Purpose Climate adaptation, energy efficiency, sustainable development and green growth
are societal challenges for which the Facilities Management (FM) profession can develop …

Social sustainability is concerned with the human side of sustainability. The literature
indicates a growing movement towards adopting social practices in the supply chain, and …

Generations of city development attempt better sustainable guidelines. This reflects on the
number and areas of sustainable land plots therein. Nevertheless, city development goes …

This study establishes a dynamic modelling for site-related credits. Guidelines of the
'Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design'(LEED) system are used for the context …

Green Building Rating and Certification systems (GBRSs) were developed to provide
guidelines and benchmarking criteria for conducting sustainable building processes. Yet …

Purpose Healthcare projects face multiple obstacles in achieving sustainability. This paper
aims to provide information regarding the energy consumption of healthcare facilities, to …

Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region-Arab countries share similar
development goals and challenges to promote the green building industry. The Leadership …

Purpose–The aim of this study is to identify and understand the role of facility services in the
environmental performance of existing office buildings. Design/methodology/approach–The …

The existing contractor selection models, and specifically the lowest bidder model, do not
encourage contractors to adopt sustainable construction practices. This article proposes a …

Purpose For over 25 years, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has
significantly influenced the US sustainable construction through its leadership in energy and …