The Study On The Green Building Assessment System

The sustainable concept has gradually been accepted all over the world with respect to almost all aspects of human development. For building industry, the environmental impact of buildings has been the mostly concerned topic in response to the sustainable development context. Whereas in China, until now concepts on this subject have not been clearly expounded yet. There are even some people make use of the subjects to pursue their own commercial profit. Therefore, it is necessary to set up a precise, objective assessment system to provide valuable reference for the development of green buildings in China.This dissertation is intended as a general exploration of green building assessment systems. Firstly, it reviews the development of sustainable concept in building industry, points out that buildings play an important role in the relationship between human life and nature, and the flourish of green buildings should be guaranteed by an adjustable, objective and quantitive assessment system. On that foundation the dissertation provides a survey of theoretical research, emphasizes that the standpoint of green building and its assessment system should be based on an ecological philosophy, clarified several related notions: sustainable buildings, ecological buildings, green buildings and so on, introduces the concept of Life Circle Assessment (LCA) and the environmental impact during a building's life circle, deeply analyzes the system from the aspects of objective and significance, essential principles, criteria and mechanism. Moreover, the dissertation gives descriptions of several advanced green building assessments in western countries. Finally, it reviews the development of green buildings in China and endeavored to provide some reference for the establishment of the system in China.