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van Overbeek, Rens (author)
A considerable share of the global greenhouse gases is caused by the construction and real estate sector, but the increasing awareness on global climate change within the industry caused the emergence of multiple voluntary environmental certifications. The effects of environmental certification on office rents have received considerable...
master thesis 2023
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Haghighi, Z. (author)
Today, photovoltaic technology is one of the fastest-growing fields of technology and is becoming the lowest-cost option for electricity generation in the greatest part of the world. Based on IEA projection, the number of households relying on solar PV grows from today’s 25 million to more than 100 million by 2030. Based on this projection, we...
doctoral thesis 2022
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Xu, Ying (author), Luo, D. (author), Qian, QK (author), Chan, Edwin Hon Wan (author)
In response to excessive energy consumption and severe pollution, green building has gained increasing attention around the world. Governments’ top-down incentive schemes and consumers’ bottom-up choice preferences are two major channels of residential green building promotion. Regarding the bottom-up route, high liveability performance is...
journal article 2022
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Jain, Siddharth Popatlal (author)
The world around us is rapidly changing and evolving. In a new report by the World green structure committee, the building and development industry are liable for 38.8% of all CO2 emissions internationally, with operational outflows (from energy used to warmth, cool and light structures) representing 28%. Our designed structures depend upon many...
master thesis 2021
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Simhachalam, Vyshali (author)
As climate change concerns increase, more and more clients are aiming for higher sustainability ratings for their properties. Green building assessments are of great importance to stimulate the sustainable paradigm shift within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. However, the current working process for green building...
master thesis 2021
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Yau, Yung (author), Hou, H. (author), Yip, Ka Chi (author), Qian, QK (author)
Eco-certification schemes are usually launched with various incentives provided by local governments to facilitate green building development and building energy retrofits. A number of barriers to building energy retrofitting have been identified in previous literature, while the barriers to the eco-certification of existing buildings are under...
journal article 2021
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Esfandiari, Masoud (author), Zaid, Suzaini Mohamed (author), Ismail, Muhammad Azzam (author), Hafezi, Mohammad Reza (author), Asadi, Iman (author), Mohammadi, S. (author), Vaisi, Salah (author), Aflaki, Ardalan (author)
The quality of the indoor environment has become a vital component for buildings due to the time spent indoors. To this extent, the performance of the indoor environment is considered as part of the greenery criteria by green rating schemes such as the Green Building Index in Malaysia. This study aims to investigate and assess the quality of the...
journal article 2021
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Raed, Abeer Abu (author), Pottgiesser, U. (author), Quist, W.J. (author)
The Government of Dubai implemented Green Building Regulations & Specifications & Specifications (GBRS). In March 2014. Dubai has more than 1000 high-rise buildings in which more than 2 million residents are accommodated. However, 62% of the existing residential high-rise buildings dating from 1970-2014 do not meet the requirements of...
conference paper 2021
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Esfandiari, Masoud (author), Zaid, Suzaini Mohamed (author), Ismail, Muhammad Azzam (author), Hafezi, Mohammad Reza (author), Asadi, Iman (author), Mohammadi, S. (author)
Energy consumption to cool an indoor environment is a substantial part of total energy end-use, particularly in a tropical climate with high energy demand for cooling. To improve energy efficiency, cooling systems can be optimized using a variety of neutral indoor temperatures to maintain a balance between an occupant’s thermal comfort and...
journal article 2021
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Hou, H. (author), Wu, Hao (author)
Hotel developers incorporate green building design to save on capital and operation cost. Hotel operators adopt green practice to affect tourists’ intention of staying (IoS). This paper recognises the important contribution of green building design and eco-service provision to green hotels. It investigates the internal relationships of...
journal article 2020
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Jain, Mansi (author), Siva, Vidushini (author), Hoppe, T. (author), Bressers, Hans (author)
This paper explores the governance of sectoral innovation and niche formation of green buildings and other low energy buildings (like NZEBs). Two analytical frameworks are used and synthesized: the Sectoral Systems Innovation Assessment framework (SSIAf) and the Governance Assessment Tool (GAT). The key components of the former are: shaping...
journal article 2020
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Steenkamp, Vincent (author)
master thesis 2018
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Fan, Ke (author), Chan, Edwin H.W. (author), Qian, QK (author)
It is claimed that transaction costs (TCs) affect the effectiveness of any green building (GB) policy. However, few studies have empirically applied TC analysis to GB incentives, which normally should have analyzed the TCs borne by different stakeholders. These include TC typology and determinants during the implementation process, especially...
journal article 2018
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Bougrain, Frédéric (author)
According to the European Commission website, construction and demolition waste (CDW - consisting of materials such as concrete, bricks, gypsum, wood, glass, metals, asbestos, excavated soil…) accounts for approximately 25% - 30% of all waste generated in the EU. To move towards a recycling society, various policies have been launched by...
conference paper 2017
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Siva, Vidushini (author), Hoppe, T. (author), Jain, M (author)
The building sector in Singapore consumes up to half of the nation’s total energy. The government has therefore been urging the transformation of the industry by targeting 80% of all buildings to be green-certified by 2030. Thus far, Singapore has done relatively well, and is widely viewed as frontrunner in this respect. This paper addresses the...
journal article 2017
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Mlecnik, E. (author)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore innovation adoption theory and to define a model to investigate operational activities and communication in innovation networks that can stimulate both supply and demand. It also aims to exemplify this model with the activities of an innovation network dedicated to promoting passive houses....
journal article 2016
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Fan, Ke (author), Qian, QK (author), Chan, EHW (author)
About 40% of global energy consumption and nearly one-third of global CO2 emissions are on account of buildings. In Hong Kong, buildings consume up to 90% of electricity during construction and operation, where all the design and construction of private developments is subject to control under the Buildings<br/>Ordinance. The way building...
conference paper 2016
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Wang, Xia (author), Ren, Hong (author), Cai, Weiguang (author), Liu, Y. (author), Luo, Lizi (author)
Green building (GB) has been actively promoted in many countries, but it has not become the mainstream in Chinese construction industry due to various reasons. This paper aims to investigate the major driving factors for the development of GB with reference of the Chinese construction market. Twenty-one factors influencing the development of...
journal article 2016
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Fan, K. (author), Qian, Q.K. (author), Chan, E.H.W. (author)
Gross Floor Area (GFA) concession scheme, as a planning incentive, is developed from the notion of “make developers pay” in UK in 1990. It rewards developers additional GFA in exchange for public amenities so that government could save that amount of money. This paper carries out a review of GFA concession scheme in Hong Kong and Singapore to...
conference paper 2015
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Qian, Q.K. (author), Chan, E.H.W. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Lehmann, S. (author)
The paper, through a “regenerative” lens, has focused upon a new conceptual game system involving transaction costs (TCs) for creating a more accessible green buildings (GB) market. Individual stakeholders steadfastly guard their own interests in any investment decision, which seldom considers any positive gains to society. Green buildings,...
journal article 2015
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