Assessment Indexes and Systems of Environmental Quality of Green Buildings in China

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wei ◽  
Wen Luo ◽  
Bin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Assessment Index ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Set Up

With the rapid development of modern economy in China, the concept of “green building” is paid more attention, and the assessment to green buildings becomes more important than before. In green building assessment systems, the assessment to the environmental quality is one of the most important content. The research to the assessment index systems of environmental quality is of great significance to developing green buildings in China. In this paper, based on the technical requirements and design outlines of green buildings, the assessment rule, object, method and mode that are suitable for the situations in China are discussed by combining the characteristics of indoor and outdoor environment of green buildings, and the assessment index and system of environmental quality are set up. In the process, the evaluation models of AHP (analytic hierarchy process) are established. The weight factor of the indexes of environmental quality are made certain using the method of AHP, which will be the basis of the whole assessment system of green building and the reference for the implement of green building evaluation policy in China. All the work is to promote the development of green buildings.

Research on Assessment Method of Green Buildings in China

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wei ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Wen Luo
Keyword(s):  
Index System ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Assessment Index ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Assessment Index System

Presently the sustainable development stratagem has made the green buildings to be a trend of building industry in China, and the assessment to the green buildings is becoming more and more important in developing the green buildings. In this paper the meaning of the green building assessment is explained, several main domestic and foreign green building assessment systems are analyzed and compared, and the common ground and limitations of these assessment methods are presented. Then a novel assessment index system which is more comprehensive, scientific and suitable for green buildings in China is developed by using the life cycle assessment method. This system contains six categories including land saving and outdoor environment, energy saving and utilization, material saving and utilization, water saving and utilization, indoor environment quality and economy. According to the decision-making stage, design stage, construction stage, operation and maintenance stage, each category is divided into more concrete indexes. At last the established assessment system is used to evaluate a typical building in Xi’an, China. The final novel assessment index system is of theoretical and practical significance for the assessment and development of green buildings in China.

An Exploration of Establishment of Green Building Evaluation Standards Weight System Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 4166-4169
Author(s):  
Shu Liang Liu ◽  
Peng Liang Hao ◽  
Yun Xia Song
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Weight System ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Green building is the inevitable trend of future building development, many countries have formed their own green building assessment system. For now at stage of rapid development of urbanization in China, the establishment of green building assessment system and its further improved are of great significance. As a scientific evaluation system, the index of green building assessment system should have a sound weights system. This article attempts to apply the Analytic hierarchy process method to the Green Building evaluation standards of China, which intend to explore the method of constructing the weight system of China Green Building Evaluation standards.

scholarly journals Improving Interior Environmental Quality Using Sustainable Design in Jordanian Hospital Bedrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Saeed Hussein Alhmoud ◽  
Çiğdem Çağnan ◽  
Enis Faik Arcan
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The One

As the wave of sustainability is sweeping across the major countries and cities of the world, the effect of the inevitable change is finding its way through to the health sector as well. Since the main functions of the hospital include healing the patient, it aims to provide adequate health services to people. Hospitals managers should strive to realize facilities that meet a certain level of demand. This study aims to present the interior environmental quality (IEQ) of bedrooms in Jordanian hospitals and propose a solution to improve indoor environment quality using sustainable design principles. A qualitative research methodology is used in this study. A comparative analysis is made between the original set up of the hospital buildings and the present conditions in which they are in. During the research, it was found that the design to be applied for a hospital should be following the healing environmental characteristics. Besides, the design of hospitals should be made with the climatic conditions of the area in mind. In the advanced countries of the world, hospitals are generally built with extensive research and important factors such as temperature, wind direction and humidity are taken into consideration. The design for a hospital building should be assessed according to the German Green Building Assessment (DGNB) criteria. It has been found that the one-bedroom is ideal for patients because it provides the necessary privacy and also greatly reduces the spread of the disease. In hygienic practices, there should be a first-class healing environment with evidence-based medical research. It was concluded that the practices involving the use of sustainable designs can be followed with the hints received from hospitals in the advanced countries of the world. Keywords: Jordan hospital; IEQ; bedroom; interior design; healthcare; green building assessment; DGNB

Intelligent and Green Buildings Project Management Scope Definition Using Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI)

2014 ◽  
Vol 945-949 ◽  
pp. 3008-3011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tih Ju Chu ◽  
An Pi Chang ◽  
Chao Lung Hwang ◽  
Jyh Dong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Project Definition Rating Index ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Control ◽  
Building Project

The development of the intelligent green building project (IGBP) is the pursuit of a business strategy of an enterprise in principle and the launch of the project in practice. The IGBP is integrated with the application of the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) in order to combine the needs of pre-project planning. These are the steps to enhance the performance of project execution. The IGBP-PDRI model proposed to construct in this study is based on the life cycle of the engineering to set up different phases of work for process evaluation. The model of evaluation is divided into 4 sections, 11 categories, and 60 elements. Pre-project planning helps to forecast possible risks in the development of the project. In the course of project execution, quality requirement is satisfied through monitoring and control. These help to ensure the operation efficiency of the project, to the extent that the automated system of the building supported by green construction can meet the goal of sustainable development.

The Evaluation of City Traffic System Based on the Concept of Green Traffic

2014 ◽  
Vol 962-965 ◽  
pp. 2607-2610
Author(s):  
Yang Jie Gan
Keyword(s):  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Generalized Function ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Traffic Demand ◽  
Traffic System ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Green Transportation ◽  
Set Up

With the rapid development of urbanization, the contradiction between traffic demand and traffic supply is becoming more and more prominent, leading to a series of traffic problems, which seriously hindered the urban development in the direction of green. This paper expounds the connotation of green transportation and set up an appropriate comprehensive evaluation index system. Then, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and generalized function method are applied to evaluate green development in Changsha city traffic system, obtaining the degree of development on green transport.Finally, we analyze the problems existing in the current traffic and put forward the relevant suggestions for these problems.

IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF GREEN BUILDING ASSESSMENT INDICATORS FOR MYANMAR

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-172
Author(s):  
May Lwin ◽  
Kriengsak Panuwatwanich
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
System Development ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Building Assessment ◽  
Hierarchy Process

ABSTRACT To accommodate its increasing population, the Myanmar government has planned to implement smart city projects in Yangon and Mandalay by 2021 and to build 1 million homes by 2030. However, such projected growth does not coincide with Myanmar’s current level of preparedness for sustainable development. Myanmar presently has no standards and specifications for green buildings; it solely relies on the adoption of those from overseas, which may not always be compatible with the unique context of Myanmar. Hence, this study was aimed to identify appropriate green building assessment indicators for Myanmar as an important first step for future rating system development. Nine categories and forty-eight criteria were initially identified by reviewing the widely adopted seven rating systems and investigating existing certified green buildings. The Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy AHP) was used to determine and rank the importance levels of the identified assessment indicators. Results showed that “energy efficiency” and “water efficiency” are the most crucial categories with weights of 17.48% and 13.95%, respectively. Compared to other rating system standards, “waste and pollution” was distinctively found as an important category for Myanmar. Energy-efficient architectural design was ranked as the highest priority among all criteria. These findings serve as a building block for the future development of a Myanmar green building rating system by revealing assessment categories and criteria that are most relevant to Myanmar’s built environment.

Research on Comfort Performance of Green Building and Conventional Building

2013 ◽  
Vol 312 ◽  
pp. 822-825
Author(s):  
Na Li
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Development Costs

t has been argued that green buildings have a better indoor environmental quality than conventional buildings and that this translates into a more satisfying workplace for the building's occupants and, inturn, a more productive workforce. Assessing a building's cost effectiveness means taking into account all the costs that will be incurred during its life cycle not just development costs. People found no evidence to believe that green buildings are more comfortable than conventional building. In fact, the only difference between the buildings was that occupants of the green building were more likely to perceive their work environment as warm, and occupants who felt warm were more likely to describe their work environment as poor.

Students’ environmental responsibility and their willingness to pay for green buildings

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharmin Attaran ◽  
Bilge Gokhan Celik
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmentally Responsible

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to explore environmental attitudes and how such attitudes, when combined with a specific cost, can affect environmental behavior. Environmental attitudes are important to study due to the rising belief by building occupants that they are owed safe, healthy, environmentally responsible, and comfortable living environments. Universities around the world are responding to such demands as the majority of prospective college students and their parents claim that the environmental record is a determining factor in their selection of a university. Therefore, this study examines the environmental responsibility levels of a sample student population and to explore how these scores, along with gender, impact their willingness to pay for studying and living in green buildings. Design/methodology/approach – An online survey consisting of three parts was administered to undergraduate university students to measure environmental responsibility, willingness to pay and demographic variables. Statistical analyses including ANOVA, t-tests and correlation were conducted to explore relationships among variables. Findings – Results of statistical analyses show a direct correlation between environmental responsibility and willingness to pay for green buildings, as defined by a leading green building assessment system. Results also show that female students are more environmentally responsible than males. Practical implications – Successful generalizations of the findings of this research may lead to better marketing of green buildings to the general public. Originality/value – Findings present a unique opportunity for university administrations to develop more focused messages when communicating their environmental record with current and potential students.

EVALUATION OF CREDIT ACHIEVEMENTS OF LEED-CERTIFIED BUILDINGS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gul Polat ◽  
Harun Turkoglu ◽  
Asli Pelin Gurgun ◽  
Naz Yikilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
Renewable Materials ◽  
Investment Cost ◽  
High Investment ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Different Levels

Nowadays, the concept of green building is no longer an alternative but a necessity. The acceptance of a building as “green” depends on having a certificate. LEED is one of the widely used green building certification systems in Turkey. The main objective of this study is to find out whether there were statistically significant differences between the credit achievements of 105 newly constructed and certified buildings in Turkey, which were certified according to four different levels, and to determine which of these credit achievements are weak. For this purpose, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed and the findings were interpreted. Findings revealed that the highest level of achievement of these buildings was in sustainable sites, water efficiency, innovation in design, and regional priority credits, while the lowest level of achievement was in energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality credits. Analyses revealed that the achievements in the energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality credits of green buildings are relatively low when compared to the ones in other credits. There may be several reasons behind these low levels of achievement such as poor green culture, high investment cost of necessary systems, absence of reusable, recycled, and renewable materials. If these problems, most of which are peculiar to developing countries, can be overcome, higher certification levels can be achieved.

Assessment System about the Ecosystem Water Based on AHP-FPP

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 2483-2486
Author(s):  
Rui Lian Wang ◽  
Chuan Zhang ◽  
Pan Hua Ning
Keyword(s):  
Water Level ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Assessment Index ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Fuzzy Statistics ◽  
Assessment Index System ◽  
Hierarchy Process

According to characteristics about the ecosystem water，the ecosystem water level assessment index system is structured. We put forward Fuzzy Statistics method to quantify the qualitative indexes in the system, using Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP) to determine the weight of each hierarchy in the system, adopting Fuzzy Preference Process(FPP) to assess the ecosystem water level. The final conclusion of the example indicates that fuzzy comprehension assessment method can reflect utilization water characteristic in different areas and make reasonable comprehension assessment, also show that the method is practical.

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