dc.contributor.author |
Mneimneh, Farah Mohamad |
dc.date |
2014 |
dc.date.accessioned |
2015-02-03T10:23:40Z |
dc.date.available |
2015-02-03T10:23:40Z |
dc.date.issued |
2014 |
dc.date.submitted |
2014 |
dc.identifier.other |
b18070140 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/10024 |
dc.description |
Thesis M.E.M. American University of Beirut. Engineering Management Program. 2014. ET:6002. |
dc.description |
Advisor: Dr. Issam Srour, Assistant Professor, Engineering Management Program ; Member of Committee: Dr. Isam Kaysi, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Dr. Mona Harb, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Design. |
dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-121) |
dc.description.abstract |
Several international tools and standards (e.g. LEED, BREEAM) exist for evaluating the level of sustainability of buildings or neighborhoods. Nonetheless, they are still not available in the context of a larger-scale sustainable urban land development or new ecological city (eco-city). While such sustainability appraisal tools are important, of special interest for practitioners is how to ensure that their sustainability requirements are well integrated in a proposed new eco-city master plan. New eco-city development is the focus of this study. The research objective is to assist the design manager in directing the development of a sustainability agenda throughout pre-project planning stages, and ensuring the integration of sustainability requirements in the new eco-city master plan. The research study is divided into three Tracks. In Track I, an initial literature review on eco-cities and the sustainable urban built environment resulted in the development of a list of eco-city sustainability technical criteria grouped under five main themes (Land Use and Urban Form, Mobility and Transport Infrastructure, Energy Demand and Energy-Supply Infrastructure, Water, Wastewater and Waste, and Technology). This basic list is supposed to be part of a survey questionnaire used by the design manager during a value management workshop to weigh the project-specific criteria for a new eco-city. In Track II, another literature review on early management practices for sustainable construction projects (pre-project planning process, role of design manager, stakeholders’ involvement, use of decision-support tools, and value management) paved the way for the development of a proposed pre-project planning process for new eco-city projects. It consists of stages and activities promoting the incorporation of sustainability throughout the Concept Phase of pre-project planning. Such activities include the development of a tailored sustainability rating tool as a performance guide that assists the decision-maker in rating and com |
dc.format.extent |
1 online resource (xii, 121 leaves) : illustrations ; 30cm |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
ET:006002 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
City planning. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Sustainable development. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Sustainable design. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Project management. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Construction industry. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Engineering -- Management. |
dc.title |
New eco-city projects :incorporating sustainability requirements during pre-project planning - |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
Engineering Management Program |
dc.contributor.faculty |
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture |
dc.contributor.institution |
American University of Beirut |