Rich, K (2011) Design and construction process of two LEED certified university buildings: A collective case study. PhD thesis, University of Missouri - Columbia, USA.
Abstract
This study was conducted at the early stages of integrating LEED into the design process in which a clearer understanding of what sustainable and ecological design was about became evident through the duration of designing and building of two academic buildings on a university campus. In this case study, due to utilizing a grounded theory methodology a clearer understanding of how LEED influenced the current practices, programming, the design process, the decision-making process, time, cost, and quality are defined. Additionally, how the unique issues that occurred due to the implementation of LEED were acknowledged and addressed in the programming phase. LEED as a program is beneficial on both a professional and global level. It is clear that if the owners, designers, and contractors utilize the LEED criteria to design the built environment, then standards will keep evolving, thereby providing improved design solutions with enhanced overall quality due to conscious design. Acknowledging the unique issues that are revealed through this case study helped to understand the unique problems that an academic setting could encounter.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Schwarz, B |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | built environment; duration; grounded theory; standards; programming; designer; owner; professional; case study |
| Index terms: | owner, decision-making process, grounded theory, designer, case study, implementation, duration, design and construction, built environment, design process, ecological design, methodology, program, programming |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, programming, theoretical framing, research methods, sustainability and energy, profession, data collection methods, design methods, project controls, decision analysis, sociology, infrastructure and transport systems, software systems |
| Topics: | Time Control, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Research Practice, Sustainability, Procurement, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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