...Elijah Kusi Purpose This study sought to develop and validate a framework to ensure that indoor thermal comfort in naturally ventilated university classrooms is achieved at the design stage. Design/methodology/approach Measured data were collected using Testo data loggers. The classrooms...

... a framework of social sustainability indicators. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review was performed using the PRISMA method, based on the Scopus and Engineering Village databases. The analysis covers aspects of social sustainability in building retrofit projects, types...

... 23 02 2025 29 04 2025 01 06 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Framework Goal 11 Government policy Modelling System theory Urban flood resilience Rapid city urbanisation, if not well planned, may...

...Clinton Aigbavboa; Lawrence Yao Addo; Andrew Ebekozien; Wellington Didibhuku Thwala; Bernard Martins Arthur-Aidoo Purpose A viable framework has been proven to reduce operational and institutional inefficiencies in the urban water supply sector. The absence of drivers necessary to develop...

... concept such as Soft System Methodology (SSM) can improve public building maintenance operations. There is a paucity of studies regarding public HEIB maintenance in Nigeria via an SSM approach. Therefore, the research investigated the state of public HEIB and developed a framework to improve public HEIB...

...Andrew Ebekozien; Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan; Clinton Aigbavboa; Andrew I. Awo-Osagie Purpose The cost of residential building maintenance can harmfully affect low-income earners' expenditure if not checked. A customised maintenance concept via a framework will ensure efficient and proper...

... Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Adaptation Resilience Framework Models Reuse Demolition In a seminal paper on the topic of resilience in the built environment, Bruneau et al. (2003) presented the 4Rs of resilience: robustness, redundancy...