Requisite Sustainable Development Contemplating Buildings

Abstract

Sustainable development is a requisite for future generation, as increasing urbanization, destruction of natural resources by anthropic activities, degrading ecosystems for the sake of present economic development at cost of environmental exploitation are increasing by each passing day on earth. The goal of this chapter is to provide meaningful insights for policy-makers and decision-makers towards sustainable development in the construction industry. This study is first-of-its-kind study focusing on the Sustainable Developments Goals and sustainability dimensions and their criteria and indicators in one compilation through literature study. The study concludes that there is a need to integrate the construction industry into the Sustainable Development Goals and their targets to test the built environment sustainability and there is a need to develop the most adequate frameworks for commencing the topic. Two possible frameworks suggested for future research recommendation needed for the Indian context to enhance sustainability within construction industry are based on LCSA and MCDM analysis.

Establishing Benchmarks for Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of sustainability criteria’s for performance assessment of group housing projects: in India

“…The current study adopts a novel methodology in India to establish benchmarks standards and a min-max score system to evaluate the sustainability of group housing through building life cycle stages. Though, sustainability assessment has three dimensions under its umbrella (Environment, economic and social) [11]. There are studies establishing a fourth dimension to sustainability culture as well as a holistic framework for the sustainability assessment of housing [53].…”

“…Group housing sustainability assessment systems currently include 16 new criteria's, which have been already reported in [13]. Also, a comparison between important sustainability criteria's and the existing GBRS is reported [10]. Five life cycle stages and 16 sustainability criteria's are presented for the speci ed critical sustainability criteria [10].…”

“…Also, a comparison between important sustainability criteria's and the existing GBRS is reported [10]. Five life cycle stages and 16 sustainability criteria's are presented for the speci ed critical sustainability criteria [10]. To assess the sustainability of high-rise group housing projects, additional sustainability criteria's are found by reviewing the current GBRS that relate to each sustainability dimension [10].…”

“…Five life cycle stages and 16 sustainability criteria's are presented for the speci ed critical sustainability criteria [10]. To assess the sustainability of high-rise group housing projects, additional sustainability criteria's are found by reviewing the current GBRS that relate to each sustainability dimension [10]. The sustainability criteria's includes both qualitative and quantitative, with the performance inputs being numerical, yes/no, and a 1 to 5 Likert scale.…”