Purpose The purpose of this study is threefold. First, to provide a taxonomy of innovations in
the housing sector. Second, to create a coherent framework that includes the mechanisms …

Real estate development is among the main consumers for green building materials (GBM),
and developers play a critical role in the development of GBM. Therefore, green …

Energy Star, the largest voluntary housing eco-labelling programme in the US, conveys
important signals to housing market actors about the energy efficiency of homes. With …

Buildings in Canada account for a significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
and net zero energy building technology has been identified as part of the solution. This …

Purpose Net zero energy buildings (NZEBs) are essential for reducing the environmental
consequences of the construction industry. However, its uptake within the industry has been …

Motives: The need for sustainable urban development, including an improvement in
residents' quality of life, requires ongoing urban diagnostics. Assessments of multi-family …

Residential buildings account for more than 20 percent of total energy usage in the US in the
past decade. Reduction of household energy consumption has environmental and …

The impact of buildings on the environment is enormous. Buildings consume 40% of natural
resources, use 70% of all electricity produced and their waste contributes 50% to all landfills …

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), the new directions posed by the authors in this issue of Cityscape bear …

This symposium represents an attempt to aggregate the lessons learned from the US
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Policy Development …