Life-Cycle Cost Models for Green Buildings

With Optimal Green Star Credits
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-820062-9
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 152 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Life-Cycle Cost Models for Green Buildings: With Optimal Green Star Credits illustrates the tools and methods for developing a life-cycle cost model that incorporates developer constraints while maximizing the number of credit points achieved. The book identifies the interdependencies among various credits in the Green Star environmental rating system. Afterwards, life-cycle cost is calculated by considering six main central business districts (CBDs) of Australia. The net present value (NPV) technique is used to calculate life-cycle costs. Further, a sensitivity analysis is also carried out for selected credits to identify the changes to life-cycle cost to the changes in discount rate.

Once all the life-cycle cost data is calculated, this book illustrates the development of the proposed model using a Java application which allows users to evaluate each key criterion of green buildings separately. The book is designed to provide ample knowledge of the various options available to get green building certification and the further implications in-terms of life-cycle.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Illankoon, I.M. Chethana S.

Tam, Vivian W. Y.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauökologie, Baubiologie, Bauphysik, Bauchemie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Bauökologie, Baubiologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Bauindustrie, Baugewerbe
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baugewerbe, Bauplanung, Baubetrieb

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Sustainable development and green buildings 3. Cost considerations of green buildings 4. Green star Australia credit classification 5. Life-cycle cost calculation for each key criterion 6. Life-cycle cost model development 7. Life-cycle cost model validation 8. Conclusion 9. References

Über Autor(innen)

Illankoon, I.M. Chethana S.
Chethana Illankoon is an Associate Lecturer at School of Architecture and Built Environment in University of Newcastle, Australia. She was awarded the PhD in Engineering in May 2019, from the School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics in Western Sydney University, Australia. Her PhD research focused on life-cycle cost optimization for green buildings in Australia. Her research interests are life-cycle analysis, green buildings, life-cycle cost and sustainable construction. She has published her research work in high impact journals, conference papers and book chapters. She is currently working as the Editorial Secretary for International Journal of Construction Management.

Tam, Vivian W. Y.
Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam is the Associate Dean (Research and HDR), Associate Dean (International) and Discipline Leader (Construction Management) at School of Built Environment, Western Sydney University, Australia. She is nominated to the College of Expert, Australian Research Council, Australian Government. She received her Ph.D. in sustainable construction from the Department of Building and Construction at City University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental management in construction and sustainable development. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Construction Management and Editor of Construction and Building Materials.