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Building environmental assessment methods: Redefining intentions and roles
... Te main tools for the environmental assessment of buildings are BREEAM, leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED), and the green building tool (GBTool), which can evaluate resource use, ecological impact, indoor environmental quality, and fnancial and management aspects. Te existing tools have some limitations, such as avoiding the fnancial aspects, complexity, regional variation, and the use of weighting mechanisms [24][25][26]. Te constructs of these tools signifcantly vary based on the interests of the involved parties. For instance, the owners are more interested in fnancial returns, while the occupants are concerned with health and safety and indoor environment [27]. ...
... However, users may face difculties in using GBTool due to the inherent complexities of its framework. CASBEE, developed in Japan, distinguishes between the building environmental loading and building environmental quality and performance [26]. CASBEE consists of four main aspects, energy and resources efciency, and local and indoor environment, which are categorised into two groups, loading and quality [16]. ...
... Te design quality indicator (DQI) supported by the construction industry council in the UK has been used as a complementary system for measuring performance in construction and aims to capture the perceptions of design quality associated with buildings. Te DQI consisting of three main building assessment categories, including function, build quality, and impact, enables the client to defne their aspirations that obtain the project's success and then measures the project success against these aspirations [25,26,31,36]. Te DQI assesses a wider range of considerations than other building environmental assessment tools, so it can be considered one of the most useful tools to improve the design, functionality, and sustainability of a building [31]. ...
Green buildings are predestined for the sustainability of arid regions. Presently, professionals working on building construction projects have no assessment tool that integrates value creation and associated risks in the development phase to enhance the value created by green buildings. The present study developed and tested a value creation assessment tool to evaluate the total added value and associated risks that can impact the created value by green building design. The tool consisting of 51 performance value drivers and 35 risk factors was tested on three different buildings in Saudi Arabia. Using a questionnaire survey, each of these projects was scored by its value engineering team and weighted mean scores (Wms) as percentages were calculated. The study revealed that the environmental driver was given less importance in the design process with Wms of less than 60% for all three types of buildings, while the functional driver was given higher importance with Wms of 80% or more. All the buildings showed moderate financial risks ranging between 40 and 50% and a higher potential of management risks with scores around 60% or higher. A wide variation between 20 and 60% was observed for operational risks. The study also found that large-scale buildings are less threatened by financial risks. The developed tool will facilitate the stakeholders and designers in identifying project development contextual issues and provide opportunities to optimise the design and operations to enhance performance efficiency and obtain more value from investment in GB assets during the early stages of development in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere.
... These guidelines and principles have the potential to reduce resource consumption during construction, use and building operation as well as reducing negative impact to the environment through the emission, pollution and waste of its components (Ragheb et al., 2016). Thus, environmental assessment methods have been created to meet the required needs (Riascos et al., 2015) with the objective of providing guidelines or criteria to evaluate the green performance of buildings (Cole, 2005). Moreover, Cole (2005) confirms that the environmental assessment methods have provided a considerable theoretical and practical contribution to sustainable development, arguing by their facilitation of the communication between the stakeholders and their changing of the culture of the building industry. ...
... Thus, environmental assessment methods have been created to meet the required needs (Riascos et al., 2015) with the objective of providing guidelines or criteria to evaluate the green performance of buildings (Cole, 2005). Moreover, Cole (2005) confirms that the environmental assessment methods have provided a considerable theoretical and practical contribution to sustainable development, arguing by their facilitation of the communication between the stakeholders and their changing of the culture of the building industry. Suzer (2015) and Cole (2005) hold the position that environmental assessment methods have become very popular and on demand in the market in relation to the context of the green building. ...
... Moreover, Cole (2005) confirms that the environmental assessment methods have provided a considerable theoretical and practical contribution to sustainable development, arguing by their facilitation of the communication between the stakeholders and their changing of the culture of the building industry. Suzer (2015) and Cole (2005) hold the position that environmental assessment methods have become very popular and on demand in the market in relation to the context of the green building. As a result, their positive impact on the performance of the buildings has grown remarkably. ...
Sustainability development aims to promote cities that can respond to different climatic, social and economic challenges. In the discipline of architecture and urban design, green architecture is one of the key aims that sustainability development aspires to achieve by bringing frameworks that support the architecture profession and architects in developing environmentally friendly buildings and cities that meet the triple bottom line of sustainability development (economic, social and environmental pillars). Algeria is a North African Mediterranean country that covers different climatic zones. There have been different attempts to develop green architecture practices. However, these attempts have not contributed yet to a holistic solution that feeds into the architecture and urban design professions in this regard, and there is no framework that can manage the development of green architecture practices in the country. Therefore, this article explores the question of why environmental assessment methods are essential to promote the green architectural practices in the country’s different climatic zones. This is done through discussing the sustainability development pillars and critically analysing and evaluating previous sustainability development approaches in Algeria, reflecting by doing so on their positive and negative attributes and highlighting the limitations that push the sustainable and green architecture practices backward. In addition, these limitations are used to develop the discussion around the sufficiency of an environmental assessment method in responding to these short comes. By analysing relevant precedence (Environmental Assessment methods) which highlights critical gaps in current assessment methods and informs the construction of an opening statement to the importance of geographically, environmentally and socially routed assessment methods to develop the culture of green architecture in the country.KeywordsSustainability developmentEnvironmental assessment methodsAlgeria
... Studying assessment systems, standards and tools, even questioning their intents and focus, has been a tradition in academic research since their emergence (Raymond J. Cole, 2005;Raymond J Cole, 1999;Cooper, 1999). Today, with more than 600 methods available, these assessment schemes have received much attention in the academic literature. ...
... Additionally, such scholarship mostly approaches the topic with an a priori assumption that connections and overlaps must exist, and is therefore concerned with quantifying nominal Public agencies are increasingly institutionalizing the GSBRES as a means of demonstrating their commitment to sustainable development, and have been integrating them into their policy frameworks (Raymond J. Cole, 2005). Thus, our systematic study of overlaps between the GSBRES and the SDGs is crucial to avoid misleading project stakeholders into believing that the current GSBRES are amply addressing the Agenda's issues and to combat potential sustainable development greenwashing. ...
... Since the early 2000s, when environmental design imperatives have been institutionalized in the mainstream building practice (Yudelson, 2008b), design scholars and architects have been calling for more comprehensive and critical integration of sustainable design in buildings, as well as for new frameworks, tools and standards that encourage moving beyond the environmental and energy improvements (Alyami & Rezgui, 2012;Bernardi et al., 2017;Brandon & Lombardi, 2011;Raymond J. Cole, 2005;Raymond J Cole, 1999;Cucuzzella, 2011b;Díaz-López et al., 2019b;Doan et al., 2017;Eizenberg & Jabareen, 2017;Gibberd, 2015;Illankoon et al., 2017). The 2030 ...
Today's definition of sustainable buildings is primarily linked to their environmental performance and hedged on context-free and efficiency-driven standards, certifications, and recognitions. On the other hand, sustainable development requires simultaneous consideration of human and natural systems' needs. Beyond environmental credentials, the study aims to correct this epistemological contradiction by reintegrating sustainable building practices within the broader scope of sustainable development. The study adopts the UN 2030 Agenda as a comprehensive and unifying framework for sustainable development, presenting an opportunity for systemic change towards a sustainable future. The thesis examines the current sustainable real estate and building design approaches and academic debates, analyzing how the prevailing design analysis and assessment frameworks address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It exposes that the existing body of work is fragmented across different paradigms, showing that the prevailing approaches fail to account for the topic's pluralistic nature and exposing the misalignment between the current building practices and tools and the SDGs' transformative vision on the practical and theoretical levels. Furthermore, the current trends in sustainable real estate point to the broadening of concerns - making our current understanding and practice of sustainability in buildings practically ineffective. Alternatively, and to move beyond the current impasse, the research proposes adopting more complex and value-added analytical instruments that could maintain plurarily and accept opposites' co-existence. The research produces a theoretical framework for distinguishing between the critical and status-quo sustainable design approaches in buildings. The thesis also generates and tests mapping tools and frameworks for critically integrating the SDGs in building projects and analyzing their design approaches. Finally, the thesis examines the coverage, integration and design vision of Canada's most awarded green buildings to the SDGs' topics. While some examples of sustainability innovations emerge, the analysis reveals several gaps and limitations. This thesis contributes to the theory and practice of environmental design within the meta-field of architecture. It expands sustainable building approaches and redefines them as a critical practice for development. The findings and tools can enable the building industry and governmental bodies to accelerate the uptake and implementation of the 2030 Agenda in the built environment.
