Scientific research provides convincing evidence that climate change is having significant
impacts on many aspects of life. In the built-environment domain, regulatory requirements …

Buildings and their associated infrastructures constitute a major class of interventions by
people in the environment resulting in resource depletion, environmental emissions, and …

Welcome to this Special Issue of Indoor and Built Environment. This Special Issue of journal
papers is based on the advanced research studies that had been carried out by the Center …

The principal goal of this article is to make clear the multiple pathways through which the
built environment is having a potential effect on the occupants' physical and psychological …

Climate change and natural disasters have brought threats to humanity greater than ever.
The built environment is a critical part of the climate action plan in terms of its resilience and …

Ergonomic approach is aimed at optimizing human interactions with systems, in order to
make human activities more efficient, safe, comfortable and satisfying. Built environment …

Intelligent buildings need to be sustainable (ie sustain their performance for future
generations), healthy and technologically up to date; meet regulatory demands; meet the …

Sustainability has been a popular topic among researchers in various disciplines since its
value is critical to the development of user-centered environments and populations' …

Work recently undertaken at the University of Strathclyde, Department of Architecture, is
concerned with the articulation of a management system that might support sustainable …

This introductory chapter sets the scene for the book, providing an overview of sustainability
in the built environment. With a bias towards buildings and the urban environment, it …