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basis of the case study like the orientation or implementing new construction materials which is
impossible to apply in existing communities buildings without having to start from scratch.

Discussion
The following chart (Fig.11) demonstrates the output of all found results; shown are the four environmental parameters that had been under study of this research’s aim to figure the behavior of
the environmental setting of the modified presented case study community. It is concluded that
the effect of applying the environmental oriented credits of Estidama was most influential on the
landfill waste generation aspect. A great increase in recycling on terms of waste management is
to be achieved by integrating the waste management methods highlighted within the Estidama
manual and mentioned early within this study.

Figure 11: Environmental parameters behavior (concluded)
On a scale from 0 to 40%, referring to the fundamental results of the integration of all four analyzed environmental parameters grounded at zero, and after the 31% rewarded value of the landfill
waste generation reduction, water consumption achieves a value of 26%. It is important to note
that indoor water methods have not been recorded throughout this paper’s measurements, as it
is assumed to be of individual house hold decisions, and are not included in the overall community environmental framework that is foreseen as a general package for the whole community
without referring or jeopardizing the individual freedom of choice, which will hopefully be oriented towards more sustainable levels after applying the mentioned methods due to increasing the
awareness of the importance of a sustainable community concept.
Using a renewable energy is the most direct way to integrate a sustainable concept within any
community. The impact of such approach can achieve more than the recorded 21% enhancement
in the energy consumption levels. This specific percentage basically refers to the inability, within
this study’s specified setting, to modify the elements of neither the studied buildings envelopes
nor their orientation. Modifying these two parameters can significantly increase the impact of
the energy consumption reduction, while adding a renewable/ green source of energy that can

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