... Gelişmiş ve gelişmekte olan ülkelerde sürdürülebilirlik önceliklerinin farklı olması, sertifika sistemlerinde sosyal ve ekonomik faktörlerin ele alınmasının önemini gösteren bir konudur. Gelişmiş ülkelerde ana sorun çevresel etkilerin azaltılması etrafında odaklanmaktadır [7,8,9]. Dolayısıyla değerlendirme sistemlerinin oluşturulmasında ilgili faktörler ağırlıklı olarak yer almıştır. ...
... Sürdürülebilir yapım literatüründe, çevresel etkilerin yanı sıra ekonomik etkileri de göz önüne alan ve kavramı geniş bir anlamda üç veya dört boyutlu olarak tanımlayan diğer bazı çalışmalar Young [14], Elkington [15], Kohler [16], Mitchell vd. [17] ve Cole [7] tarafından yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmalarda ortak kanı, proje performansının değerlendirilmesinde enerji kullanımı, konfor gibi sadece çevresel veya fiziksel faktörlerin ele alınmasının yetersiz kaldığı, buna karşın gerçek anlamda sürdürülebilir yapılaşmaya ulaşmak için ekonomik ve sosyal yönlerin de eşit ölçüde değerlendirilmesinin gerekli olduğudur. ...
... Ekonomik, sosyal ve çevresel faktörlere eşit bir şekilde dağıtılan onbeş adet performans alanından oluşur. SBAT bina yapım projelerinin tüm aşamalarının bir parçası olmayı ve neticede bu aşamaların hepsini etkilemeyi hedeflemiş olan bir sistemdir [7]. ...
ZET 1990'ların başında ilk sertifikasyon sisteminin ortaya çıkmasından itibaren, tüm dünyada yaygınlaştırılmış olan sistemleri baz alıp, yerel koşulların getirdiği ana gereksinimleri bu temele oturtmaya çalışan bir çok sistem oluşturulduğu görülmektedir. Başlangıçta sadece yapıların fiziksel ve çevresel performansını değerlendirmeye odaklanan bu sistemler, özellikle 2005 sonrasında sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik faktörleri de içeren daha bütüncül yaklaşımlarla gelişmeye başlamıştır. Fakat, sadece "yeşil" den daha geniş bir perspektifle "sürdürülebilir" kapsamına geçişte harcanan tüm bu çabalar, sistemleri eleştirilerin hedefi olmaktan kurtaramamış, yeni nesil sertifikalarda çevresel performansı hedefleyen kriterlerin sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik kriterlere göre ağırlıkta olması dikkatlerden kaçmamıştır. Bu çalışmada, çevresel boyutun yanı sıra, sürdürülebilirliğin sosyal, kültürel ve ekonomik boyutlarını da göz önüne alan girişimler ve teorik altyapıları incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda, değerlendirme sistemlerinde ekonomik ve sosyal etkilerin, çevresel etkiler ile birlikte nasıl ele alındığı ve yaşanan sorunlar irdelenmiştir. ABSTRACT After the creation of the first certification system in 1990, an increasing number of systems have been developed throughout the whole world. The new systems were largely influenced from the mainstream building environmental assessment schemes; however they were designed and customized to reflect regional pecularities. While the initial tendency was to solely focus on evaluating physical and environmental performance of buildings; a more holistic approach that incorporates social, cultural, economical aspects have been adopted after 2005. However, the efforts in the transition from 'green' to 'sustainable' have not prevented the systems from being subject to high criticism as the environmental performance criteria usually seemed to outweigh the social, cultural and economic criteria in the new generation certificates. The initiatives that take into account the social, cultural and economic dimensions of sustainability and the theoretical base are examined. In this regard, the handling of economic and social factors together with environmental aspects in the assessment schemes is discussed and the problems encountered in practice are provided.
... Indeed, these methods, characterised by varying -to a lower or higher degree-structures, complexity SBE19 Thessaloniki IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 410 (2020) 012066 IOP Publishing doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012066 2 levels, philosophies of assessment and criteria for the evaluation of different issues [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], employ, in their vast majority, a holistic approach to buildings' performance. In the context of this approach, which is oriented towards the examination of all the axes of a building's construction, operation and end-of life, parameters referring to issues related to building materials' and components' life cycle assessment are included among the evaluated elements. ...
... Indeed, these methods, characterised by varying -to a lower or higher degree-structures, complexity SBE19 Thessaloniki IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 410 (2020) 012066 IOP Publishing doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/410/1/012066 2 levels, philosophies of assessment and criteria for the evaluation of different issues [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], employ, in their vast majority, a holistic approach to buildings' performance. In the context of this approach, which is oriented towards the examination of all the axes of a building's construction, operation and end-of life, parameters referring to issues related to building materials' and components' life cycle assessment are included among the evaluated elements. ...
... The related analyses, at least for the "standard" calculation 1 , are to a considerable degree automated in the method's computational tool, in the sense that they are based on reference and statistical information already prepared and databased (a simplified approximation method is used). The life cycle analyses 10 of building materials and products are a constituent part of the estimation of the construction stagerelated LCCO 2 . In [20] it is stated that the reference values for LCCO 2 (LCA -related data) have been calculated with the use of AIJ's (Architectural Institute of Japan) LCA guidelines for buildings ("AIJ-LCA&LCW_ver.5.00"). ...
... Construction management is carried out to minimize resources waste and impact on the economy and environment (Carter & Fortune, 2007). Similarly, Cole (2005) explained that practices of sustainability management during building production processes require working under major headings: namely, incorporating sustainable design principles, adhering to construction rules and regulations of sustainable design, adequate design for new techniques to achieve cost effective production. Cole (2005) further elucidated that sustainability will help in constant promoting high standard design, design sufficiency and adaptable to meet people demand, design for implementation of new technology to address the issues of sustainability, satisfactory design to meet client and users' objectives toward affordable housing delivery. ...
... Similarly, Cole (2005) explained that practices of sustainability management during building production processes require working under major headings: namely, incorporating sustainable design principles, adhering to construction rules and regulations of sustainable design, adequate design for new techniques to achieve cost effective production. Cole (2005) further elucidated that sustainability will help in constant promoting high standard design, design sufficiency and adaptable to meet people demand, design for implementation of new technology to address the issues of sustainability, satisfactory design to meet client and users' objectives toward affordable housing delivery. ...
The purpose of this study is to establish the factors that affect the design toward affordable sustainable housing delivery because housing is delivered above budget and unaffordable for low-income earners in South Africa. A sequential mixed method involving qualitative and quantitative approach was engaged for this study, and construction professionals were selected as respondents from nine provinces of South Africa to answer four points Likert scale quantitative questionnaires. A total of one hundred and fourteen (114) questionnaires were appropriately completed and retrieved from the respondents. Data collected were analyzed with descriptive statistics which include PCA, correlation, and regression analysis tools on SPSS version 25 to determine factors that affect the design with the regards to affordable housing delivery in South Africa, interview process is used to validate the findings obtained. The findings indicated that improper design leads to failure in achieving client objectives and causes a change in design and demolition. Lack of design of first-rate living conditions for a healthy environment, design sufficiency, and adaptability to meet people’s demand for cost efficient housing were the major factors responsible for unaffordable housing in South Africa. The study recommended that government should establish key policies on housing design to control resource waste and limit construction costs within budget. This will encourage the sensitivity of construction operators about resources control at the planning and implementation stages of housing production.
... Currently there is a plethora of assessment methods across the world and a wide array of rating schemes which has been developed with different purposes and features to enhance buildings' sustainability, however, it is unlikely to prepare environmental criteria that is pre-designed and sufficient for global use without further adjustments. Examples of such adjustments include using geographically adapted database (Ding, 2008), as such, sustainability assessment methods could be considered as an innovation that is context specific, which calls for research to consider the dynamics of the adoption of this innovation in development projects from a transformational perspective rather than only their performance assessment and measurement outcome (Cole, 2005). ...
... The research adopts interpretivist and contextualist (Pettigrew, 1990) approach to investigate the adoption and diffusion of assessment methods in the UAE built environment. While most of the existing studies are focused either on comparison studies for various assessment methods, or on the outcomes in performance as the result of the assessment process, this research is focusing on the assessment process itself and its intersection with project development, while attending to the idea that assessment methods, which provide objective evaluation and assessment of the performance of the developed facility in relation to its environmental impact is an innovation and have the potential to play a transformational role and act as market changes (Cole, 2005). ...
... Possibilities of EC accounting exist through voluntary building certifications aimed to lower the environmental impact of buildings during their life span by providing third-party "green" building labels [48][49][50]. However, only some of these certifications include LCA or can be used as a management tool during the life cycle of a building [51]. ...
