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      LEED–PDRI FRAMEWORK FOR PRE-PROJECT PLANNING OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PROJECTS

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      Journal of Green Building
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          Green buildings help in sustainability, in terms of achieving energy efficiency and minimizing the utilization of natural resources. Additional benefits include long-term sustainable building management and maintenance. There is, therefore, compelling motivation for the building of sustainable projects. This inspiration has led to the development of the leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) rating systems and projects by the United States Green Building Council and the Canadian Green Building Council. Proper building project management (BPM) of such projects is warranted. Pre-project planning is a crucial part of BPM that ensures delivery and performance of construction projects. Pre-project planning is defined as the process that encompasses all the tasks between project initiation and detailed design. There is a positive relationship between comprehensive pre-project planning and enhanced project performance. Given the motivation for environmentally sustainable projects and proper management of constructing such projects, diligent pre-project planning for such projects is required. This paper investigates the use of the LEED rating system in pre-project planning of sustainable construction projects by developing a matrix that combines the LEED and the Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI) developed by the Construction Industry Institute. The conceptual matrix and its application to a case study demonstrates that the value of linking pre-project planning with LEED to improve the decision making process during planning and designing of building projects to improve sustainability.

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                Journal
                jgrb
                Journal of Green Building
                College Publishing
                1552-6100
                1943-4618
                1943-4618
                Summer 2007
                : 2
                : 3
                : 123-143
                Author notes

                1Ph.D. Candidate, Project Management Specialization, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, 2500, University Drive NW, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Tel: 403-220-6185, Fax: 403-282-7026, email: ugweeras@ 123456ucalgary.ca

                2Project Engineer, Onquest,Inc./Born Heaters Canada ULC, 3582-118th Avenue, S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2Z 3X1. Tel: 618-8047, e-mail: karthik_soundar@ 123456yahoo.com

                3Canada Research Chair in Project Management Systems, Director and Associate Professor, Project Management Specialization, Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, 2500, University Drive NW, Calgary AB T2N 1N4, Tel: 403-220-6892, Fax: 403-282-7026, email: Janaka@ 123456ucalgary.ca (Corresponding Author)

                Article
                jgb.2.3.123
                10.3992/jgb.2.3.123
                c2e2f3c2-e35c-4bbe-8297-f8d386ab72ff
                ©2007 by College Publishing. All rights reserved.
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                Pages: 21
                Categories
                RESEARCH ARTICLES

                Urban design & Planning,Civil engineering,Environmental management, Policy & Planning,Architecture,Environmental engineering

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