... diffusion theory Green building Sustainable construction The swift escalation of climate change in recent decades has intensified global concern about the environment. This surge is closely linked to the widespread degradation of ecosystems, primarily driven by human activities. Azqueta (2023...

...Esraa Ahmed Kotkat; Emad Elbeltagi; Ibrahim Motawa; Islam Elmasoudi Purpose Construction companies typically look at important factors affecting building performance in order to make long-term improvements. In order to assess and forecast the performance of green buildings (GBs), this study...

...Burcu Bilgin Ceylan; İkbal Erbaş Purpose Given its substantial impact on resource consumption and environmental concerns, the construction industry needs new approaches to develop sustainable solutions. Green buildings have emerged from the broader green transformation movement and embody...

...Wen Jiang; Xiaoyan Huang; Lu Gan; Igor Martek Purpose The paper aims to focus on the green building industry, investigating pricing and green investment decisions of the construction supply chain under static and/or dynamic models and explore the incentive effects of different models. Design...

...Tayyab Ahmad; Murat Gunduz; Ahmad Madkoor Purpose The study is about conducting a quantitative inquiry of the drivers that facilitate and barriers that hinder the adoption of Green Buildings (GBs) in Qatar. This will help pave the ground for increased GB development in Qatar. Design/methodology...

...Alireza Arbabi; Roohollah Taherkhani; Ramin Ansari Purpose With the advancement of technology and more attention to environmental issues, building information modeling (BIM) and green building have become two new and growing trends in the construction industry. Therefore, this study proposes a new...

...Chunmei Fan; Xiaoyue Li Purpose This study reveals the green building development path and analyzes the optimal government subsidy equilibrium through evolutionary game theory and numerical simulation. This was done to explore the feasible measures and optimal incentives to achieve higher levels...

... Science and Research Park as a case to study the characteristics and typical model of sustainable campus in Japan by combined with the characteristics of Chinese sustainable campus. Design/methodology/approach This study compares the evaluation standards of green buildings between China and Japan...

...Jin Cai; Zhongfu Li; Yudan Dou; Yue Teng; Mengqi Yuan Purpose Contractor selection is critical in green buildings (GBs) since the preferred contractor has the responsibility to achieve construction sustainability as well as relationship sustainability. The developer satisfaction reflecting...

...Hung Duy Nguyen; Laura Macchion Purpose Risks in implementing green building (GB) projects have emerged as a significant obstacle for GB development, especially in developing countries. In recent years, both academics and construction practitioners have paid considerable attention to the risks...

.... Built environment Developing countries Green building Green roofs SDG9 SDG11 Strategies Sustainability Sustainable construction FGD could capture real-life opinions by providing participants with an opportunity to explain their ideas and share them with others in a dynamic discussion...

... or even resources. Barriers Indoor environmental quality Green building Design stage Sustainable buildings Li et al. (2000) suggest that in order to discover what is known on a particular topic and thus proceed to the broader spectrum of what is unknown; it is of essence...

...Xiaojing Zhao; Wei Pan Purpose The wide uptake of green building is hindered by factors such as limited market demand and high up-front cost despite substantial policy incentives. Successful business models (BMs) help facilitate the diffusion of sustainable innovation and have attracted increasing...

... Licensed re-use rights only Sustainability Green building Design Fuzzy sets MCDM methods Living walls are the modern type of GWs that enable the integration of green surfaces in high-rise buildings. The rapid growth and uniform coverage of large vertical surfaces besides the adoption...

.../methodology/approach The buildings used as a case study in this research were green buildings, rated according to the Australian Green Star certification system as a 6-star and a non-rated building. The two buildings are university buildings with similar characteristics, from Western Sydney University...

...Asli Pelin Gurgun; Kerim Koc Purpose Competent contractors are one of the critical stakeholders to achieve targeted sustainability objectives in green building (GB) projects. Prior to contractor selection, prequalification is an important step, which requires contractors with certain capabilities...

... innovations is an effective way for reducing environmental pollution and achieve eco-urban target. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Within the scope of green building carbon emissions (GB-CO₂) research, a large number of scientific literature has been...

...Xiaosen Huo; Ann Tit Wan Yu; Wu Zezhou; Wadu Mesthrige Jayantha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present site planning and design (SPD) relevant variables and items in practice for practitioners to better understand and implement SPD in green building projects. Design/methodology...

...Bon-Gang Hwang; Xianbo Zhao; Lene Lay Ghim Tan Purpose – The purposes of this paper are to: investigate schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects; identify the critical factors that influence the schedule performance of new and retrofitting green building projects...