A comparative review of environmental concern prioritization: LEED vs other major certification systems

Journal of Environmental Management
Ozge Suzer

Abstract

The matter of environmental concern prioritization integrated into globally used green building rating systems is a fundamental issue since it determines how the performance of a structure or development is reflected. Certain nationally-developed certification systems are used globally without being subjected to adjustments with respect to local geographical, cultural, economic and social parameters. This may lead to a situation where the results of an evaluation may not reflect the reality of the region and/or the site of construction. The main objective of this paper is to examine and underline the problems regarding the issue of weighting environmental concerns in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification system, which is a US-originated but globally used assessment tool. The methodology of this study consists of; (i) an analysis of the approach of LEED in the New Construction and Major Renovations scheme in version 3 (LEED NC, v.3) and the Building Design and Construction scheme in version 4 (LEED BD + C, v.4), (ii) case studies in which regional priority credits (RPCs) set by LEED for four countries (Canada, Turkey, China and Egypt) are criticized with respect to countries' own local conditions...Continue Reading

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Feb 10, 2007·Journal of Environmental Management·Grace K C Ding

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Oct 30, 2016·Journal of Environmental Management·Antônio Márcio Tavares ThoméArne Remmen
Jan 11, 2021·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Mohamed Amine ZainineAmenallah Guizani

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