Research Article

Sustainable Infrastructure Design Framework through Integration of Rating Systems and Building Information Modeling

Table 1

The state of the practice in infrastructure sustainability assessment.

NationsRating systemsCredit categories

United StatesGreenroadsTMProject requirements
Environment and water
Access and equity
Construction activities
Material and resources
Pavement technologies
Custom credits
FHWA INVEST (infrastructure voluntary evaluation sustainability tool: sustainable highways self-evaluation tool)System planning (integrate economic, natural, and social goals into long-range transportation planning, etc.)
Project design (economic analysis, life cycle analysis, etc.)
Operations (internal sustainability plan, energy use, etc.)
STARS (sustainable transportation analysis rating system)Project (integrated process, access, etc.)
Plan (integrated process, community context, etc.)
Safety, health, and equity
GreenLITES (green leadership in transportation and environmental sustainability)Sustainable sites
Water quality
Materials and resources
Energy and atmosphere
Envision sustainability rating systemQuality of life
Leadership
Resource allocation
Natural world
Climate and risk

United KingdomCEEQUAL (civil engineering environmental quality assessment and award scheme)Project/Contract strategy (optional)
Project/Contract management
People and communities
Land use (above and below water) and landscape
The historic environment
Ecology and biodiversity
Water environment (fresh and marine)
Physical resources use and management
Transport
HTMA-sustainable highways maintenance toolSustainable consumption and production
Climate change and energy
Natural resource protection and environmental enhancement
Sustainable communities

AustraliaAustralian green infrastructure council-infrastructure sustainability (IS) rating systemManagement and governance: management systems, procurement and purchasing, and climate change adaptation
Using resources: energy and carbon, water, and materials
Emissions, pollution, and waste: discharges to air, land, and water; land; waste
Ecology
People and place: community health, well-being, and safety; heritage; stakeholder participation; urban and landscape design
Innovation
VicRoads INVEST©–integrated VicRoads environmental sustainability toolAir quality
Behavioural change and capacity building
Biodiversity
Cultural heritage
Energy
Noise management
Resource management
Road design
Stakeholder management
Urban design
Water and waterway
Management