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Abstract

Keywords:
1. Introduction
2. Research Technical Routes and Methods
- Constructed a comprehensive evaluation model. The influencing factors of rural green housing have been preliminarily extracted based on literature mining and brainstorming methods. Then determine the final evaluation indicators through the Delphi method, and calculate the weights of the indicators using fuzzy analytic network process(FANP). Determine the evaluation criteria for indicators through numerical simulation combined with fuzzy hierarchy theory.
- Selected the research area for empirical analysis. Randomly sample the villages in the case selection area to obtain sample villages. Collect subjective and objective data from sample villages through on-site interviews and measurements to form preliminary evaluation results.
- Result analysis. Explore the spatial distribution differences of greenness in rural buildings based on spatial interpolation method. Diagnose the greenness obstacle factors based on the obstacle degree model. Finally, based on the analysis of the results, targeted improvement strategies are proposed.As shown in Figure 1.
2.2. Construction of Evaluation Models
2.2.1. Construction of Indicator System
- Preliminary selection of evaluation indicators. Referring to the relevant standards for green buildings and the initial indicators for literature collection, four members of the research group were organized to brainstorm and decompose and sort out the evaluation target layer, 26 indicators were initially selected based on the EBR model.
- Selection of evaluation indicators. In the screening process of green comprehensive evaluation indicators for rural residential buildings, 12 experts were invited, including 8 from the field of green building, 2 from the field of resources and environment, and 2 from the field of human settlement environment. There is no conflict of interest between experts. Two rounds of questionnaire surveys were conducted according to the requirements of the Delphi method [19]. The indicators such as “seismic design of buildings”, “room space layout”, and “type of shading measures” have been deleted, modified, or merged.
- Determination of evaluation indicators. The final indicator system includes 3 criterion level indicators, 6 sub criterion level indicators, and 25 indicator level indicators (a total of 34 indicators). All 34 indicators meet the criteria of W (Kendall’s concordance coefficient)>0.2, coefficient of variation<0.25, and significance P<0.05, indicating a good degree of coordination among expert opinions and passing the consistency test. The final determined indicators are shown in Table 1.
2.2.2. Method for Calculating Indicator Weights
- Modeled the network relationships of the indicator system. The indicator correlation questionnaire was filled out by 15 invited experts. In addition to the 12 experts involved in building the indicator system, 3 other relevant professional and technical personnel were also invited to conduct a questionnaire survey. Thus, the correlation between the indicators was determined, and the results obtained are shown in Figure 2.
- Calculated local weights. The local weights of each indicator were determined by using a pairwise comparison matrix (assuming no dependencies between indicators in this step).
- Calculated dependency weights. The internal dependency matrix between indicators was determined using triangular fuzzy scaling, and the dependency weights were obtained by multiplying the dependency matrix with local weights.
- Combined to obtain the global weights of the indicators. The global weight is obtained by multiplying the local weight in step 3 with the dependency weight in step 4. The organized results are shown in the weight column of Table 1.
2.2.3. Indicator Scoring Rules
- During the preliminary research, information was collected on rural residences, and a typical rural building in Chengdu was identified based on the comprehensive construction area, building form, and materials used.
- Establishing building standard models through Revit software,
- Import the standard model into Ecotect software, input external environmental parameters (such as temperature, humidity, etc.), set various building component information (such as exterior walls, roofs, etc.), and visualize building energy consumption and indoor physical environment parameters. The specific process is shown in Figure 3.
