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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Sustainability of courtyard building

following categories by definition: Management, IEQ,
energy, transport, water, materials, land use and ecology,
emissions, innovation, health and wellbeing, pollution, Operational performance
and operational performance. This categorization can be
generalized as presented in Table 2.

As shown in Table 2, the Green Building Rating Pollution
System covers the widest range of categories, allowing for
a comprehensive evaluation of target buildings from more
perspectives than other tools. However, in this tool, the Innovation
categories of management, ecology, and innovation are
not suitable for assessing historical buildings. For such
buildings, historical management methods and ecological
impacts cannot be accurately verified. Therefore, it is Emissions
proposed that the Green Star rating tool be used for
evaluation, excluding the categories of management, land
use and ecology, and innovation. The specific scoring Land use & ecology
rules should be based on the Green Star Performance v1.2
rating tool scorecard, which is available on the Green Star
website. Materials
However, it is necessary to find an appropriate method Categories
to collect and process building information and quantify
evaluation results as much as possible. Therefore, suitable Water
tools for quantifying the relevant categories need to be
identified and applied in the evaluation process. Transport

3. Methods
3.1. Philosophy basis Energy
Evaluating historical buildings presents unique challenges.
While it primarily incorporates tangible measures such as
temperature, emission, and air quality, there are also human-
based factors, such as cultural and aesthetic values, that are Indoor environmental quality
not easily quantified. This duality implies that buildings are
built based on measurable data but are intended to serve
human feelings. To address this complexity, relativism can
be used to study human-created values, while positivism
can be used to study content based on disciplines such as
physics and chemistry (Walliman, 2010). Consequently, Management
neither realism nor idealism alone can adequately assess
the sustainability of historical buildings. This study’s use
of both realism and idealism across different evaluation
categories may offer a balanced solution. Relativism with Table 2. Categories included in or deemed unsuitable for this study
idealism views the researcher as an integral part of the
research process, while positivism with realism considers
them a neutral observer (Walliman, 2010). The evaluation
process is divided into independent categories, allowing National Australian Built Environment Rating Leadership in Energy and Environmental Comprehensive Assessment System for Built
for the application of different philosophical viewpoints Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method Categories not suitable for this study Categories included in this study
without conflict. Positive and rational evaluations of
historical buildings ensure objectivity and parts that cannot GB/T 50378-2014 Environment Efficiency
be rationally analyzed should be reviewed and combined
with different subjective viewpoints through methods such Rating tool Green star System Design
as literature review.

Volume 6 Issue 3 (2024) 5 https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.3187