Construction Materials and Green Building Certification

Abstract:

Sustainable building management is a complex problem which needs effective, adequate and suitable assessment tools and methods to address issues of incommensurability and complexity, always considering the prevailing environmental policies and legislation. Within the frame of this paper, green certifications building schemes have been described, compared to each other and evaluated, against the background of the standards provided by the International Organization for Standardization. Emphasis have been placed on information referring to construction materials environmental evaluation based on the Life Cycle Analysis methodology and the role of construction materials selection to green building certification schemes. Finally, the impact of green certification schemes on the construction market, mainly as a tool of energy management, has also been examined in relation to the absence of mandatory international standardization in sustainable building management.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 666)
• Pages: 89-96
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.666.89
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Efrosini Giama, Agis M. Papadopoulos
• Keywords: Construction Materials, Environmental Rating Systems, Green Building Certification, Life Cycle Analysis

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