Applicability and Implementation of U.S. Green Building Council Rating System (LEED) in Egypt (A Longitudinal study for Egyptian LEED Certified Buildings)
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings
Occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in office buildings has been positively correlated to self-estimated job performance and, potentially, to overall company productivity. LEED is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven program that provides third-party certification of green buildings, contributing to promote sustainability into the mainstream of building design a...
متن کاملEnergy saving performance of green vegetation on LEED certified buildings
Sustainable building practices can considerably reduce building’s environmental impact in energy consumption. Covering a building envelope with green vegetation, such as green roof and green wall, is considered a sustainable construction practice, as green vegetation has a positive performance in energy savings. It reduces heat flux and solar reflectivity, generates evaporative cooling, increas...
متن کاملBuilding information modeling for sustainable design and LEED rating analysis
a r t i c l e i n f o Green building rating systems Building performance analyses Today, there is a high level of demand for sustainable buildings. The most important decisions regarding a building's sustainable features are made during the design and preconstruction stages. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED ®) is the most widely adopted sustainable building rating system in t...
متن کاملIntegrating building information modeling (BIM) and LEED system at the conceptual design stage of sustainable buildings
Designing environmentally friendly buildings that provide both high performance and cost savings is of increasing interest in the development of sustainable cities. Today, we are looking at not just buildings’ certification but sustainable practices that go beyond ratings to satisfy our social responsibilities. The construction industry in general will benefit from an integrated tool that will ...
متن کاملLEED Adopters : Public Procurement and the Private Supply of “ Green ” Buildings
October 18, 2011 DRAFT: DO NOT CITE OR CIRCULATE Governments often use their considerable purchasing power to promote policy objectives. However, it remains unclear whether or when public procurement preferences can stimulate private markets for innovative products and services. We examine municipal government procurement policies that mandate the construction of “green” buildings. We ask wheth...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Procedia Environmental Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1878-0296
DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2016.04.052