Impact of Environmental Assessment of Green Building Materials on Sustainable Rating System

2013 ◽  
Vol 689 ◽  
pp. 398-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Aminu Umar ◽  
Hassan Tukur ◽  
Mohd. Faris Khamidi ◽  
Adam Umar Alkali
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Existing Building ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Governmental Institutions ◽  
The Impact

As education and concern pertaining to environmental and sustainability issues like implications of resources destruction, decrease in bio-diversity as well as climate change multiply, so has the need for housing developments that lead to less damaging effects on the environment, whilst enabling living standard to be sustained. Builders, developers and material providers have addressed this demand by creating approaches and technologies that minimize energy, water and main material consumption, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and sustain or enhance surrounding ecological systems and services. Several administration and non-governmental institutions in addition have aimed to change the sustainability of the building industry by developing green rating systems that can be used to evaluate the environmental performance of new and existing building. This paper discusses material resources criteria and the impact as a sustainable rating tool.

On the Assessment Tools of Green Building Materials

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 341-344
Author(s):  
Xin Ming Yan ◽  
Da Lu Tan ◽  
Hong Jia
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
International Construction ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Resource And Environment

The impact of the construction industry on the consumption of natural resource and environment cannot be ignored. There is no doubt that green building will be a trend in the international construction industry. It is crucial to choose the appropriate green building materials, because it acts as key factor to the development of green building. With the brief introduction of two mainstream assessment tools of green building materials in the world and two main evaluation tools that are used in China as well as their advantages and disadvantages, this article is expected to serve as the reference for development of green building materials and the assessment tools in China.

scholarly journals Assessment of Green Building Materials’ Attributes to Achieve Sustainable Building Façades Using AHP

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 474
Author(s):  
Marwa M. Gomaa Mayhoub ◽  
Zeyad M. Tarek El Sayad ◽  
Ahmed AbdelMonteleb M. Ali ◽  
Mona G. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Green Performance ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
Building Facades

The need to enhance the performance of building façades and mitigate adverse environmental impacts has promoted the hypothesis of integrating green materials towards sustainable buildings. Façade designers tend to select building materials based on their green characteristics (origin) or green performance; however, this study highlights the importance of integrating both into the decision process. The main objective is to develop a new assessment process for selecting green building façade materials based on green performance and green originality. Furthermore, the evaluation framework considers four green building rating systems as a reference to allocate credits for the relevant criteria. Applying the proposed criteria in this study helps maximize the points for accreditation when incorporating green building materials in building façades. Moreover, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to assign the proposed criteria’s weighting importance based on the four rating systems’ average points. After that, performing sensitivity analysis to identify each criterion’s influence is conducted. The study concluded that involving minimum levels of adverse impacts is the preferable criteria regarding the green origin concept. As for the green performance, promoting the performance of indoor air quality is the most favorable selection criteria.

A Study on the Impact of Different Application Ratios of Ultra-Low Emission Green Building Materials on Human Health in Indoor Environments

2012 ◽  
Vol 271-272 ◽  
pp. 126-130
Author(s):  
Cheng Chen Chen ◽  
Wen Chang Kuo ◽  
Che Ming Chiang ◽  
Kuang Sheng Liu ◽  
Chih Kao Nieh
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Test Method ◽  
World Health ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
The Impact

This study is a 3-year national research project. The objective of this study is to examine the influence of formaldehyde and VOC emissions with different application ratios of ultra-low emission (ULE) green building materials(GBMs), and their impact on human health in indoor environments. The testing methods for aldehyde and ketone substances, and VOC substances used in this study are referenced from the ASTM D6670-01 regulations by full size chamber test method, and the ISO 16000-3 and ISO 16000-6 regulated aldehyde and ketone substance, and VOC sampling and analysis methods. Experiments are conducted at 0%, 30%, 50%, 80% and 100% (5 groups) ratios of ultra-low emission (ULE) green building material used, and the emissions are analyzed. The results show that the higher the utility rate of ULE green building material, the more the interior concentration of TVOC can be effectively lowered. Using at least 30% ULE green building material can achieve indoor air quality that is less than the TVOC value standard of 3 ppm set by the Environmental Protection Administration of Executive Yuan, Taiwan. However, under the standard of 300 ug/m3, set by the World Health Organization and the GreenGuard children’s standard of 220 ug/m3, our research shows that the experiment groups using 30%, and not using (0%) ULE green building material, present a health risk, based on the above standards. However using more than 50% ULE green building material can effectively lower the VOC emission level, indicating that by increasing the use of ULE green building material, the IEH can be maintained.