Background: The building sector is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions across the globe. The European Union pledges to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach this goal, member states will need to account for embodied carbon emissions. Currently, in Germany, there are no regulations that require institutional real estate investors to account for the embodied carbon of their buildings. However, existing voluntary measurement frameworks could be used for embodied carbon accounting. Hence, this is the first systematic study exploring public disclosures by German institutional real estate investors on their embodied carbon emissions to improve the transparency of their emissions.
Methods: The study uses a mixed-methods research design. Secondary data was collected using purposive sampling of German institutional real estate investors and investigating their public disclosures via corporate websites. This data was then used to shape exploratory semi-structured interviews with industry experts from those institutions responsible for addressing sustainability issues.
Results: While the built environment sector is one of the major contributors of carbon emissions and is under pressure to disclose these in a transparent way in order to evaluate opportunities for reductions, the current public disclosures are limited and lack substance, suggesting that institutional real estate investors in Germany are yet to adequately quantify their environmental impact regarding embodied carbon and, thus, need to improve reporting on their progress towards climate neutrality.
Conclusions: This study gives an overview of embodied carbon measuring and accounting tools, current and proposed regulations in Germany, and sets the foundations for best-practice recommendations on embodied carbon accounting across Europe.
... As BIM performance metrics are generally considered multi-dimensional criteria, a consensus-based approach is best suited to the development of comprehensive and effective evaluation categories and criteria (Das et al., 2010). In addition, a reliable weighting system needs to be developed to recognise and formalise the level of importance of the metric (Cole, 2005;Lee et al., 2002). Therefore, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to develop a suitable weighting system for the BIM performance metrics. ...
The concept of Building Information Modelling (BIM)has attracted greater attention in the Malaysian construction industry since its introduction in 2007. Several projects in Malaysia such as Pusat Kanser Negara and Convocation Hall, UTHM have adopted this concept. One of the benefits of BIM is the projection of a 3D image of the proposed building, which allows stakeholders to get a better idea of the actual building. BIM also improves the planning and design process of the project and thus the quality of the actual building. These advantages of the BIM concept are crucial for the success of the project. Despite the implementation and benefits of BIM, there are still uncertainties about the actual performance of organisations using BIM. This is because there are no evaluation tools or models in Malaysia thatcan evaluate BIM performance of BIM. Therefore, this study aims to develop a performance model for the implementation of BIM in the Malaysian construction industry. In this study, the AHP technique was used to collect data. The AHP results have successfully assigned weights to all BIM performance metrics. The consensus value also exceeds 50%, which confirms that the experts' agreement on the weighting of the metrics is acceptable. In conclusion, the proposed and developed BIM performance model could be useful to practitioners, especially the government and CIDB, in evaluating the performance of BIM organisations in the Malaysian construction industry. These measurement results could be a basis for future improvements for BIM organisations.
... In the last years, sustainability researchers with emphasis on the built environment have regularly determined that the environmental aspects of sustainability are the greatest applications of existing standards and tools (Díaz-López et al, 2019). It is claimed that the assessment methods for building environmental performance are somehow being stressed with the redefinition of its purposes and roles (Cole, 2005). However, it is highlighted that generally there are missing indicators concerning for example the contextual, social, or economic facets of buildings, within the available standards (Bernardi et al, 2017). ...
... Over the years, various building assessment tools such as BREEAM, LEED, Green Star have been developed to gauge the "green" or "sustainable" performance of a building (Cole, 2005). These assessment methods help the building clients and occupants realise the environmental impacts of buildings. ...
Purpose
In light of climate change, the design and construction of buildings needs to shift from conventional to lower-carbon practices to maximise carbon reduction. Over the past few years, the zero carbon buildings (ZCBs) approach has been promoted worldwide as an effective way to reduce environmental impacts and mitigate climate change. Although zero-carbon policies, technologies, processes and products are widely available in the construction market, construction stakeholders play an important part in adopting relevant strategies to implement ZCBs successfully. This study investigates the knowledge of construction stakeholders involved in the design and construction of buildings regarding zero carbon initiatives in New Zealand.
Design/methodology/approach
The research was conducted using a literature review and an online questionnaire survey with various New Zealand's construction stakeholders.
Findings
The findings indicate a low level of knowledge regarding the design and construction of ZCBs. To successfully deliver ZCBs, the study suggests that construction stakeholders must have their self-awareness increased, especially in improving knowledge of whole-of-life embodied carbon reduction. The governments and construction sectors should devote more effort to establishing training programmes and knowledge-sharing platforms to improve stakeholder knowledge in carbon literacy, building assessment methods, energy modelling and life cycle assessment.
Originality/value
The research implications may assist the real-world uptake of the ZCBs approach by offering academics and practitioners an insight into the ZCBs knowledge gaps.
... [1] The rating system can be used as a tool of design by evaluating performance metrics to direct the urban design and even for measuring building environmental performance and incorporating sustainable growth into building and construction processes. [2] The health sector has a strong influence on the economies of nations and their policies, incorporating a group of buildings where the quality of the indoor environment and energy conservation are quite significant. According to the intensive operation of their types of equipment for 24 h, the high number and movement of people is one of the key points that make them a specific case study. ...
Sustainability is the goal pursued by societies worldwide. Existing buildings have had their share of those issues, specifically healthcare buildings, as most governments encourage green new construction and neglect existing buildings. Additionally, the benefits of existing buildings in preserving the environment, and its resources and reducing energy and global warming crises. The research objective is to achieve a high-level performance of existing healthcare buildings within a framework of evaluating the most important determinants affecting these buildings.
The paper will focus on presenting the different rating systems such as LEED and BREEAM, by dividing and analyzing these systems, given that each system has its own standards and how it scores evaluation points. As the rating systems help in improving the existing healthcare buildings and get low-negative environmental impacts; they will reduce pollution, reduce carbon emissions, choose non-polluting and sustainable materials, encourage the use of recycled materials, and control waste management.
The paper presents an approach to find out which rating system will evaluate green existing healthcare.
... Com esse duplo destaque, a construção civil no Brasil deve adotar medidas mais sustentáveis que resultem em benefícios ambientais e sociais (Roth & Garcias, 2011). Uma "transição para um ambiente sustentável futuro" (Cole, 2005), passa por meio de uma adequação também desse setor que como empreendimento humano não pode mais desconsiderar os sistemas e processos naturais, uma vez que o meio ambiente é "parte do processo produtivo e não uma externalidade" (Côrtes et al., 2011). Nesse cenário, a técnica de telhados verdes pode ter progressiva aderência ao mercado da construção civil no Brasil. ...
RESUMO Devido à piora na qualidade ambiental nas zonas urbanas e no planeta como um todo, o uso de técnicas que possam mitigar os efeitos indesejados da intensa urbanização tem despontado, entre elas, a construção de telhados verdes. Diante desta necessidade de formas mais ecológicas para urbanização, este estudo se propôs a analisar os telhados verdes como estratégia de mitigação da perda de qualidade ambiental nas cidades e também como local para inserção de espécies nativas da flora. O estudo foi realizado por meio de revisão de literatura científica e abordou uma pequena introdução com o atual uso dos telhados verdes pelo mundo, a relação entre o uso dos telhados verdes e os serviços ecossistêmicos e o potencial das espécies nativas para composição destes jardins. O uso dessa técnica e os estudos sobre as espécies vegetais indicadas em sua composição são raros no Brasil e, mesmo em escala global, muitas vezes, limitadas a opções exóticas à maioria das localidades. Os resultados também apresen-tam uma série de benefícios ambientais pela inserção da técnica. Apontam-se ainda, diversos grupos taxonômicos nativos do Brasil que poderiam ser aproveitados neste segmento. Destacamos, por fim, que o uso das espécies na-tivas nos telhados verdes pode colaborar com a conservação da flora local, por vezes ameaçada, e também com a geração de renda, por meio da produção e venda de mudas, promovendo a valorização da biodiversidade vegetal e educação para maior consciência da necessidade de conservação da natureza pela sociedade.
ABSTRACT Due to the worsening of environmental quality in urban areas and on the planet as a whole, the use of techniques that can mitigate the unwanted effects of intense urbanization has emerged, among them, the construction of green roofs. In view of the need for more ecological forms for urbanization, this study proposed to analyze the use of native vegetation on green roofs in Brazil, as a strategy to mitigate the loss of environmental quality in cities. The study was carried out through a review of scientific literature and covered a short introduction with the current use of green roofs around the world, the relationship between the use of green roofs and ecosystem services and, finally, the potential of native species for composition of these gardens. The use of this technique and studies on the plant species indicated in its composition are initial in Brazil and, even on a global scale, are often limited to exotic options in most locations. The results also present a series of environmental benefits for the insertion of the technique. There are also several taxonomic groups native to Brazil that could be used in this segment. Finally, we emphasize that the use of native species on green roofs can collaborate with the conservation of local flora, which is sometimes threatened, and also with the generation of income, through the production and sale of seedlings, promoting the valorization of plant biodiversity. and education for greater environmental awareness by society, with consequent beneficial effects on people's health and well-being.
