Strategies for promoting green building technologies adoption in the construction industry—An international study

APC Chan, A Darko, EE Ameyaw - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Because green building technologies (GBTs) adoption is a promising way of ameliorating
the sustainability performance of buildings, GBTs are receiving increased interest in the …

[HTML][HTML] Reward and compensation incentives for enhancing green building construction

N Saka, AO Olanipekun, T Omotayo - Environmental and Sustainability …, 2021 - Elsevier
Governments provide incentives to promote green building practices in the construction
sector. Compared with rigid-regulatory incentives, the reward and compensation are …

Mosaic governance for urban green infrastructure: Upscaling active citizenship from a local government perspective

A Buijs, R Hansen, S Van der Jagt… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compact urban development, social demands and austerity measures are increasing
pressures on urban greenspace. Meanwhile, active citizens, defined as voluntary individuals …

Strategies to promote green building technologies adoption in developing countries: The case of Ghana

A Darko, APC Chan - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of its potential to deal with negative environmental impacts of construction activities
and contribute to sustainable development, the adoption of green building technologies …

Individuals, collectives, and energy transition: analysing the motivators and barriers of European decarbonisation

ME Biresselioglu, MH Demir, MD Kaplan… - Energy Research & Social …, 2020 - Elsevier
Europe's energy transition journey involves more than a straightforward setting of goals, and
designing policies and measures to achieve these. A successful energy transition relies on …

The livestock sector in Colombia: toward a program to facilitate large-scale adoption of mitigation and adaptation practices

J Tapasco, JF LeCoq, A Ruden, JS Rivas… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Livestock raising is an important sector of the Colombian economy, which will face serious
challenges in the next decade, including adaptation to and mitigation of climate change …

Planning for sustainable urban food systems: an analysis of the up-scaling potential of vertical farming

D Petrovics, M Giezen - Journal of Environmental Planning and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Food production and consumption related environmental challenges have come to the
forefront of policy discourse in the past decade. This links primarily to concerns in terms of …

Twenty actions for a “good Anthropocene”—perspectives from early-career conservation professionals

AL Jeanson, P Soroye, AN Kadykalo… - Environmental …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
Humans are now recognized as the main drivers of environmental change, leaving the
future of our planet dependent on human action or inaction. Although the outlook of our …

Impact of Economic Awareness on Sustainable Energy Consumption: Results of Research in a Segment of Polish Households

B Gajdzik, M Jaciow, K Hoffmann-Burdzińska, R Wolny… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This manuscript explores the relationship between the economic awareness (as a part of
energy awareness) of Polish households and their sustainable energy consumption …

Barriers to energy-efficient design and construction practices: A comprehensive analysis

N Rodriguez, A Katooziani, I Jeelani - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid growth of the world demands a shift towards more energy-efficient practices,
particularly in the construction industry, which still largely relies on unsustainable methods …