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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Building rating system"”.
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Development of a rating system for sustainable bridges
… have not been formalized as they have in building design. The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDTM) Green Building Rating System evaluates sustainable building design by awarding points based on measurable criteria. The LEEDTM rating system …
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Green vs. sustainable: analyzing and expanding LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design)
… including new socio-economic indicators in green building rating systems in order to promote innovative practices in the building planning, design, construction and operations by introducing a broader definition of sustainability in the building industry. It provides a comparative analysis of the …
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Assessing Sustainability in Developing Country Contexts: The Applicability of Green Building Rating Systems to Building Design and Construction in Madagascar and Tanzania
Buildings have significant and complex impacts both in their construction and in their use. Green building rating systems have been developed and promoted in more economically-advanced countries to offer guidelines to reduce negative impacts and to promote sustainable practices of building …
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Designing a Pre-assessment platform to promoting the use of Green Star NZ rating systems at the early stage
The impact of non-green buildings on the climate and the environment has prompted people to investigate green building standards aimed at the implementation of rating tools or certifications. Since then, various green building rating systems have been introduced to the construction industry …
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The role of LEED certification in consumer major purchase decisions: a case study of the Chattanooga Volkswagen manufacturing facility
… investigated the marketability of LEED-certified buildings, no direct attention has been given to assessing if the benefits of LEED certification filter down to the profitability of products manufactured in those buildings. To investigate this potential influence, I conducted a large-scale survey …
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Improving sustainability decision-making at neighbourhood level: a new framework for performance assessment based on china’s small residential district
… are the key spatial link between individual buildings and the broader urban context. Sustainability efforts at building and city level will be less effective if this link is not appropriately addressed. There are two primary types of assessment approach for evaluating the sustainability …
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Life Cycle Cost Analysis of occupant well-being and productivity impacts in LEED offices
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Department of Construction Management, 2009
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Analyse du concept de bâtiments éco-efficaces: applications au Canada et à la Chine
… Home et l'immeuble commercial Jean Canfield Building, la situation dans le pays en voie de développement est aussi étudiée afin de fonder une vision stratégique d'intégration de ce concept. Pour le réaliser, une série de recherches a été faite, y compris l'histoire du développement des …
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Energy use and emissions reduction strategies for structural steel fabricators: a case study
… material sourcing for structural steel used in building construction. This research involves a life-cycle inventory assessment of structural members used in a case-study building to address this gap in research and identify high-impact areas for future process improvement at one fabrication …