Authors | Yamusa, M., Muhammad, A., Ibrahim, Y.M., Ahmadu, H., Abubakar, M., Saka, A. and Salisu, A. |
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Abstract | Regulatory frameworks related to building design are typically complex, encompassing extensive sets of rules and regulations. In the case of green building projects, this includes both regulatory requirements and guidance documents. Previous studies have indicated that these documents often contain subjective criteria, which makes it challenging to implement automated compliance checking effectively. Most efforts to automate compliance checking are objective in nature. However, there is a lack of initiatives aimed at automating the compliance checking process specifically for green building designs, and there is insufficient documentation on the systematic evaluation of legal documents within the green building domain to ensure efficient automated compliance checking. Therefore, the aim of this research is to conduct a thorough evaluation of the legal documents pertaining to green buildings in order to propose requirements taxonomy for integrating automated compliance checking into the design process of green buildings. The study adopted a qualitative research approach. The LEED regulatory document was analysed to extract and categorise the design requirements. The semantic and syntactic information elements were employed to establish the requirements taxonomy. The study provides a taxonomy for the requirements and ambiguities contained in the regulatory document guiding green building designs. |
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