The development of sustainable assessment method for Saudi Arabia built environment: weighting system

Alyami, Saleh H., Rezgui, Yacine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5711-8400 and Kwan, Alan Shu Khen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-4435 2015. The development of sustainable assessment method for Saudi Arabia built environment: weighting system. Sustainability Science 10 (1) , pp. 167-178. 10.1007/s11625-014-0252-x

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Abstract

Our built environment is responsible for some of the most serious global and local environmental change. The construction industry, therefore, faces pressure to increase the sustainability of its practices reflected in the development of stringent regulations and environmental assessment methods, designed to mitigate such negative impacts. However, these well-known methods (e.g., BREEAM, LEED, SBTool, and CASBEE) have not originally been designed to suit developing countries (including Saudi Arabia). This paper proposes to customize an adapted weighting system that prioritizes Saudi environmental assessment method (SEAM) categories. The research methodology involves the use of analytic hierarchy process (AHP). Expert choice software was the main tool to analyze the input data. This research instrument involves the participation of a number of leading, global experts in the field of environmental and sustainable development, as well as professionals and highly informed local experts from government, academia, and industry. The results reveal that well-known environmental assessment methods are not fully applicable to the Saudi Arabia built environment, as reflected in the resulting categories, criteria and weighting system of SEAM.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Engineering
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sustainable development; environmental assessment method; SEAM.
Publisher:	Springer Verlag
ISSN:	1862-4065
Last Modified:	27 Oct 2022 08:14
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/61627

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