scholarly journals Holistic sustainability assessment systems for buildings and neighborhoods

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantinos Balaras ◽  
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Kaliopi Droutsa ◽  
Elena Dascalaki ◽  
Simon Kotoyiannidis
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Systems

scholarly journals Sustainable finance and the construction industry: new paradigms for design development

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Paganin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Sustainable Finance ◽  
Social Components

Enabling sustainable growth is highly dependent on the ability of private capital to invest in projects capable of achieving sustainability objectives divided into the three economic, environmental and social components. The international financial system has defined criteria for assessing the sustainability of investments, also applicable in the construction sector. Still, these criteria do not always appear integrated with the sustainability assessment systems developed by the AEC (architecture, engineering and construction) industry. This article proposes reflections on the relationships between the sustainability indicators of sustainable finance and those typically used in the AEC industry with the purpose of identifying possible impacts on the disciplines involved in the design process.

Modeling of indicators for evaluation the sustainability of artisanal fishing in the surrounding of the National Forest Ibura, northeastern Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Silva ◽  
Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Junior ◽  
Cláudia Moura de Melo ◽  
Rubens Riscala Madi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Model Development ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Self Management ◽  
National Forest ◽  
Artisanal Fishing ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
Assessment Systems

Brazil is the holder of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, and can not shirk regarding the development of monitoring templates related to nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. In this sense, this research aimed to develop a model for evaluating indicators based on the methodology MESMIS (Marco para la Evaluación de Sistemas de Manejo de Recursos Naturales incorporando Indicadores de Sustentabilidade) for use in its level of fishing communities or extractive related to protected areas, based on the existing community of fishermen in the surrounding National Forest Ibura, Brazil. The MESMIS the methodological basis was chosen for model development and evaluation indicators. Descriptive statistics analyzed censitariamente (N=100) with the minimum (MIN), medium (MED), desirable (P75), and maximum (MAX). The resulting model consists of 14 sustainability indicators that meet the attributes: (a) productivity, (b) stability, resilience and reliability, (c) adaptability, (d) equity, (e) self-management. It is possible to conclude that there is technical feasibility and to develop mathematical models of sustainability assessment systems based on indicators. When reviewed in complex revealed that artisanal fisheries developed in the analyzed system has a Relative Sustainability Index (IRS) of 26%. The results also demonstrated that it is possible to reach an IRS=33% based on the local situation (P75).

scholarly journals A Comparison about European Environmental Sustainability Rating Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Gustavo Henrique Bruno Polli
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Swot Matrix ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Sustainability Assessment Tools

With the arising of environmental problems from the construction sector, the sustainability issues gained more space, making sustainability assessment tools emerge. These tools are based on the global definition of sustainability that meets Environmental, Economic, and Social criteria, and each system has a different and peculiar methodology. This paper aims to analyse the structure adopted by these European sustainability assessment systems: BREAM UK, DGBN (Germany), ITACA (Italy), LiderA (Portugal), and HQE (France), showing an overview of each system assisted by the SWOT Matrix, enabling the reader to better understand their differences. There are no superior or inferior systems, but each system notably performs much better in a subject or goal.

scholarly journals A Foundation for Measuring Community Sustainability

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Mischen ◽  
George Homsy ◽  
Carl Lipo ◽  
Robert Holahan ◽  
Valerie Imbruce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systems Approach ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Community Sustainability ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Global Sustainability ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

In order to understand the impact of individual communities on global sustainability, we need a community sustainability assessment system (CSAS). While many sustainability assessment systems exist, they prove inadequate to the task. This article presents the results of a systematic review of the literature on existing sustainability assessment systems; offers a definition of a sustainable community; provides a multi-scale, systems approach to thinking about community; and makes recommendations from the field of performance measurement for the construction of a CSAS.

scholarly journals Sustainable mobility scale: A contribution for sustainability assessment systems in urban mobility

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 100271
Author(s):  
Suélen Bebber ◽  
Bianca Libardi ◽  
Suane De Atayde Moschen ◽  
Marcelo Benetti Correa da Silva ◽  
Ana Cristina Fachinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Assessment Systems

New trends in sustainability assessment systems – based on top-down approach and stakeholders needs

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lützkendorf ◽  
Petr Hájek ◽  
Antonín Lupíšek ◽  
Andrea Immendörfer ◽  
Sylviane Nibel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Assessment Systems
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