Kazakhstan is one of the leading economies Central Asian region. With ambitious goal being among fifty most developed countries in world, rigorously attempting to boost its infrastructure development. Among others, significant resources are invested construction both residential and non-residential buildings. As a proponent sustainable development, government seeking ways reducing energy use gr...

Green Building refers to the planning, design, construction, and operation of buildings considering indoor environment quality, occupant health, using energy, water, other resources more efficiently; reducing waste, pollution, overall environmental impact. Among guidelines, Leadership in Energy Environmental Design (LEED) offers a certification rating system by which are certified different cat...

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• The pre-use stage (construction) emissions of buildings occur in a short time. Wooden seem to emit less compared concrete ones according LCA. Green building certificates need consider embodied more exhaustively. construction and use consume significant proportion global energy natural resources. Leadership Energy Environmental Design (LEED) is arguably the most international green certificati...