In recent years, energy efficiency and thermal comfort in historic buildings have become
high-interest topics among scholars. Research has demonstrated that retrofitting buildings to …

Of all industrial sectors, the built environment puts the most pressure on the natural
environment, and in spite of significant efforts the International Energy Agency suggests that …

Faced with the predicament of sustainable development in traditional cities, the low-carbon
city, as a novel urban development mode, provides a feasible idea for resolving the tensions …

The energy performance of heritage buildings is attracting growing interest in research and
practice. Accordingly, as shown by our literature review, increasing numbers of articles on …

Rapid urbanization in developing countries such as China has been creating
unprecedented opportunities for the adoption of sustainable construction (SC). Owners, as a …

Low-carbon cities (LCCs) have attracted considerable attention from researchers over the
past 15 years as an important initiative for mitigating global warming. The increased pilot …

Adaptive reuse constitutes a major factor for the city resource exploitation, to wit the
sustainable urban development. Sustainable development potential in the wake of a former …

Excessive emissions of CO 2 have become an important factor affecting sustainable urban
development. In the existing renewal decision-making, few strategies have been formulated …

This study identified hypothetical relationships amongst motivation, nostalgia, and
memorable tourism experiences in a restaurant reconstructed from an old railway station …

Construction is the most resource intensive sector in the world. It consumes more than half of
the total global resources; it is responsible for more than a third of the total global energy use …