RESEARCH ARTICLE

Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality

  • Teresa Marie Cracknell ,
  • Bassam Abu-Hijleh
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  • The British University in Dubai, Dubai 345015, United Arab Emirates

Received date: 30 Mar 2015

Accepted date: 07 Sep 2015

Copyright

2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Mounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design, yet stakeholders in hospitality development still hesitate to build green. This reluctance is due to perceived high guest expectations of comfort levels and amenity access among these properties. Research was conducted to determine precisely which green build inginnovations present the most significant barriers to incorporating sustainability into design for hospitality. Average LEED creditimple- mentation rates among 28 existing LEED hotel project swere calculated and compared with average credits employed among common commercial building projects. 15 of those projects’ designers also offered survey opinions on which sustainable innovations were most commonly avoided in their approaches for hospitality. The results indicate that certain credits do expe- rience decreased popularity among hospitality projects, yet guest comfort was not the only barrier identified. Cost of implementation and local applicability affected by climate and local bylaws were also found as major role players in the selection of credits specific to hospitality design. Conclusions are presented according to the data and recommendations made to support further growth and success in future applications of LEED sustainable design in hospitality.

Cite this article

Teresa Marie Cracknell , Bassam Abu-Hijleh . Measuring LEED–NC applicability in design for hospitality[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2015 , 4(4) : 308 -317 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2015.09.002

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