...Xin Hu Purpose China’s population is ageing. Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are an emerging living arrangement of older Chinese. Incorporating social sustainability features into CCRCs helps to create age-friendly residential environments for residents. However, it is still unclear...

...Liqun Xiang; Ann T.W. Yu; Yongtao Tan; Xuezhu Shan; QiPing Shen Purpose This study aims to identify senior citizens’ requirements related to “embedded retirement facilities (ERFs)”, which are small-scale, multi-functional and community-based care facilities for senior citizens in mainland China...

... reuse potential of historic buildings that are subject to change in the Grand Canal area, a world heritage site in Hangzhou, China. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, a model has been established with aggregated views of professionals on the degree to which a variety of factors affect...

... the application of partnering in construction. The Chinese construction industry is one of the largest industries in the world; however, to the authors' best knowledge, no project in mainland China has adopted this procurement approach in a formal and systematic manner as yet. This paper presents a timely study...

... and Heritage Commission, 2002). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Evaluation Historic buildings Laymen Professionals Policy makers Strategic evaluation China Building conservation The role of heritage conservation has evolved in the last two decades. The need for social equity...

...Kin Wai Michael Siu Purpose This paper seeks to: identify the importance of a design standard for tactile ground surface indicators (TGSIs); discuss the problem of the existing standard of TGSIs in China; and advocate an all‐round approach that the consideration of a design standard of TGSIs...

...‐occupancy study was conducted in a high standard office building certified by China's Green Building Label. The study included an occupant survey and a physical measurement. Findings The building generally achieved its intended thermal environment of 25°C during cooling seasons and satisfied more than...

... Customer satisfaction Service quality Shopping mall Shopping centres China Shops (buildings) Facilities management (FM) is a term that encompasses a variety of activities to effectively manage built assets and deliver services (Amaratunga, 2000). Early FM emphasises “hardware...

...Xiaoling Zhang; Esther Cheung; Albert P.C. Chan; Patrick T.I. Lam; Daniel W.M. Chan; Yongjian Ke Purpose This paper aims to explore the critical success factors (CSFs) necessary for adopting public private partnerships (PPPs) in both Mainland China and Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach...

...Xiaoling Zhang; Yuming Hong; Daniel W.M. Chan; Albert P.C. Chan Purpose This paper aims to explore the applicability of construction partnering in Mainland China, and to provide useful suggestions and possible implications for decision‐makers to adopt this collaborative approach to project...

... buildings in China in this study can be useful reference for other similar research. However, with the different requirements for building types and building ownerships, the KPIs of sustainability of BEER for different buildings may be variable. The findings in this study may not be directly relevant...

... will reward the contractor for any savings made against the GMP and penalise him when this sum is exceeded because of his own mismanagement or negligence. Target cost contracts Guaranteed maximum price contracts Procurement Risk allocation Construction industry China Contract costs...

... strategies Hong Kong Maintenance programmes China Construction engineering works Safety performance of repair, maintenance, minor alteration and addition (RMAA) works in many developed cities has been alarming. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Construction Intelligence Report...

... implementation. Ying Nan Yang can be contacted at: yingnan.yang@gmail.com Bridges Condition state Deterioration model Hong Kong Infrastructure maintenance Life cycle optimization China Maintenance reliability © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Designing, constructing...

...Ana Pereira Roders; Ron van Oers; Tao Wang; Luca Zan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the main UNESCO sites in China. The cases under study offer some insight into the complexity of the management of Chinese cultural organizations, as well as the problem of the presentation...

...Hongping Yuan; Liyin Shen; Jiayuan Wang Purpose The generation of construction and demolition waste in China is a pressing need to be minimized in order to alleviate the environmental burden. The effectiveness of implementing construction and demolition waste management in this economy, however...

...Queena K. Qian; Edwin H.W. Chan Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the major differences between the government's role in building energy efficiency (BEE) in China and three developed countries, and to further the understanding of market expectations of the most effective government...

... method. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Real estate Competitive strategy China Improving organizational competitiveness has become a continuous and pervasive challenge since the global market economy come to the frontline. Therefore, it is of prime importance to identify...

... measurement Construction works China The procurement method holds the key of success for delivering construction services (Chan and Yung, 2003). Strong concerns have thus been raised within the construction industry for adopting alternative integrated procurement strategies to supersede...

...‐based approach to develop high performing teams for enhancing project success. Edmond W.M. Lam can be contacted at: bselam@inet.polyu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Buildings Critical success factors Maintenance programmes China Buildings have been...