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As the world moves into the new millennium, globalization is forcing many large national construction corporations to internationalize their business interest and activities, thereby adding to the growing number of international... more
As the world moves into the new millennium, globalization is forcing many large national construction corporations to internationalize their business interest and activities, thereby adding to the growing number of international construction projects. The unique characteristics of such projects, where each comes with a blend of people from various legal backgrounds and cultures with complicated contractual relationships, add to the difficulties of resolving construction disputes that inevitably arise, particularly when managing massive international infrastructure projects. To manage these projects effectively, there is a clear need for dispute resolution methods that are more appropriate in terms of accommodating the different backgrounds and cultures of participants than the traditional practices of litigation and arbitration. In an effort to provide the industry with alternatives, a number of methods have evolved over the past two decades that are collectively referred to as alternative dispute resolution, or ADR. However, numerous criticisms of ADR have been voiced and doubts cast on its efficacy in prompting fairer, cheaper, and faster dispute resolution mechanisms. Chan analysed the whole range of dispute resolution methods and provided an informed basis for dispute management in international construction projects. 1 He observed that complicated legal rules and various combinations of dispute resolution methods have added to the challenges of being a project manager in the construction industry by requiring them to be familiar with “disputology,” a term coined by Bunni that encompasses all forms of dispute resolution. While formal, lengthy, expensive and contentious litigation and arbitration processes have failed to meet the industry’s expectations in resolving construction disputes, ADR methods, intend to bring disputing parties to an amicable agreement, are restrict because of their inherently voluntary and non-binding nature. One solution is to use multi-tiered dispute resolution mechanisms that were employed in the New AirPort Core Program (ACP) projects. The mechanism has been criticized, however, as a complicated and costly approach that would be appropriate only for massive infrastructure projects.
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This paper presents an integrated project extranet design prototype for the architects, engineers and contractors in a typical construction setting in Hong Kong and mainland China (known as "e-AEC"), with the aim of achieving... more
This paper presents an integrated project extranet design prototype for the architects, engineers and contractors in a typical construction setting in Hong Kong and mainland China (known as "e-AEC"), with the aim of achieving technological and organizational integration. Internet, Information-sharing, Database, and Firewall technologies are applied for achieving such an aim, and discussions are provided as to how e-AEC can be used to support the construction industry, which has been slow in adopting Information Technology. Previous literature on project extranets and related commercial products are provided. A questionnaire survey with local construction professionals was conducted to identify the requirements of a construction project extranet. Two key requirements have been identified, including information database and interactive services such as online forum, engineering and management database, files transfer, and industry newsletters. In this connection, the benefits of project extranets and the barriers to successful implementation of project extranets have been identified. A case study on a railway project was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of e-AEC. The findings suggest that it could be an effective project information and communication management tool.
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The contractors’ pricing for contract risks in tenders determines how much the employers have to pay for the risk transfer. Therefore, understanding the factors influencing the contractors’ pricing for contract risks is crucial for... more
The contractors’ pricing for contract risks in tenders determines how much the employers have to pay for the risk transfer. Therefore, understanding the factors influencing the contractors’ pricing for contract risks is crucial for employers to optimize the cost effectiveness of risk allocation in contracts. This study investigates the factors that contractors perceive to be important when they are pricing “time-related” contract risks. A questionnaire survey was designed for collecting data from building contractors currently operating in Hong Kong. Contractors were not only required to rate the importance of individual factors, but also to state the cost implications when compared with normal pricing in the absence of the concerned factor. The findings reveal that a single factor may have two-sided implications (both inflating and deflating the prices) for which they can be in unequal scales. These scales vary according to the contractor size and the reasons of the differences are investigated. The find...
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... in contractor competitiveness were greater for different contract sizes than for different contract types. ... bidding behavior was significantly affected by the size and value of construction works. ... that contractors of different... more
... in contractor competitiveness were greater for different contract sizes than for different contract types. ... bidding behavior was significantly affected by the size and value of construction works. ... that contractors of different sizes have their unique norm of behavior and pricing strategy. ...
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors for enhancing social sustainability of the conservation of built heritage projects and to highlight the importance of addressing social sustainability in urban... more
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the critical factors for enhancing social sustainability of the conservation of built heritage projects and to highlight the importance of addressing social sustainability in urban conservation.Design/methodology/approachFirst of all, a list of social sustainability factors is compiled from the international literature and then verified by a panel of experts in the field of heritage conservation and laymen through a pilot study in Hong Kong. Afterwards, through a questionnaire survey carried out in Hong Kong for an urban conservation project, the citizens' responses were obtained and evaluated. Results were derived from factor analysis.FindingsThe results indicated that social considerations should be incorporated for achieving social sustainability in urban heritage conservation. “Educational and local cultural promotion means”, “Meanings of the place”, “Social inclusion and psychological needs” and “Public participation and opportunity for skills development” were found to be the significant underlying factors for enhancing social sustainability of the case study project.Social implicationsThe underlying social factors found in this study can help enhance planning, management and implementation in conservation projects that should promote social well being in society.Originality/valueThe case study provides a valid basis for an interesting analysis on the relevance of the social sustainability aspects to an urban conservation project that also provides insights for other urban conservation projects of a similar nature. The factors identified can form an evaluation framework to measure the social sustainability level of a significant urban conservation and revitalization project in practice.
