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Dr. Héctor Saldaña-Márquez
Tolun: Urbanism, Housing, Research

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Journal article
Published: 07 August 2019 in Sustainability
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This study presents a comparative analysis of the housing indicators used by the single-family housing rating systems (SHRSs), in which the residential urban environment (RUE) influences buildings’ certification scores, emphasizing the relationships of six systems developed by middle-income countries (MICs)—BEST, CASA, GBI, BERDE, Green Homes, and LOTUS—and the two most-recognized rating systems, BREEAM and LEED. The aim is to provide new housing indicators that are capable of bringing the concept of sustainability into the cities of MICs. The results reveal that the percentage of influence that single-family housing (SFH) can achieve in the metric established by each system is relatively low. However, considering all of the identified indicators, this influence could increase to 53.16% of the total score in multi-criteria evaluations. Furthermore, a significant lack of indicators for mandatory criteria evaluations was found, with CASA being the only system that considers their inclusion. This paper identifies 37 indicators for multi-criteria assessments and two for mandatory-criteria assessments, providing new perspectives on several topics. Furthermore, the methodology established to obtain the indicators could be useful for other researchers in the identification of new sustainable indicators.

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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; Diana Gámez-García; José Gómez-Soberón; Susana Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral-Higuera; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón. Housing Indicators for Sustainable Cities in Middle-Income Countries through the Residential Urban Environment Recognized Using Single-Family Housing Rating Systems. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4276 .

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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, Diana Gámez-García, José Gómez-Soberón, Susana Arredondo-Rea, Ramón Corral-Higuera, María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón. Housing Indicators for Sustainable Cities in Middle-Income Countries through the Residential Urban Environment Recognized Using Single-Family Housing Rating Systems. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (16):4276.

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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; Diana Gámez-García; José Gómez-Soberón; Susana Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral-Higuera; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón. 2019. "Housing Indicators for Sustainable Cities in Middle-Income Countries through the Residential Urban Environment Recognized Using Single-Family Housing Rating Systems." Sustainability 11, no. 16: 4276.

Journal article
Published: 23 July 2019 in Energies
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Social Housing (SH) in Mexico has a potentially important role in reducing both the emission of greenhouse gases and the use of non-renewable resources, two of the main challenges facing not only Mexico but the planet as a whole. This work assesses the environmental impact generated by the embodied stages of a typical SH throughout its life cycle (cradle to grave), by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Two types of envelope and interior walls and three types of windows are compared. It was found that SH emits 309 kg CO2 eq/m2 and consumes 3911 MJ eq/m2 in the product stages (A1 to A3) and construction process (A4 to A5); the most important stages are those referring to the products, namely, A1 to A3, B4 (replacement) and B2 (maintenance). Additionally, benefits were found in the use of lightweight and thermal materials, such as concrete blocks lightened with pumice or windows made of PVC or wood. Although the use of LCA is incipient in the housing and construction sector in Mexico, this work shows how its application is not only feasible but recommended as it may become a basic tool in the search for sustainability.

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; Gómez- Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral-Higuera; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; María Consolación Gómez-Soberón; Gámez- García; Saldaña- Márquez; Arredondo- Rea; Corral- Higuera. Environmental Challenges in the Residential Sector: Life Cycle Assessment of Mexican Social Housing. Energies 2019, 12, 2837 .

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García, Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, Gómez- Soberón, Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea, Ramón Corral-Higuera, José Manuel Gómez-Soberón, María Consolación Gómez-Soberón, Gámez- García, Saldaña- Márquez, Arredondo- Rea, Corral- Higuera. Environmental Challenges in the Residential Sector: Life Cycle Assessment of Mexican Social Housing. Energies. 2019; 12 (14):2837.

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; Gómez- Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral-Higuera; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; María Consolación Gómez-Soberón; Gámez- García; Saldaña- Márquez; Arredondo- Rea; Corral- Higuera. 2019. "Environmental Challenges in the Residential Sector: Life Cycle Assessment of Mexican Social Housing." Energies 12, no. 14: 2837.