... In the context of sustainability, the personnel shall be aware and familiar in applying sustainable practices. Employees with less competency in sustainable projects, they will need to receive training and create a common culture, which takes time (Cole, 2005). On the other hand, continuous improvement requires continuous training even if it comes with a cost. ...
... Building assessment methods have been developed to provide an objective evaluation of the use of natural resources and indoor environmental quality. Therefore, they provide a comprehensive assessment of the environmental characteristics of a building [18]. ...
Building sustainability assessment methods have become widespread in recent years. They can identify sustainable practices implemented in buildings; improve strategies such as energy and water efficiency, management of waste and materials; and define new strategies to be implemented in the building. These aspects of the building are qualified with indicators for environmental, economic, or social aspects. The assessment methods Deutchse Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen (DGNB), Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Alta Qualidade Ambiental-Haute Qualité Environmentale (AQUA-HQE) were analyzed. This paper aims to classify these four building assessment methods in the pillars of sustainability and their interactions. Qualify buildings by sustainability assessment methods show compliance in the use of sustainable construction practices. By analyzing the assessment methods, it was possible to verify which criteria of the pillars of sustainability are taken into account. The analysis of the rating systems allows us to verify that BREEAM, LEED and AQUA-HQE methods apply partially the criteria for the social pillar. In the economic pillar is analyzed only the cost savings criteria. Assessment methods should include new indicators that allow us to verify if the building meets the criteria established in the economic and social parts of the sustainability.
... This points out that housing is a central notion of sustainable development. The concept of sustainable housing not only indicates zero-energy, low-carbon, green or high-performance houses but also includes the features of resource usage, energy efficiency, socio-cultural and natural structures, economic requirements and the people's lifestyles [3][4][5]. Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their 169 supplementary targets that present massive benefits and chances for community, businesses and the ecosystem, some are specifically relevant to the housing sector, with their focus on society, wellbeing, and place-making [6]. ...
Housing is always crucial for the sustainable development of communities, specifically in urban areas, due to the population density of cities. The present study constructs its own structure on the basis of the recent papers investigating various sustainability factors for the urban housing sector. By doing a comprehensive systematic literature review, one of the most extensive lists of urban housing sustainability factors is gathered from 118 recent related papers. The factors are prioritized by their frequency of investigation and categorized by their scale(s) and sector(s) of influence. According to the results, the top three significant factors affecting urban housing sustainability are “natural resource or energy consumption/efficiency of the building/equipment (during the construction, operation, etc.)”, “materials performance (durability, cost, thermal capacity, permeability, ability to re-use, recycled, eco-friendly materials)”, and “access to public services/infrastructure: availability/quality of services and/or distance/time of travel time to the services (public transport, education/health/shopping/leisure facilities, parks, etc.)”. By analyzing the results with an integrative approach, it is understood that environmental factors are the most considered ones (more considered than the factors with influence on all sustainability sectors) where institutional factors received the least attention. Also, the most significant measures are the ones that have impacts on both ‘building’ and ‘neighborhood/community’ scales. It should be noticed that the neighborhood/community scale indicators are seen, almost, as important as the measures that affect the building itself. The results of this study can be helpful in establishing future housing-related policies, and also in having more efficient housing sustainability assessment tools.
... Currently, a big issue that professionals in the industry of building and construction are facing is building performance. Additionally, (2) and (3) mentioned that the performance assessment of buildings within sustainable construction seems to have ranked highly. ...
The paper presents the application of an International Green rating system LEED’s in a developing country. It focuses on significant environmental, energy, and water issues faced after construction. The rating conducted was on a multifamily residential building located in Askari 14, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The building's construction was complete; hence The LEED v4 for Building Operations and Maintenance manual was used for performing Green rating. The rating works on the bases of point allotment scheme for building’s operational and environmental features such as energy use efficiency, water use efficiency, sustainable material usage, and more. The selected structure is constructed by implementing standard building techniques to which Pakistan adheres, which never inculcate aspects of environment and energy reduction. The cumulative score of all LEED’s components after rating is 40 out of 110, which grants it the rank of certified. Where the building performs poorly can be attributed to the fact that there were no LEED’s Accredited Professionals involved in the design phase of the case study. From the results, possible solutions are discussed in the paper to integrate the concept of sustainability in constructed buildings.
... These indicators were evaluated and weighed by Delphi technique. Weighting is a practical strategy in which bed conditions are prioritized and this system is the foundation of all environmental assessment initiatives (Cole, 2005). ...
Today, we are dealing with a variety of indicators in the sustainability debate. These indicators bring sustainability to other concepts such as well-being, health, social cohesion, etc. are relevant and are considered at the time of design, planning, construction and operation; Therefore, designing a sustainability assessment system for different regions of Iran is essential and useful for sustainable development of this border and canvas. The aim of this study was to show the "indispensability of international systems for use in different regions and climates" and "the necessity of localization of evaluation systems", as well as emphasis on the necessity of designing evaluation system according to the problems and facilities of the bed, paying attention to spatial capacities, modeling of traditional sustainable climate architecture as well as ecological studies of cold and dry climate of Iran. This research tries to first prove the locality and regionality of these systems by analyzing the basis of production of stability assessment systems and the roots of weighting of international systems, and then, according to the basic indicators of stability, structure and elements of cold and dry climate architecture as well as indicators of evaluation of sustainable buildings of cold and dry climate of Iran.
... These indicators were evaluated and weighed by Delphi technique. Weighting is a practical strategy in which bed conditions are prioritized and this system is the foundation of all environmental assessment initiatives (Cole, 2005). ...
Introduction: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered corona virus. As pregnant women are placed in the vulnerable group for COVID-19, how to provide proper antenatal services is a big question. Access to routine antenatal care was affected more when government authorities came up with restrictions regarding social distancing, personal protective equipment, travel restrictions, quarantine policies etc. Restrictions along with fear of infection have further increased anxiety and obsessive compulsion symptoms among the pregnant women. The aim and objective was to study clinical profile of patients presented with medical disorders in COVID-19 positive pregnant women. Materials and Methods: The present retrospective study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Velammal Medical College, Madurai. Study reviewed the medical records of all pregnant patients who were admitted to obstetrics and gynaecology department with pre-existing medical disorders or those suspected with medical disorders on the basis of clinical and/or laboratory data from 1 March 2020 through 28 February 2021.
... UN reports and city surveys, however, indicating that building emissions account for more than one-third of total global black carbon emissions (Lucon et al., 2014;United Nations Environment Programme, 2017), have led to green building's rising acceptance in countries and cities across the globe (Yudelson, 2008;Zuo and Zhao, 2014;Nykamp, 2017). Moreover, the development of assessment tools that define, standardize, and rank GB has increased its utility, and hence, contributed to its rising proliferation in the public and private sectors (Cole, 2005;Yudelson, 2008;Zuo & Zhao, 2014;Goulden et al., 2017 ). Popular GB labels, e.g., LEED and BREEAM, that emerged respectively in the US and UK, are flexible instruments that offer developers diverse categories, e.g., energy, water efficiency, whereby to accumulate credits and achieve GB rankings (Ade and Rehm, 2020). ...
This research examines the composition and operation of a multi-scalar, inter-urban coalition in Israel's unfolding green building transition. Using the Multi-level perspective as an analytical framework, this research draws on concepts from policy entrepreneurship to flesh out the role of the city and city networks in transition activity. It examines how an entrepreneurial coalition of cities – the Forum 15 – that sits both within and without the sociotechnical building regime facilitated the agency of regime members to engender a transition. We use chiefly qualitative research methods, specifically, semi-structured interviews and policy document analysis, to examine the critical function of an inter-urban coalition of 15 fiscally independent municipalities in leveraging its independence and resources to induce a national green building regime transformation. We suggest that combining the multi-level perspective with insights from entrepreneurial governance lends insight into the potential role of the city and its multi-scalar linkages in engendering a transition.
... Considering of where building design process meets the sustainability solutions enables building designers to learn and later to apply the various possible objectives. Up to now there is a significant spectrum of methods accessible for appraisement of sustainability concept (Haapio et al., 2008;Cole, 2005). Many of these existing assessment methodologies and tools (Gohardani et al., 2012) have been developed for the design of the new buildings, but can be applied for renovation projects as well, and some are particularly intended or adapted for building renovation context. ...
