Consensus-based low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes

Aldossary, Naief A.; Rezgui, Yacine; Kwan, Alan Shu Khen

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.05.070

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“…The housing design needs to focus on the cultural barriers, environmental responsibilities and availability of raw construction materials. The suggested standard for Saudi Arabia has been identified based on established design strategies for: (1) the climate of Saudi Arabia, and (2) cultural barriers [55]. As noted previously, there is a lack of any energy consumption standard for sustainable housing in the Middle East, as well as in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with which to compare the results.…”

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Establishing domestic low energy consumption reference levels for Saudi Arabia and the Wider Middle Eastern Region

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Kwan

2017

Sustainable Cities and Society

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“…• Framework design strategies [55] should be employed in the construction industry, in order to design future sustainable low energy housing.…”

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Establishing domestic low energy consumption reference levels for Saudi Arabia and the Wider Middle Eastern Region

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Rezgui

Kwan

2017

Sustainable Cities and Society

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“…Many authors have identified challenges or concerns with the current situation of Saudi Arabian domestic buildings with regard to their sustainability and resilience [1][2][3][4][5][6]. This may be because no homegrown/developed building rating system exists that considers the country's unique factors [7].…”

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“…In Saudi Arabia, cooling systems currently account for around 70% of household electrical demands during summer months [12]. Therefore, it is not surprising that domestic buildings consume approximately half of the country's electricity production [1,5]. This is an area where considerable environmental improvements can be made.…”

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A Resilience and Environmentally Sustainable Assessment Framework (RESAF) for Domestic Building Materials in Saudi Arabia

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In Saudi Arabia, the carbon footprint and energy use that results from using concrete in construction is a major negative contributor to the environmental effects of building materials. Likewise, the impact of annual cooling and heating energy demands has an equally prominent role to play. These demands need to be assessed and benchmarked in order that reduction targets can be set. Saudi Arabia presents its own unique context and local conditions, which creates a challenge when utilizing generic frameworks for assessing the environmental impact of domestic buildings. In meeting this aim, this paper presents a resilience and environmental sustainability assessment framework (RESAF) developed specifically for domestic buildings in Saudi Arabia. RESAF helps designers/builders to minimize the carbon footprint of the building fabric and reduce in-use energy demands of domestic buildings in Saudi Arabia. This paper shows how this framework can be used to reduce, by approximately 23%, the carbon impact from construction materials, primarily by substituting a portion of cement for pulverized fly ash (PFA) or ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS). A reduction of 19% in annual cooling and heating energy demand were additionally achieved throughout the building’s life, simply by increasing insulation and using triple-glazed windows. The importance of passing these alternative solutions through the resilience filter is highlighted, not least questioning whether they are really fit-for-purpose.

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“…Several previous studies have emphasized the vital role of environmental sustainability in various applications areas such as waste management [1][2][3][4], energy [5][6][7][8], sustainability performance [9][10][11], green product [12][13][14][15], low carbon and climate [16][17][18], tourism [19][20][21][22], information and communication technology [23][24][25][26], health [27,28], behavioral science [29,30], innovation [31][32][33], economic development [34][35][36][37], risk assessment [38][39][40], decision making [41][42][43][44], tourist behaviour [45][46][47][48], business practices …”

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Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Solve Environmental Sustainability Problems: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis

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Most methodological areas assume common serious reflections to certify difficult study and publication practices, and, therefore, approval in their area. Interestingly, relatively little attention has been paid to reviewing the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in environmental sustainability problems despite the growing number of publications in the past two decades. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to fill this gap by conducting a wide search in two main databases including Web of Science and Scopus to identify the studies which used SEM techniques in the period from 2005 to 2016. A critical analysis of these articles addresses some important key issues. On the basis of our results, we present comprehensive guidelines to help researchers avoid general pitfalls in using SEM. The results of this review are important and will help researchers to better develop research models based on SEM in the area of environmental sustainability.

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Consensus-based low carbon domestic design framework for sustainable homes

Cited by 12 publications

References 69 publications

Establishing domestic low energy consumption reference levels for Saudi Arabia and the Wider Middle Eastern Region

Establishing domestic low energy consumption reference levels for Saudi Arabia and the Wider Middle Eastern Region

A Resilience and Environmentally Sustainable Assessment Framework (RESAF) for Domestic Building Materials in Saudi Arabia

Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Solve Environmental Sustainability Problems: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis

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