A model for evaluating the environmental benefits of elementary school facilities.

Abstract:

:In this study, a model that is capable of evaluating the environmental benefits of a new elementary school facility was developed. The model is composed of three steps: (i) retrieval of elementary school facilities having similar characteristics as the new elementary school facility using case-based reasoning; (ii) creation of energy consumption and material data for the benchmark elementary school facility using the retrieved similar elementary school facilities; and (iii) evaluation of the environmental benefits of the new elementary school facility by assessing and comparing the environmental impact of the new and created benchmark elementary school facility using life cycle assessment. The developed model can present the environmental benefits of a new elementary school facility in terms of monetary values using Environmental Priority Strategy 2000, a damage-oriented life cycle impact assessment method. The developed model can be used for the following: (i) as criteria for a green-building rating system; (ii) as criteria for setting the support plan and size, such as the government's incentives for promoting green-building projects; and (iii) as criteria for determining the feasibility of green building projects in key business sectors.

journal_name

J Environ Manage

authors

Ji C,Hong T,Jeong K,Leigh SB

doi

10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.11.022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

220-9

eissn

0301-4797

issn

1095-8630

pii

S0301-4797(13)00715-9

journal_volume

132

pub_type

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