Analysis of the scientific evolution of sustainable building assessment methods

Building assessment tools have been introduced for nearly two decades to specifically recognize buildings performance towards sustainable development goals. However, the requirements to achieve sustainability in buildings are mainly focused on the environmental and economic aspects, while the significance of social aspects has been scarcely emphasized in many building assessments tools. This paper presents a review of social aspects in the sustainable building assessment tools adopted in Malaysia. In total, four building assessment tools are selected and discussed with the aim to identify to what extent the building assessment tools cover the social dimension. The results of the content analysis indicate that the assessment tools have included partial criteria of social aspects but the scope could further expand to preserve the key features of the social aspects including quality of life, human health, and environmental satisfaction. The findings provide a valuable overview of the building assessment tools and address gaps in existing building assessment tools from a social aspect perspective.

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Quantitative Assessment of Sustainable Performance Criteria for Developing a Sustainable Building Assessment Tool (SBAT)

International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2019 ◽

10.1061/9780784482650.073 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

A. Suchith Reddy ◽

P. Rathish Kumar ◽

Anand Raj

Keyword(s):

Quantitative Assessment ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Performance Criteria ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Sustainable Performance ◽

Building Assessment

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Multi-criteria decision-making system for sustainable building assessment/certification

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.acme.2014.09.001 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 11-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

M. Medineckiene ◽

E.K. Zavadskas ◽

F. Björk ◽

Z. Turskis

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Multi Criteria Decision Making ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Building Assessment ◽

Decision Making System

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Developing a Sustainable Building Assessment Tool (SBAT) for Developing Countries—Case of India

Urbanization Challenges in Emerging Economies ◽

10.1061/9780784482032.015 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A. Suchith Reddy ◽

P. Anand Raj ◽

P. Rathish Kumar

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Building Assessment

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Developing sustainable school guidelines: the case of Egypt

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20199603004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 96 ◽

pp. 03004

Author(s):

S Harb ◽

S M ElHaggar ◽

H Sewilam

Keyword(s):

Building Design ◽

School Design ◽

Rating Systems ◽

Developmental Needs ◽

Sustainable Building ◽

Existing Building ◽

Educational Environments ◽

Building Assessment ◽

Egyptian Government ◽

Education And Development

Educational reform has been a concerning matter to the Egyptian government since the 20th century. In order to address the educational problems, several initiatives have instigated a quantitative expansion approach, rather than a qualitative one. Existing building assessment methods convey sustainability principles to building design. However, they do not consider the school design as an active pedagogical tool for sustainable education and development. In addition they do not integrate other imperative parameters necessary for the effective learning and development of students. The developed guideline is divided into two school rating systems; new and existing. The guideline is further divided into three main sustainability categories: energy, water, and habitat. The directing parameters of the guideline are based on sustainable building assessment parameters, Egypt’s pressing social, economic and environmental concerns, pedagogy of educational environments, students’ social, psychological, and developmental needs, in order to develop a holistic framework.

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