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Akcay, E. C., & Arditi, D. (2017). Desired points at minimum cost in the “optimize energy performance” credit of LEED certification. Journal of Civil Engineering & Management, 23(6), 796–805.
The article explores different case scenarios that align the LEED model to cost feasibility. The article also presents a method that guides designers in obtaining the desired numbers of earned points in a selected credit of a LEED category.

Wang, J., Cong, Y., & Pan, W. (2020). Relationship between operational energy and life cycle cost performance of high-rise office buildings. Journal of Cleaner Production, 262, 1-12.
The article explores the cost-effectiveness of different energy-saving measures, along with evaluating linear correlations found between energy-saving and net present values of buildings.

Yeom, S., Kim, H., Hong, T. & Lee, M. (2020). Determining the optimal window size of office buildings considering the worker’s task performance and the building’s energy consumption. Building and Environment, 177, 1-14.
The article explores the determining factor of the optimal window-to-wall ratio (WWR) when considering the workers' task performance and the energy consumption in office buildings. To analyze the workers' task performance by WWR, cognitive tests, and the NASA-Task Load Index test was conducted in a virtual environment.

Zhen, L., Huang, L., & Wang, W. (2019). Green and sustainable closed-loop supply chain network design under uncertainty. Journal of Cleaner Production, 227, 1195-1209.
The article explores the trade-off between CO2 emissions and operating costs that have been employed to indicate green and sustainable modeling. The article also presents the balance between cost reduction and environmental protection to illustrate the improvement of sustainable competitiveness for enterprises.

Park, J.Y., Choi, S.G., Kim, D.K., Jeong, M.C., & Kong, J.S. (2017). Credit optimization algorithm for calculating LEED costs. Sustainability, 9, 1-19.
The article explores how additional costs for LEED certification fail to be estimated before proceeding with certification projects, as financial losses are often incurred.

Abdallah, M., Akyeampong, B., & El-Rayes, K. (2018). Maximizing sustainability of existing buildings within limited upgrade budgets. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 45(9), 705.
The article presents a new methodology for optimizing the selection of building upgrades to maximize the sustainability of existing buildings and achieve green certification within limited budgets.

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