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International organizations must diagnose the growth of cultural challenges and formulate practices so as to fulfill the global flexibility, competitiveness, and learning capabilities. It is substantial for organizations to recognize and... more
International organizations must diagnose the growth of cultural challenges and formulate practices so as to fulfill the global flexibility, competitiveness, and learning capabilities. It is substantial for organizations to recognize and figure out the model for dissecting the cultural differences. As there is a relation between different organizational behaviors like norms of acceptable, leadership styles and cultural values it is crucial to look deeply into these cultural differences in order to know how to realine HRM policy and practice to it. In recent studies in the field of comparative HRM culture has generated more interest because of the belief that culture is at the base of people‟s behavior. In this section some researches of how HRM preferences influenced by cultural factors are given. A Comparative study of Innovation Practices in Business. Companies want to be innovative, but what does innovation mean? Results of interviews with corporate executives and senior innovation officers in four of the largest publicity-traded companies and one government agency in the Chicago-area, provide some insights into how businesses approach innovation. The dictionary defines innovation as ‘the introduction of something new’. Regardless of the type innovation – whether it be product, process, or service – it results in significant change. This change could be as simple as ‘changing the way Until recently, adjudication in the construction industry has displayed certain characteristics. First, the adjudicator is a neutral individual who is not involved in the day to day running of the contract. Civil Engineers Adjudication Procedure, the Construction Industry Council Model Adjudication Procedure or the Centre for Dispute Resolution Rules for Adjudication, the Institution of Chemical Engineers Adjudication Rules, the Technology Court Solicitor’s Association Rules; or 4. draw up their own set of bespoke rules. JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION RSS All Journals RSS This Journal Etoc Alerts
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Attitudes of Contractors and Employers Towards Transfer of a Time‐Related Risk in Construction Contracts. [ASCE Conference Proceedings 183, 68 (2005)]. Maria CY Au, Edwin HW Chan. Abstract. Risk allocation through contractual provisions... more
Attitudes of Contractors and Employers Towards Transfer of a Time‐Related Risk in Construction Contracts. [ASCE Conference Proceedings 183, 68 (2005)]. Maria CY Au, Edwin HW Chan. Abstract. Risk allocation through contractual provisions involves financial considerations. ...
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Abstract Transfer of development rights (TDRs) is an attractive method in theory, contributing to a city’s conservation effort while balancing the need for sustainable urban development. Operationally, the implementation of TDRs is... more
Abstract Transfer of development rights (TDRs) is an attractive method in theory, contributing to a city’s conservation effort while balancing the need for sustainable urban development. Operationally, the implementation of TDRs is complex and problematic due to conflicting interests of stakeholders under the influence of different institutional arrangements. This study aims to show from a theoretical perspective how TDR cases for built heritage conservation are evaluated to examine the impact of TDR institutional arrangements, and then propose strategies to improve the institutional system. Through a review of established theories, an evaluation framework with a set of criteria and associated sub-criteria related to the outcomes of institutional arrangements was established for detailed impact analysis, which has been supported with feedback from semi-structured interviews with experts and interested groups. The outcome includes conflicts associated with Ostrom’s (2005) evaluative criteria for economic efficiency problems, social inequity, inadaptability and non-resilience with existing planning systems, unclear accountability, and undesirable “conformance with general morality”. The results of this case study reveal the gaps between the theory and practice of TDR implementations, particularly the conflicts with government planning systems and threats to public interests. Based on the results of this study, strategies have been provided that improve institutional arrangement for TDRs and highlight the specific measures needed to minimise the bilateral challenge between private development interests and public conservation goals.
