Vakili-Ardebili, A and Boussabaine, A H (2007) Creating value through sustainable building design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 3(2), pp. 83-92. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
Value creation throughout the lifecycle of building assets is an essential aspect of sustainability. Value emergence throughout the lifecycle process is an important aspect of sustainable design. In this paper, sustainable building design (SBD) is presented as a philosophical dynamic approach for creating value throughout the lifecycle of building assets. SBD uses both active and passive design strategies to create functional, durable, ecological and energy-efficient buildings. These design aspects are a prerequisite to provide flexibility in use and high levels of comfort, health and safety for occupants. This paper outlines a framework based on a conception of end values for identifying, measuring and aggregating SBD values throughout the lifecycle of building assets.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building process; services in building; sustainable building design; whole lifecycle |
| Index terms: | sustainable design, energy-efficient building, lifecycle, strategy, health and safety, passive design, value creation, comfort, building process, emergence, sustainable building design |
| Subjects: | systems engineering, design process, occupational health and safety management, sustainability and energy, building construction, economic development, project delivery, energy systems, management, sustainable design, health safety and environment |
| Topics: | Project Management, Health and Safety, Sustainability, Engineering Principles, Design Practice, Business Strategy, Site Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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