A framework for construction of long lasting 'green' buildings

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" A framework for construction of long lasting 'green' buildings "
Shahnaz Jaffari Chinowsky, Paul S.

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	803598
Doc. No	:	TL48394
Call number	:	‭1719261494;‮ ‬3721822‬
Main Entry	:	Meiton, Fredrik
Title & Author	:	A framework for construction of long lasting 'green' buildings\ Shahnaz JaffariChinowsky, Paul S.
College	:	University of Colorado at Boulder
Date	:	2015
Degree	:	Ph.D.
field of study	:	Civil Engineering
student score	:	2015
Page No	:	203
Note	:	Committee members: Jelacic, Matthew; Montoya, Lupita D.; Silverstein, Joann; Strzepek, Emeritus K.
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-03598-7
Abstract	:	There is a shortage of scholarly research on how ‘green’ rating systems have met designers’ expectations and particularly when discussing the choice of building material. A case study of concrete masonry as a traditional building material, and LEED as the dominant rating system in the United States, was performed. Close to 90% of the award- winning designers chose concrete masonry for its ‘durability’ and they could not obtain a LEED credit for it. With a focus on ‘durability’ we studied Persepolis, an ancient site in Iran with a history of 2500 years. Persepolis is a showcase of ‘durability’ and other sustainability measures, which seem to have been forgotten through time. While design of energy efficient buildings can help decrease the use of fossil fuels, construction of long lasting buildings can save other resources as well. Based on the two studies and existing literature a framework is therefore developed for design, construction and operation of long lasting structures. Following this framework the building industry needs to base future ‘green’ rating systems on ‘durability’. This will encourage the use of long lasting building material, Total Quality Management in construction phase, and early Value Engineering based on Life Cycle Financial and Environmental Costs.
Subject	:	Civil engineering; Environmental engineering; Materials science
Descriptor	:	Applied sciences;Concrete masonry;Designers' views on leed;Durable building material;Environmental value engineering;Persepolis historic architecture;Tqm in construction
Added Entry	:	Chinowsky, Paul S.
Added Entry	:	Civil EngineeringUniversity of Colorado at Boulder