Comparative Study of Six Green Building Rating Systems : Focusing on Energy and Water Conservation
Nguyen, Khanh Linh (2019)
2019
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The huge consumption of energy and water in the construction sector has become a major concern. Currently, the green building rating system is considered as an effective method to achieve more sustainable construction practices. Many Asian countries have developed green building assessment tools concerning the efficiency of water and energy usages in buildings.
The aim of this thesis was to compare and discuss how energy and water aspects are evaluated in Asian green building rating systems. In this study, criteria schemes of six Asian rating systems were analysed to understand the role of energy and water.
It was found that energy receives the highest position in the weighting of categories of all six rating tools. In contrast, the attention for water is less significant. The results indicated some criteria that most systems have in common. Moreover, they also pointed out some system-specific criteria that have been considered by only a few rating systems such as building automation system and water consumption during the construction phase.
It is suggested that more research need to be carried out to include assessment criteria during the construction phase. In addition, Asian green building rating systems need to give more emphasis on water and update the criteria schemes with recent innovations and technologies.
The aim of this thesis was to compare and discuss how energy and water aspects are evaluated in Asian green building rating systems. In this study, criteria schemes of six Asian rating systems were analysed to understand the role of energy and water.
It was found that energy receives the highest position in the weighting of categories of all six rating tools. In contrast, the attention for water is less significant. The results indicated some criteria that most systems have in common. Moreover, they also pointed out some system-specific criteria that have been considered by only a few rating systems such as building automation system and water consumption during the construction phase.
It is suggested that more research need to be carried out to include assessment criteria during the construction phase. In addition, Asian green building rating systems need to give more emphasis on water and update the criteria schemes with recent innovations and technologies.