The Pre- Covid-19 Standardization System Of Sustainable Construction (sssc)

Abstract

This study discusses the standards of sustainable construction during the pre-Covid-19 years. It examines the certification systems of Germany, Britain, USA, Australia and Japan to demonstrate the bases on which they were indexed. Likewise, it demonstrates the Ortlieb's Bottling House Project, in Philadelphia, as an effective green experience. This article concludes that the standardization of sustainable buildings submitted to a set of conventional norms such as: energy and water consumption, toxic emissions, and materials. Even though western countries adopted different rating systems, they share two basic principles; these are: less ecological footprints and less economic requirements.