... in a synchronous manner across key topics related to driving the zero-carbon construction strategy. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Zero-carbon construction Sustainable buildings Net-zero emissions Innovation Education Environmental...

... to assess the views of architects on the uptake of innovative green construction (IGC) in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach This study applies the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) to investigate the factors influencing the decision to adopt IGC. A structured questionnaire was issued to architects who...

...Martina Murphy; Robert Eadie Purpose Socially responsible procurement (SRP) utilises government expenditure on construction procurement as a means of generating social value from construction activities. The paper proposes that SRP is a type of innovation delivering social value in the form...

...Xiaojing Zhao; Wei Pan Purpose The zero carbon building (ZCB) approach has gained momentum in improving energy performance and reducing carbon emissions. Despite policy promotion for achieving zero carbon, innovative business models (BMs) are needed to overcome the challenges and accelerate...

...Champika Liyanage; Erwin Mlecnik Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore innovation adoption theory and to define a model to investigate operational activities and communication in innovation networks that can stimulate both supply and demand. It also aims to exemplify this model...

...Gary D. Holt Purpose – Societal needs produce infrastructural demands that often, require innovative industrial solutions to optimally satisfy them. One such need is fresh clean water and this has been met in part, by a global infrastructure of dams and reservoirs. Dams have borne witness...

...Ali Mostafavi; Dulcy M. Abraham; Joung Lee Purpose The purpose of the study presented in this paper is to assess determinants of financial innovations in infrastructure using a system‐of‐systems approach, and to demonstrate this approach in the context of the US highway transportation sector...

... reviews the performance of PPP projects based on criteria such as respect for timely delivery and costs, innovation, service quality and life cycle costing; then a case study focusing on energy saving performance contract (ESPC) is expounded. Findings The research indicates that PPP performs well...