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Clarifying the new interpretations of the concept of sustainable building
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A review of definitions of sustainable building shows that the terminology needs clarification as many difficulties exist in identifying sustainability in the built environment as discussed by the authors, and some requirements for a better definition of a sustainable building are indicated.About:
This article is published in Sustainable Cities and Society.The article was published on 2013-10-01. It has received 285 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainability organizations & Social sustainability.read more
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Smart Cities: Definitions, Dimensions, Performance, and Initiatives
TL;DR: The different metrics of urban smartness are reviewed to show the need for a shared definition of what constitutes a smart city, what are its features, and how it performs in comparison to traditional cities.
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Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review
Jian Zuo,Zhen-Yu Zhao +1 more
TL;DR: A critical review of the existing body of knowledge of researches related to green building is presented in this article, where the common research themes and methodology were identified, such as the definition and scope of green building, quantification of benefits of green buildings compared to conventional buildings, and various approaches to achieve green buildings.
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State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs
TL;DR: In this article, a state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current implementations, technologies, and benefits is presented in order to show how green roofs may contribute to more sustainable buildings and cities.
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A critical comparison of green building rating systems
Dat Tien Doan,Ali GhaffarianHoseini,Nicola Naismith,Tongrui Zhang,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,John Tookey +6 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the development of green rating systems is presented in this article, where the authors identify the similarity, difference, strength and weakness of green ratings, and examine whether they fully assess the projects in all aspects of sustainability.
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Sustainable energy performances of green buildings: a review of current theories, implementations and challenges
Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini,Nur Dalilah Dahlan,Umberto Berardi,Ali GhaffarianHoseini,Nastaran Makaremi,Mahdiar GhaffarianHoseini +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the sustainable energy performances of green buildings to identify the influential parameters based upon the contemporary successful accomplishments of green building design implementations, and highlight the significant challenges related to the fundamental parameters of cost, maintenance, and operation.
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