Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study.

Mpakati Gama, Effiness; Wamuziri, Sam; Sloan, Brian

Abstract

In recent years, the green building environmental assessment tools (BEATs) are
increasingly being adopted from one country to the other. Previous authors have
proposed several ways for improving the performance of BEATs precisely, the
second generation tools adopted from elsewhere. However, a few studies have
focussed on how the tools are operated in their new contexts. Therefore for further
advancement of this emerging field in the property and building sector, the current
work compares the operation criteria of the original and adoptive tools in order to
analyse the implications associated with the adoptive tools hence suggest ways for
improvement. Focusing on the Green Star tool as a case study, a few implications
have been highlighted relative to facilitation, accreditation and implementation
criteria of the tools. Although there is no clear-cut for promoting BEATs based on
how are structured, continuous improvement of the BEATs in specific contexts is
needed

Citation

Mpakati Gama, E., Wamuziri, S., & Sloan, B. (2012). Green building challenges: evaluating the operation of adopted building assessment tools - case study.

• Conference Name: 28th Annual ARCOM Conference
• Start Date: Sep 3, 2012
• End Date: Sep 5, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Feb 23, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 23, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Adoptive countries; building assessment tools; green building; green star tool; operating criteria
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9545