How affordable housing becomes more sustainable? A stakeholder study

X Gan, J Zuo, P Wu, J Wang, R Chang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization poses a significant challenge of accommodating the poor, particularly in
developing countries such as China where affordable housing has only been initiated a few …

Critical barriers to sustainability attainment in affordable housing: International construction professionals' perspective

MA Adabre, APC Chan, A Darko, R Osei-Kyei… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
For a significant thrive towards sustainable development globally, sustainability attainment
in affordable housing for low-income earners is fundamental. Identifying obstacles to …

Critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainable affordable housing

MA Adabre, APC Chan - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Interventions for sustainability attainment in affordable housing have received increasing
attention from policy makers globally. However, policy-makers' interventions for sustainable …

Indicator based sustainability assessment tool for affordable housing construction technologies

H Wallbaum, Y Ostermeyer, C Salzer, EZ Escamilla - Ecological Indicators, 2012 - Elsevier
With the growing worldwide demand for affordable housing and the importance of
supporting and stimulating sustainable development, the need for sustainable solutions in …

Towards a sustainability assessment model for affordable housing projects: The perspective of professionals in Ghana

MA Adabre, APC Chan - Engineering, Construction and Architectural …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper presents a sustainability assessment model to holistically guide
sustainable construction and green retrofitting of affordable housing from the Ghanaian …

Assessment of social sustainability indicators in mass housing construction: a case study of Mehr housing project

A Karji, A Woldesenbet, M Khanzadi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mass housing is one of the primary solutions implemented by the construction industry to
meet the current rapidly growing housing demand. Corresponding with the recognition of the …

Neighborhood sustainability assessment: Evaluating residential development sustainability in a developing country context

T Yigitcanlar, M Kamruzzaman, S Teriman - Sustainability, 2015 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanization, improved quality of life, and diversified lifestyle options have collectively
led to an escalation in housing demand in our cities, where residential areas, as the largest …

Sustainability and housing provision in Malaysia

TH Tan - Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability, 2011 - na-businesspress.com
The concept of sustainability has become central not just in environmental preservation, but
also in the consideration of the quality of development in human settlements. In the context …

Assessing the integrated sustainability of a public rental housing project from the perspective of complex eco-system

L Dezhi, C Yanchao, C Hongxia, G Kai, ECM Hui… - Habitat International, 2016 - Elsevier
Public rental housing (PRH) projects are the mainstream of China's new affordable housing
policies, and their integrated sustainability has a far-reaching effect on medium-low income …

Review of urban sustainability indicators assessment–Case study between Asian countries

FL Michael, ZZ Noor, MJ Figueroa - Habitat International, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper examines and compares the processes, methodologies and resulting sets of
indicators for urban sustainability carried out in three of Asia's developing countries; …