Sebake, Thandi N2009-07-302009-07-302009-02Sebake, TN. 2009. Overview of green building rating tools. Green building handbook South Africa, Vol. 1 (A guide to ecological design). pp 27-349780620427241http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3515Copyright: 2008 Green BuildingSince the detrimental affects of construction practices on the natural environment were highlighted, the performance of the buildings has become a major concern for occupants and built environment professionals (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Ding, 2008; Cooper, 1999; Kohler, 1999; and Finnveden and Momberg, 2005). In response to this concern of reducing environmental impact of the design and operation of buildings, many researchers have developed methods for measuring environmental performance of buildings with the intention of creating a sustainable built environment (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Blom, 2004). The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of green building rating tools, in terms of what they are, why they are used, who uses them, where they are used, how they are used and when they are used. This section only provides an overview of qualitative green building rating tools. It does not extensively list environmental assessment tools, detail their use, nor compare any of the tools listed.enGreen buildingBuilding rating toolsEnvironmental assessment toolsEnvironmental impactsBuilding materialsQualitative assessment toolsBREEAMLEEDLeadership in energy and environmental designSustainable building toolsBuilding life cycleGreen building handbook South AfricaBook ChapterSebake, T. N. (2009). Overview of green building rating tools., <i></i> Green Building. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3515Sebake, Thandi N. "Overview of green building rating tools" In <i></i>, n.p.: Green Building. 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3515.Sebake TN. Overview of green building rating tools. [place unknown]: Green Building; 2009. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3515.TY - Book Chapter AU - Sebake, Thandi N AB - Since the detrimental affects of construction practices on the natural environment were highlighted, the performance of the buildings has become a major concern for occupants and built environment professionals (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Ding, 2008; Cooper, 1999; Kohler, 1999; and Finnveden and Momberg, 2005). In response to this concern of reducing environmental impact of the design and operation of buildings, many researchers have developed methods for measuring environmental performance of buildings with the intention of creating a sustainable built environment (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Blom, 2004). The aim of this chapter is to provide an overview of green building rating tools, in terms of what they are, why they are used, who uses them, where they are used, how they are used and when they are used. This section only provides an overview of qualitative green building rating tools. It does not extensively list environmental assessment tools, detail their use, nor compare any of the tools listed. DA - 2009-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Green building KW - Building rating tools KW - Environmental assessment tools KW - Environmental impacts KW - Building materials KW - Qualitative assessment tools KW - BREEAM KW - LEED KW - Leadership in energy and environmental design KW - Sustainable building tools KW - Building life cycle KW - Green building handbook South Africa LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2009 SM - 9780620427241 T1 - Overview of green building rating tools TI - Overview of green building rating tools UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3515 ER -