The mandatory and voluntary approaches to sustainability: BASIX vs BEAM Plus

Ho, DC; Ge, J; LIUSMAN, E

The mandatory and voluntary approaches to sustainability: BASIX vs BEAM Plus

Ho, DC Ge, J

LIUSMAN, E

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Publisher:: Queensland University of Technology
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society, 2013, pp. 1 - 14
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ho, DC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ge, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-7829	en_US
dc.contributor.author	LIUSMAN, E	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Kajewski, S	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Manley, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hampson, K	en_US
dc.date	2013-05-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society, 2013, pp. 1 - 14	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9875542-1-5	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Many assessment systems have been introduced to measure the environmental sustainability of buildings that aim to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions over the last decade. Examples are the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the UK, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the US and Canada, the Green Star and Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) in Australia, and the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM) Plus in Hong Kong. Some of the systems, such as BASIX, apply a mandatory approach for implementation; others, such as BEAM Plus, are voluntary with incentives. This paper aims to compare the difference between BASIX and BEAM Plus and discuss their different approaches to building sustainability. The comparison is important because it would then be possible to evaluate the implications of the environmental assessment policy tools in which two different approaches are used. The paper will first study and compare both the BASIX and BEAM Plus assessment systems. Second, the advantages and pitfalls of the mandatory and voluntary approaches will be identified and discussed. The paper is based on desk research. The impacts of the environmental policy tools, determined through case studies that will be conducted, should reveal if a voluntary-with-incentives approach is the stronger motivation for the building industry to improve its environmental performance.	en_US
dc.publisher	Queensland University of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society	en_US
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dc.title	The mandatory and voluntary approaches to sustainability: BASIX vs BEAM Plus	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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Abstract:

Many assessment systems have been introduced to measure the environmental sustainability of buildings that aim to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions over the last decade. Examples are the BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) in the UK, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in the US and Canada, the Green Star and Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) in Australia, and the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM) Plus in Hong Kong. Some of the systems, such as BASIX, apply a mandatory approach for implementation; others, such as BEAM Plus, are voluntary with incentives. This paper aims to compare the difference between BASIX and BEAM Plus and discuss their different approaches to building sustainability. The comparison is important because it would then be possible to evaluate the implications of the environmental assessment policy tools in which two different approaches are used. The paper will first study and compare both the BASIX and BEAM Plus assessment systems. Second, the advantages and pitfalls of the mandatory and voluntary approaches will be identified and discussed. The paper is based on desk research. The impacts of the environmental policy tools, determined through case studies that will be conducted, should reveal if a voluntary-with-incentives approach is the stronger motivation for the building industry to improve its environmental performance.

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