Assessment of Sustainable Construction Performance For Some Buildings in Babylon University

Ali Alanbari, Mohammed; Mohammed Abdulamir, Abeer

	Assessment of Sustainable Construction Performance For Some Buildings in Babylon University
Journal of University of Babylon
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 732-748
Authors
Mohammed Ali Alanbari; Abeer Mohammed Abdulamir
Abstract
This research included an assessment of sustainable construction performance for some buildings in Babylon University which established during three different time periods: (1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2010), and through the application of certain structural sustainability indicators within the questionnaire , which has been prepared by the researchers, included four aspects: functional performance indicator , economic performance indicator, social performance indicator and environmental performance indicator. The researchers found that the first group of the buildings constructed in the period( 1980-1989) by one of the Japanese companies are the most efficient in terms of construction where the average sustainable construction performance indicator of 71% despite the lapse 33 years of existence while the second group disbanded the buildings constructed in the period (1990-1999) were concentrated mostly by Al-Mansour company , one of the companies affiliated to the Ministry of Housing and reconstruction where the average Sustainable Construction Performance indicator of 61% . And finally the third Group buildings constructed in the period ( 2000-2010) have been implemented by different Iraqi companies , but it still requires a great effort for qualification to suit the requirements with average sustainable construction performance indicator is 57%.
Keywords
sustainability; Construction Sustainability; Construction Performance of Babylon University

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