Review of Different Architectural Strategies for Creating Sustainable Universities

Abstract

Nowadays Universities are considered as one source of environmental pollution due to their population and different activities occur in universities’ campuses. A lot of energy and materials are consumed during teaching activities and research process in universities. Although some environmental protection strategies can be seen in some universities, but more sustainable approaches to reduce the negative impacts of those activities are neglected. Therefore, this paper reviews some strategies for achieving sustainable universities through economical, environmental and social aspects based on previous studies in terms of Planning, transportation, energy efficiency and indoor environment. Finding of this research can be used for designing future higher education spaces with sustainable approach.

Keywords: Sustainable University, Planning, Transportation, Energy efficiency, Indoor environment