A Study On The Green Building Evaluation System

Along with the undergoing accumulative process of social materials, the conceptof low carbon and energy saving is drawing more and more attention. Construction isnot only a big consumer of energy by its nature, but also exerts great impact on theenvironment. According to statistics, 50% of the energy is used in construction aroundthe globe, and over 50% of the crude materials that men have exploited from natureare used to build all kinds of complexes and auxiliary facilities. For many developingcountries, the large influx of population towards urban regions has resulted in greaterdemand for residential buildings, roads, underground projects and public facilities,undoubtedly at the cost of excessive energy consumption. The situation has broughtabout irreconcilable conflicts against the increasingly scarce resources.By reviewing the developmental process of green building, the paper makes asummary of the green building evaluation system as well as a list of key functioningparts of the system. It brings forth four guidelines under the captions of constructionplanning, building envelop designing, electric heating equipment and use ofrenewable resources. Moreover, the paper offers different evaluation standardsconcerning the four guidelines respectively based on the existing technologicalconditions and goes further to establish a green building evaluation system withtwelve items. At the closing part, the classic green building of"Golden City Core"inHangzhou is taken as an example, to which the established model is applied and thenan evaluation is conducted. It is concluded that the building in question is a favorableresidential area, in conformity with both the actual situation and the evaluationsystem.