Assessment of sustainable construction performance for some buildings in Babylon University

Abstract EN

This research included an assessment of sustainable construction performance for some buildings in Babylon University which established during three different time periods : (1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2010), and through the application of certain structural sustainability indicators within the questionnaire , which has been prepared by the researchers, included four aspects : functional performance indicator , economic performance indicator, social performance indicator and environmental performance indicator.

The researchers found that the first group of the buildings constructed in the period (1980-1989) by one of the Japanese companies are the most efficient in terms of construction where the average sustainable construction performance indicator of 71 % despite the lapse 33 years of existence while the second group disbanded the buildings constructed in the period (1990-1999) were concentrated mostly by Al-Mansour company, one of the companies affiliated to the Ministry of Housing and reconstruction where the average Sustainable Construction Performance indicator of 61 %.

And finally the third Group buildings constructed in the period (2000-2010) have been implemented by different Iraqi companies , but it still requires a great effort for qualification to suit the requirements with average sustainable construction performance indicator is 57 %.