Protect the Planet through Sustainability Rating Systems with Local Environmental Criteria - LEED in the Middle East

AbstractSustainable design becomes a mandatory as a result of environmental requirements. Furthermore, LEED as a rating system has started to be a tool in many countries in the world. The research objective is to push all architects to protect the environment through their architectural designs and concepts by applying the most effective sustainable criteria. The methodology will be focused on evaluating LEED in the Middle East region compared with a local rating system in the Middle East. The outcome will be focused on the importance of creating a rating system for each region, which considers local environmental challenges

Protect our Environment through Developing Architectural Design towards Sustainability by Applying its Principles into Design Tools

AbstractSustainability is based on protecting green fields and creating sustainable sites. Furthermore, increase the efficiency of water and energy consumption besides using local materials, and implement recycling programs. Projects that achieved high rates using sustainable rating system are environmentally friendly. The research objective is to stimulate all architects to protect the planet through applying sustainability criteria. The methodology focused on applying the sustainability principles into design tools. The outcome is focused on extracting sustainability database from existing rating systems and proofs that computer programs as design tools can review architectural design input data against saved database