Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 8 Issue 1

Sustainability in construction and built environment: a “wicked problem”?

Ashish Goel

The purpose of this paper is to examine various uncertainties underlying the concept of sustainability in construction and built environment (SCBE) and determine if SCBE is a…

Research through design for energy transition: two case studies in Germany and The Netherlands

Sven Stremke, Sören Schöbel

The purpose of this paper is to enlarge the body of knowledge on research through design (RtD) methods that can be employed by landscape architects and others working on (but not…

Techno-economic assessment of application of solar PV in building sector: A case study from Saudi Arabia

M. Asif, Mohammad A. Hassanain, Kh Md Nahiduzzaman, Haitham Sawalha

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is facing a rapid growth in energy demand mainly because of factors like burgeoning population, economic growth, modernization and infrastructure…

Sustainability as source of competitive advantages in mature sectors: The case of Ceramic District of Sassuolo (Italy)

Davide Settembre Blundo, Fernando Enrique García-Muiña, Martina Pini, Lucrezia Volpi, Cristina Siligardi, Anna Maria Ferrari

The purpose of this paper is to explore how sustainability can become a source of competitive advantage for mature manufacturing sectors where technologies are standardized, and…

Engaging consultants in green projects: exploring the practice in Malaysia

Nazirah Zainul Abidin, Nadia Alina Amir Shariffuddin

The purpose of this paper is to explore the practice of engaging key project consultants for the development of green projects in Malaysia.