IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/endesu/v24y2022i10d10.1007_s10668-021-01926-8.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Green building performance assessment in China using a cloud model

Author

Listed:
  • Xiao-Juan Li

    (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Chen Wang

    (Huaqiao University)

  • Wei-bin Chen

    (Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University)

  • Shilpi Bora

    (Huaqiao University)

  • Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap

    (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR))

  • Bimenyimana Samuel

    (Huaqiao University)

Abstract

With the acceleration of urbanization process in China, the usage of sustainable green buildings is getting a great attention and significance in order to reduce energy consumption. However, there are still challenges for evaluating the performance of green buildings in China due to the lack of unified codes/standards. This paper proposes a method based on cloud model to evaluate the performance of green buildings. This method overcomes the randomness and subjectivity of fuzzy concepts to the maximum extent; on this basis, the system’s indexes including environmental–economic balance, regional social coordination, health, comfort, and green management can be established. The analytic hierarchy process and entropy weight methods are used to calculate the index weight; the cloud model is used to realize the transformation between qualitative and quantitative characteristics; and then, a mathematical evaluation model based on the cloud model is established. Finally, an empirical study is made based on a typical case in Shenzhen city, China. The findings of this research work reveal a performance index for green building created based on expert evaluations and a standard cloud yardstick created in the comprehensive cloud model. Based on the results of this manuscript, the industry can acquire benefits by suggesting effective measures that can be implemented in all stages of green buildings construction where the measurements execution and persuasive components make appraisal models for a green building. This study provides a consistent framework for researchers and other public to evaluate green buildings, and provides a solid foundation for further research and consideration basis on sustainable development and green building operation.

Suggested Citation

  • Xiao-Juan Li & Chen Wang & Wei-bin Chen & Shilpi Bora & Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap & Bimenyimana Samuel, 2022. "Green building performance assessment in China using a cloud model," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(10), pages 11626-11650, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:24:y:2022:i:10:d:10.1007_s10668-021-01926-8
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-021-01926-8
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10668-021-01926-8
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s10668-021-01926-8?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Tai-Yi Liu & Po-Han Chen & Nelson N. S. Chou, 2019. "Comparison of Assessment Systems for Green Building and Green Civil Infrastructure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-22, April.
    2. Banaitiene, Nerija & Banaitis, Audrius & Kaklauskas, Arturas & Zavadskas, Edmundas Kazimieras, 2008. "Evaluating the life cycle of a building: A multivariant and multiple criteria approach," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 429-441, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Mulliner, Emma & Smallbone, Kieran & Maliene, Vida, 2013. "An assessment of sustainable housing affordability using a multiple criteria decision making method," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 41(2), pages 270-279.
    2. Xin Liang & Tao Yu & Li Guo, 2017. "Understanding Stakeholders’ Influence on Project Success with a New SNA Method: A Case Study of the Green Retrofit in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(10), pages 1-19, October.
    3. Ferreira, Fernando A.F. & Spahr, Ronald W. & Sunderman, Mark A. & Govindan, Kannan & Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, Ieva, 2022. "Urban blight remediation strategies subject to seasonal constraints," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 296(1), pages 277-288.
    4. Mulliner, Emma & Malys, Naglis & Maliene, Vida, 2016. "Comparative analysis of MCDM methods for the assessment of sustainable housing affordability," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 59(PB), pages 146-156.
    5. Katerina Kabassi, 2021. "Comparing Multi-Criteria Decision Making Models for Evaluating Environmental Education Programs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-17, October.
    6. Brandão de Vasconcelos, Ana & Cabaço, António & Pinheiro, Manuel Duarte & Manso, Armando, 2016. "The impact of building orientation and discount rates on a Portuguese reference building refurbishment decision," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 329-340.
    7. Chisomo Kapatsa & Neema Kavishe & Godwin Maro & Sam Zulu, 2023. "The Identification of Sustainability Assessment Indicators for Road Infrastructure Projects in Tanzania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-15, October.
    8. Ana Ferreira & Manuel Pinheiro & Jorge de Brito & Ricardo Mateus, 2022. "Assessing the Sustainability of Retail Buildings: The Portuguese Method LiderA," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-26, November.
    9. Shengda Song & Jialing Che & Xiaohan Yuan, 2022. "Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Index Assessment of Green Buildings Based on the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-14, September.
    10. Xin Liang & Geoffrey Qiping Shen & Li Guo, 2015. "Improving Management of Green Retrofits from a Stakeholder Perspective: A Case Study in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(11), pages 1-20, October.
    11. Jelena Kilić Pamuković & Katarina Rogulj & Nikša Jajac & Siniša Mastelić-Ivić, 2023. "Model of Priority Ranking of Cadastral Parcels for Planning the Implementation of Urban Consolidation," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-26, January.
    12. Arturas Kaklauskas & Gintautas Dzemyda & Laura Tupenaite & Ihar Voitau & Olga Kurasova & Jurga Naimaviciene & Yauheni Rassokha & Loreta Kanapeckiene, 2018. "Artificial Neural Network-Based Decision Support System for Development of an Energy-Efficient Built Environment," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-20, August.
    13. Maghsoud Amiri & Mohammad Hashemi-Tabatabaei & Mohammad Ghahremanloo & Mehdi Keshavarz-Ghorabaee & Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas & Arturas Kaklauskas, 2021. "Evaluating Life Cycle of Buildings Using an Integrated Approach Based on Quantitative-Qualitative and Simplified Best-Worst Methods (QQM-SBWM)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-28, April.
    14. Z. A. Collier & D. Wang & J. T. Vogel & E. K. Tatham & I. Linkov, 2013. "Sustainable roofing technology under multiple constraints: a decision-analytical approach," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 261-271, June.
    15. Tai-Yi Liu & Guan-Ting Liu & Po-Han Chen & Nelson N. S. Chou & Shih-Ping Ho, 2021. "Establishment of a Sustainability Assessment System for Bridges," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(9), pages 1-25, April.
    16. Ahmed Farouk Kineber & Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke & Mohammed Magdy Hamed & Ehab Farouk Rached & Ali Elmansoury & Ashraf Alyanbaawi, 2022. "A Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling of Robotics Implementation for Sustainable Building Projects: A Case in Nigeria," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-24, December.
    17. Neeraj Chopra & Rajiv Sindwani & Manisha Goel, 2021. "A Hybrid Approach Based on Fuzzy TOPSIS-AHP for Ranking and Classifying MOOC Key Acceptance Factors," International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies (IJWLTT), IGI Global, vol. 16(5), pages 1-20, September.
    18. Yi-Shin Lin & Jui-Sheng Chou & Chi-Hung Chiou, 2021. "Reengineered Governance Process for Assessing Core Public Infrastructure Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-21, August.
    19. Li, Sheng-Tun & Chou, Wei-Chien, 2014. "Power planning in ICT infrastructure: A multi-criteria operational performance evaluation approach," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 134-148.
    20. María Isabel Más-López & Eva M. García-del-Toro & Daniel Alcala-Gonzalez & Sara García-Salgado, 2023. "Sustainability Assessment in Infrastructure Projects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(20), pages 1-17, October.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:24:y:2022:i:10:d:10.1007_s10668-021-01926-8. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.