Purpose–This article aims to present and compare research perspectives and theoretical
reflections from a variety of academic fields on the concept of added value of facilities …

This paper reviews and compares various existing price index sources in Hong Kong, which
is known to be one of the most active real estate markets in the world. It also introduces a …

Green retrofit of aged residential buildings offers an alternative solution to reduce global
energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The promotion of green retrofit and the …

Purpose–This paper seeks to establish the rationale for existing office building adaptation
within Melbourne, Australia, as the city strives to become carbon neutral by 2020. The …

Purpose Most provincial town centres in New Zealand typically feature old and vacant
historical buildings, the majority of which possess heritage values. The growing perception …

In the 1990s, many pundits said that Quantity Surveyors were going the way of the dodo, a
prophecy which has proven to be far from accurate. In response, Duncan Cartlidge wrote the …

This paper identifies the parameters for a performance-based framework to prioritise
underutilised historical buildings for adaptive reuse interventions, while discussing its …

The recent global outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome has aroused public
concern on environmental health and hygiene. Develops a practical assessment scheme for …

This paper attempts to estimate real estate prices from a Hong Kong perspective. A hedonic
price model is estimated utilizing housing transaction data during a period of relatively …

Purpose: To explain the purpose and background of this book and introduce the three basic
perspectives behind the research presented as well as the structure and editing process of …