<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Sustainable construction and its architecture of buildings seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency in the use of materials, energy, and development space and the ecosystem at large. Sustainable buildings use a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment in cities. This article is devoted to the environmental assessment of three family houses which represent three different material and design solutions. The houses were evaluated through the Slovak building environmental assessment system (BEAS), which has been developed for Slovak conditions at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, TUKE. This study shows that the influence of green design, compared to traditional construction, is important and more beneficial for the practice of designing sustainable buildings. It creates the most comprehensive relationship between the building and its environment and significantly affects building sustainability.</p></abstract>

Sustainable construction and its architecture of buildings seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency in the use of materials, energy, and development space and the ecosystem at large. Sustainable buildings use a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in the design of the built environment in cities. This article is devoted to the environmental assessment of three family houses which represent three different material and design solutions. The houses were evaluated through the Slovak building environmental assessment system (BEAS), which has been developed for Slovak conditions at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, TUKE. This study shows that the influence of green design, compared to traditional construction, is important and more beneficial for the practice of designing sustainable buildings. It creates the most comprehensive relationship between the building and its environment and significantly affects building sustainability.

Verification of building environmental assessment system for houses

Civil Engineering Faculty, Institute of Environmental Engineering

Selected Scientific Papers - Journal of Civil Engineering

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Sustainable construction and its architecture of buildings seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency in the use of...

Verification of building environmental assessment system for houses

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 55 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2019-0006

Keywords
House, environmental assessment, BEAS

© 2019 Iveta Selecká et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Verification of building environmental assessment system for houses

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 55 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sspjce-2019-0006

KeywordsHouse, environmental assessment, BEAS

© 2019 Iveta Selecká et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
House, environmental assessment, BEAS