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Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 Reducing household energy use in social housing buildings can substantially contribute to mitigating global climate change. While municipalities and social housing corporations are willing to invest in sustainable renovations and innovations, social ...
Michèlle Bal +3 more
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Design drivers for affordable and sustainable housing in developing countries [PDF]
, 2017 Current demand for housing worldwide has reached unprecedented levels due to factors such as human population growth, natural disasters and conflict. This is felt no more so than in developing countries which have experienced disproportionate levels of ...
Bruen, J., Hadjri, Karim, von Meding, J.
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The role of carbon metrics in supporting built-environment professionals
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Highlights Protecting the climate is an indispensable contribution to the conservation of the ecosystem. One approach is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be within planetary boundaries. The quantification, allocation, assessment and control of
Thomas Lützkendorf
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The PFI Sustainability Evaluation Tool: A methodology for evaluating of sustainability within PFI housing projects [PDF]
, 2012 In the UK there is a need to provide more housing in order to meet increased demand. The problem is particularly acute in the social housing sector.
Hope, Alex, O'Brien, Geoff, Rose, Joanne
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Carbon metrics for cities: production and consumption implications for policies
Buildings & Cities, 2020 The estimated cities’ contribution to climate change varies depending on the methods chosen by a given city for compiling its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory.
Maria Balouktsi
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International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 2023 Low- and middle-income groups face difficulties in homeownership because of the urbanisation and rising living standards, in which they rely heavily on the government’s housing provision.
Li Xuan Lai +2 more
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The use of mathematical modeling in architectural design to provide sustainable housing [PDF]
Port Said Engineering Research Journal, 2022 The research deals with the problem of housing in developing countries, especially the increasing costs of constructing housing units and the inability of governments to provide adequate housing for citizens.
AMR ZEINA
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Sustainable Housing Renewal [PDF]
American Journal of Applied Sciences, 2008 Following the already proved models the sustainable planning culture is endangering several methods directed towards the needs of tenants in the existing post-war housing stock. The case-study of our project is the renewal of the multi stored building in the housing estate Metalna, Maribor/Tezno (1949).
M. Sitar, K. Krajnc
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Gender Differences in Perceived Importance and Performance of Penang Island Attributes
SHS Web of Conferences, 2014 This paper examines the gender differences in perceived importance and performance of Penang Island attributes. The data was drawn from questionnaire survey of 801 international tourists who visited the island between August and November 2012.
Omar Shida Irwana +3 more
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Community action for sustainable housing: Building a low-carbon future [PDF]
, 2009 This paper presents a new analytical framework of 'grassroots innovations' which views community-led initiatives for sustainable development as strategic green niches with the potential for wider transformation of mainstream society.
Berkhout +41 more
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