Green Building Design Practice Based On LEED

Of fundamental importance to the success of sustainable construction in a nation is to establish an appropriate green building certification program. China has just started the process in which the newly released green building rating system needs significant improvement. Driven by the market and stimulated by varies of governmental incentive programs, architect and consulting firms have designed many green buildings throughout China. Previous research shows that the traditional construction procurement process cannot accommodate the integrated design practice needed for the delivery of green building design and construction.This study aims to establish a new procurement process for green building design in China based on LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). This is to be achieved through thoroughly understanding the traditional procurement process in China and the principles of LEED. Based on the theoretical study, implementation details have also been developed to allow for easy take-up in the design practice. The thesis is organized into four parts. The first part introduces the LEED certification program and analyzes whether and how it can be suitable for use in China. The second part investigates the traditional construction procurement process in China. The intent is to figure out how it can be modified to accommodate the design processes needed for green buildings. The third part presents the modified design processes that combined the LEED requirements and the China's traditions. The fourth part describes how these modified design processes and implementation details are used and enriched in the design of the new College of Architecture and Art Building, Hefei University of Technology.