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Agyefi-Mensah, S, Post, J, van Egmond, E E L C, Badu, E and Mohammadi, M (2015) A typological analysis of public apartment buildings in Ghana. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(05), 376-89.

Haller, M, Lu, W, Stehn, L and Jansson, G (2015) An indicator for superfluous iteration in offsite building design processes. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(05), 360-75.

Morrow, S, Cameron, I and Hare, B (2015) The effects of framing on the development of the design engineer: framing health and safety in design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(05), 338-59.

Oliveira, L A, Burattino Melhado, S and Vittorino, F (2015) Selection of building technology based on sustainability requirements – Brazilian context. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(05), 390-404.

  • Type: Journal Article
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  • ISBN/ISSN: 1745-2007
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2014.942249
  • Abstract:
    The Brazilian building sector does not have an organized and reliable database of sustainability indicators based on LCA - life-cycle assessment - that would allow for a comprehensive sustainability assessment of buildings. The aim of this research is to propose requirements and parameters to assist designers in taking into account sustainable performance, with respect to ISO 21.921-1:2011 concepts, when selecting a building technology, for those situations in which an organized LCA database does not exist. The proposal also exemplifies an application of the sustainability requirements using the compensatory techniques of multi-criteria decision analysis. In addition, the paper discusses the identification of the stage of the building project in which technological selection must be conducted. Recommendations are based on a literature review of concepts, frameworks, methods and requirements of sustainability and on the consideration of sustainability requirements in building projects.

Oney-Yazici, E and Dulaimi, M F (2015) Understanding designing for construction safety: the interaction between confidence and attitude of designers and safety culture. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 11(05), 325-37.