Title: Durability, adaptability and energy conservation (DAEC) assessment tool

Authors: David A. Langford, Iain MacLeod, Branka Dimitrijevic, Tom W. Maver

Addresses: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, Scotland, UK. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, Scotland, UK. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, Scotland, UK. Department of Architecture and Building Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 131 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, Scotland, UK

Abstract: This paper presents an evaluation tool for assessing the durability, adaptability and energy conservation of existing buildings and new building designs - the DAEC Tool. The tool is one of the outcomes of the research project, ||Sustainability of Buildings Durability, Adaptability and Energy Conservation||. The paper examines the issues which were the basis for developing the metrics, and the application of the DAEC Tool in the evaluation of selected higher education buildings and a new building design for a community hospital. The paper explains how the DAEC Tool can be used in building design and building management.

Keywords: sustainability of buildings; metrics for durability; adaptability and energy conservation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2002.000783

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2002 Vol.2 No.1/2/3, pp.142-159

Published online: 21 Jul 2003 *

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