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Green building performance assessment in China using a cloud model

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With the acceleration of urbanization process in China, the usage of sustainable green buildings is getting a great attention and significance in order to reduce energy consumption. However, there are still challenges for evaluating the performance of green buildings in China due to the lack of unified codes/standards. This paper proposes a method based on cloud model to evaluate the performance of green buildings. This method overcomes the randomness and subjectivity of fuzzy concepts to the maximum extent; on this basis, the system’s indexes including environmental–economic balance, regional social coordination, health, comfort, and green management can be established. The analytic hierarchy process and entropy weight methods are used to calculate the index weight; the cloud model is used to realize the transformation between qualitative and quantitative characteristics; and then, a mathematical evaluation model based on the cloud model is established. Finally, an empirical study is made based on a typical case in Shenzhen city, China. The findings of this research work reveal a performance index for green building created based on expert evaluations and a standard cloud yardstick created in the comprehensive cloud model. Based on the results of this manuscript, the industry can acquire benefits by suggesting effective measures that can be implemented in all stages of green buildings construction where the measurements execution and persuasive components make appraisal models for a green building. This study provides a consistent framework for researchers and other public to evaluate green buildings, and provides a solid foundation for further research and consideration basis on sustainable development and green building operation.

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This research was funded by Huaqiao University, Grant No. 17BS201, and Quanzhou City Government, Grant No. 600005-Z17X0234.

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This research was funded by Huaqiao University, Grant No. 17BS201, and Quanzhou City Government, Grant No. 600005-Z17X0234.

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  1. College of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China

    Xiao-Juan Li & Wei-bin Chen

  2. Director of Intelligence and Automation in Construction Fujian Province Higher-Educational Engineering Research Centre, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, People’s Republic of China

    Chen Wang

  3. Intelligence and Automation in Construction Fujian Province Higher-Educational Engineering Research Centre, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, People’s Republic of China

    Shilpi Bora & Bimenyimana Samuel

  4. Department of Surveying, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), 43000, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap

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Xiao-Juan Li and Wei-bin Chen collected the data, Chen Wang conducted the data analysis, Shilpi Bora drafted the first writing, and Bimenyimana Samuel and Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap were in charge of the methodology.

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Li, XJ., Wang, C., Chen, Wb. et al. Green building performance assessment in China using a cloud model. Environ Dev Sustain 24, 11626–11650 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01926-8

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