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Assessing Environmental Sustainability Practices in Building Construction Projects in Tanzania: A Mixed‐Methods Approach

open access: yesEngineering Reports, Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2026.
The study assesses environmental sustainability in 97 of Tanzania's building construction projects amid rapid urbanization. Using the LEED framework, the study reveals a low sustainability level. Barriers to sustainable practices are such as financial constraints, limited use of sustainable materials, and regulatory challenges.
Ismail W. R. Taifa, Imani Y. Mwano
wiley   +1 more source

The overview of green building sector in Slovakia [PDF]

open access: yesEAI Endorsed Transactions on Energy Web, 2019
Green buildings have become a global trend in recent years, reflecting a social order for sustainable development from the sides of all stakeholders. This is confirmed by the fact that the global construction of green buildings comprises for almost a ...
Julius Golej, Andrej Adamuscin
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental labeling of building sustainability: Focus on international certifications

open access: yesProceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2023
The environmental labelling of sustainable buildings has become a major concern for the architectural design. Numerous building sustainability assessment methods were developed in various countries, namely the British BREEAM, the American LEED, the ...
Hocine TEBBOUCHE   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organisational Innovation Performance and Sustainable Development: Fostering a Constructing Context of Project Management Practices and Integrated Approaches

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 8350-8366, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Project management practices and integrated methods play a crucial role in allowing sustainable construction. In the developing world, where the construction industry is not mostly based on sustainable practices, such methods are not heeded much.
Rashid Maqbool   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Social Sustainability in BREEAM New Construction Certification Standards

open access: yesStandards
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is widely recognized for promoting environmental sustainability in the built environment, with a strong focus on energy efficiency, resource management, and ecological impact ...
Anosh Nadeem Butt
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Rational Use of Water on Construction Sites in Brazil

open access: yesEnvironmental Quality Management, Volume 35, Issue 2, Winter 2025.
ABSTRACT The construction industry seeks to develop sustainable projects in response to client demands, financing conditions, and public contracts. The construction industry focuses on the finished product without considering the project's execution conditions.
Lucas Broggio   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Designated Hitters, Pinch Hitters, and Bat Boys: Judges Dealing with Judgment and Inexperience, Career Clerks or Term Clerks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Urbanisation is an increasing phenomenon especially the last years, which is of major concern due to the damage that can cause on environmental components such as climate, biosphere, land and water resources.
Molloy, Donald W.
core   +1 more source

Toward Sustainable Development Through Industrial Symbiosis: Enabling Circular Economy in the Plastic Supply Chain

open access: yesSustainable Development, Volume 33, Issue S1, Page 903-938, November 2025.
ABSTRACT The plastics sector faces serious sustainability challenges, and recent literature emphasizes the need for collaborative networks to support its transition to a circular economy (CE). This study investigates how industrial symbiosis (IS) can support the transition of the plastic supply chain in the Basque Country toward a CE by identifying key
Laura Cristina Ramírez‐Rodríguez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An evaluation of a Breeam case study project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the traditional, upward-only rent review clauses in English commercial leases can be replaced by rent indexation.
Lowe, Jack, Watts, Norman
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