TY - JOUR
T1 - A new stakeholder opinion-based rapid sustainability assessment method (RSAM) for existing residential buildings
AU - Karaca, Ferhat
AU - Guney, Mert
AU - Kumisbek, Aiganym
AU - Kaskina, Dina
AU - Tokbolat, Serik
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by Nazarbayev University’s Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program (FDCRGP) (Funder Project Reference: 090118FD5319 , Finance Code: SOE2018020 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - In many developing countries, several strategies and programs have been established to support the green building initiative, but overall progress is too slow to keep up with the global advances. To accelerate progress in building sustainability as well as to aid the decision-making process of different parties involved, a tailored quantification method for the sustainability performance of buildings is needed. The study presents a Rapid Sustainability Assessment Method (RSAM) – a fast and easy-to-implement system developed using indicators and their respective weights obtained from stakeholders and an assessment approach based on residents’ responses. It was then applied to measure the sustainability performance of several residential buildings (from eras: before 1991, from 1991 to 1998, and after 1998) in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana). Results differentiated well between the buildings of different era, revealing that even new buildings certified via international green building rating systems do not entirely satisfy the vision of sustainability of the capital's residents. Although the residents’ opinion-based method was developed for existing residential buildings, it is flexible enough to accommodate future changes e.g. including data obtained from other stakeholders (e.g. building management) and assessing non-residential buildings. RSAM is further applicable to residential buildings constructed after 1950s in other similar regions including post-Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries.
AB - In many developing countries, several strategies and programs have been established to support the green building initiative, but overall progress is too slow to keep up with the global advances. To accelerate progress in building sustainability as well as to aid the decision-making process of different parties involved, a tailored quantification method for the sustainability performance of buildings is needed. The study presents a Rapid Sustainability Assessment Method (RSAM) – a fast and easy-to-implement system developed using indicators and their respective weights obtained from stakeholders and an assessment approach based on residents’ responses. It was then applied to measure the sustainability performance of several residential buildings (from eras: before 1991, from 1991 to 1998, and after 1998) in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana). Results differentiated well between the buildings of different era, revealing that even new buildings certified via international green building rating systems do not entirely satisfy the vision of sustainability of the capital's residents. Although the residents’ opinion-based method was developed for existing residential buildings, it is flexible enough to accommodate future changes e.g. including data obtained from other stakeholders (e.g. building management) and assessing non-residential buildings. RSAM is further applicable to residential buildings constructed after 1950s in other similar regions including post-Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries.
KW - Central Asia
KW - Developing countries
KW - Green building
KW - Householder opinion
KW - Kazakhstan
KW - Sustainability assessment tools
KW - Sustainability ranking
KW - Sustainability rating
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U2 - 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102155
DO - 10.1016/j.scs.2020.102155
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085235107
SN - 2210-6707
VL - 60
JO - Sustainable Cities and Society
JF - Sustainable Cities and Society
M1 - 102155
ER -