.... Buildings Damp-proofing Behavioural economics Sustainable development Decision-making Social norms The target population of this study was the stakeholders in the Ghanaian residential building sector, and the sampling frame was stakeholders based in Accra and Kumasi. Using non-probability...

...” emphasising on a sustainable economy. Al Surf and Mostafa (2017) found that recent Saudi design and construction trends focus more on Sustainable Development Plan (SDP). This is one of the sustainable strategies common in Saudi and used to implement new sustainable development concepts in housing and other...

... a contribution to the understanding of the factors that affect the adoption of the green specifications in China. The results can also contribute to better adoption of green specifications in other developing countries. Developing countries Sustainable development Factor Green specifications...

...Divine K. Ahadzie; Nii A. Ankrah; Michael Nii Addy; Emmanuel Adinyira; Christian Koranteng Purpose – Building energy efficiency is an inescapable part of the solution to Africa's sustainable development; its implementation can result in cost effective ways that can contribute to economic...

...Michelle C. Brennan; Alison J. Cotgrave Purpose – Despite the surge of interest in construction sustainability and the many Government initiatives encouraging reform in the UK construction industry (CI), the prevalence of sustainable development (SD) in the industry is still largely lagging...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper consists of a literature review on the concept of sustainability, the contribution of the built environment to the sustainability problem, and an intellectual discussion of a proposed model for achieving sustainable development in the built environment. The body...

...’ knowledge on the CSH in relation to low carbon housing design and delivery the UK. The term “sustainable development” was first coined in 1980 in a report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the need for a world conservation strategy (IUCN, 1980) which called...

... J. Cotgrave can be contacted at: a.j.cotgrave@ljmu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Curriculum development Higher education Model testing Sustainable development Student knowledge deficiencies regarding sustainability and environmental attitudes had been...

... official sustainable development strategy, which asks educators “to make sustainability literacy a core competency for professional graduates” (HM Government, 2005, p. 39). Independent bodies like the forum for the future have the role of providing badly needed support and guidance to academics wishing...

...‐building phase are the use of materials with high potential for recycling and reuse. Olivia Guerra Santin can be contacted at: o.guerrasantin@tudelft.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sustainable development Mexico Materials management Environmental management Housing...

.... John R. Mansfield can be contacted at: john.mansfield@ntu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sustainable development Real estate United Kingdom Buildings are unique in their longevity compared with other industrial products. The low turnover rate suggests...

... of the impacts of climate change. The implications of the environmental problems have been individually and collectively discussed under the interchangeable terms sustainability and sustainable development at a series of international summits, including the World Commission on Environment and Development...

... attributes determining adaptation section below. The social, environmental and economic arguments for and against adaptation make the decision complex and is illustrated in Figure 2 . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Buildings Regeneration Sustainable development Urban areas...

...Paul Chynoweth; Rashidat Adejoke Oladapo; Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah Purpose The paper seeks to describe the historical development, current status, and operation of real estate law and policy in Nigeria in the context of global requirements for sustainable development. Design/methodology...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Flooding Local authorities Sustainable development Keywords: Flooding, Local authorities, Sustainable development Although local planning authorities are taking on board the message about not developing inappropriately...

.../habitat.htm (accessed November 2004). Construction materials Metals Architecture Sustainable development Competitive strategy Germany The beginning of sustainable development was presented by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro in 1992...

.... Building regulations Housing Sustainable development Energy management In the first two papers in this series we have developed a critique of part L (conservation of fuel and power) of the Building Regulations for England and Wales[1]. Central to our thesis is the need for large reductions...

...Anthony L. Poole The full document deals with strategic sustainable development issues which affect the whole country but using examples mainly drawn from England and Wales. Discusses what is meant by sustainable development and how this can be achieved, how progress can be tracked, managing...