Sustainable Energy Performance Indicators of Green Building in Developing Countries

The concern of environment and sustainable development has been increased recently. These problems force the countries to adopt a number of policies that enhance energy efficiency and apply baseline parameters in accordance with international standards. Green building has now become a forefront of sustainable development in this century that takes the responsibility for balancing long-term economic, environmental and social health. It offers an opportunity to create environmentally efficient buildings by using an integrated approach of design. The energy efficiency as a key performance criteria group for sustainable buildings is investigated in this paper. In this study the most important criteria of energy efficiency are identified and based on Iran Renewable Energy Organization's expert's opinions, the most common renewable energies are compared, as well as, their feasibility to implementation in urban areas and buildings are studied. As the results of this research, solar energy (active and passive form) has the highest priority, advantage, and application for using in urban areas and buildings in Iran. However, passive solar energy has more application, but there are some obstacles for developing this system.