Abstract
[Author declined to make full text available]Despite the fact that Algeria has a huge potential on exploiting renewable energies, the country still relies heavily on natural resources to produce energy. Moreover, the quality of buildings is still below the standard of conventional construction. This is mainly due to the fact that the government still depends on programmes (such as APRUE and CNERIB), which have not yet succeeded in developing green building in the country during the past decades. Another major issue is the low cost of energy, which has created barriers to encourage the use of green building practices and the growth of related businesses. Thus, this research suggests an alternative solution by creating a bespoke sustainability assessment framework that is adapted to the Algerian context. This framework is with the objective to achieve high-performance green building in the Algerian built environment. This novel framework also addresses the gaps in existing global assessment methods and offers solutions that are more suitable for Algeria. Ultimately, this framework will align more closely with sustainable development goals, and mark the beginning of a new era for the built environment in the country.
Keywords: sustainable development, green building practices, the Algeria sustainability assessment method, SDGs.
| Date of Award | 11 Jul 2025 |
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| Original language | English |
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| Supervisor | Tarek Teba (Supervisor) & Alessandro Melis (Supervisor) |