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Verifying the Execution of ‘Green’ Building Plans
Sapir Dery1: Benhamosapir@gmail.com
Dr. Adi Katz1, Dr. Hofit Itzhak Ben-Shalom2 1Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Ashdod 2Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer-Sheva
This research paper examines the effect of building occupancy after receiving green building standard certification, based on two case studies at Tel Aviv University. The first case is the Porter School for the Environment and Earth Sciences, and the second one is the Check Point School of Computer Science. This study examined both buildings’ energetic behaviors, the variability of their climatic parameters, and air quality during three periods.
In recent years, there has been an increase in building construction due to the rate of population growth and the growing demand for residential buildings. Buildings are a basic space for people, where they may live, work, and study. However, buildings consume large amounts of resources and energy and may cause severe environmental pollution.
Over the past few years, the construction industry has been transitioning to greener technology and sustainable construction methods. ‘Green building’ is designed to create a healthy living environment, that avoids harming perishable natural resources as much as possible, i.e., green buildings have the potential to create a sustainable environment that will meet the needs of the current generation, without endangering the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
International green building standards allow periodic building inspections and reassessment. However, according to Israeli Standard #5281, once a green status score has been determined, it can no longer be changed. Presently in Israel, standards are being developed that address the quality-of-life of the buildings’ future users. It should also be mandatory to require the comparison of pre-occupancy estimates with post-occupancy evaluations )POEs(. A POE is an information analysis process based on data collection, checking whether the building’s actual end use is compatible with the original intent of its design. Prior studies have found that, to perform a reliable POE, it is necessary to wait at least six months from the date of occupancy; as such, this study was carried out over a period of two years.
We found that the design plans of the two buildings studied do not correspond with their intended usages, and the status of ’green building’ is only partially justified for the Porter School of Environmental Studies. As for the Check Point School, it, in fact, does not sufficiently match its initial plan, nor does it comply with green building standards )despite having received green certification(. As such, one recommendation of this research is to conduct a follow-up study, in which a greater number of ‘smarter’ )more sensitive( sensors would
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