Considering the serious challenges our planet is facing, the building environment and
construction sector must minimize their high negative impacts and maximize their …

Green building appraisal tool evaluates, enhance and promote the level of sustainable
development in the built environment. However, with a focus on the social criteria, the …

The increase in global warming, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions has
gained attention in various regions. In Malaysia, the government announced a voluntary …

The building industry has an undeniable impact on the natural environment. Evidence
shows that existing buildings make a significant contribution to energy demand and CO 2 …

Purpose The discourse of construction practitioners and decision-makers worldwide has
begun to appreciate and acknowledge the advantages of sustainable building. Toward this …

The innovativeness of the traditional construction sector, composed of construction
companies or contractors, is not one of its strong points. Likewise, its poor productivity in …

Our built environment is responsible for some of the most serious global and local
environmental change. The construction industry, therefore, faces pressure to increase the …

Buildings' functional and physical characteristics can be digitally represented through
Building Information Modelling (BIM) which creates a sharing platform for all stakeholders …

Timber is a renewable material with excellent strength-to-weight ratios, insulating properties
and it plays an important environmental role, acting as a CO 2 sink. Public awareness of …

Few other sectors have such a great impact on sustainability as the construction industry,
which has expressed growing concerns in this regard for a long time, mainly focusing on the …