Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality

Mounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design, yet stakeholders in hospitality development still hesitate to build green. This reluctance is due to perceived high guest expectations of comfort leve...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Marie Cracknell, Teresa (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Abu-Hijleh, Bassam (author)
منشور في: 2015
الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3610
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2015.09.002
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
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description Mounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design, yet stakeholders in hospitality development still hesitate to build green. This reluctance is due to perceived high guest expectations of comfort levels and amenity access among these properties. Research was conducted to determine precisely which green building innovations present the most significant barriers to incorporating sustainability into design for hospitality. Average LEED credit implementation rates among 28 existing LEED hotel projects were calculated and compared with average credits employed among common commercial building projects. 15 of those projects’ designers also offered survey opinions on which sustainable innovations were most commonly avoided in their approaches for hospitality. The results indicate that certain credits do experience decreased popularity among hospitality projects, yet guest comfort was not the only barrier identified. Cost of implementation and local applicability affected by climate and local bylaws were also found as major role players in the selection of credits specific to hospitality design. Conclusions are presented according to the data and recommendations made to support further growth and success in future applications of LEED sustainable design in hospitality.
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spelling Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitalityMarie Cracknell, TeresaAbu-Hijleh, BassamMounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design, yet stakeholders in hospitality development still hesitate to build green. This reluctance is due to perceived high guest expectations of comfort levels and amenity access among these properties. Research was conducted to determine precisely which green building innovations present the most significant barriers to incorporating sustainability into design for hospitality. Average LEED credit implementation rates among 28 existing LEED hotel projects were calculated and compared with average credits employed among common commercial building projects. 15 of those projects’ designers also offered survey opinions on which sustainable innovations were most commonly avoided in their approaches for hospitality. The results indicate that certain credits do experience decreased popularity among hospitality projects, yet guest comfort was not the only barrier identified. Cost of implementation and local applicability affected by climate and local bylaws were also found as major role players in the selection of credits specific to hospitality design. Conclusions are presented according to the data and recommendations made to support further growth and success in future applications of LEED sustainable design in hospitality.Elsevier2026-01-22T09:30:56Z2015Articlehttps://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3610https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2015.09.002enoai:bspace.buid.ac.ae:1234/36102026-01-23T07:13:26Z
spellingShingle Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
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title Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
title_full Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
title_fullStr Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
title_full_unstemmed Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
title_short Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
title_sort Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality
url https://bspace.buid.ac.ae/handle/1234/3610
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2015.09.002