Smart and Sustainable Built Environment: Volume 12 Issue 2

Public–private partnerships for sustainable infrastructure development in Ghana: a systematic review and recommendations

Isaac Akomea-Frimpong, Xiaohua Jin, Robert Osei-Kyei, Augustine Senanu Kukah

The contribution of the public–private partnership (PPP) model towards the achievement of the United Nation (UN)'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been widely…

Exploring the critical success determinants for supply chain management in modular integrated construction projects

Ibrahim Yahaya Wuni, Geoffrey Qiping Shen

Modular integrated construction (MiC) projects are co-created by a network of organizations and players providing different roles, information and activities throughout the supply…

An integrated space-based building maintenance management model using multi-objective optimization

Huthaifa AL-Smadi, Abobakr Al-Sakkaf, Tarek Zayed, Fuzhan Nasiri

The purpose of this study is to minimize cost and minimize building condition. Weibull distribution approach was employed to generate deterioration curves over time. The third…

Analyzing the environmental sustainability of primary schools’ facades within the scope of life cycle assessment in Turkey and recommendations for improvement

Cagla Keles, Fatih Yazicioglu

The purpose of this paper is to identify the sustainability conditions of primary schools in Turkey within the scope of the life cycle assessment (LCA). It is aimed to develop…

Labor waste in housing construction projects: an empirical study

Soraya Nassri, Saeed Talebi, Faris Elghaish, Kayvan Koohestani, Stephen McIlwaine, M. Reza Hosseini, Mani Poshdar, Michail Kagioglou

High-level labor waste is a major challenge in construction projects. This paper aims to identify, quantify and categorize labor waste in the context of Iranian housing…

A qualitative assessment of the impact of smart homes and environmentally beneficial technologies on the UK 2050 net-zero carbon emission target

Ghasson Shabha, Francesca Barber, Paul Laycock

There are 29 million homes in the UK, accounting for 14% of the UK's energy consumption. This is given that UK has one of the highest water and energy demands in Europe which…

Analysing challenges to smart waste management for a sustainable circular economy in developing countries: a fuzzy DEMATEL study

Honey Yadav, Umang Soni, Girish Kumar

Waste can be converted to a high-value asset if treated properly with smart solutions. The purpose of this research is to identify critical barriers hindering smart waste…

The role of citizens and transformation of energy, water, and waste infrastructure for an intelligent, sustainable environment in cities

Margarida Rodrigues, Mário Franco

This study aims to list indicators to allow construction of a ranking for environmental sustainability in towns and cities, in relation to energy and water consumption and the…

Drivers of solar photovoltaic deployment in South African public universities: a Delphi study

Nutifafa Geh, Fidelis Emuze, Dillip Kumar Das

Solar photovoltaic energy is the fastest growing renewable energy in South Africa, and deployment at public universities is critical in order to meet the high energy demand on…

Sustainable construction and the versatility of the quantity surveying profession in Singapore

Dr Temitope Omotayo, Sin Wen Tan, Damilola Ekundayo

The changing role of quantity surveyors in the new paradigm of sustainable construction requires studies into new competencies and skills for the profession. The impact of…