Assessment of selected office buildings in UPLB as green buildings using EDGE software

Date

6-2016

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Perlie P. Velasco

Abstract

This study assesed selected office buildingsof UPLB as green buildings using EDGE Software Version 2.0. The study areas include 7 buildings namely Administration building, Electrical Engineering building, Institute of Biological Sciences building, Main Library, Physical Sciences building,Rural Economic Development and Renewable Energy Center building, and Student Union building. the buildings were chosen based on their floor area, number of floors, and occupancy density. This is in preparation for the compliance to Green Building Code (GBC) of the Philippines which was launched on June 2015. The implementation includes all new construction and/or alterations of educational buildings with a minimum total gross floor area of 10,000 square meters. In order to be considered as green building, EDGE standard requires that a structure must have 20% savings on each category: energy, water, and materials. According to the results, the buildings that were assessed did not meet the EDGE standard thus, are not considered as green buildings. Recommendations for GBC compliance are also presented in the study.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2016 E63 S47

Document Type

Thesis

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