Barriers to environmental sustainability of construction projects

DGJ Opoku, J Ayarkwa, K Agyekum - Smart and Sustainable Built …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The construction industry plays an important role in the achievement of the 11th
and 15th of the Sustainable Development Goals. Efforts have been made by most …

Mapping the knowledge flow in sustainable construction project teams using social network analysis

VLM Schröpfer, J Tah, E Kurul - Engineering, Construction and …, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine knowledge transfer (KT) practices in five
construction projects delivering sustainable office buildings in Germany and the UK by using …

Envisioning Building-as-Energy-Service in the European context. From a literature review to a conceptual framework

M Sibilla, M Manfren - Architectural engineering and design …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Positive Energy Buildings (PEBs) represent an emerging paradigm for high
performance in the building sector. This paradigm focuses on the possibility of exploiting the …

Criteria for governance'institutional effectiveness and quality in the context of sustainable development tasks

M Masyk, Z Buryk, O Radchenko… - … Journal for Quality …, 2023 - repozytorium.bg.ug.edu.pl
Institutions and their sustainability play an important role in the context of three dimensions
of sustainable development management, determining the management structures' states …

[HTML][HTML] The uptake and implementation of sustainable construction: Transforming policy into practice

S Gunatilake - 2013 - clok.uclan.ac.uk
There is a continuously growing interest on 'Sustainable Construction (SC)'both within the
UK and globally. In the UK, a myriad of policies and guidance have been published in this …

[HTML][HTML] Localizing SDGs: the case of city planning in Malmö

R Zinkernagel, L Neij - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cities have an important role to play in implementing the UN Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) and to mobilize sustainability at the urban level. Yet, municipalities encounter …

Application of Soft Landings in the Design Management process of a non-residential building

V Gana, R Giridharan, R Watkins - Architectural Engineering and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A study into the design processes involved in Soft Landings is an important
aspect to realising energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in buildings. Previous …

Drivers and barriers of implementing a dual VET programme in Nepal

T Bolli, J Kemper, MN Parajuli, U Renold… - Asian Education and …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The authors analyse drivers and barriers of implementing and scaling-up a pilot
project of a dual vocational and education programme in Nepal. Design/methodology …

[PDF][PDF] Localising the Sustainable Development Goals: Tools and processes for building urban transformative capacity-the case of Malmö

R Zinkernagel - 2022 - portal.research.lu.se
In the autumn of 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in order
to provide guidance for all countries and all stakeholders to achieve a sustainable …

[PDF][PDF] Barriers to the adoption of environmental sustainability at the design stage of projects

DJ Opoku, J Ayarkwa, K Agyekum - 2018 - researchgate.net
The construction industry plays an important role in the achievement of the fifteenth of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Efforts have been made by most developing and …