Current Situation and Improving Strategies for Northeast China's Rural Housings

Abstract

According to the survey and measurement on rural housing in the Northeast severe cold regions of China, this paper analyzed the existing situation and problems of current rural housing in terms of integral development, functional layout, envelop structure, interior thermal environment, heating system and energy utilization etc.. Based on the climatic features of severe cold regions, as well as rural financial and technical conditions, living and production mode, residential construction characteristics and existing resource status etc., the feasible approaches of achieving building energy saving has been proposed, thus acting as a guidance for new rural housing design in severe cold regions.

Citation

Shao, T., Jin, H. and Zhao, L. (2017), "Current Situation and Improving Strategies for Northeast China's Rural Housings", Open House International, Vol. 42 No. 4, pp. 70-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/OHI-04-2017-B0009