TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment of Social Sustainability Indicators in Mass Housing Construction
T2 - A Case Study of Mehr Housing Project
AU - Karji, Ali
AU - Woldesenbet, Asregedew
AU - Khanzadi, Mostafa
AU - Tafazzoli, Mohammadsoroush
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Mass housing is one of the primary solutions implemented by the construction industry to meet the current rapidly growing housing demand. Corresponding with the recognition of the significance of sustainable development, the construction industry has evolved to incorporate more sustainable methods to reduce the negative impacts of the built environment. While various studies have investigated the environmental and economic aspects of mass housing, limited studies have addressed the social impact. This research aims to fill this gap by developing a method to assess the social sustainability of mass housing construction projects. To determine key sustainability indicators, this assessment began by narrowing the scope to the following five major internationally recognized sustainable rating systems: LEED, Envision, BREEM, CASBEE and Green Globes. These rating systems are then investigated by focusing on criteria relating to social sustainability. The 33 indicators extracted from the analysis are ranked and validated using subject-matter experts. Using the ranked indicators, a framework is developed to assess the mass housing construction projects from a social sustainability standpoint. The study utilizes the Mehr Housing Project in Iran in the city of Parand as a case study to illustrate the outlined approach.
AB - Mass housing is one of the primary solutions implemented by the construction industry to meet the current rapidly growing housing demand. Corresponding with the recognition of the significance of sustainable development, the construction industry has evolved to incorporate more sustainable methods to reduce the negative impacts of the built environment. While various studies have investigated the environmental and economic aspects of mass housing, limited studies have addressed the social impact. This research aims to fill this gap by developing a method to assess the social sustainability of mass housing construction projects. To determine key sustainability indicators, this assessment began by narrowing the scope to the following five major internationally recognized sustainable rating systems: LEED, Envision, BREEM, CASBEE and Green Globes. These rating systems are then investigated by focusing on criteria relating to social sustainability. The 33 indicators extracted from the analysis are ranked and validated using subject-matter experts. Using the ranked indicators, a framework is developed to assess the mass housing construction projects from a social sustainability standpoint. The study utilizes the Mehr Housing Project in Iran in the city of Parand as a case study to illustrate the outlined approach.
KW - Construction industry
KW - Mass housing construction
KW - Social
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068786387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101697
DO - 10.1016/j.scs.2019.101697
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85068786387
SN - 2210-6707
VL - 50
JO - Sustainable Cities and Society
JF - Sustainable Cities and Society
M1 - 101697
ER -
