Built Environment Project and Asset Management: Volume 7 Issue 4

Emerging issues in the built environment sustainability agenda

Thanuja Ramachandra, Gayani Karunasena

Co-productive interrelations between business model and zero carbon building: A conceptual model

Xiaojing Zhao, Wei Pan

The zero carbon building (ZCB) approach has gained momentum in improving energy performance and reducing carbon emissions. Despite policy promotion for achieving zero carbon…

An analytic network process (ANP) model to examine LEED-certified buildings’ operational performance

Gulbin Ozcan Deniz

The purpose of this paper is to create and present a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design New Construction (LEED NC) building performance assessment model that will…

A framework for adopting green leasing in developing countries: the case of Sri Lanka

Nayani Hettige, B.A.K.S. Perera, Harshini Mallawaarachchi

The purpose of this paper is to identify the enablers and barriers to the adoption of green leasing in Sri Lanka and propose probable solutions.

An eco asset ontology towards effective eco asset management

Jehan Zeb

The purpose of this paper is to develop an ontology of eco or natural assets to represent eco asset knowledge at two levels: eco asset metal model and eco asset ontology…

Application of “R” principles to enhance the efficiency of water usage in construction sites

K.G.A.S. Waidyasekara, Lalith De Silva, Raufdeen Rameezdeen

Water conservationists have been promoting a hierarchy of measures to preserve water resources in the face of decreasing freshwater availability in the world. However…

Production of green concrete using recycled waste aggregate and byproducts

Khalid Al-Gahtani, Ibrahim Alsulaihi, Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Marzouk

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the sustainability benefits of using demolition and industrial wastes as a replacement for aggregates and cement in traditional concrete…

Payment mechanisms for contractors for better environmental hazard controlling in road construction projects

Piumi Chethana Walimuni, Aparna Samaraweera, Lalith De Silva

There is a growing concern that contractors can be motivated for environmental protection through effective fund allocation and proper payment mechanisms. However, an in-depth…

Focusing megaproject strategies on sustainable best value of stakeholders

Mohan Kumaraswamy, Kelwin Kar Wai Wong, Jacky Chung

Most megaprojects focus on overcoming current infrastructure capacity problems or opening up new business opportunities, while a few may be inspired by iconic-symbolic or…