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Barriers and Contradictions in the Resettlement of Single Homeless People [PDF]
, 2008 Research in one local authority area suggests that a number of social policy difficulties and contradictions need to be resolved if single homeless people are to be resettled effectively.
Andrea Willett +13 more
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Sustainable housing development: role and significance of satisfaction aspect
City, Territory and Architecture, 2020 Providing quality public housing is one of the main goals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. This paper assesses the level of satisfaction with public housing offered by the UAE government to its citizens based on the physical characteristics ...
I. Ibrahim
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"Bora" and Beyond: Implications on Women's Access to Land in Peri-Urban Settlement in Sierra Leone.
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciencescontext and background customary land access in the north-west of sierra leone hinges on "bora," a traditional system based on respect and social obligations rather than formal ownership.
Bankolay Theodore Turay +1 more
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Građevinar, 2022 This study aims to investigate the energy-saving potential in the housing sector and encourage the employment of energy-efficient applications in Turkey by adapting the current European building techniques, policies and building standards in the Turkish ...
Hatice Kalfaoglu Hatipoglu +2 more
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Assessing the awareness and importance of housing sustainability in Queensland [PDF]
, 2011 Sustainability has been a major factor and determinant of commercial property design, construction, retro-fitting and landlord and tenant requirements over the last decade, supported by the introduction of rating tools such as NABERS and GreenStar and ...
Bryant, Lyndall, Eves, Chris
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Developing a sustainability KM strategy for HA planned works [PDF]
, 2015 Effective management of sustainability-related knowledge is central to the development of sustainable construction practices. Despite progress In other contexts, existing knowledge management efforts have been of limited value to contexts such as ...
Cameron, Iain +2 more
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(Net-) zero-emission buildings: a typology of terms and definitions
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Several different definitions of ‘net-zero’ or ‘climate-neutral’ buildings have arisen and are causing confusion. Different approaches quantify the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of buildings over their life-cycle.
Thomas Lützkendorf, Rolf Frischknecht
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PUSH Buffalo\u27s Community Housing Co-operative: A Case Study in Green Building Rehabilitation [PDF]
, 2017 Between March 2006 and March 2007, a group of community organizers at People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH) used green building methods to create affordable, safe, and sustainable housing by rehabilitating a formerly abandoned four unit building ...
O\u27Donnell, Mary
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Competitive Advantage Evaluation Model of Sustainable Housing Design
Sustainability, 2020 Owing to the housing design’s booming development and fierce competition among industry players, there have been many sensational designs that have not met the requirements of sustainable living, resulting in a serious waste of resources.
Pen-Kai Wang, S. Shih, Y. Perng
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IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment, 2020 The increasing worldwide demand for affordable housing and sustainable development leads to highly needed sustainable solutions in the housing sector. Households in the middle-income range struggle to secure the right sustainable home within their budget.
S. Z. H. Syed Jamaludin +2 more
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