Adapting the Green Pyramid Rating System for Assessing Zero Energy Concept on Neighborhoods Level | ||
| Port-Said Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 16, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2014, Pages 153-160 PDF (490.43 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/pserj.2014.46819 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mostafa Mohamed Abd El-Hafeez1; Ashraf El-Mokadem2; Islam Sallam3; Basma Nashaat4 | ||
| 1Professor at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University | ||
| 2Professor and Head of Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University | ||
| 3Lecture at Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University | ||
| 4Demonstrator at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Countries face challenges in changing their risky and costly systems of fossil fuel usageinto sustainable development. So many communities started using Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools since the turn of 21st century. Countries utilize these tools to measure their success in approaching sustainable development goals. Each tool is accommodated to suite its environment. For example, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)Rating System is concerned on energy and gives lower value to water while Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) does exactly the opposite. On the other hand there isn't a comprehensive neighborhoodrating system in Egypt. This paper proposed a Green Pyramid Neighborhood Rating System, which is based on the original GPRS to assess zero energy concepts on neighborhood level counting building, infrastructure, street network, sidewalks, facilities and community development. This rating system can help architects in designing sustainable communities by defining the weight of every category and point | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools; GPRS; LEED; Zero Energy Community; Rating System; Neighborhood Development; Sustainable Design; Energy management; GPNRS | ||
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