... Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Adaptation Embodied carbon Circular buildings Recycled plastic Material reuse The building and construction sector is a major contributor to climate change, with approximately 34% of global energy demand...

...Zoraya Roldán Rockow; Brandon E. Ross Purpose This paper aims to describe and demonstrate a quantitative areal openness model (AOM) for measuring the openness of floor plans. Creation of the model was motivated by the widely reported but rarely quantified link between openness and adaptability...

.... The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the effect of climate change on predicted corrosion rate of concrete reinforcement in projected 2050 and 2100 climates compared to present climate were studied to consider adaptation methods for the climate change...

...Zoraya Roldán Rockow; Brandon Ross; Anna K. Black Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a review of existing models and tools for evaluating the adaptability of buildings. A baseline of the current state of the art in adaptability evaluation and adaptation decision support is established...

... local communities based on their individual local contexts. Research has shown that although several initiatives are in place to create behavioural change among SMEs in undertaking adaptation approaches against flooding, they often tend to delay their responses by means of a “wait and see” attitude...

...Jessica Lamond; David Proverbs; Colin Booth; Martin Roders; Ad Straub; Henk Visscher Purpose Research into climate change adaptation measures has resulted in the identification of 155 such adaptation measures that contribute to making the built environment more climate resilient. These measures...

...Jessica Lamond; David Proverbs; Colin Booth; Ian Smith; Katie Williams; Diane Hopkins; Jennifer Joynt; Catherine Payne; Rajat Gupta Purpose This paper presents new research on the potential pathways for integrated adaptation that could make England's suburbs more resilient to future climate...

...Jessica Lamond; David Proverbs; Colin Booth; Oz Sahin; Sherif Mohamed; Jan Warnken; Anisur Rahman Purpose The Gold Coast is a low‐lying coastal Australian city and many residential areas are subject to 1:100 year flood events. Evidently, there is a need for the city to adapt to sea‐level rise (SLR...

... of the task; a step‐change in thought and practice is needed. Practical implications A massive programme is warranted if the substantial stock of existing buildings is to be adapted to meet identified environmental standards to “save the planet”; a radical re‐conceptualisation of building adaptation...