Vernacular architecture serves as inspiration and learning material to create more impactful and meaningful contemporary building solutions. However, most research in this area focuses on the technical aspects of sustainability. There remains a gap in the sociocultural aspects of both contemporary and vernacular architecture. A coherent understanding of the indicators that inform this vernacular-inspired sustainable architecture is also still lacking. This study aimed to propose and categorize indicators of a theoretical eco-cultural sustainability framework and indicators. This was underpinned by a literature review of existing sustainability assessment frameworks and tools. A qualitative approach was used comprising 81 semi-structured interviews from two case study areas - historical and contemporary development, in Jordan. Framework and thematic analysis guided the analysis stage. Factors related to cultural appropriation were the most prioritised by participants and linked to sustainability. It was also found that due to its intangibility and complexity, most sustainability frameworks in the built environment only focus on the environmental criteria and have failed to integrate cultural indicators. Therefore, this study makes a significant theoretical and practical contribution in that it bridges this gap by proposing tangible metrics relating to intangible cultural factors so that this can be effectively incorporated into existing design assessment methods and tools.

乡土建筑作为灵感和学习材料，可以创建更具影响力和意义的当代建筑解决方案。但是，该领域的大多数研究都集中在可持续性的技术方面。当代和乡土建筑的社会文化方面仍然存在差距。仍然缺乏对这些以民俗为灵感的可持续建筑的信息指标的一致理解。本研究旨在提出和分类理论生态文化可持续性框架和指标的指标。对现有的可持续性评估框架和工具的文献综述为这一点提供了支持。采用定性方法，包括来自约旦的两个案例研究领域（历史和当代发展）的81次半结构化访谈。框架和主题分析指导了分析阶段。与文化拨款相关的因素是参与者最优先考虑的因素，并且与可持续性相关。还发现，由于其无形性和复杂性，建筑环境中的大多数可持续性框架仅关注环境标准，而未整合文化指标。因此，这项研究通过提出与非物质文化因素有关的有形指标来弥合这一差距，从而做出了重要的理论和实践贡献，从而可以有效地将其纳入现有的设计评估方法和工具中。还发现，由于其无形性和复杂性，建筑环境中的大多数可持续性框架仅关注环境标准，而未整合文化指标。因此，这项研究通过提出与非物质文化因素有关的有形指标来弥合这一差距，从而做出了重要的理论和实践贡献，从而可以有效地将其纳入现有的设计评估方法和工具中。还发现，由于其无形性和复杂性，建筑环境中的大多数可持续性框架仅关注环境标准，而未整合文化指标。因此，这项研究通过提出与非物质文化因素有关的有形指标来弥合这一差距，从而做出了重要的理论和实践贡献，从而可以有效地将其纳入现有的设计评估方法和工具中。