A Research on Selecting the Green Building Certification System Suitable for Turkey
Abstract
Since the sustainable development is considered one of the most
significant global concerns, its goals are legislated by several countries to
guarantee the project compliance. Therefore, the important issue of development
is to ensure the project compliance with the sustainability requirements. With this
paper, a methodology is presented based on the strategy to find the most
important standards and criteria which must be considered in the development of
a green building certification system in Turkey. The Analytic Hierarchy Process
(AHP) technique has been adopted at this paper by determining criteria and
sub-criteria from the literature. Moreover, interviews have been implemented
with experts whom are from different backgrounds, i) academicians, ii) professional
consultants and iii) decision makers for the government. By the use of criteria and sub-criteria which
are considered significant in line with the green building and sustainability
studies, the questionnaire has been developed by the AHP software (Expert
choice 11.5 academic version) is completed by the experts. The results of the
used techniques clarified that economy (cost) and effectiveness are considered
the most significant standards for the green building certification system in
Turkey. Whereas, the entire valuation achievement, registration and
certification costs, and adaptableness and consistency are the most significant
sub-criteria.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Architecture
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Fatma S. Said
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This is me
0000-0001-7149-8991
Libya
Publication Date
January 15, 2019
Submission Date
November 7, 2018
Acceptance Date
January 14, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 2 Number: 1