Study on Sustainable Buildings

Abstract:

Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable construction is the creation and responsible maintenance of a healthy built environment, based on ecological principles, and by means of an efficient use of resources. Sustainable buildings meet customer needs through environmentally and socially responsible planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance at the least possible first-time and operating costs. Three assessment methods for sustainable buildings are included: Building Research Establishment's Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the UK, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the US and Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system. The greatest challenge sustainable construction faces is to lower the initial costs of sustainable buildings. Prefabrication is a means of saving labor and lowering the costs.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 174-177)
• Pages: 3146-3149
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.174-177.3146
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Ying Li
• Keywords: Assessment Methods for Sustainable Buildings, Prefabrication, Sustainable Building, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Development

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