Energy Efficient Cities by Ranjan K. Bose

Author:Ranjan K. Bose [K. Bose, Ranjan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8213-8104-5
Publisher: THE WORLD BANK
Published: 2010-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Environmental categories assessed

If the eligibility criteria are met and the rating can proceed, points toward a rating can be scored in the following categories:

• Energy • Indoor Environment Quality

• Transport • Emissions

• Water • Materials

• Land Use And Ecology • Management

• Innovation

Each category contains a series of criteria that, if complied with, would reduce the environmental impact of a building in that category (Saunders 2008). For example, points in the Energy category can be earned for reducing emissions below the conditional requirement mentioned above, for submetering, for peak energy demand reduction, and for separate light switches for each zone, among other things (Green Star Office Design version 3). The full list is given in annex 5A.

Innovation points are to encourage and recognize pioneering initiatives in sustainable strategies and technologies, for exceeding Green Star benchmarks, or for beneficial environmental design initiatives currently outside the scope of the Green Star rating tool. The inclusion of an “Innovation” category has been praised by commentators and is being adopted in other design tools such as BREEAM (Saunders 2008).

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