2.2.4. Calculation of EBR Comprehensive Score
2.2.5. Obstacle Degree Model
2.3. Study Area and Data Sources
3. Results
3.1. Analysis of Subjective Indicators
3.2. Analysis of Objective Indicators
3.3. Analysis of Composite Indicators
3.4. Overall Characteristics of EBR
3.5.1. Spatial Distribution of Environmental Conditions
3.5.2. Spatial Distribution of Building Performance
3.5.3. Spatial Distribution of Resource Utilization
4. Discussion
4.1. Analysis of Obstacle Factors
4.1.1. Spatial Distribution of Environmental Conditions
4.1.2. Obstacle Analysis of Indicator Layer
4.2. Strategies for Enhancing Rural Green Residential Buildings
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Date Availability
Acknowledgements
Declaration of Competing Interest
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| Criterion layer | Subcriteria layer | Indicator layer | Indicator Description | Global Weight |
| Environmental conditions (E) | Outdoor environmental (E1) | Village terrain (E11) | The terrain where the village is located is plain, hilly, or mountainous | 0.007 |
| Village water environment level(E12) | Water quality level of villages, ponds, rivers, and lakes | 0.039 | ||
| Village green coverage rate(E13) | Forest and grass coverage by the water, houses, roads, and villages | 0.042 | ||
| Degree of rural farmland construction(E14) | The degree of improvement in the construction of high standard farmland in villages | 0.015 | ||
| Convenience of village roads(E15) | Village road hardening rate, road density and flatness | 0.011 | ||
| Indoor environmental (E2) |
Indoor thermal environment (E21) | PMV (Predicted Mean Vote), APMV (adaptive predicted mean vote) [18], and thermal comfort | 0.093 | |
| Indoor light environment (E22) | Daylight factor and satisfaction with lighting environment | 0.063 | ||
| Indoor acoustic environment (E23) | Noise level and satisfaction with acoustic environment | 0.082 | ||
| Indoor air quality (E24) | Formaldehyde content and air quality satisfaction | 0.052 | ||
| Building performance (B) |
Building design (B1) | Building orientation (B11) | Influence of building orientation on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.052 |
| Building shape coefficient (B12) | The influence of building shape coefficient on building energy consumption | 0.046 | ||
| Building Graphic Design (B13) | Rationality of room space layout and its impact on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.012 | ||
| Building Style Design (B14) | Satisfaction with the exterior and cultural heritage design of buildings | 0.024 | ||
| Building Construction (B2) | Roof construction (B21) | Influence of roof material, thickness and color on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.039 | |
| Exterior wall construction (B22) | Influence of material, thickness and color of exterior wall on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.030 | ||
| Window construction (B23) | Influence of window frame material and window floor area ratio on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.040 | ||
| Affiliated parts (B24) | Mainly consider the impact of building shading on indoor environment and building energy consumption | 0.035 | ||
| Resource utilization (R) | Resource promotion (R1) | Solar energy utilization (R11) | The ownership and usage level of solar facilities (solar water heaters, photovoltaic panels, passive solar houses, etc.) | 0.033 |
| Popularity of biogas facilities (R12) | The construction and usage level of biogas facilities (traditional biogas digesters, modern biogas treatment facilities, etc.) | 0.060 | ||
| Green building material usage (R13) | Degree of use of green building materials in rural residential buildings | 0.060 | ||
| Resource saving (R2) |
Land resource utilization (R21) | Per capita residential land level of rural households | 0.033 | |
| water resources utilization (R22) | Types of domestic water use and per capita water consumption level in rural households | 0.021 | ||
| Power consumption (R23) | Per capita living electricity consumption level of rural households in the hottest or coldest month | 0.075 | ||
| Gas electricity consumption (R24) | Per capita gas consumption level of rural households | 0.052 | ||
| Fuel wood usage frequency (R25) | The frequency of using firewood for cooking per household in rural households | 0.048 |
| Indicator layer | Evaluation criteria and score allocation | ||||
| 100 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | |
| Degree of rural farmland construction(E14) | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | very poor |
| Convenience of village roads(E15) | Very convenient | Convenient | Average | Less convenient | Inconvenient |
| Building Graphic Design (B13) | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | very poor |
| Building Style Design (B14) | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | very poor |
| Solar energy utilization (R11) | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | very poor |
| Popularity of biogas facilities (R12) | Excellent | Good | Average | Poor | very poor |