scholarly journals Effect of LCA Data Sources on GBRS Reference Values: The Envelope of an Italian Passive House

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 1883
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Palumbo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Threshold Values ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Passive House ◽  
The Impact

Scientific literature provides evidence that mitigating the effects of a building’s operation does not in itself ensure an overall improvement in its environmental performance. A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) plays a key role in gauging the overall environmental performance of a building although several authors argue that the lack of LCA threshold values makes it difficult to compare design options or measure whether reduced impact targets are achieved. This has led the Green Building Rating Systems (GBRS) to include the LCA within their evaluation criteria and, in like Active House (AH), establish threshold values of the main impact categories to quantify the level of performance achieved. Since the reliability of the data sources is a crucial issue for applying the LCA method, the effectiveness of their implementation within the GBRS also strictly depends on the origin of the impact values. To quantify the extent to which the source affects the impacts calculated by the LCA threshold value in AH, the present study compared the outcomes of two assessments carried out in parallel using two different data sources: AH–LCA evaluation tool v.1.6 and the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). A Passive House (PH)-compliant, small residential building was selected as a case study, as this is a standard that excels in ultra-low-energy performance. Moreover, given the crucial role that the envelope plays in the PH standard, the analysis was undertaken on the envelope of a PH-compliant building located in Northern Italy. To stress the influence of embedded effects in a Passive House, the assessment focused on the production and end-of-life stages of building materials. The comparison showed a relevant difference between the two scenarios for all the environmental indicators: e.g., deviations of 10% for Global Warming Potential, 20% for Acidification Potential and Eutrophication Potential, and 40–50% for Renewable Primary Energy.

scholarly journals Determinants of sustainable building materials (SBM) selection on construction projects

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-194
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Chidiebere Eze ◽  
◽  
Rex Asibuodu Ugulu ◽  
Onyealilam Peter Onyeagam ◽  
Desoji Anthony Adegboyega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Embodied Energy ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sustainable Building Materials

The complexity and fragmented nature and the multiple stakeholders in the construction industry often make it difficult to come up with a firm decision regarding sustainable building materials selection. The wrong choice could negatively impact the project objective and performance outcome. This study assessed the critical factor influencing the choice of sustainable building materials (SBM) selection on construction projects in the Southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Data were collected using a well-structured questionnaire, non-probability (purposive and snowball) sampling techniques, and an internet-mediated survey. Data analyses were carried out using the appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical tools and exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The study revealed recycled plastic, natural clay and mud, stone, bricks and tile, cellulose, stray bales, grasses, limestone, and wood timber, are the commonly used sustainable building materials. Also, their level of awareness is high while their adoption is moderate. EFA revealed that the major clusters of determinants of the choice of green building materials are: emissions minimisation, low running cost and reusability, low thermal and energy consumption efficiency, low cost and high health and safety consideration and waste minimisation. The key factors influencing the choice of sustainable building materials selection in construction are: reducing greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, materially embodied energy cost, operating and maintenance costs, non-toxic or low toxic emissions generated by the products/materials, recyclability of the building materials, availability of the technical skills, renewable (reusable) properties, inhibiting the impact of buildings on the environment, safety and health of the occupants, and appearance and aesthetic. It is recommended that consideration be given to these factors in selecting sustainable/green building materials in the designs and specifications of construction projects.

The Green Building Materials Manual

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Rae Roth ◽  
Meghan Lewis ◽  
Liane Hancock
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Building Materials

The Development of Green Building Materials Trend in China

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 1070-1073
Author(s):  
Bao Zhu Sheng
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Building Material ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Tendency

Building material is the base of civil engineering construction, in the history of thousands of years of development, building materials also gradually change and change, and is closely related to the progress of human civilization and the development of science and technology.Green building materials has the vital significance to the construction of a conservation-oriented society and sustainable development, in accordance with China's social development.This paper introduces the importance of the development of green building materials,analyzes some factors influencing the development of green building materials in China,and discusses the development tendency of green building materials in China.

Discuss on Green Building Materials and Related Issues

2011 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 165-170
Author(s):  
Shi Jin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Future Trend ◽  
Life Cycle Model ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Green Building Materials ◽  
The Evaluation System

Green building materials as an important factor plays important role in the promote sustainable development. However, at present a unified understanding on the green building materials in China have not been formed,the evaluation system of green building materials is not perfect.In this paper,the concept and features of green building materials are discussed deeply,and life cycle model is used to evaluate the green building materials.The status and future trend of green building materials are discussed too.

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