Journal article
Published: 12 October 2018 in Sustainable Cities and Society
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Currently, few studies have compared the variations in environmental impact throughout the different stages of the life cycle of urban construction elements; and of these, only a minority approach it from the perspective of favoring mobility on a human scale and reducing the space allocated to motorized traffic flow. This study, by means of quantitative data, shows the environmental implications associated with prioritizing the non-motorized mobility of a city’s inhabitants during the design process of an urban construction element, the residential street (referring to the stages of the production and the construction process: the “cradle to handover” approach). An emerging methodology in urban themes was used in order to obtain the environmental analysis: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The results show that the increase in the human scale and the favoring of non-motorized mobility generate a lower environmental impact (considering the same uses of materials for the different zones of analysis). Additionally, it was possible to establish the influence that the specific use of materials employed in the construction of the streets may have, as well as the importance that an LCA acquires in the design of the urban environment.

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Diana C. Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José M. Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera; Susana P. Arredondo-Rea. Life Cycle Assessment of residential streets from the perspective of favoring the human scale and reducing motorized traffic flow. From cradle to handover approach. Sustainable Cities and Society 2018, 44, 332 -342.

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Diana C. Gámez-García, Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, José M. Gómez-Soberón, Ramón Corral-Higuera, Susana P. Arredondo-Rea. Life Cycle Assessment of residential streets from the perspective of favoring the human scale and reducing motorized traffic flow. From cradle to handover approach. Sustainable Cities and Society. 2018; 44 ():332-342.

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Diana C. Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José M. Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera; Susana P. Arredondo-Rea. 2018. "Life Cycle Assessment of residential streets from the perspective of favoring the human scale and reducing motorized traffic flow. From cradle to handover approach." Sustainable Cities and Society 44, no. : 332-342.

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Published: 03 August 2018 in Sustainability
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This research focuses on a comparison of 20 external wall systems that are conventionally used in Spanish residential buildings, from a perspective based on the product and construction process stages of the life cycle assessment. The primary objective is to provide data that allow knowing the environmental behavior of walls built with materials and practices conventionally. This type of analysis will enable promoting the creation of regulations that encourage the use of combinations of materials that generate the most environmentally suitable result, and in turn, contribute to the strengthening of the embodied stages study of buildings and their elements. The results indicate that the greatest impact arises in the product stage (90.9%), followed by the transport stage (8.9%) and the construction process stage (

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea. A Cradle to Handover Life Cycle Assessment of External Walls: Choice of Materials and Prognosis of Elements. Sustainability 2018, 10, 2748 .

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García, José Manuel Gómez-Soberón, Ramón Corral-Higuera, Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón, Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea. A Cradle to Handover Life Cycle Assessment of External Walls: Choice of Materials and Prognosis of Elements. Sustainability. 2018; 10 (8):2748.

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo-Rea. 2018. "A Cradle to Handover Life Cycle Assessment of External Walls: Choice of Materials and Prognosis of Elements." Sustainability 10, no. 8: 2748.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 2018 in Building and Environment
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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José M. Gómez-Soberón; Susana P. Arredondo-Rea; Diana C. Gámez-García; Ramón Corral-Higuera. Sustainable social housing: The comparison of the Mexican funding program for housing solutions and building sustainability rating systems. Building and Environment 2018, 133, 103 -122.

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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, José M. Gómez-Soberón, Susana P. Arredondo-Rea, Diana C. Gámez-García, Ramón Corral-Higuera. Sustainable social housing: The comparison of the Mexican funding program for housing solutions and building sustainability rating systems. Building and Environment. 2018; 133 ():103-122.

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Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José M. Gómez-Soberón; Susana P. Arredondo-Rea; Diana C. Gámez-García; Ramón Corral-Higuera. 2018. "Sustainable social housing: The comparison of the Mexican funding program for housing solutions and building sustainability rating systems." Building and Environment 133, no. : 103-122.

