TL;DR: The main objectives of this paper are to examine the development, role and limitations of current environmental building assessment methods in ascertaining building sustainability in different countries and to discuss the concept of developing a sustainability model for project appraisal based on a multi-dimensional approach that will allow alternatives to be ranked.
TL;DR: In this paper, the differences between the tools are discussed and the current situation within the tools is critically analyzed, and the benefits of using the tools should be analyzed. But the comparison of the tools and their results is difficult, if not impossible.
TL;DR: In this paper, the issues of sustainability coverage, pre-requisites, local adaptability, scoring and weighting, participation, reporting, and applicability are discussed using a content analysis, and the results of this study indicate that most of the tools are not doing well regarding the coverage of social, economic, and institutional aspects of sustainability.
TL;DR: In this paper, a green building assessment tool (SABA Green Building Rating System) was proposed for residential units in Jordan in terms of the dimensions through which sustainable development tools are being produced and according to the local context.
TL;DR: A systematic review of the development of green rating systems is presented in this article, where the authors identify the similarity, difference, strength and weakness of green ratings, and examine whether they fully assess the projects in all aspects of sustainability.