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Bröchner, J (2009) Construction metaphors in Aristotle: knowledge, purpose, process. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 515–23.
Cooper, I (1999) Which focus for building assessment methods: environmental performance or sustainability?. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 321–31.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: environmental assessment; green building; service economy; sustainable development
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=al301clfbpvwecrm
- Abstract:
A personal response to the Green Building Challenge '98 conference, held in Vancouver in September 1998, is presented. This is an attempt to link together conceptually - and then comment on critically - the two main challenges thrown down at the conference. These were offered at the start and end by Rees and Kohler and were, respectively: (1) that developed countries reduce the environmental impact of their built environment tenfold by 2040 (Rees, 1999: 216), and (2) that they stop constructing additional new buildings, limiting themselves instead to improving their existing stock (Kohler, 1999: 317). Although not mentioned by Rees or Kohler, both of these challenges could be tackled, for example, through adopting a Service Economy approach to improving the built environment in industrialized countries. This could allow room - in terms of both resources input and pollution output - for the rapid urbanization predicted (and already occurring) in developing countries over the next 30 or 40 years. This paper seeks to locate their challenges in the context of broader initiatives to 'dematerialize' industrial economies. This is done in order to question whether the development of methods for assessing building performance should continue to address the relatively narrow resource-efficiency agenda that has predominated over the past ten years or whether it should now be extended to begin to tackle a wider remit - the sustainability of the built environment.
Crawley, D and Aho, I (1999) Building environmental assessment methods: applications and development trends. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 300–8.
Curwell, S, Yates, A, Howard, N, Bordass, B and Doggart, J (1999) The Green Building Challenge in the UK. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 286–93.
Fox, S (2009) Applying critical realism to information and communication technologies: a case study. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 465–72.
Gluch, P, Gustafsson, M and Thuvander, L (2009) An absorptive capacity model for green innovation and performance in the construction industry. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 451–64.
Kimata, N (1999) Japanese expectations for green building assessments. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 294–9.
Kohler, N (1999) The relevance of green building challenge: an observer's perspective. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 309–20.
Kumar, V and Lin, E T A (2020) Conceptualizing “COBieEvaluator”. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1093–118.
Larsson, N K (1999) Development of a building performance rating and labelling system in Canada. Building Research & Information, 27(05), 332–41.
Liu, D, Wang, Y, Chen, J and Zhang, Y (2019) Intelligent compaction practice and development: a bibliometric analysis. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1213–32.
Lu, W, Tam, V W, Chen, H and Du, L (2020) A holistic review of research on carbon emissions of green building construction industry. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1065–92.
Tang, L C M and Leung, A Y T (2009) An entropy-based financial decision support system (e-FDSS) for project analysis in construction SMEs. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 499–513.
Tuuli, M M and Rowlinson, S (2009) Empowerment in project teams: a multilevel examination of the job performance implications. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 473–98.
Viswanathan, S K and Jha, K N (2020) Critical risk factors in international construction projects. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1169–90.
Yun, L, Wan, J, Wang, G, Bai, J and Zhang, B (2020) Exploring the missing link between top management team characteristics and megaproject performance. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1039–64.
Yung, P (2009) Institutional arrangements and construction safety in China: an empirical examination. Construction Management and Economics, 27(05), 439–50.
Zaman, U (2020) Examining the effect of xenophobia on “transnational” mega construction project (MCP) success. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1119–43.
Zhang, J, Li, H, Golizadeh, H, Zhao, C, Lyu, S and Jin, R (2020) Reliability evaluation index for the integrated supply chain utilising BIM and lean approaches. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 997–1038.
Zhu, D, Wen, H and Deng, Y (2020) Pro-active warning system for the crossroads at construction sites based on computer vision. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1145–68.
Zhu, F, Wang, L, Yu, M and Yang, X (2020) Quality of conflict management in construction project context. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 27(05), 1191–211.