Urban Heat Island (UHI) has been a hot topic of current studies. The continuous increase in ambient temperatures, frequency of heatwaves, duration of hot spells, and the intensity of heat island are the evidence of global and local climate change that are bringing great social and economic challenges to the world and are projected to get worse due to the increase in global urban population growth, which is estimated to be 64%–69% by 2050 for cities i.e. more than current urban population (Akbari et al., 2016; Stone, 2012). This issue was addressed in the Seminar held in March 2017, at the University of Palermo, Italy on the topic “Local Climate Change and Urban Mitigation Techniques to Counterbalance It” by Dr. Mattheos Santamouris. Dr. Santamouris is a professor of High-Performance Architecture at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and the University of Athens, Greece. This article summarizes the main aspects of this seminar.
... Green building rating systems have gained prominence in the building sector to improve projects' sustainability potential. Public agencies are increasingly institutionalizing green building rating systems to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable development and integrating them into their policy frameworks [20]. The available rating systems have been studied extensively [21][22][23][24]. ...
Green and sustainable building standards strongly influence sustainable building activities. Therefore, it is essential to assess how current standards contribute to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A comprehensive catalogue is developed, and the analysis of overlaps between the standard and the SDGs is automated through direct content analysis. LEED V4.1 BD+C for New Construction is selected as the leading green building standard globally. Similar to previous work, LEED generates matches with eight SDGs-SDG3 (health), SDG12 (sustainable consumption and production), SDG 11 (sustainable cities) being the highest-ranked, respectively This content analysis is complemented with a qualitative analysis founded on innovation and risk-management theory, to assess the transformative capacity of the standard. The findings indicate that only about 6% of LEED's score calls for positive value creation and transformative change, with most of its credits directed towards the management and reduction of known building instigated environmental risks. The research concludes that while there are overlaps between the LEED credits and the SDGs' topics, further research is needed to validate its contribution to realizing the 2030 Agenda empirically.
... They additionally give a quantitative performance pointer to design options and a rating for the entire building performance. They offer a structure for ecological issue; a direct revelation of performance measures; a means to demonstrate commitment environmental policy and an opportunity to brand innovative materials and products (Cole, 2005). ...
ABSTRACT:
A massive growth in the field of green architecture has been recorded over the past few years. The use of adaptive façade design has grown to be a tool used to solve building environmental lapses, thereby improving the energy efficiency, indoor air quality which entail lighting and ventilation management and the material selection also been a key aspect. Despite green building and its technological aspect rapid growth, and a large number of adaptive façade designs no statistical data has identified and justified the ability of green architectural principles in solving environmental degradation.
In this research, the relationship between green architecture and technology has been evaluated and discussed. The research takes into consideration a holistic approach towards understanding green architecture by making use of principles surrounding green architecture which influences technological aspects of buildings. To complete this thesis, the kinetic structure has been analyzed where adaptive façade design technology was critical. The aims of this thesis are exploring green architecture principles and adaptive façade design technology through case study analysis. An analytical study on each case study has been conducted, highlighting their green architecture principles and the clear-cut approach to aid sustainable development. The study focuses mainly on green architecture and adaptive façade design technology with the aim to validate their connectivity and
enlighten their approaches. This research will help architects to understand the built environment in relation to the adaptive faced design technology and the green architectural principles.
Keywords: Adaptive façade; green architecture; green architecture principles; kinetic structure; technology.
... Recently, sustainability has increasingly become an important criteria to achieve a success to the projects [5]. Now sustainability set as a new project performance indicator, which expressed the terms of environment impacts, leading to the requirement to a better understanding of project sustainability and improve the performance of construction projects [6]. on-site construction methods have long been criticized for low productivity, poor quality and safety records, long construction time, and large quantities of waste in the industry [7]. ...
... Because of the limited resources of knowledge, literature, and practices (M€ ullera et al. 2014). As the goal of green buildings is to provide natural resources, protect the environment, reduce waste, encourage the use of environmentally friendly materials, and reduce the cost of the life cycle, there are still deficiencies in the aspects of specifications, standards, and regulations that contribute to increasing the number of green buildings and toward sustainability (Cole 2005;Suhendro 2014;Maraveas 2020). Government intervention through new standards and policies is essential to accelerate the adoption of sustainability as a primary objective (Opoku et al. 2019). ...
Despite widespread promotion of green construction technology, its adoption continues to face obstacles. The purpose of this research is to investigate and better understand the risks involved with the construction of sustainable projects, as well as to identify the most important barriers to the adoption of green building. A thorough literature analysis was undertaken, and questionnaires were distributed to 129 building experts. 48 risk variables were considered and categorized into six categories. The ranking analysis identified 29 risk variables as essential. The top five most important risk variables are as follows: Inadequate green construction codes and regulations, a lack of information and understanding about new techniques, difficulties gaining skills and expertise, and a lack of funding due to a lack of interest in the local market all contribute to a lack of investment. According to the study, the most severe obstacles are located in Qatar and a few other nations, including the UAE, Singapore, Ghana, the United States, Turkey, and Oman. This indicates that similar risk factors impacting green adoption exist not just in the Qatari construction sector, but also in the building industries of many other nations. Furthermore, limited investment due to a lack of demand remains one of the top five recognized challenges to green adoption, particularly in the Gulf regions. This study investigates the relationship between categories and the correlation between risk factors, established a solid foundation for future research for developing a model for the adoption of green construction projects in the construction industry, and it can aid in risk management decision-making for companies interested in working in Qatar or other similar countries.
... Since 1990s, there has been extensive development of building environmental assessment methods, many of which have subsequently gained considerable success (Cole, 2005). The Building research Establishment Assessment Method (BREEAM) in UK, 1990 was the first real attempt and various schemes such as Building Environmental Performance Assessment Criteria (BEPAC) was developed at the University of British Columbia and launched in 1993 (Cole et al., 1993). ...
... Com esse duplo destaque, a construção civil no Brasil deve adotar medidas mais sustentáveis que resultem em benefícios ambientais e sociais (Roth & Garcias, 2011). Uma "transição para um ambiente sustentável futuro" (Cole, 2005), passa por meio de uma adequação também desse setor que como empreendimento humano não pode mais desconsiderar os sistemas e processos naturais, uma vez que o meio ambiente é "parte do processo produtivo e não uma externalidade" (Côrtes et al., 2011). Nesse cenário, a técnica de telhados verdes pode ter progressiva aderência ao mercado da construção civil no Brasil. ...
Devido à piora na qualidade ambiental nas zonas urbanas e no planeta como um todo, o uso de técnicas que possam mitigar os efeitos indesejados da intensa urbanização tem despontado, entre elas, a construção de telhados verdes. Diante desta necessidade de formas mais ecológicas para urbanização, este estudo se propôs a analisar os telhados verdes como estratégia de mitigação da perda de qualidade ambiental nas cidades e também como local para inserção de espécies nativas da flora. O estudo foi realizado por meio de revisão de literatura científica e abordou uma pequena introdução com o atual uso dos telhados verdes pelo mundo, a relação entre o uso dos telhados verdes e os serviços ecossistêmicos e o potencial das espécies nativas para composição destes jardins. O uso dessa técnica e os estudos sobre as espécies vegetais indicadas em sua composição são raros no Brasil e, mesmo em escala global, muitas vezes, limitadas a opções exóticas à maioria das localidades. Os resultados também apresentam uma série de benefícios ambientais pela inserção da técnica. Apontam-se ainda, diversos grupos taxonômicos nativos do Brasil que poderiam ser aproveitados neste segmento. Destacamos, por fim, que o uso das espécies nativas nos telhados verdes pode colaborar com a conservação da flora local, por vezes ameaçada, e também com a geração de renda, por meio da produção e venda de mudas, promovendo a valorização da biodiversidade vegetal e educação para maior consciência da necessidade de conservação da natureza pela sociedade.
... Construction projects cannot be actualized without stakeholder involvement (Cole, 2005;. Inaccurate assessment of various interest groups, the motivation for their actions and their capability to positively or negatively influence the project at various phases, especially on the part of the project manager has been identified as a major problem in the delivery of construction projects (Winch and Bonke, 2002). ...
Stakeholder management (SM) is of utmost importance in ensuring timely project delivery, delivery within budget, to the right quality level and to client’s satisfaction. Private corporate organizations have limited resources and so could not afford project cost or time overrun and other issues that could impact project success. While studies are available that examined factors impacting stakeholder management in public building projects, there is a paucity of research on factors influencing stakeholder management in building projects procured by private corporate organizations; hence this study. The objective of the reported study is to assess the factors influencing SM in building projects procured by private corporate organizations in Southwestern Nigeria with a view to enhancing project delivery. The data for the study were collected using a structured questionnaire survey. Purposive sampling technique was used to select project managers (PMs) and client representatives (CRs) that were involved in the management of building projects procured by private corporate organizations between 2008 and 2017. A total of 106 questionnaires were received from PMs and CRs that responded to the questionnaire survey. The data collected were analysed using mean score (MS) analysis, Student’s t-test and factor analysis. The result shows that the most important factors influencing SM comprise of ‘maintaining good relationships with stakeholders’, ‘addressing stakeholders’ concerns and needs’ and ‘avenue for communicating project impacts’. The further result using factor analysis shows that the factors influencing SM could be categorized into six component groupings of - project relationship, information input, stakeholder estimation, decision-making, sustainable support and external project relationship awareness. The study concluded that project managers need to pay attention to the identified topranking factors in order to achieve improved project delivery.
