A critical comparison of green building rating systems

DT Doan, A Ghaffarianhoseini, N Naismith… - Building and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Various green rating systems are established globally to evaluate the sustainability of
construction projects. Their categories and criteria have been under constant updates to …

Towards modern sustainable cities: Review of sustainability principles and trends

A Sodiq, AAB Baloch, SA Khan, N Sezer… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human capital development, attractions of sustainable living standards and renewed
concerns for the planet have redirected city planners to a new frontier: the creation of …

A survey of visual transformers

Y Liu, Y Zhang, Y Wang, F Hou, J Yuan… - … on Neural Networks …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transformer, an attention-based encoder–decoder model, has already revolutionized the
field of natural language processing (NLP). Inspired by such significant achievements, some …

A scientometric analysis and visualization of global green building research

A Darko, APC Chan, X Huo, DG Owusu-Manu - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the first inclusive scientometric review of global green building research
(GGBR) is presented. The aim of this review study is to systematically analyze and visualize …

Smart cities: Definitions, dimensions, performance, and initiatives

V Albino, U Berardi, RM Dangelico - Journal of urban technology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
As the term “smart city” gains wider and wider currency, there is still confusion about what a
smart city is, especially since several similar terms are often used interchangeably. This …

Drivers for green building: A review of empirical studies

A Darko, C Zhang, APC Chan - Habitat international, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of what drives the adoption of green
buliding (GB) practices among construction stakeholders. The review is based on literature …

Is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) index an adequate framework to measure the progress of the 2030 Agenda?

JM Diaz‐Sarachaga, D Jato‐Espino… - Sustainable …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Under the consideration of different measures adopted by most United Nations (UN)
members, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) included in the 2030 Agenda for …

Green building research–current status and future agenda: A review

J Zuo, ZY Zhao - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Green building is one of measures been put forward to mitigate significant impacts of the
building stock on the environment, society and economy. However, there is lack of a …

State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs

U Berardi, AH GhaffarianHoseini, A GhaffarianHoseini - Applied energy, 2014 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been proposed for sustainable buildings in many countries with different
climatic conditions. A state-of-the-art review of green roofs emphasizing current …

Comparative analysis of modular construction practices in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore

Z Xu, T Zayed, Y Niu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
Modular construction is considered as the future of the construction industry. While the
sector is growing rapidly in some areas, there are still barriers to overcome. For more than …