Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 8 Issue 3

A taxonomy for Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA)

Barbara X. Rodriguez, Kathrina Simonen, Monica Huang, Catherine De Wolf

The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of common parameters in existing tools that provide guidance to carry out Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) and…

Developers’ willingness to invest in green features in Abuja, Nigeria

Matthew Oluwole Oyewole, Adeola Adisa Ojutalayo, Funmilayo Moyinola Araloyin

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the degree of willingness of property developers to invest in green features in Abuja, the federal capital city of Nigeria, to…

Summer performance, comfort, and heat stress in structural timber buildings under moderate weather conditions

Timothy Oluseun Adekunle

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Summer performance, comfort, and heat stress in structural timber buildings. The research utilises building simulation as a tool to…

Beyond green façades: active air-cooling vertical gardens

Michael Maks Davis, Andrea Lorena Vallejo Espinosa, Francisco Rene Ramirez

Vertical gardens offer multiple benefits in urban environments, including passive cooling services. Previous research explored the use of “active vertical gardens” as potential…

Forsake me not: balcony spaces in codes and cues among on-campus apartment dwellers

Chamila Subasinghe

While some people are mindful of what a personal space that also belongs to a common façade portrays to outsiders, why other people treat this personal space as a mere utility…