Journal
CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 125-146Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10286608.2016.1145676
Keywords
single-family buildings; Sustainability; EcoProP; CASBEE; code for sustainable homes; BREEAM; LEED; SBTool(PT)-H; DGNB; building sustainability assessment
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- FCT (Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia - Portugal) [SFRH/BD/76043/2011]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/76043/2011] Funding Source: FCT
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Building sustainability assessment tools (BSATs) aim to promote and rank the sustainability of building stock. This paper makes a deep comparative analysis on how dwellings are evaluated by five BSAT and one performance-based design tool. The comparison is based on: (i) the purpose of assessment; (ii) sustainability dimensions considered; (iii) indicators addressed; (iv) life cycle phases considered by the indicators; (v) type of indicators; (vi) measurements; (vii) aggregation processes; and (vii) life cycle phases during which the assessment was carried out. The evaluation showed that the scope of BSAT varies significantly as well as the life cycle phases addressed in the assessment. Financial issues are often excluded from the assessment. None of the schemes is totally quantitative or qualitative in their measurement system; all have different types of indicators and different ways to assess them. This research provides researchers and stakeholders with important inside knowledge on the tools that allow the development and construction of more sustainable buildings.
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