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Adapting the Green Pyramid Rating System for Assessing Zero Energy Concept on Neighborhoods Level

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Countries face challenges in changing their risky and costly systems of fossil fuel usageinto sustainable development. So many communities started using Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools since the turn of 21st century. Countries utilize these tools to measure their success in approaching sustainable development goals. Each tool is accommodated to suite its environment. For example, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)Rating System is concerned on energy and gives lower value to water while Green Pyramid Rating System (GPRS) does exactly the opposite. On the other hand there isn't a comprehensive neighborhoodrating system in Egypt. This paper proposed a Green Pyramid Neighborhood Rating System, which is based on the original GPRS to assess zero energy concepts on neighborhood level counting building, infrastructure, street network, sidewalks, facilities and community development. This rating system can help architects in designing sustainable communities by defining the weight of every category and point

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10.21608/pserj.2014.46819

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Neighborhood sustainability assessment tools, GPRS, LEED, Zero Energy Community, Rating System, Neighborhood Development, Sustainable Design, Energy management, GPNRS

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Mostafa

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Abd El-Hafeez

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Mohamed

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Professor at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University

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Ashraf

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El-Mokadem

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Professor and Head of Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University

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Islam

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Sallam

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Lecture at Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University

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Basma

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Nashaat

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Demonstrator at Department of Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University

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18

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6354

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2014-03-01

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2013-10-16

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2014-03-01

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153

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160

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1110-6603

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2536-9377

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Port-Said Engineering Research Journal

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Adapting the Green Pyramid Rating System for Assessing Zero Energy Concept on Neighborhoods Level

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22 Jan 2023