Oliveira, L A; Burattino Melhado, S and Vittorino, F (2015) Selection of building technology based on sustainability requirements: Brazilian context. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(5), pp. 390-404. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
The Brazilian building sector does not have an organized and reliable database of sustainability indicators based on LCA – life-cycle assessment – that would allow for a comprehensive sustainability assessment of buildings. The aim of this research is to propose requirements and parameters to assist designers in taking into account sustainable performance, with respect to ISO 21.921–1:2011 concepts, when selecting a building technology, for those situations in which an organized LCA database does not exist. The proposal also exemplifies an application of the sustainability requirements using the compensatory techniques of multi-criteria decision analysis. In addition, the paper discusses the identification of the stage of the building project in which technological selection must be conducted. Recommendations are based on a literature review of concepts, frameworks, methods and requirements of sustainability and on the consideration of sustainability requirements in building projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | environmental requirements; façade; performance; sustainability and building project; technological selection |
| Index terms: | proposal, ISO, sustainability assessment, designer, multi-criteria decision analysis, building technology, sustainability indicator, database, literature review |
| Subjects: | profession, standards development, data management, project planning, sustainability assessment, decision analysis, data analysis and analytics, engineering systems |
| Topics: | Risk Management, Digital Applications, Engineering Principles, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Project Management, Research Practice, Quality Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCA |
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