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Green Building Rating Systems from the Perspective of the Three Pillars of Sustainability Using Point Allocation Method
Abstract The industrial revolution had a substantial environmental impact due to various developmental activities. The concept of sustainability along with three interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainability— environment, society and economy—has attained much popularity in the global context to reduce the above-said impact. World Green Building Council was formed in 2002 with Green Building Councils from different countries to promote focused sustainability practices in building and construction industry. As part of this, Green Building Councils across the globe had developed various Green Building Rating Systems. There were many researchers who have analysed the multiple aspects of Green Building Rating Systems but were limited to general level and category level, whereas the objective of this paper is to investigate the weighing factors for each pillar of sustainability by comparing and analysing different criterion of Green Building Rating Systems. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and respondents were asked to allocate points among the three pillars of sustainability against each criterion of Green Building Rating Systems. The results were tabulated and analysed to arrive at the weighing factors considered by different Green Building Rating Systems. The general framework of rating systems from the perspective of three pillars of sustainability is analysed and presented. The research outcome would be a useful reference while improving and developing the Green Building Rating Systems towards achieving sustainability.
Green Building Rating Systems from the Perspective of the Three Pillars of Sustainability Using Point Allocation Method
Abstract The industrial revolution had a substantial environmental impact due to various developmental activities. The concept of sustainability along with three interdependent and mutually reinforcing pillars of sustainability— environment, society and economy—has attained much popularity in the global context to reduce the above-said impact. World Green Building Council was formed in 2002 with Green Building Councils from different countries to promote focused sustainability practices in building and construction industry. As part of this, Green Building Councils across the globe had developed various Green Building Rating Systems. There were many researchers who have analysed the multiple aspects of Green Building Rating Systems but were limited to general level and category level, whereas the objective of this paper is to investigate the weighing factors for each pillar of sustainability by comparing and analysing different criterion of Green Building Rating Systems. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and respondents were asked to allocate points among the three pillars of sustainability against each criterion of Green Building Rating Systems. The results were tabulated and analysed to arrive at the weighing factors considered by different Green Building Rating Systems. The general framework of rating systems from the perspective of three pillars of sustainability is analysed and presented. The research outcome would be a useful reference while improving and developing the Green Building Rating Systems towards achieving sustainability.
Green Building Rating Systems from the Perspective of the Three Pillars of Sustainability Using Point Allocation Method
Lazar, Nina (author) / Chithra, K. (author)
2018-07-15
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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