A comparison between environmental sustainability rating systems LEED and ITACA for residential buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 98-108

  Asdrubali, F ^a   Baldinelli, G ^a   Bianchi, F ^a   Sambuco, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Building rating systems; Green buildings; ITACA; LEED; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSING; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RATING;

BIO-CLIMATIC ARCHITECTURES; BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS; BUILDING RATINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTEGRATED DESIGN APPROACHES; ITACA;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ITALY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921268111     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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