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    Assessment of lot shape in business park design

    TitleAssessment of lot shape in business park design
    Publication TypeCommunications in International Conferences
    Year of Publication2012
    AuthorsSilva J. F., Mendes J. F. G., and Ramos R. A. R.
    Abstract

    Planning and developing a business park is a complex task, whichdemands integration across various fields of design and knowledge. The first choice to be made in the design process is relate to the zoning process and the definition of the lot layout and landscape. These first decisions will constrain all subsequent decisions concerning utilities, facilities and amenities. For this reason, the assessment of those issues is crucial for the perception of the overall quality of the business park design. The main goal of this work is to present a simple indicator which can assess the lot shape in order to optimize the building form and costs, the use of its open areas, the layout and the economic spacing of roads and the service routes. The indicator lot shape evaluatesthe performance of the lot design solutions according to the concept of compactness.

    Conference NameEEESD'12 - 8th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEMS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    Date Published2012-05-02
    PublisherWSEAS Press
    ISSN2227-4359
    ISBN978-1-61804-088-6
    URLhttp://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2012/Algarve/EEESD/EEESD-40.pdf
    KeywordsBusiness Park Design Assessment., Lot Layout, Lot Shape, Lot Shape Assessment
    RightsopenAccess
    Peer reviewedyes
    Statuspublished
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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