scholarly journals Sustainability assessment in the built environment of Lake Mariout, Alexandria city, Egypt: factors and a decision framework

2015 ◽  
pp. 51-62
Author(s):  
A. Nayer ◽  
M. M. Abouhassan
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Decision Framework ◽  
Alexandria City

Sustainability Assessment Method of GRIHA for Sustainable Built Environment: A Review Based on a Design Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-164
Author(s):  
Shiva Ji ◽  
◽  
Ravi Mokashi Punekar ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
World Energy ◽  
Design Perspective ◽  
Definition Of

Building industry is the largest world energy consumer at 40% of total world energy. Various agencies across the world have formulated Sustainability Assessment (SA) methods for its assessment. In India, TERI and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, have established GRIHA as the assessment guideline for the built environment. SA methods recommend a pre-design check list and post completion assessment of the projects. The major parameters of evaluation aim to address environmental, social and economic impact on well- being of society. A comparison is drawn on the broader definition of sustainability which has been adopted world over and it is felt by local practitioners that the parameters need to be adapted to deal with local situations and conditions for effective results. This paper attempts to review the various assessment parameters considered under the GRIHA model in the design evaluation of the built environment considering local conditions in specific locations in the north east. The paper infers to devise a normalization factor to help achieve equalized balance in achieving sustainability.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Road Infrastructure Projects: A Life Cycle Sustainability-Based Decision-Making Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3743
Author(s):  
Husnain Arshad ◽  
Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem ◽  
Beenish Bakhtawar ◽  
Asheem Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
National Development ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Impact Categories ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Decision Framework ◽  
Integration Model ◽  
Road Infrastructure

Economic growth, social wellbeing, and infrastructure are strongly interrelated and jointly contribute to national development. Therefore, evaluation and selection of a road infrastructure project direly need a comprehensive sustainability assessment integrating holistic decision criteria. This study presents an elaborate life cycle sustainability-based project evaluation tool, comprising an assessment framework, an integration model, and a decision framework. In the first phase, a life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) framework for road infrastructure is established using mixed methods. In the second phase, interviews are conducted to obtain pairwise comparisons among impact categories and subjective reasoning of their priorities. Analytical hierarchy process (AHP) is adopted to develop the LCSA integration model. The minimum threshold limits of impact categories are evaluated and integrated into the proposed decision framework. Further, thematic and cross-sectional analyses are performed on the interview findings to rationalize the proposed decision framework. The findings include a detailed and customized project assessment framework, an integration model, and a decision framework for the assessment of different project alternatives. This study helps policy- and decision-makers in selecting the project alternative by maximizing sustainability in road infrastructure projects. Insights into environmental and social externalities and their quantitative interpretation throughout the life of the road are also achieved.

scholarly journals The Evolution of the Sustainability Assessment ToolSBToolPT: From Buildings to the Built Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Castanheira ◽  
Luís Bragança
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Sustainability Assessment Tools

This paper analyses the current trends in sustainability assessment. After about 15 years from the launch of sustainability assessment tools, focused on buildings evaluation, the paradigm of sustainability assessment tools is changing from the building scale to the built environment scale. Currently European cities and cities around the world are concerned with sustainable development, as well as its evolution. Cities seek a way to adapt to contemporary changes, in order to meet the required needs and ensure population’s well-being. Considering this, the new generations of sustainability assessment tools are being developed to be used to guide and help cities and urban areas to become more sustainable. Following the trend of the most important sustainability assessment tools, the sustainability assessment toolSBToolPTis also developing its version for assessing the sustainability of the built environment, namely, the urban planning projects and the urban regeneration projects, to be developed in Portugal, theSBToolPT-UP. The application of the methodology to three case studies will demonstrate its feasibility; at the same time this will identify the best practices which will serve as reference for new projects, thereby assisting the development of the tool.

scholarly journals MEASURING UP: A CASE FOR REDRAWING THE SYSTEM BOUNDARIES OF SUSTAINABILITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 159-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent Sturlaugson ◽  
Rebekah Radtke ◽  
Anita Lee-Post
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Triple Bottom Line ◽  
Academic Excellence ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
University Of Kentucky ◽  
The University

The primary goal of this paper is to examine the role that sustainability assessment and reporting plays in creating a sustainable campus for academic excellence. A prototype sustainability assessment and reporting system is developed for triple bottom line impact analysis of the built environment of the newly expanded and renovated Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky. The prototype system utilizes a toolkit to collect environmental, social, and economic data of the building's built environment for sustainable design performance analyses. The system also employs a comprehensive set of sustainability metrics to measure and report the building's triple bottom line impacts on academic success. In sum, our study succeeds in (1) expanding the definition and evaluation of campus buildings' sustainability to include environmental, social, and economic factors, (2) providing campus stakeholders with a toolkit for assessing the sustainability of campus buildings, and (3) creating a comprehensive sustainability metric for benchmarking and tracking campus buildings' triple bottom line impacts on academic success.

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