to high-floor air ranged from 1.3 to 2.0, depending upon atmospheric stabilities, seasons and compounds. Moreover, the CO and PM10 concentrations were significantly higher in the winter and in the summer, regardless of the floor height. Atmospheric stability also was suggested to be important for the residents' exposure of high-rise apartment buildings to both CO and PM10. The median ratios of surface inversion air to non-surface inversion air ranged from 1.2 to 1.7 and from 1.0 to 1.6 for PM10 and CO, respectively, depending upon seasons. Conclusively, these parameters(apartment floor height, season, and atmospheric stability) should be considered when evaluating the exposure of residents, living in high-rise apartment buildings, to CO and PM10. Meanwhile, the median PM10 outdoor concentrations were close to or higher than the Korean annual standards for PM10, and the maximum PM10 concentrations substantially exceeded the Korean PM10 standard, thus suggesting the need for a management strategy for ambient PM10. Neither the median nor the maximum outdoor CO concentrations, however, were higher than the Korean CO standard.