...Mzukisi Yaphi; Eric Kwame Simpeh; John Julian Smallwood Purpose As the world grapples with the challenges of climate change, the necessity to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of existing building stock has become increasingly urgent. This has made green retrofitting an important...

... the nonlinear effects of overall ESG as well as three individual ESG pillars on REITs’ operational efficiency and performance. ESG Nonlinearity Operational efficiency Operational performance REIT Sustainability Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) act as intermediaries that own, manage...

...Gregory Anders; Grazyna Aleksandra Wiejak-Roy; Rosemary E. Horry; Graham Squires; Colin A. Booth Purpose Sustainability practices and reporting have consistently evolved over the years with trends towards more holistic approaches with respect to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG...

...Thabo Khafiso; Samuel Adeniyi Adekunle; Clinton Aigbavboa Purpose The increasing energy consumption in residential buildings poses significant challenges to sustainability, economic efficiency, and environmental health. Despite the availability of numerous energy-saving strategies, their adoption...

... only Air conditioning systems Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) Energy saving HVAC technologies Sustainability S.S.C.G. Vidana can be contacted at: sscgvidana@gmail.com 02 06 2023 22 11 2023 18 01 2024 The following sections present the literature findings...

... 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Shared economy Co-working space Emerging economies Economic benefits Sustainability Changes in real estate demand over the past few decades have pushed the sector away from long-term commitment toward flexibility...

...Andrew Ebekozien; Clinton Aigbavboa; Mohamad Shaharudin Samsurijan Purpose Housing provision and the neighbourhood's safety are significant social sustainability concerns. If structural issues are not well checked, housing provision and the neighbourhood's safety may become threatened, especially...

... in Figure 1 , the concept of sustainability is complete if there is a balance between the need to minimise costs and maximise gains through efficient use of financial resources (economic sustainability) with preservation of the natural environment (ecological sustainability) and maintaining fairness...

... for the Social Sciences (SPSS) tool was deployed to analyze the quantitative data, while the focus group interview was recorded, transcribed and thematically analyzed. Findings The paper reveals the need for a working policy and strategy for the maintenance of public property to ensure sustainability...

... and facility managers, policy makers and regulators to develop more effective strategies to deliver improved sustainability outcomes. Sara Wilkinson can be contacted at: Sara.Wilkinson@uts.edu.au 05 09 2020 17 11 2020 24 01 2021 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald...

...Visar Hoxha Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the sustainable impact of adaptive reuse of shopping malls built during communism in Kosovo. Design/methodology/approach The present study uses qualitative research using semi-structured interviews with architects, civil engineers, real...

... research method for this study. Once all qualifying terms listed on the company website were recorded based on LEED credit and category, the data were synthesized to create a sustainability continuum organizing the firms based on the extent to which they communicate sustainability initiatives...

...Tom Kauko Purpose The sustainability agenda has already become widely recognised in real estate analysis. However, two challenges are to overcome before sustainability issues are brought fully into the professional and academic mainstream: first, the provision of sustainability enhancing qualities...

... to strengthen the existing framework for sustainable development. Also, increased sensitization of investors, users, professionals and other stakeholders in the building industry is pertinent to the success of green building practice in the country. Originality/value This is one of the few studies on users...

...Junaidah Jailani; Richard Reed; Kimberley James Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address two major challenges faced by sustainable building owners: first, address the gap between an occupant’s expectations of sustainable building outcomes and what the building actually provides...

... within a larger research project that investigated methods for sustainable refurbishments to office buildings and their optimized timing from an investment perspective. Design/methodology/approach – An office building in Melbourne was used to develop seven sets of improvements using an integrated...

... of strong- and weak-form sustainability concepts constrained by the objectives of the sustainable criterion of Daly and Cobb (1994). The integration of the concepts and objectives allow the theoretical formulation of discount and capitalization rates that can be empirically tested. This empirical...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 United Kingdom Sustainability Solar farm Renewables While there is no official definition of a solar farm it is essentially an area of land on which a large number of solar panels are deployed to generate electricity producing very...

... contribute in mitigating global warming. However our existing conceptual understanding of sustainability is variable to the point of being disjointed and ambiguous and this could imply our efforts to realise reductions may not reach their potential. This paper seeks to address these issues. Design...

... and congestion charging, freight and parcel tracking by couriers, insurance documentation and medical records all depend on data centres. Intellect (2009) , the leading trade association in the UK technology industry, for example argued that “Data centres underpin the UK's IT industry and its ability to sustain...