Abstract
Construction is one of industries that have negative impacts on the environment. Relevant organizations both in Thailand and other countries have been trying to minimize these impacts. Developing green building assessment systems is one of efforts in reducing environmental impacts and using natural resources efficiently. Currently, there are many green building assessment systems with different objectives and assessment scopes in some details. This could cause some confusion in selecting the suitable system for the project in accordance with its environmental, social and economical contexts. This study was aimed to compare and provide overview and components of these systems. The comparison results can be used as a guideline for further development of green building assessment systems. It is found that most major green building assessment systems still concern only environmental issues while newly developed systems have included social and economic issues in their criteria. Furthermore, the system which is developed in one environment could not be used with full capabilities in another. This will lead to more research in developing the assessment system that is more comprehensive and adaptable enough to be used effectively in various environment.
Highlights
Realizing environmental impacts from construction activities, relevant organizations in several countries developed building environmental assessment systems, known as green building assessment systems, in early 1990s as guidelines for design, construction and performance assessment of green buildings
With different systems and their different objectives, assessment scopes, building types, users, life cycle assessment, environmental, social and economic issues, hesitation could occur in selecting the best system to be used for the project effectively
This research used a qualitative method by examining components of green building assessment systems obtained from previous research works [3,4,5,6] and websites of relevant organizations
Summary
Realizing environmental impacts from construction activities, relevant organizations in several countries developed building environmental assessment systems, known as green building assessment systems, in early 1990s as guidelines for design, construction and performance assessment of green buildings. Leading systems are Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), developed by The Building Research Establishment Ltd. from the UK; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), developed by U.S Green Building Council from the United States and Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE), developed by Japan Greenbuild Council/Japan Sustainable Building Consortium from Japan. These systems are widely used both in their origin countries and abroad. Efforts have been made by academics and relevant organizations in energy and environmental sectors to classify these systems
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