... Several emerging issues increasingly frame the use of building assessment method [3]. According to this, the main objectives and proposes of them are: ...
The major reason that promoted the development of systems to support environmental performance assessment of buildings was the effective realisation, in some countries, that they were unable to say how sustainable a building was. Later researchers and government agencies understood that assessment tools are the best method to demonstrate the level of sustainability of all types of constructions. These can improve the education for a sustainable society, because it can promote understanding between the principles of sustainable construction and the user. Within this, several countries have developed their own methods for sustainability assessment adapted to their reality and presenting them as capable of guiding the overall performance of this sector. Most of these methods are based on local rules and legislation, in locally conventional construction technologies, with the default weight of each indicator set according to the actual local socio-cultural, economic and environmental contexts. Through the years, these methods have contributed to the growth of the awareness about criteria and objectives of sustainability, and they have been improved to a more holistic approach. They become a reference to assess the sustainability of buildings in particular and construction in general.
This paper proposes to present the evolution of these methods after twenty-five years, comparing and critical analysing the most recognised ones. It will expose the results of comparation, regarding criteria, weights and final scores, and presented the new path these methods are now tracing. A new trend for method to support design rather than certifying an erected building is also presented. In conclusions it will be discussed the pros and cons of the appearance of them and their improvements.
... h. Operation & Maintenance Protocols [29]. ...
The thesis delineates current scenario in chapter 2 and presents extensive literature review in chapter 3. The thesis compares the well established building environmental assessment methods: BREEAM, LEED, CASBEE and GRIHA and the extant sustainability assessment methods: Living Building Challenge (LBC), ARUP’s Sustainable Project Assessment Routine SPeAR®, iiSBE’s Sustainable Building Tool (SBTool) and German Sustainable Building Council’s Certificate Program (DGNB) in chapter 4. The study investigates the most important biocentric theories/concepts in chapter 5; which involves Ian McHarg, Malcolm Wells, Nancy Jack Todd & John Todd, John Tillman Lyle, Brinda Vale & Robert Vale, Sim Van der Ryn and Bill Reed. Research design is discussed in chapter 6. As sustainable and ecological context are usually regarded as multi-dimensional, scientific evidence proposes that a technique based on consensus is most appropriate for the establishment of inclusive and efficient sustainability assessment scheme for built environment. Therefore, a consensus based approach is used to deliver: (a) applicable assessment categories and criteria for the Indian context were determined based on review of the well known trajectory of environmentally responsive design and dichotomy of anthropocentric and biocentric approaches to sustainability as applied to the built environment and (b) Experts in sustainable built environment were invited to determine weights for assessment parameters using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). This resulted in BIOCENOSIS: A Novel framework for designing sustainable built environment that is rooted in the notion of integrating nature with environmental, societal, cultural and economic benefits for the context of India.
... A justificativa do enfoque do trabalho na inovação tecnológica se dá no objetivo de tornar o processo da APO mais eficiente, através do uso de interfaces gráficas, projetadas para dispositivos móveis, que incorporam mecânicas de jogos digitais. A partir da abordagem da interação homem-computador (IHC), uma aplicação que leva o usuário a conhecer melhor a lógica do designer pode propiciar-lhe um uso mais criativo, eficaz e produtivo (PREECE; ROGERS;SHARP, 2005 Com relação à inovação tecnológica, seu exercício se justifica à medida que o desenvolvimento de interfaces digitais e a maior interação entre homem e computador potencializam processos educativos ao usuário, reforçando, assim, novas agendas em relação à aplicação de APO como processo e não somente como produto em si (COLE, 2007). Além disso, foram utilizadas metodologias originárias do UXDesign 4 , do UIDesign 5 e da Gamificação 6 , a fim de dar à interface a competência para não só cumprir seu principal objetivo ( As etapas de trabalho da pesquisa foram divididas nos seguintes itens: ...
Resumo O presente artigo tem como objetivo apresentar parte da pesquisa “COMO VOCÊ MORA: Sistema Interativo de Avaliação Pós-Ocupação da Qualidade do Habitar em Meios Digitais”, expondo um estudo de caso a partir da avaliação pós-ocupação realizada por meio de um aplicativo. A pesquisa em questão representa um projeto de inovação tecnológica realizado através da parceria entre a Faculdade de Computação e a Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo e Design, da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, cujos resultados principais incluem o desenvolvimento de aplicativo/questionário interativo intitulado “Como Você Mora”, conectado a um banco de dados de gerenciamento de avaliações pós-ocupacionais (APOs), denominado “Sistema APO Digital”. O artigo pretende utilizar-se de um dos testes de validação do aplicativo/ questionário, para demonstrar os tipos e padrões de dados coletados pelo sistema, suas possíveis análises em estudo de caso, além de apresentar o próprio aplicativo. Os avanços tecnológicos propostos contribuem para a ampliação da qualidade dos dados obtidos e do envolvimento do usuário no momento da aplicação do questionário. Desse modo, espera-se que os resultados da pesquisa favoreçam uma melhora na qualidade das habitações.
... For instance, actors involved in the implementation of energy efficiency may speak about it in very different terms to those used in research or policy (Galvin and Terry, 2016). The language in which the environmental performance of a building is assessed also shapes its "story" and stakeholders' responses to it (Cole, 2005;Coleman and Robinson, 2018), and potentially therefore the judgement as to its success (Janda and Topouzi, 2015). ...
Targets for energy performance in operation have been advocated as a solution to the well-documented mismatch between the expected and actual energy use of buildings. Although construction industry actors will be crucial in realising these targets, their response to them is currently under-explored. Augmenting research on how middle actors shape energy consumption, this paper examines how everyday talk in the construction industry sustains this mismatch, drawing on a study of a hospital construction project with targets for energy in use. It applies Gilbert and Mulkay's approach to discourse analysis, particularly their interest in “accounting for error”, to data drawn from interviews with actors across the construction project, observation of daily life on site, and an examination of written interactions. Findings show how actors make a discursive division between the “theory” and “reality” of energy use. Expressing scepticism about “theory”, in particular, allows them to rationalise problems with future operational energy consumption and thereby mitigate their professional liability. This division therefore perpetuates, rather than overcomes, the separation between energy in design and operation, displacing a more collaborative discussion of performance expectations. This challenges the assumption that targets for energy in use can be effective without accompanying changes in industry incentives and ways of working. This paper argues for more attention to the patterns of talk that are found in the construction industry, in order to uncover how this crucial set of actors will respond to new energy policy incentives.
... Sarpin and Yang (2013) urges that stakeholders be expected to have sufficient capability, skills and accumulated knowledge to embed the green objective in the project delivery process, as it changes the way a project is being delivered. However, as Cole (2005) points out, a new skill or routine can be obtained through continuous learning, although this requires commitment from the stakeholders. Robichaud and Anantatmula (2011) and Aragão and Jabbour (2017) propose the need for continual training throughout the project phases to make sure green performance is achieved. ...
Poor environmental management of construction projects contributes greatly to environmental degradation. While many changes have been introduced in the global industry, such as the development of green materials and green building certification, limited effort has been done by stakeholders to bring about any improvement in Malaysia. Green procurement was introduced to accelerate practitioners to procure green buildings. This paper examines the interaction between two main constructs – stakeholder values and green procurement – through a questionnaire survey of experienced Malaysian construction stakeholders, extracted from an extensive literature review and validated through expert interviews. The ensuing data is then used to build a structural equation model to measure the constructs through their constituent variables, to verify if stakeholder values have a significant impact on the adoption of green procurement by an organisation or for a project. The study reveals that stakeholder values have a positive influence on shaping the green orientation of a construction procurement. The identified key stakeholder values are stakeholder commitment, technical competencies, awareness and knowledge sharing. The results show the key values needed for their procurement delivery to be on a sustainable path. The study also provides the basis for further research into green procurement for construction projects in Malaysia and beyond.
... These three aspects could lead to the development of sustainable housing. Sustainable housing should cover the "green" concept, resource usage, economic demand as well as meeting the humans' need of comfortable living (Cole 2005). A recent study stated that sustainable housing could be considered as the building that reduce negative impacts to the natural environment and climate, in terms of its design, construction and operation (World Green Building Council 2019). ...
