Sealing the gaps in a house, or increasing airtightness, is a common approach to reduce
energy consumption, as well as make the house more comfortable to live in. However …

Rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) are accelerating the transition towards low carbon
electricity systems in many countries, particularly in Australia. This review paper provides an …

The built environment research expands rapidly making it challenging to synthesize the
evidence for informing environmental policies within narrow timeframes. Rapid systematic …

While sustainable design practice is working to reduce the ecological impacts of
development, many of the earth's already damaged life support systems require repair and …

Energy efficient buildings are viewed as one of the solutions to reduce carbon emissions
from the built environment. However, studies worldwide indicate that there is a significant …

As the population of urban areas continues to grow, and construction of multi-unit
developments surges in response, building energy use demand has increased accordingly …

This paper presents a rapid systematic review of the indicators and taxonomies of the best
practices and governance for construction professionals within small and medium …

Conducting high-quality overviews of reviews (OoR) is time-consuming. Because the quality
of systematic reviews (SRs) varies, it is necessary to critically appraisal SRs when …

While sustainable design practice is working to reduce the ecological impacts of
development, many of the earth's already damaged life support systems require repair and …

Natural disasters have always plagued human life. Due to the global warming caused by
frequent occurrence of floods, it has brought immeasurable impacts on politics, economy …