A critical comparison of green building rating systems

DT Doan, A Ghaffarianhoseini, N Naismith… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Various green rating systems are established globally to evaluate the sustainability of
construction projects. Their categories and criteria have been under constant updates to …

A review of operating performance in green buildings: Energy use, indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction

Y Geng, W Ji, Z Wang, B Lin, Y Zhu - Energy and Buildings, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims to review the published researches on post-occupancy performance of
green buildings in terms of energy use, indoor environment quality (IEQ) and occupant …

The role of built and social environmental factors in Covid-19 transmission: A look at America's capital city

M Hu, JD Roberts, GP Azevedo, D Milner - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
The goal of this research was to investigate the multifaceted interrelationships between the
built and social environments and the impact of this relationship on population-level health …

Post-occupancy evaluation: State-of-the-art analysis and state-of-the-practice review

P Li, TM Froese, G Brager - Building and environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a process of evaluating the performance of a building
after it has been occupied for at least several years. The authors conducted a …

Energy consumption and efficiency in buildings: current status and future trends

A Allouhi, Y El Fouih, T Kousksou, A Jamil… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2015 - Elsevier
The building sector is considered as the biggest single contributor to world energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, a good understanding of the nature …

Green buildings as a necessity for sustainable environment development: dilemmas and challenges

CC Bungau, T Bungau, IF Prada, MF Prada - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development encompasses numerous development goals and strategies, with
green buildings (GBs) being among the implementations of this concept. The development …

Green building standards and the united nations' sustainable development goals

S Goubran, T Walker, C Cucuzzella… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable practices in the building industry are strongly influenced by published green
and sustainable building and real-estate standards (GSBRES). Therefore, it is crucial to …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainties in whole-building life cycle assessment: A systematic review

H Feng, J Zhao, H Zhang, S Zhu, D Li… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental impacts (EIs) of building stocks have been receiving significant attention in
recent decades as they consume more than 40% of the world's energy, release one third of …

Social problems of green buildings: From the humanistic needs to social acceptance

DX Zhao, BJ He, C Johnson, B Mou - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, scholars have conducted research and held discussions on green
building to highlight their vital significance in addressing environmental, economic and …

Evolving green building: triple bottom line or regenerative design?

Z Gou, X Xie - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017 - Elsevier
The research aims to envision the next generation green building. It starts from a critical
review of green building concepts and practices. The critiques mainly come from two …