Global Weights of Parameters for Sustainable Buildings from Consultants’ Perspectives in Indian Context
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Sustainable building (SB) and its assessment schemes are the key to achieve sustainable growth in an urban zone. An attempt is made to develop sustainability global weight () of various parameters for the assessment of SBs. An analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to derive sustainability global weight () for all contributing parameters: environmental, social, economic, and cultural. Consultants from various regions of India were asked to give their responses on an AHP-based questionnaire. Based on 37 valid responses from consultants, the global weight of parameters is derived by a geometric mean method along with an aggregation of individual priorities approach. Consultants have ranked renewable energy, optimum energy performance, water-use reduction, reduced wastewater generation, and energy accountability as the five most crucial parameters. Findings of this paper can be helpful to designers and developers to achieve real sustainable development in developing countries similar to India.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 18 • Issue 3 • September 2012
Pages: 233 - 241
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© 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: May 26, 2010
Accepted: Sep 8, 2011
Published online: Sep 10, 2011
Published in print: Sep 1, 2012
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