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DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND DESIGN TOOL FOR EXISTING AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS IN JORDAN

Author(s) -

Rana Matarneh

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

architecture civil engineering environment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2720-6947

pISSN - 1899-0142

DOI - 10.21307/acee-2017-048

Subject(s) - sustainability , green building , architectural engineering , process (computing) , engineering , architecture , sustainable development , guideline , sustainable design , construction engineering , civil engineering , environmental resource management , environmental planning , computer science , geography , environmental science , medicine , ecology , archaeology , pathology , law , political science , biology , operating system

Construction industry is considered a key contributor to the world’s natural resources consumption, pollution, landfill waste and diminishing green space. On one hand, “buildings account for 40% of global energy use, 40% of waste products, 12% of potable water and 38% of all global GHC emissions” [1]. On the other hand, the potential for savings in this sector is enormous, if governments provide new sets of green building codes to improve buildings’ environmental performance. Since green building reduce the conDEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE ASSESSMENT METHOD AND DESIGN TOOL FOR EXISTING AND TRADITIONAL BUILDINGS IN JORDAN

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