Information on sustainability features in the Australian residential property market is available but not always shared with buyers by property practitioners (real estate agents, property valuers/appraisers and financiers/mortgage lenders and brokers), as it is not a regulatory requirement. This paper examines the perspectives of property practitioners on a range of sustainability features in residential property. Drawing insights from combined questionnaires and interviews, property practitioners seem to attribute different levels of importance to sustainability related information depending on whether they view the information from their professional perspective or from their clients’ perspective. The results obtained in both 2015 and 2017 confirm that practitioners’ perspectives seem to limit the amount and/or type of information they pass on to their clients. Clients are not considering sustainability features as they may not be aware on the existence of such information and are not informed by practitioners about the value of such information. If practitioners share more complete information within the property market buyers would be able to make more informed purchase decisions regarding energy efficiency, sustainable homes, and reduction in operation costs. The property practitioners themselves can utilise this information to have more targeted and information rich marketing strategies.
... The general goal of building rating systems is to improve building operational performance in a way that minimizes their environmental impacts (Awadh, 2017). In this regard, the success of the environmental assessment method adoption is identified by the way it is adopted in the construction industry instead of the number of certified projects (Cole, 2005). Moreover, in order to understand the role of assessment methods as innovation and market changer, it is paramount to understand the processes and dynamics of sustainable development projects, in addition to the challenges facing sustainability adoption. ...
UAE’s sustainable construction industry is expanding with increased interest in promoting green buildings while addressing global environmental concerns. However, it has been established that the effectiveness of implementing building environmental sustainability assessment methods varies significantly with several variables. While, a substantial body of literature has focused on the development of rating systems, less is known about the barriers and challenges of adopting the current assessment methods in the UAE; Pearl Building Rating (PBR) and Al Sa’fat systems. This paper addresses this gap through semi-structured interviews exploring the perspectives of 5 senior project professionals who acquired first-hand experience with the incorporation of sustainable construction practices in UAE. Based on the findings, adoption-enhancing suggestions such as project management software, awareness-raising strategies and government initiatives are recommended. This paper contributes to the growing literature on the adoption of energy assessment tools and specifically increases knowledge on current UAE sustainable development.
... A number of studies in the literature have conducted thorough examinations and comparisons of these tools. Among the initial studies, Cole (2005) highlighted their role as market transformation tools and their ability to foster dialogue among a range of stakeholders that go beyond just a design team. After reviewing diverse tools developed in different countries, Kajikawa et al. (2011) noted the complex context in evaluating sustainable green buildings due to the existence of a wide range of systems and diverse perspectives. ...
As the world moves closer to achieving sustainable development, the idea of green building has emerged as one of the most important trends in the construction sector around the world. Buildings that are environmentally friendly use less energy and less water, which saves money while preserving natural resources. As a result of growing interest in the topic on a global scale, the development of environmentally friendly buildings has recently appeared as an emerging trend in Sri Lanka. According to the findings of several studies, the initial expenditure required for the construction of environmentally friendly buildings is considerably more than that of conventional buildings. When adopting a green idea for the construction of buildings, a developing nation like Sri Lanka needs to understand the genuine advantages as well as the difficulties that may arise. Therefore, the purpose of the research was to investigate the co-benefits connected with green buildings for a country like Sri Lanka and then to examine each co-benefit in terms of the amount of time that it may expect to be realized. The primary method for collecting data was a questionnaire survey. The statistical approach of the relative importance index was utilized to analyze the collected information. According to the findings, the development of an environmentally friendly building offers various environmental, economic, and social co-benefits to the owners as well as the users of those built environments. Further, the article discusses the relative levels of the significance of each building element within the context of sustainability, green building barriers, and green building approaches in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, most co-benefits are only attainable in the long run, which takes generally more than two years following the construction of a green building.KeywordsCo-BenefitsConstruction industryGreen buildingsSustainability
In this paper, a time-conserving fragility curve formulation methodology for extreme events is discussed. Uncertainty is a parameter that has a significant effect on the probabilistic estimations of infrastructure failures. Structural damages to civil infrastructure range from minor defects to collapse relative to serviceability or restoration measures. In this paper, earthquake-induced landslides are used as a sample case study, to study empirical methods of fragility curve formulation. Method of maximum likelihood and best-fit regression methods are applied to an extreme event, and fragility curves are derived. Monte Carlo stimulation is applied to analyse the behaviour of uncertainty parameter concerning standard sections of highway and railway embankments. Finally, the coefficient of determination was calculated to illustrate the correlation between developed curves and data points. The proposed method suggests an optimum method to quantify the failure probability from an available data sample or a real incident-based data sample, which is computationally very effective. Improvement in vulnerability estimations provides high maintenance and efficient restoration schemes for transportation networks which are prone to extreme events such as landslides.KeywordsFragility curvesEarthquake-induced landslidesMaximum likelihoodMonte Carlo
Residential apartment buildings are widely implemented in Sri Lanka due to rapid urbanization and land scarcity. The confined spaces and controlled ventilation in such apartments could result in adverse health effects, including Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Because of the usage of chemical products such as incense sticks in such compact spaces for religious activities in South Asia, SBS can occur. This study is one of the first field studies to establish a connotation between the indoor air quality of apartment buildings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with various chemicals, including incense products and SBS. Measurements were taken from multiple locations in 50 apartments of various indoor environment parameters. Significant Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) concentrations (up to 4.500 ppm) were associated with the use of chemicals, particularly cube-type incense products. Higher CO2 concentrations were associated with migraine and headaches. The relationship between chemical and incense products with higher levels of TVOC and SBS symptoms calls for urgent attention of the key urban planning stakeholders in Sri Lanka to improve ventilation and avoid using such products indoors.KeywordsSick Building SyndromeIndoor air pollutionIncense productsUrban high risersTVOC concentration
Preface
The 2022 8th International Conference on Advances in Environment Research (ICAER 2022) was held successfully during April 22–24, 2022. The conference fosters communication among researchers and practitioners working in various scientific areas with a common interest in improving advances in environmental research. Many researchers, engineers, academicians, and industry professionals
worldwide presented their research results and development activities. This conference was initially to be hosted offline in Singapore. However, due to the spread of COVID-19, the complexities of the pandemic among the many countries involved, and the strict entry-exit management of the local government, the
conference committee decided to hold ICAER 2022 as a virtual conference. In the context of the normalization of the epidemic, ICAER 2022 online mode can effectively guarantee safety, arouse the enthusiasm of participants, and increase attendance due to the restrictions of the pandemic.
The ICAER 2022 proceedings are a collection of outstanding submissions from universities, research institutes, and industries. The papers were peer-reviewed by conference committee members and international reviewers. The manuscripts selected depended on their quality and their relevancy to the conference. This volume intends to present advances in environmental research and related areas, such as environmental science and technology, environmental dynamics, global environmental change and ecosystems, soil decontamination, environmental sustainability, health and the environment, and environmental dynamics.
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Georgetown, SC, USA James T. Anderson
Acanthamoeba doğada yaygın olarak bulunan patojenlerdir. Çeşitli su kaynakları, toprak, hava, toz, tıbbi cihazlar ve kullanımı artan kontakt lensler gibi birçok yerde yaşamlarını sürdürebilirler. Bu kaynaklardan herhangi bir yolla insanlara bulaşta oküler enfeksiyon olan Acanthamoeba keratiti, beyinde ölümcül sonuçlanan granülomatöz amibik ensefalit, kutanöz akanthamoebiasis, otitis, kronik sinüzit, kutanöz ülser gibi çeşitli parazitozlara sebep olurlar. Bu çalışmada literatürdeki Acanthamoeba’da tolerans testleri hakkında yapılan çalışmaların genel olarak sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Acanthamoeba spp.’nin termotolerans ve osmotolerans deneylerinin araştırılması için PubMed, Google Akademik arama motorları kullanılarak geniş bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Yaptığımız literatür taramaları sonucunda ülkemizde ve dünyada Acanthamoeba’nın termotolerans ve osmotolerans deneyleri hakkında oldukça fazla çalışma bulunmaktadır. Elde ettiğimiz verilere göre farklı genotiplere sahip hem çevresel hem de klinik vakalardan izole edilen suşların bir kısmını yüksek sıcaklık (37°C-42 °C) ve yüksek osmolarite seviyelerini (0,5 M-1 M mannitol) tolere edebilirken, diğer birçok suşun özellikle keratit gibi klinik vakalardan izole edilen suşların bu seviyeleri tolere edemediği rapor edilmiştir. Bu sebeple termotolerans ve osmotolerans deneylerinin sonuçlarında tutarsızlık oldukça fazladır. Bu tutarsızlıkların açıklığa kavuşabilmesi ve patojenitesini kesin olarak belirlemek için in vivo deneyler dahil olmak üzere daha fazla deneylere ihtiyaç vardır.
