COVID-19 and green housing: a review of relevant literature

A Kaklauskas, N Lepkova, S Raslanas, I Vetloviene… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This review presents an analysis of three hypotheses. The articles provide a specific
perspective on green housing before, during, and post COVID-19. The validations of these …

Limitations in assessment methodologies of neighborhood sustainability assessment tools: A literature review

A Sharifi, A Dawodu, A Cheshmehzangi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Along with the increasing recognition of the significance of the neighborhood level for
achieving urban sustainability, many Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools …

Moving to a green building: Indoor environment quality, thermal comfort and health

R Elnaklah, I Walker, S Natarajan - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
A global movement towards the creation of “green” buildings is currently underway.
Although driven primarily by an external environmental agenda such as energy or carbon …

Readiness assessment of green building certification systems for residential buildings during pandemics

A Tleuken, G Tokazhanov, M Guney, A Turkyilmaz… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
One of the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic is the momentum it has created for global
changes affecting various aspects of daily lives. Among these, green building certification …

[PDF][PDF] Greening the desert: Sustainability challenges and environmental initiatives in the GCC states

M Alam, IAN Azalie - Social change in the Gulf region …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Oil, gas, and other minerals contribute significantly to the growth of Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) states, however their development always affects the environment. The GCC …

Which green is more equitable? A study of urban green space equity based on morphological spatial patterns

J Chen, T Kinoshita, H Li, S Luo, D Su - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green space (UGS) is an important factor in sustainable urban development.
However, cities often experience unequal access to UGSs during the process of …

Sustainable building standards, codes and certification systems: The status quo and future directions in Saudi Arabia

B Jamoussi, A Abu-Rizaiza, A AL-Haij - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable building practices are a response to environmental issues. Businesses and
industries are assessing how their activities affect the environment. The architecture …

[HTML][HTML] What is the problem? The obstacles to the electrification of urban mobility in Mediterranean cities. Case study of Valencia, Spain

P Bastida-Molina, D Ribó-Pérez… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transport sector is answerable for around a quarter of the global CO 2 emissions sent
into the atmosphere, and 50% of the greenhouse gases in the cities. Considering a …

[HTML][HTML] District-scale assessment of urban sustainability

A Buzási, BS Jäger - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Nowadays the majority of urban studies is focusing on city-level or micro-scale analysis
regarding sustainability. However, district-focused evaluations are almost entirely missing …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial neighborhood sustainability assessment for urban planning, Cuenca, Ecuador

J Ortiz-Fernández, S Astudillo-Cordero… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The accelerated processes of urbanization produce an explosive occupation of the land,
creating scattered cities, with great demands for infrastructure and high consumption of raw …