... (HCWs) to ensure the safe handling and disposal of medical waste. However, achieving sustainable development goals related to healthcare waste remains a persistent challenge. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices ( KAP ) of HCWs in PHCs. cross-sectional study was conducted...

...Alenka Temeljotov Salaj; Carmel Margaret Lindkvist Purpose This paper aims to illustrate where facility management (FM) is having an impact on the urban environment and what other work needs to be done to easier facilitate achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This is important...

... Establishment Environmental Assessment Method” (BREEAM). 28 02 2017 14 09 2017 26 02 2018 03 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Sustainable development Green leasing Sustainable buildings Green buildings...

... the flexibility of the system (GBS, 2009). Electrical sub-metering and tenant sub-metering is for installing different sub-meters for all energy use of more than 100 kilovolt amps (kVa) as well as an individual sub-metering for lighting (GBS, 2009). Performance measurement Sustainable development Green...

... Department of Energy report shows that Qatar ranked 43rd in the world in 2011 for total emissions from fossil-fuel burning, cement production and gas flaring (Boden et al., 2015). Sustainable development Climate change Facilities management Sustainable buildings Doha Qatar...

... topic with not much research undertaken. This typology provides a language for discussing shared spaces and a base for further developing the research field. Rikke Brinkø can be contacted at: rikbk@dtu.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Sustainable development Facilities...

... 2015 Sustainable development Social inclusion Stakeholders Stakeholder analysis Sustainability Social environment The concept of sustainable development is premised on systems theory, which stipulates that the triple bottom line (TBL), i.e. the social, the economic...

...@man.dtu.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Strategic management Sustainable development Facilities management Stakeholders Value added FM Value Map During the past decades, the perception and application of facilities management (FM) has gradually shifted from primarily...

... a small amount of the covered emissions under CRC. In addition, they criticized on the strict requirements for complying with the 90 per cent rule and that the related documentation was too complicated (DECC, 2012). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Sustainable development Emissions...

..., and practicalities of undertaking refurbishment works of tower blocks or high rise buildings. The study also provides some insights on the contractor's and landlord's (housing association) representative's knowledge and awareness of sustainable development, and councils' funding mechanisms for undertaking...

... represents current green building development in China. Zhonghua Gou can be contacted at: gouzhonghua@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Green building Thermal environment Post‐occupancy study Operations Sustainable development Buildings China Buildings are one...

... at: eeva.maattanen@aalto.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Green building Facilities management Facility services Operating phase Office building Finland Buildings Sustainable development It is currently well‐known that the built environment is a major contributor to climate...

... into public life; and a greater level of service and customer orientation within public services. Urban FM Social enterprise Community facilities Service delivery model Property management Sustainable development Facilities management (FM) is commonly referred to as “the integration...

...Kam‐din Wong; Qing Fan Purpose Because of global environmental concerns, sustainable design has become a mainstream building design goal in recent years. Sustainable development is even more urgent in the light of global climate change. This paper aims to examine the contributions which building...

... contribution of this research includes identifying the subsystems functioning in social sustainability, developing criteria for social value evaluation with regard to subsystems in social sustainability performance, identifying the influence of individual stakeholders in social networks, generating a social...

...Craig Langston Purpose This paper aims to focus on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings that have become obsolete, an important strategy for sustainable development and a pertinent response to excessive resource usage resulting from typical destruction and redevelopment. Design/methodology...

... practices to immovable cultural heritage assets emerged as recently as the 1990s. At a time in which the role of culture and heritage in processes of sustainable development is gaining more ground, this special issue can be seen as the first of more contributions to come, which aim to enhance...

... of Salamanca as a case study. Design/methodology/approach After a brief introduction to the difficult role of World Heritage properties in the sustainable development of cities, the main concerns of their management practices are presented. The paper then surveys the Old City of Salamanca: before, during...

... milestone towards reducing the GHGs emissions among developed countries lies with the Kyoto Protocol in December 1997. This marked an important turning point in efforts to promote the use of renewable energy and sustainable development as a key strategy for reducing GHGs emissions worldwide. In addition...

... that unless the rate of building replacement or sustainable refurbishment is implemented, building design and construction will have little role to play in tackling global warming. Sustainable development Buildings Facilities Australia Adaptation to climate change is emerging as one...