Green buildings: a framework for social sustainability
Paper
Too, Linda and Too, Eric G.. 2011. "Green buildings: a framework for social sustainability." Ahmed, Syed, Adnan, Hamimah, Panthi, Kamalesh, Azhar, Salman, Takim, Roshana and Bozai, Gazan (ed.) 6th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-6). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 05 - 07 Jul 2011 Greenville, NC. United States.
| Paper/Presentation Title | Green buildings: a framework for social sustainability |
|---|---|
| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | Too, Linda (Author) and Too, Eric G. (Author) |
| Editors | Ahmed, Syed, Adnan, Hamimah, Panthi, Kamalesh, Azhar, Salman, Takim, Roshana and Bozai, Gazan |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-6) |
| ERA Conference ID | 42674 |
| Number of Pages | 8 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Place of Publication | Greenville, NC. United States |
| ISBN | 1884342025 |
| Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.citc.ecu.edu/ |
| Conference/Event | 6th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-6) |
| Construction in the Twenty-first Century Conferences | |
| Event Details | Construction in the Twenty-first Century Conferences CITC Rank B B B B B |
| Event Details | 6th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-6) Parent International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 07 Jul 2011 Event Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Abstract | Despite the ongoing debate surrounding climate change, sustainability is increasingly a key consideration for building owners and tenants with the 'triple bottom line' as desired outcomes. The triangulated social, economic and environmental goals of sustainability are now the mantra of many businesses. While much has been written of the benefits of green buildings to its occupants, comparatively fewer studies have been devoted to investigating the perceived drawbacks and measures to improve the social sustainability factor, i.e., user satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to consider the impacts of green buildings on its occupants by drawing together past empirical findings and summarizing the results. In addition, the paper will also present a case study of the Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture, which is Australia's first 6-green star, rated educational building. Through these methods, the paper will identify gaps between green building performance and user satisfaction. Thereafter, it will introduce a social sustainability framework that seeks to improve the social performance of green buildings. The 6-P model is a holistic framework targeting the following factors that can influence user satisfaction of green buildings. These factors are: public perception, price, policies, psychological, physical and personal. |
| Keywords | green buildings; social sustainability; performance; occupants |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440712. Social policy |
| 359999. Other commerce, management, tourism and services not elsewhere classified | |
| 330202. Building construction management and project planning | |
| Public Notes | Copyright © 2011 by CITC-6, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any formor by any means without written permission from the editors. |
| Byline Affiliations | Bond University |
| Queensland University of Technology | |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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