Abstract
The objective of this article is to provide an efficient means of enforcing green building in Jordan, the Middle East. The paper is proposing assessment tool of Energy Star Rating Scheme and also explaining its role for achieving sustainable development during buildings lifecycle and hence reducing energy and water usage. The Scheme development will remove considerable environmental, social and economic issues as Jordan is a country that renowned for its poor energy and water resources. The article provides technical aspects, means, technologies and processes for proposing and implementation Green star ratings for buildings. The star ratings are based on integrating renewable energy technologies, water recourses and its consumption management and waste recycling and its management throughout the buildings’ life cycle including its design, installation and operation.
Highlights
In Jordan, buildings and building’s sector including domestic and commercial buildings is responsible for large portion of energy consumption
Energy consumption in buildings consumes up to 40 of total energy usage around the globe Baniyounes et al (2012) and this is expected to increase by almost 20% in the two decades as announced by Fumo and Biswas (2015). buildings heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) is the biggest energy consumer which accounts for almost 35% of total energy consumption within building Kordjamshidi et al (2005) and this is due to the increase in using energy in residential buildings
These tools are regarded as inclusive environmental evaluation scheme such as BREEAM (United Kingdom) Building Research Establishment (BREEM) (2019), GBTool (Canada) Gu (2018), leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) (US) LEED (2019) and etc. the previously mentioned bodies assessment tools and scenarios are based on life cycle analysis and for the buildings’ sectors
Summary
In Jordan, buildings and building’s sector including domestic and commercial buildings is responsible for large portion of energy consumption. The main intention of this research study is to evaluate the suitability of buildings by applying star rating schemes in buildings This rating is evaluated based on the installation, operation, consumption and monitoring of energy, water resources and waste management data. Green or sustainable building is buildings that consider certain criteria and techniques are integrated in buildings which conserve energy, water resources and waste management, building architecture, landscaping, maintenance and housekeeping in order to guarantee sustainable future These criteria and techniques will include sustainability measure on buildings planning, design and installation, buildings architecture including nature and location, water and energy resources, the usage of renewable and passive technologies, and related GHG emissions
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