%0 Conference Proceedings
%A Susan Loh
%T Inclusion of Well-Being and Ecological Values in Green Building Assessment Tools
%B The Second NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering
%C Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
%D 2016
%8 8 December 2016
%P 58-62
%I New Zealand Academy of Applied Research
%@ 2463-5979
%K Sustainability
%K Rating Tools
%K Health and Well-Being
%K Ecology
%K Biophilia
%U https://gdiacademy.org/nzaar/ALIU-16-32.html
%X Many building sustainable rating tools rate the effectiveness of a building’s contribution to a better world environment by measuring its performance in relation mostly to energy with additional emphasis in other aspects such as water, waste, indoor environment quality, transport, materials, and emissions. A simplified analysis is tabled to highlight the limited direct response of most green building rating tools to the health and well-being of building occupants. Inquiry into this deficit identifies a few salient points as a preamble to a larger discussion of use of rating tools to assess effectiveness of sustainability and the impact on ecology. Past notions of a sustainable planet resided in the making of sustainable buildings that reduced consumption of energy and other resources. The increased interest in creating healthier office environments as a sustainable action needs further analysis especially in relation to the ecological environment.