... Sustainable development Energy efficiency Auckland University of Technology’s DCT Faculty This research was supported by the Auckland University of Technology’s DCT Faculty Postgraduate Summer Research Assistant Award 2024. The building and construction industry is a key driver...

... impacts, aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Urain et al., 2022). This chapter provides an exploration of the principles and drivers underpinning the circular economy. The chapter underscores how the implementation of CE principles can lead to environmental protection...

... implications This outcome of this research will contribute towards sustainable development as it will make use of the waste generated, reduce the amount of energy-intensive cement used in construction and help generate local employment in the area where the Phragmites australis plant grows...

... 06 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The construction industry occupies a significant position within the economy, environment and society, making it crucial for sustainable development (Zhao et al., 2012...

... Nations’ sustainable development goal – SDG 7 “affordable and clean energy”. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to the initiatives/experiences of the hospitals studied in the Middle East and North Africa region. Originality/value This study’s findings, conclusions...

... Sustainability Sustainable construction Sustainable development Unsustainable practices The concept of sustainability and sustainable development gained prominence in the late 1980s when the United Nations world commission on environment and development through the Brundtland Commission released...

... rights only Developing countries Sustainable development Water sustainability Water distribution network Non-revenue water Rehabilitation of WDN As a step towards finding approaches in the NRW reduction, rehabilitating water distribution networks (WDNs) is one solution to decrease RL...

...De-Graft Owusu-Manu; Caleb Debrah; Eric Oduro-Ofori; David John Edwards; Prince Antwi-Afari Purpose The advances in green city growth are widely discussed in extant literature. The benefits of green cities to urban development in recent discussions of sustainability and sustainable development...

...Osama A.B. Hassan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance a model that relates the criteria of sustainable development with the construction engineering of buildings. Moreover, a method to evaluate the building sustainability is suggested. Design/methodology/approach The method...

.... Design/methodology/approach The study discusses the achievement of sustainability characteristics at the manufacturing process level of widely used industrial process, mechanical machining. Sustainable development includes improvements in material, product design and manufacturing process orientations...

... in Volume 9 Number 2, 2011, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology Outstanding Reviewer © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 --> Buildings Sustainable development Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Engineering, Design...

..., the sub‐category chosen for analysis is that of the “ventilation rates”, for which the Lincoln on the Lake building aims to received three points (maximum points achievable). The origination of the term “sustainable construction” was derived from the phrase “sustainable development”. Sustainable...

...). Buildings Sustainable development Adaptive re‐use also offers a more efficient and effective process of dealing with buildings than demolition. This is because it is deemed to be safer as it reduces the amount of disturbance due to hazardous materials, contaminated ground and the risk of falling...

... leading to unsustainable resource utilisation and suggests options for promoting sustainable development within the industry, with specific focus on a foundry in a lower income country (LIC). Design/methodology/approach Data were collected using the cleaner production (CP) Methodology. Pre‐assessment...

...Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman; Neil Sirbadhoo Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role that South African Project Management Firms (SAPMF) can play towards supporting government initiatives for sustainable development of rural areas (RA). Design/methodology/approach A research...

..., and the complex nature of sustainable development. Findings The study shows that the application of motivational methods based on social psychology are effective in raising awareness of sustainability issues and, in one case, had a marked effect on the future path of the company. Leaders of built environment...

... and the certification and registration of green properties? If so, does this association become less significant over time as LEED certification becomes more commonplace? Andrew T. Carswell can be contacted at: carswell@fcs.uga.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Residential homes Sustainable...

... is usually between 0.5 and 3.0. Matt Syal can be contacted at: syalm@msu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Buildings Sustainable development Developing countries India All green building guidelines reviewed in this research address similar issues related...

.... These costs however, were not used in the EIO‐LCA model to determine the environmental emissions during maintenance phase. Helen E. Muga can be contacted at: hmuga@eng.usf.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sustainable development Reinforced concrete Pavements Product life cycle...

.... The research shows the path to promulgate their methodologies in a world that is going “Green”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Sustainable development Pollutants Construction operations United States of America The world is moving towards providing a better and cleaner...