Journal article
Published: 15 June 2017 in Ingeniería y Desarrollo
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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera. Feasibility study and characterization of aggregates for structural concrete. Ingeniería y Desarrollo 2017, 35, 283 -304.

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García, Héctor Saldaña-Márquez, José Manuel Gómez-Soberón, Ramón Corral-Higuera. Feasibility study and characterization of aggregates for structural concrete. Ingeniería y Desarrollo. 2017; 35 (2):283-304.

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Diana Carolina Gámez-García; Héctor Saldaña-Márquez; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Ramón Corral-Higuera. 2017. "Feasibility study and characterization of aggregates for structural concrete." Ingeniería y Desarrollo 35, no. 2: 283-304.

Proceedings article
Published: 27 March 2017 in 2016 World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST)
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The construction sector affects the environment through CO2 emissions generated by use of massive quantities of materials, energy, and waste during the construction and demolition process. Moreover, current technology offers a wide variety of materials, products and construction systems that could be used for a similar solution; however, the decision to select one or other element lies with the price and then by regulatory requirements and availability (ignoring the issue of sustainability). In an apartment building, the pavements are one of the elements with major representativeness and more possibilities of alternative variables in its materials; so, this research expose three different types of pavements with similar prices, comparable functions, and normative compliance, but providing a new sustainable perspective: The construction and demolition waste (C&DW) analysis. The results (simulation of waste) evidence the differences between the wastes generated from each type of pavement, pointing that the application of sustainable management criteria can be significant for sustainable buildings construction. This research shows a new criterion applicable to the construction sector that could improve the selection (with equal requirements) of one type of pavement into a more environmentally friendly pavement, allowing the achievement of profits for the builders.

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J.M. Gomez-Soberon; H. Saldana-Marquez; D.C. Gamez-Garcia; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; S.P. Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral Higuera. Comparative by simulating the eventual waste generation of building indoor pavements construction. 2016 World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST) 2017, 117 -121.

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J.M. Gomez-Soberon, H. Saldana-Marquez, D.C. Gamez-Garcia, María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón, S.P. Arredondo-Rea, Ramón Corral Higuera. Comparative by simulating the eventual waste generation of building indoor pavements construction. 2016 World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST). 2017; ():117-121.

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J.M. Gomez-Soberon; H. Saldana-Marquez; D.C. Gamez-Garcia; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; S.P. Arredondo-Rea; Ramón Corral Higuera. 2017. "Comparative by simulating the eventual waste generation of building indoor pavements construction." 2016 World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST) , no. : 117-121.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2016 in International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development
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Gómez Soberón; Saldaña Márquez; Gámez García; Arredondo Rea; Corral Higuera. A Comparative Study of Indoor Pavements Waste Generation During Construction through Simulation Tool. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development 2016, 5, 1 .

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Gómez Soberón, Saldaña Márquez, Gámez García, Arredondo Rea, Corral Higuera. A Comparative Study of Indoor Pavements Waste Generation During Construction through Simulation Tool. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development. 2016; 5 (1):1.

