Green building appraisal tool evaluates, enhance and promote the level of sustainable
development in the built environment. However, with a focus on the social criteria, the …

Sustainability assessment methods for building projects have a major role to play in
introducing sustainability values and principles into mainstream construction practice. The …

Can social sustainability be built? What are the challenges and potential for incorporating
the concept of social sustainability into the assessment of building projects? Theoretical …

Under climate change impacts, the world is becoming one village. This motivated the
application of sustainability rating systems of buildings away from their origins which is …

Social sustainability is an important component of sustainable housing. A holistic view of
social sustainability in residential buildings is lacking when it comes to modern tools and …

The increasing attention to sustainability worldwide asks for sustainable practices in every
sector. In this scenario, the construction sector has often been indicated as a leading …

This chapter focuses on sustainability assessments in the built environment through
multicriterion rating systems. Recent interpretations of the concepts of sustainability …

Since the advent of the first sustainability assessment method, TRYNNS, a large number of
widely differing methods have been developed to assess, rate and certify the sustainability …

Building assessment tools are used as a means to assess and encourage the adoption of
sustainability-led thinking and practice in the delivery of buildings. However, the established …

Nowadays sustainability concept has gained worldwide recognition in the building industry
worldwide. However, despite the recent trends toward consideration of environmental and …