Sky Star Engineering Training Centre

Environmental Science and Construction Technique

Daw Saw Sandar Oo

BE (Civil), ME (Transportation)
 Precautionary Construction Management for
Sustainability in Construction Phase

 To compare the LEED regulation requirements with the precautionary

construction management for the construction phase locally.

 To study the Local Sustainable Management Plans (waste, water, energy)

 To check with the prepared LEED questionnaire templates and private points
giving.
 What is Sustainability?
Sustainability

State in which components of the ecosystem and their functions are maintained

for the present and future generations. (ISO 15392: 2008)

According to Gray and Wiedemann (1999),

•“For the both now and long term future, change and improvement which is

compatible with environmental, social and other limits are suggested by

sustainability.”
 Commonly known as to maintain, endure, support and withstand.
 Energy
Efficiency
Integration of
environmental
Waste
concerns and
reduction
green
construction

Sustainability
In Building Sector
Recycled
Healthy
Content Structures
Materials

Water Building
Conservation Longevity
 Awareness of Environmental
concerns on Construction Industry

 Approximately 66% of the total energy is consumed by buildings and building construction in
UK.
(Vale and Vale, 1991)
 90% is consumed in operation over the lifespan of the building.
(Winther and Hestnes, 1999)
 “Construction industry is efficient and wasteful activity that create human habitat in a manner
commonly focused on profitability not considering of its long-term impacts.”
(Kibert ,1999)

Disputing &
Altering
Construction Destroying the Generating Creating Negative
balance of
Industry Habitat Waste Pollutants Effects
Natural
Systems
• Creation and responsible management of a healthy built environment based on resource
efficient and ecological principles. (Du Plessis, 2002)
• A path way through which the construction industry can move towards sustainable
development. (Akbiyikli et al., 2009)

The Best Definition !

 The set of processes by which a profitable and competitive industry delivers built assets
(buildings, structures, supporting infrastructure and their immediate surroundings) which
enhance quality of life and offer customer satisfaction, offer flexibility and the potential to
cater for user changes in the future, provide and support desirable natural and social
environments, maximize the efficient use of resources. Raynsford (2000)
 Sustainable Construction Process

Pre-Design Design Construction Operation &

On-Site
Maintenance

The Application of Sustainability

 Material Selection
 Building Program
 Project Budget
 Team Selection
 Partnering
 Project Schedule

Pre-Design Design Operation &

On-Site Construction
Maintenance

 Laws, Codes, Standards

 Research
 Site Selection
  Site Analysis and
Assessment
 Site Development and
Layout

Pre-Design Design Operation &

On-Site Construction
Maintenance

 Water Conservation
Management
 Site Material and
Equipment
  Passive Solar design
 Materials and Specification

Pre-Design Design Operation &

On-Site Construction
Maintenance

 Indoor Air Quality

  Environmentally Conscious
Construction
 Preservation Features

Pre-Design Design Operation &

On-Site Construction
Maintenance

 Waste Management
 Indoor Air Quality
Issues
 Sources Control
Practices
Pre-Design Design Operation &
On-Site Construction
Maintenance

 Energy & Resource

Maintenance Plans
 Renovation
 House Keeping
Custodial Practices
 3 pillars or triple bottom-line concept emerging

Sustainable concept action can advantage: By considering these aspects

• Human Well-being
• Environmental Health
• Community
• Life Cycle Cost

Social
Environmental

• Considering these pillars in the construction could

lead to the sustainable environment within the Economy

construction industry.

Sustainable Environment
 Three Pillars Concept’s Targets
Avoid Pollution
To
Protect and enhance
increase profits and
biodiversity To resource productivity
minimize waste
Environ- improve project delivery
with low running cost
mental
minimize defects

Economy

Social

Work with local

To communities

Have better working

relationships

Provide educating and

training to team member
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design

LEED
• In fact, good building design should be inherently green—oriented to maximize
the benefits of sunlight and wind, with an envelope that is designed in response to
the local climate and with building systems and components that are energy,
water, and resource efficient.
• These should be fundamental to the way buildings are designed.
• However, with the advent of heating and air conditioning systems in the twentieth
century, there was a dramatic shift in the way buildings were designed.
• It became easy to alter the internal environment rather than designing in response
to external climate conditions.
There have been many reasons attributed to this resurgence of green building, such as:
Increased awareness of the role of buildings in contributing to global climate change
Emergence of green building rating systems
Realization of cost-effectiveness of building green
Several local and federal incentives
Availability of new resources, materials, and technologies
 More detailed assessments

More popular

More recognition globally

Desirable Incentive programs

LEED Only 4 levels ratings

Checklists and strategies are more remarkable

Most of others create their own based on LEED

Increased rate of LEED certified buildings

Evolution of Green Building
• The LEED-NC rating system provides a framework for design, construction, and operation of
buildings from a whole building perspective and recognizes performance in seven key areas.
• Points are awarded for achievement of credit requirements in each of these areas.
• In addition, there are certain prerequisites under each category that the project must meet in order
to qualify for consideration of other credits. The seven categories are:
Sustainable Sites (26 points)
Water Efficiency (10 points)
Energy and Atmosphere (35 points)
Materials and Resources (14 points)
Indoor Environmental Quality (15 points)
Innovation in Design (6 points)
Regional Priority (4 points)
 This is LEED !!!!!
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is developed first in 1998 by the U.S.
Green Building Council (USGBC).
with plays

Green Building project registration

LEED Project Team Certification and certification of
Institute (GBCI) the building

LEED Certification Levels

40-49 Points 50-59 Points 60-79 Points 80+ Points

LEED 7 certification systems and checklists

Sustainable sites

on
Water Efficiency

rsi
ve
Energy and Atmosphere

09 Materials and Resources

20
ED

Indoor Environmental Quality

LE

Innovation in Design

Regional Priority
Sustainable Sites

Site Selection

Development Density and

Community Connectivity
Brownfield
Redevelopment

Alternative Transportation Sustainable bamboo

construction site
Site Development

Storm-water Design

Heat Island Effect

Light Pollution Reduction

A sustainable work
zone
 Energy and
Water Efficiency
Atmosphere

Water Use Reduction Fundamental

Commissioning of
Water Efficient Building Energy Systems
Landscaping
Minimum Energy
Performance
Innovative Wastewater Fundamental
Technologies Refrigerant Management
Optimize Energy
Water Use Reduction Performance
On-site Renewable
Energy
Enhanced
Commissioning
Enhanced Refrigerant
Management
Measurement and
Verification

Green Power
Materials and
Resources

Storage and Collection of

Recyclables

Building Reuse

Construction Waste
Management

Materials Reuse

Recycled Content

Regional Materials

Rapidly Renewable Materials

Certified Wood
Indoor Environment
Quality

Minimum Indoor Air

Quality Performance
Environmental Tobacco
Smoke Control
Outdoor Air Delivery
Monitoring

Increased Ventilation
Construction Indoor Air
Quality Management
Plan
Low-Emitting Materials

Indoor Chemical and

Pollutant Source Control
Controllability of
Systems

Thermal Comfort

Daylight and Views

Innovation and design Regional Priority

Innovation and design Regional Priority

LEED Accredited
Professional
There was no raw data available to verify the tangible benefits offered by LEED
buildings, but in the past two years, a number of studies have provided significant
evidence regarding the impact of LEED buildings, specifically in the areas of:
• Energy Performance
• Financial Returns
• Occupant Productivity
• CO2 Emissions Reduction
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