Department of Architecture & Planning, National Institute of Technology Calicut, NIT Campus P. O, Kozhikode, Kerala, 673601, India.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Jul;29(34):51054-51064. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16682-5. Epub 2021 Oct 23.
Rapid developments followed by the industrial revolution had a huge impact on the ecosystem. The concern for the ecosystem paved the way for the concept of sustainability along with its three mutually reinforcing and interdependent economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The need for sustainability is reflected in almost every field and is also seen in the construction industry in the form of green/sustainable building practices. In 2002, World Green Building Council (WGBC) was established with Green Building Councils (GBCs) representing various countries for promoting sustainable buildings. Green Building Rating Systems (GBRS) were established by GBCs to acknowledge buildings that adopt sustainable construction practices. In this context, GBRS needs much attention along with its structural framework. Many researchers have analyzed the structural framework of GBRS, and most of the studies were confined to general and category levels. Therefore, the current study attempts to investigate the weightage of sustainability dimensions through the building lifecycle by conducting a criteria-level analysis of GBRS. The weightage for three sustainability dimensions considered by GBRS was investigated through a questionnaire survey using the Budget Allocation Method (BAM). The weightage for each stage of the building lifecycle considered by GBRS was also investigated. The study also explored the relationship between sustainability dimensions and building lifecycle stages. The general framework of GBRS was analyzed, and suggestions for improving and refining GBRS were presented. Even though the study is restricted to four GBRS, the research outcome would be beneficial for developing/improving the GBRS towards accomplishing sustainability.
快速发展和工业革命对生态系统产生了巨大影响。对生态系统的关注为可持续性概念铺平了道路，其包含相互加强和相互依存的经济、社会和环境三个方面。可持续性的需求几乎反映在各个领域，在建筑行业也以绿色/可持续建筑实践的形式体现出来。2002 年，世界绿色建筑委员会（World Green Building Council，WGBC）成立，各国的绿色建筑委员会（Green Building Council，GBC）代表共同推动可持续建筑。GBC 建立了绿色建筑评估体系（Green Building Rating System，GBRS），以认可采用可持续建筑实践的建筑。在此背景下，GBRS 及其结构框架需要得到更多关注。许多研究人员分析了 GBRS 的结构框架，而且大多数研究仅限于一般和类别层面。因此，本研究试图通过对 GBRS 进行标准层面的分析，从建筑生命周期的角度研究可持续性维度的权重。通过使用预算分配法（Budget Allocation Method，BAM）进行问卷调查，研究了 GBRS 所考虑的三个可持续性维度的权重。还研究了 GBRS 所考虑的建筑生命周期各个阶段的权重。此外，该研究还探讨了可持续性维度与建筑生命周期阶段之间的关系。分析了 GBRS 的总体框架，并提出了改进和完善 GBRS 的建议。尽管本研究仅限于四个 GBRS，但研究结果将有助于朝着可持续性目标开发/改进 GBRS。