| Green building material usage (R13) | 90% or more | 70% - 90% | 50% - 70% | 30% - 50% | Less than 30% |
| Fuel wood usage frequency (R25) | Not using firewood | Low frequency of using firewood | The frequency of using firewood is average | Frequent use of firewood | The frequency of using firewood is very high |
| Indicator layer (D) | Evaluation criteria and score allocation | ||||
| 100 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | |
| Village terrain (E11) | Plain/Basin | Small undulating mountains | hills | mountainous region | plateau |
| Village water Environment level(E12) | Class Ⅰ | Class Ⅱ | Class Ⅲ | Class Ⅳ | Class Ⅴ |
| Village green coverage rate(E13) | X13=285.71Rg-11.43 Rg is the green coverage rate | ||||
| Building orientation (B11) | [85 °, 115 °), [265 °, 285 °) |
[55 °, 85 °), [115 °, 135 °), [165 °, 175 °), [245 °, 265 °), [285 °,295 °) | [135 °,165 °), [175 °,195 °), [225 °,245 °), [295 °,315 °), [355 °,25 °) | [25 °,65 °), [195 °,225 °), [315 °,325 °), [345 °,355 °) | [205 °,215 °), [325 °,345 °) |
| Building shape coefficient (B12) | X12=-63.4S+98.34 S is the building shape coefficient | ||||
| Roof construction (B21) | Resin tile | Color steel tile | Asbestos tile /Flat roof | Cement tile | Grey tile |
| Exterior wall construction (B22) | Sintered porous bricks | Adobe wall | Clay solid bricks and sintered porous bricks | Sintered shale brick | Clay solid bricks |
| Window construction (B23) | X23=400Ac/Ad-24 Ac/Ad is the window to ground ratio | ||||
| Affiliated parts (B24) | (1.5,2] | (1.2,1.5] | (0.9.1.2] | (0.6,0.9] | (0,0.6] |
| Land resource utilization (R21) | (20,30] | (30,50] | (50.70] | (70,90] | (90,∞] |
| water resources utilization (R22) | Monthly per capita water consumption L < 2t | Monthly per capita water consumption 2t ≤ L < 5t | Monthly per capita water consumption 5 t ≤ L < 10 t | Monthly per capita water consumption L ≥ 10t | Mainly using well water, or only using well water without tap water |
| Power consumption (R23) | Monthly per capita electricity consumption Q < 30KWh | Monthly per capita electricity consumption 30KWh ≤ Q < 55KWh | Monthly per capita electricity consumption 55 KWh ≤ Q < 75KWh | Monthly per capita electricity consumption 75KWh ≤ Q < 95KWh | Monthly per capita electricity consumption Q ≥ 95 KWh |
| Gas electricity consumption (R24) | Monthly per capita gas consumption N < 2Nm3 | Monthly per capita gas consumption 2 Nm3 ≤ N < 5.5Nm3 | Monthly per capita gas consumption 5.5 Nm3 ≤ N < 9Nm3 | Monthly per capita gas consumption 9 Nm3 ≤ N < 12.5Nm3 | Monthly per capita gas consumption N ≥ 12.5Nm3 |
| Indicator layer (D) | Evaluation criteria and score allocation (subjective/objective) | ||||
| 100 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | |
| indoor thermal environment (E21) | Comfortable /|PMV|≤0.5, |APMV|≤0.5 | Slight comfortable /0.5<|PMV|≤1, 0.5<|APMV|≤1 | Normal /1<|PMV|≤1.5, 1<|APMV|≤1.5 | Slight uncomfortable / 1.5<|PMV|≤2, 1.5<|APMV|≤2 | Uncomfortable |PMV|>2, |APMV|>2 |
| Indoor light environment (E22) | Comfortable /Daylight Factor(C)>6% | Slight comfortable / 4.8%<Daylight Factor(C) ≤6% | Normal / 3.6%<Daylight Factor(C) |≤4.8% | Slight uncomfortable / 2.4%<Daylight Factor(C) |≤3.6% | Uncomfortable / 0<Daylight Factor(C) ≤2.4% |
| Indoor acoustic environment (E23) | Satisfied/ LAeq (0,40dB] | Slight satisfied /(40 dB,45 dB] | Normal /(45 dB,55 dB] | Slight unsatisfied /(55 dB,70 dB] | Unsatisfied /(70 dB,∞] |
| Indoor air quality (E24) | Satisfied / Formaldehyde concentration (0,0.02] | Slight satisfied / Formaldehyde concentration (0.02,0.035] | Normal / Formaldehyde concentration (0.035,0.05] | Slight unsatisfied / Formaldehyde concentration (0.05,0.065] | Unsatisfied / Formaldehyde concentration (0.065,0.08] |
| Indicator | Instrument/ Model | Parameters | Accuracy | Measurement method |
| Indoor thermal environment | Comprehensive temperature thermal index meter/ AZ87783 |
Black globe temperature | ±0.6 ℃ | The height of the measuring point is 0.6m (sitting posture) and 1.1m (standing posture) |
| Air temperature | ||||
| Relative humidity | ±5 % | |||
| Air velocity meter/ ZTW1801B | Air velocity | ±5 % | The measuring point is located at the entrance of the room, with a testing height of 1.5 meters and the measuring instrument facing the incoming flow direction | |
| Indoor light environment | Illuminance meter/ UT383 | Illumination | ±4 % | The test height is 0.75 meters, and the measuring instrument is aligned with the direction of natural light incidence |
| Indoor acoustic environment | Noise meter/ JD-105 | Noise level | 0.1 dB | The measuring point should be at least 1 meter away from the wall and windows, and 1.2-1.5 meters high from the ground (ear position), with doors and windows closed during measurement |
| Indoor air quality | Air quality detector/ JD-3002 | Formaldehyde concentration | ±5 % | The measuring point is at the same height as the human breathing zone, with a relative height between 0.5 -1.5 meters |
| Building shape coefficient, Window construction, Affiliated parts | Tape measure | Length and width | ±1 mm | / |
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