An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria

Among the vanous industries which have negative impact on the environment, construction industry is the one receiving most attention. Thi is because it had long been perceived as the cause of destruction of natural environment. Thus, industrial experts and researchers have put their efforts into red...

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Main Author: Samari, Milad
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spelling my-usm-ep.515822022-02-18T15:48:02Z An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria 2016-02 Samari, Milad TH1-9745 Building construction Among the vanous industries which have negative impact on the environment, construction industry is the one receiving most attention. Thi is because it had long been perceived as the cause of destruction of natural environment. Thus, industrial experts and researchers have put their efforts into reducing the negative impact of construction activities through green design criteria (GDC). Green design concern with reducing environmental impacts that could lead to itnprovement of energy efficiency, and occupancy sati faction. The previou studies indicate that the de ign phase is crucial becau e mo t of the con truction methods, setting, and materials are detetmined during this phase. Therefore architectural firm , which are the major actors in the de ign and con truction phases, can play essential roles in improving environmental performance in the entire construction process by applying GDC. 2016-02 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/51582/ phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan dan Perancangan
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic TH1-9745 Building construction
spellingShingle TH1-9745 Building construction
Samari, Milad
An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
description Among the vanous industries which have negative impact on the environment, construction industry is the one receiving most attention. Thi is because it had long been perceived as the cause of destruction of natural environment. Thus, industrial experts and researchers have put their efforts into reducing the negative impact of construction activities through green design criteria (GDC). Green design concern with reducing environmental impacts that could lead to itnprovement of energy efficiency, and occupancy sati faction. The previou studies indicate that the de ign phase is crucial becau e mo t of the con truction methods, setting, and materials are detetmined during this phase. Therefore architectural firm , which are the major actors in the de ign and con truction phases, can play essential roles in improving environmental performance in the entire construction process by applying GDC.
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qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Samari, Milad
author_facet Samari, Milad
author_sort Samari, Milad
title An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
title_short An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
title_full An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
title_fullStr An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
title_full_unstemmed An improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
title_sort improvement of architectural firm management in adopting green design criteria
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan dan Perancangan
publishDate 2016
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