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Gómez Soberón; Saldaña Márquez; Gámez García; Arredondo Rea; Corral Higuera. 2016. "A Comparative Study of Indoor Pavements Waste Generation During Construction through Simulation Tool." International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development 5, no. 1: 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2015 in Journal of Green Building
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One of the main environmental problems faced by the global community in the twenty-first century is unquestionably the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Fuller and Crawford 2011). To face this challenge, the European Union (EU) has set the so-called 2020 Horizon as one of its main objectives: limiting the emission of greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, satisfying 20% of all energy needs through renewable sources, and improving energy efficiency by 20% (The European Union 2012). The last projection forecast in 2012 by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) established that Spain was one of the countries in the EU furthest from reaching these objectives (The European Union 2013). As a result, implementing measures devised to meet the 2020 objectives is currently a priority for the Spanish government. In recent decades, the housing sector has played a decisive role in increasing global energy demands and greenhouse gas emissions (Nejat et al. 2015). In 2014 Spain's housing sector's energy consumption needs represented 19% of total national consumption and 31% of the electricity demand (IDAE 2013). Starting from the design phase, reduction in energy consumption per square meter has become a prerequisite for the majority of buildings (Parameshwaran et al. 2012; Koo et al. 2014). The importance and urgency exhibited by the EU housing sector in achieving the government objectives outlined in the 2020 Horizon have led the energy market to show a clear trend towards buildings with higher energy performance in the future (Shimschar et al. 2011). Similarly, the success factor of energy efficiency initiatives will depend to a large degree on the method or the indicators used when measuring energy performance in each building (Abu Bakar et al. 2015; Day and Gunderson 2015). As a result, selecting one energy evaluation methodology over another can be decisive in the path taken by Spain, change the current perception of the country, and increase Spain's standing within the EU. Several studies (Feist et al. 2005; Schnieders and Hermelink 2006; Mahdavi and Doppelbauer 2010; Mlakar and Strancar 2011; Hatt et al. 2012; Dahlstrøm et al. 2012; Dequaire 2012; Proietti et al. 2013; Ridley et al. 2013; Stoian et al. 2013; Moran et al. 2014; O'Kelly et al. 2014) indicate that the Passivhaus standard (PS) can be used as a highly effective tool in both limiting greenhouse gas emissions and increasing building energy efficiency. Other studies (Audenaert et al. 2008; Moeseke 2011; Allacker and De Troyer 2013; McLeod et al. 2013; Mlecnik 2013; Stephan et al. 2013) challenge the adoption of the PS because they consider other options within the energy market to be better from both environmental and financial perspectives. Nonetheless, the precursors to the PS claim that the benefits of the standard can be replicated in any part of the world through its use during the design phase (Feist 2014; Passive House Institute 2010 Passive House Institute 2015; Passipedia 2015). The main objective of this study was to analyze the viability of using PS through the Passive House Planning Package (PHPP) tool in the Spanish housing sector, focusing on its use in the Mediterranean climate in the Province of Barcelona. To that end, we selected an isolated semidetached home, that exhibits the typical characteristics of current Spanish housing so that any possible deficiencies or virtues of adopting the PS are easily observable. The study was conducted using 3 construction proposals (PC, P1, and P2); the initial proposal (PC) is defined by conventional construction technology, while the remaining 2 proposals (P1 and P2) offer different construction alternatives focused on optimization (window glass, the building envelope, and improved installations), enabling evaluation of the PS criteria compliance. To test the ease of obtaining PS compliance without the need for changing the architectural design of the project, the design and space distribution of the PC alternative remained the same for the P1 and P2 options.

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Héctor Saldaña Márquez; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo Rea; Jorge Luis Almaral-Sánchez; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; Gerard Rosell Balada. THE PASSIVHAUS STANDARD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE: EVALUATION, COMPARISON AND PROFITABILITY. Journal of Green Building 2015, 10, 55 -72.

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Héctor Saldaña Márquez, José Manuel Gómez-Soberón, Susana Paola Arredondo Rea, Jorge Luis Almaral-Sánchez, María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón, Gerard Rosell Balada. THE PASSIVHAUS STANDARD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE: EVALUATION, COMPARISON AND PROFITABILITY. Journal of Green Building. 2015; 10 (4):55-72.

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Héctor Saldaña Márquez; José Manuel Gómez-Soberón; Susana Paola Arredondo Rea; Jorge Luis Almaral-Sánchez; María De La Consolación Gómez Soberón; Gerard Rosell Balada. 2015. "THE PASSIVHAUS STANDARD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE: EVALUATION, COMPARISON AND PROFITABILITY." Journal of Green Building 10, no. 4: 55-72.