Dengue, Zyka e Chikungunya são arboviroses perigosas, principalmente transmitidas pelo
mosquito Aedes aegypti. A proliferação do mosquito está relacionada a características do
ambiente construído e de quintais em moradias particulares. Em Conjuntos Habitacionais de Interesse Social do Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida, tais características podem facilmente ser notadas. O projeto “Minha Casa sem Dengue”2, visa desenvolver um conjunto de ferramentas para retrofit de quintais capaz de minimizar a proliferação de arboviroses nesses contextos. Em seu escopo, metodologias de Avaliação Pós-Ocupação têm sido
desenvolvidas e aplicadas para compreensão das condições socioambientais que
favorecem a procriação do mosquito da dengue em um empreendimento do PMCMV
como estudo de caso piloto na cidade de Uberlândia, MG. O isolamento social implementado em março de 2020, como forma de enfrentamento à COVID-19, impôs a
necessidade de adaptação da metodologia à realidade virtual. Oportunizou o engajamento de segmentos mais amplos da população, destacando a importância da comunicação direta, acessível e centrada nas pessoas, especialmente quando realizada a partir de recursos digitais. O presente artigo propõe-se a apresentar, em linhas gerais, o referido projeto em andamento, seus objetivos, os instrumentos de APO confeccionados e os resultados preliminares obtidos.
The paper presents the analysis of the environmental management and audit system as an element of comprehensive framework for assuring environmental safety in innovative construction. The analysis covers the tools and measures existing globally in the developed legal systems to ensure compliance with environmental safety standards in design and construction, where the methods of environmental management and audit are assigned their special functional role.
La diversidad de enfoques teóricos y metodológicos que desde el ecourbanismo se han aportado para el abordaje de problemas de la urbanización propios de América Latina son el tipo de contribución que en este obra se presentan desde diferentes áreas del conocimiento. La obra se constituye en dos libros intitulados “ENFOQUES DESDE EL ECOURBANISMO PARA CIUDADES DE AMÉRICA LATINA”; uno de ellos representa la Parte I. Premisas conceptuales y enfoques metodológicos y el otro consiste en la Parte II. Estudios de caso y escenarios de desarrollo”. Esta obra pretende ofrecer un espacio para al análisis, discusión y comparación de los avances en el estudio del papel de las ciudades como determinantes de cambio en las sociedades contemporáneas y los retos que estas enfrentan en relación con los procesos de urbanización y su interacción frente a los dilemas socioambientales y el desarrollo sustentable.
La Parte I. Premisas conceptuales y enfoques metodológicos que el lector tiene ahora en sus manos cuenta, como un antecedente inmediato, el libro Ecourbanismo y habitabilidad regional. Contribuciones de América Latina, publicado en 2015 por la División de Ciencias y Artes para el Diseño de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco (UAM-X), del cual se desprendieron diversas rutas de trabajo a explorar para la comprensión de procesos metropolitanos contemporáneos en América Latina. En particular, en este libro Parte I la razón de continuar en esta trayectoria consiste en seguir coadyuvando en los aportes hacia: a) las premisas conceptuales en el ecourbanismo en América Latina; y b) los enfoques metodológicos para el análisis del ecourbanismo. El presente libro, Parte I, incluye a 21 autores investigadores provenientes de cuatro países, tales como México, Colombia, Ecuador y Cuba, a quienes se agradece su interés temático por participar en esta obra colectiva.
The amount of waste generated from construction and demolition (C&D) procedures are huge. Development waste is mainly generated due to improper design, poor procurement, planning, and inefficient handling of materials, raw material residuals, and unexpected changes in building design. Building Information Modelling (BIM) can productively deal with C&D waste by moving away from plan issues, changes, and tuning. This paper examines the capacity of BIM innovation to support the architecture plan and development cycles for stewardship of C&D waste. Specifically, BIM-based methodologies that can reduce, reuse, reuse, and stewardship of development waste through conflict recognition, exit; The order of development exercises, the order of site use, and construction are proposed in this paper. Today, development exercises with potential climate damage are largely conducted to respond to the needs of the rapidly growing population. In the development zone, which is one of the main areas that follow with interest the innovative turns of events, steps must be taken to ensure ecological balance in the world. The goal of experts is not only to create a structure according to her plan, but also to consciously agree to the basic requirements of nature. Various limits such as incorrect plan choices, adequate plans to get the work done, unexpected climatic resistances, and surrender in the supply of elements can directly or implicitly affect the development reaction, resulting in the lifetime of construction waste on the construction site. These wastes negatively affect the living and nonliving climate. It is not actually reasonable for the development waste generated during the development cycle to be completely killed; however it is possible to control and recover this waste. Thus, creative applications are important in the field of development. This investigation investigates the ability of BIM applications to prevent/reduce waste in the development interaction. For this reason; Articles discussing the causes of wasted lifespan in the development area and the relationship between BIM innovation and development wastage, board exercises examined and assessment of discoveries gained. It is proposed to create BIM applications to prevent/reduce waste on the construction site.
The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) describes an indoor space condition that the wellbeing and comfortability are provided for the users. Many researchers have highlighted the importance of adopting IEQ criteria, although they are not yet well defined in the Kurdistan region. However, environmental quality is not necessary for the contemporary buildings of the Kurdistan Region, and there is no measurement tool in the Region. This research aims to develop an IEQ assessment tool for the Kurdistan region using Mixed method methodology, both qualitative and quantitative. Therefore, a Delphi Technique was used as a method initially developed as systematic, interactive forecasting on a panel of experts. Thirty-five Delphi Candidates have reached an agreement on selecting the criteria for the IEQ, as Spss and a particular equation has used to find criteria weights. As a result, seven criteria with 22 indicators have been selected by expert ratings. A computer-based tool (KIEQA) has been created based on the scores selected by experts. Research results show that good IEQ is essential for interior design. It also offers a suitable indoor environment for users. This research has many significant advantages since it can raise awareness of issues of indoor environmental quality for architects, experts, and policymakers. Furthermore, to draw up an action plan for existing and new interior design projects in the Kurdistan Region. Future researches may concentrate on the correlation between IEQ criteria and to develop this tool regarding different building typologies.
Resumo As habitações entregues pelos programas governamentais apresentam grandes limitações de sua qualidade arquitetônica e urbanística, atendendo de maneira mínima as necessidades básicas dos usuários, gerando uma negativa noção de bem-estar. Além disso, tais habitações respondem de forma precária aos diversos impactos sofridos e não promove uma adaptação positiva nos espaços da unidade habitacional. O estudo desses fenômenos e a proposição de caminhos para sua melhoria têm demonstrado haver uma lacuna do conhecimento, a qual pretendemos preencher. Nesse cenário, o trabalho tem por objetivo principal investigar a relação entre a resiliência no ambiente construído e o bem-estar dos moradores em HIS sob a ótica do Five Ways to Wellbeing, disponibilizando soluções e estratégias para sua obtenção orientadas aos usuários. Para isso, foi elaborado um instrumento de avaliação pós-ocupação por meio de ferramenta computacional, aplicados em dois estudo de caso na cidade de Uberlândia. Este artigo apresenta parte dos resultados do trabalho, focando na sua fundamentação teórica, definição de indicadores de bem-estar e avaliação de impactos percebidos em um estudo de caso. As principais contribuições dos resultados parciais para o conhecimento científico sobre o tema demonstram a relação direta entre a resiliência e o bem-estar, além da constatação de que os impactos incidentes nos ambientes estudados são frequentes, indicando a baixa resiliência do ambiente construído.
This Presentation Constitutes of Talking Points of a PhD Class on Advance Design Strategies on Sustainability and its Components and Sustainability as an Approach Towards the Future World
This article derives from a master's research whose objective was to analyze the resilience in the built environment of social housing produced by the Minha Casa, Minha Vida Program, with focus on two of its attributes: climate adequacy and environmental adequacy. For that, methodological procedures of Post-Occupancy Evaluation were developed to observe these attributes in social housing located in the case study entitled Residential Sucesso Brasil (Uberlândia, MG). This article focuses on the description of the results that characterize the environmental inadequacy of the case study. Characteristics inherent to the project were identified, among other efects, which lead to the waste of construction materials, high expenses with electric energy, depredation of recreational areas and areas of permanente protection. The main contribution of the work is the identification of design solutions that should be encouraged in the HIS project in order to amplify their environmental suitability. In addition, the results of the research developed support the achievement of more resilient social housing, thus aligning with the objectives of urban agendas of international relevance, which place resilience as an engine in the fight against the vulnerability of large cities.
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