...Vigneshkumar Chellappa; Tulika Rohatgi; Kalaimani Ramakrishnan Purpose The perceptions of sustainability among built environment (civil engineering, architecture and interior design) students in India remain unexplored. Therefore, this study aims to contribute to the existing body of knowledge...

... Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Regenerative design Circular economy Living building challenge Built environment Case study Recent global data reports that the building and construction sector is responsible for a 34–40% contribution to global CO₂ emissions...

... advancement of modern technologies, including virtual reality and geographic information systems, enables scholars to conduct thorough analyses of elements in the built environment. This allows for a detailed exploration of the extent and mechanisms through which built environmental elements impact mental...

...Gopinath Selvam; Mohan Kamalanandhini; Muthuvel Velpandian; Rohit Hariharan; Srikanth Mohanakrishna; Varatharajan Thirumurugan Purpose Rapid urbanization and economic progress generate a significant quantity of waste from the built environment. Unawareness among the key stakeholders about...

...Florence Yean Yng Ling; Eunice Jing Yi Lew Purpose Generation Z built environment (BE) undergraduates and graduates (Zoomers) are the latest cohort entering the job market. Existing research has yet to comprehensively explore approaches for attracting and engaging Zoomer employees within...

... Built environment Design Surgical services Resilience Surgical services interact with a number of hospital units, such as the sterile unit, in-patient wards, the intensive care unit (ICU), pharmacy, and maintenance (Chraibi et al., 2019 ; Moons et al., 2019). There is also...

... to provide the state-of-the-art in identifying, selecting and critically appraising the relevant research, thus contributing to the understanding of DT application in the built environment discipline including HFM. The systematic literature review identified and extracted the most essential literature...

.../methodology/approach A quantitative research approach was conducted with close-ended questionnaires developed and administered to built environment professionals such as architects, construction managers, construction project managers, engineers and quantity surveyors. Findings The results showed...

...Serdar Durdyev; Kerim Koc; Ferhat Karaca; Asli Pelin Gurgun Purpose Reportedly, green roof (GR) makes a significant contribution towards a truly sustainable-built environment; however, its implementation is yet to hit a sufficient level in developing countries. Thus, this study assesses GR...

...George Ofori Purpose Professionalism indicates a devotion to and demonstration of exceptional performance and achievement in any activity. The built environment comprises the physical items required for economic activity, long-term national development and social well-being. Studies show a need...

.... Besides, the validated framework will enable the policy decision-makers in the building regulatory system to promote the use of building code and the utilisation of its potentials in reducing disaster while increasing the built environment resilience. The study concludes that the designed framework...

...Hamdan Rashid Alteneiji; Vian Ahmed; Sara Saboor Purpose Emergency preparedness (EP) is one of the crucial phases of the disaster management cycle for the built environment. The body of knowledge, therefore, reports on different preparedness standards adopted by developed countries...

... Ibrahim Olanrewaju can be contacted at: oludolapoolanrewaju2012@gmail.com 20 01 2020 25 03 2020 08 04 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Building information modelling Construction Built environment Nigeria...

... by their residential apartment. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated indoor built environment–quality of life model for the elderly in P&S housing estates. Design/methodology/approach A questionnaire survey, including scales for 4 quality of life (QoL) domains (physical health...

...Bahriye Ilhan; Banu Yobas Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the issues that should be considered for a better gauge of the construction industry and built environment and to propose a set of indicators for measuring the social, economic and environmental value of construction...

...Jonathan K.M. Lian; Zhi Yu Foo; Florence Yean Yng Ling Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the value of internships for professional careers in the built environment (BE) sector from the perspective of industry practitioners. It examines the perceptions of practitioners about...

.... The findings can help hospital disaster managers learn about and adapt their built environment to changing healthcare needs during EWEs. Originality/value – By integrating learning and resilience theories in a built environment context, this paper provides new insights, both theoretical and practical...