Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review

Jian Zuo and Zhen-Yu Zhao

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 30, issue C, 271-281

Abstract: Green building is one of measures been put forward to mitigate significant impacts of the building stock on the environment, society and economy. However, there is lack of a systematic review of this large number of studies that is critical for the future endeavor. The last decades have witnessed rapid growing number of studies on green building. This paper reports a critical review of the existing body of knowledge of researches related to green building. The common research themes and methodology were identified. These common themes are the definition and scope of green building; quantification of benefits of green buildings compared to conventional buildings; and various approaches to achieve green buildings. It is found that the existing studies played predominately focus on the environmental aspect of green building. Other dimensions of sustainability of green building, especially the social sustainability is largely overlooked. Future research opportunities were identified such as effects of climatic conditions on the effectiveness of green building assessment tools, validation of real performance of green buildings, unique demands of specific population, and future proofing.

Keywords: Green building; Energy; Sustainability; Assessment; Research review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.021

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