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Reviewing challenges between the need for government-subsidised housing in South Africa and the sustainability requirements of the National Building Regulations Jeffery NENG KWEI SUNG, Centre for Sustainable Building and Construction,... more
Reviewing challenges between the need for government-subsidised housing in South Africa and the sustainability requirements of the National Building Regulations Jeffery NENG KWEI SUNG, Centre for Sustainable Building and Construction, Research
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This article aims to examine (1) what impact growth machine ideology has on historic conservation and vice versa, (2) how heritage conservation effort’s institutional arrangements affect the composition and operation of growth coalitions,... more
This article aims to examine (1) what impact growth machine ideology has on historic conservation and vice versa, (2) how heritage conservation effort’s institutional arrangements affect the composition and operation of growth coalitions, and (3) the impact of public concern on manipulating the growth machine ideology. This study looks at the conservation of two cases in Hong Kong, both of which have extremely high land value, to examine the complex interplay between built heritage and growth machine politics. The study also reveals how growth coalitions extend beyond formal institutional arrangements and how public concerns also greatly shape and determine the role of heritage conservation in contributing to growth in urban politics. This study provides a deeper understanding of the shifting value of heritage in cities where the growth machine thesis is espoused and examines how it is reframed by different actors.
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The resilience and capacity of historic buildings to adapt plays a vital role in mitigating climate change through adaptive reuse. The adaptive reuse of buildings is a practical substitute to demolition and has substantial economic,... more
The resilience and capacity of historic buildings to adapt plays a vital role in mitigating climate change through adaptive reuse. The adaptive reuse of buildings is a practical substitute to demolition and has substantial economic, environmental and social benefits. However, tensions exist between the retention of heritage buildings and conformance with regulatory requirements (e.g. energy efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, disability access, etc.). This raises questions about whether regulatory systems can embrace both green building technologies and heritage conservation principles. This paper examines the challenges/barriers to successful adaptive reuse projects in Australia using a qualitative approach that involves multiple case studies and in-depth interviews with industry experts coupled with field observation and building plan appraisals. The findings show that compliance to codes/regulations and current design requirements are the major challenges encountered in undertaking adaptive reuse projects. The underlying parameters of the identified challenges will serve as an initiative for formulating prospective regulations that address changing building use, encourage the integration of modern technologies and inhibit unnecessary building demolition for future global climate protection.
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The accessibility of public general hospitals is essential for the well-being of urban residents and for more equitable urban planning. However, public general hospitals and the associated spatial vertical equity are still not well known... more
The accessibility of public general hospitals is essential for the well-being of urban residents and for more equitable urban planning. However, public general hospitals and the associated spatial vertical equity are still not well known in developing countries. The objective of our study is to propose a theoretical framework to investigate the accessibility of public general hospitals and spatial vertical equity based on demographic dimensions. The main urban area of Wuhan is a suitable and representative example to explore this issue. An enhanced Gaussian two-step floating catchment area method, the Lorenz curve, and the Gini coefficient are employed in this study. The results indicate significant spatial heterogeneity in the accessibility of public general hospitals due to the dramatic transformation of urban planning and heterogeneous spatial structure. From a spatial vertical equity perspective, the spatial distribution of most public general hospitals does not take into accoun...
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Can sustainability and liveability be simultaneously pursued at the neighbourhood level? Adopting neighbourhood satisfaction as a proxy to indicate liveability at the neighbourhood scale, this paper investigated how the residential... more
Can sustainability and liveability be simultaneously pursued at the neighbourhood level? Adopting neighbourhood satisfaction as a proxy to indicate liveability at the neighbourhood scale, this paper investigated how the residential subjective perception of sustainability factors interacted with neighbourhood satisfaction in the context of three different neighbourhoods in Chengdu, China. This began with a comprehensive literature review to construct the neighbourhood sustainability framework. Then, a total of 510 cross-sectional questionnaire surveys was conducted in Chengdu. Logistic regression was employed to investigate significant associations. The findings revealed that the ‘sense and habit of energy saving’ is the only sustainability factor that is negatively associated with neighbourhood satisfaction in commodity-housing neighbourhood. Compared with intangible factors, tangible or physical sustainability factors are more likely to contribute to improving neighbourhood satisfa...
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There has been a sharp increase in the number of Sino-Foreign Joint Venture ͑SFJV͒ construction projects in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s. Despite the Chinese Government's new measures for boosting foreign involvements,... more
There has been a sharp increase in the number of Sino-Foreign Joint Venture ͑SFJV͒ construction projects in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s. Despite the Chinese Government's new measures for boosting foreign involvements, entering into the construction market remains problematic for many foreign contractors. One of the problems concerns construction disputes. In light of this, this paper reports a study on disputes and dispute resolution systems in SFJVs. A questionnaire survey of 41 practitioners in the field was carried out. The main purpose was to identify the most common sources of disputes and the most commonly used dispute resolution methods in SFJVs. Results show that the sources of construction disputes can be classified into three categories: contractual, cultural, and legal matters. The most commonly used dispute resolution methods are mediation and arbitration. These findings will give both Chinese and foreign contractors invaluable insights into disputes and dispute resolution systems in SFJV projects.
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There has been a sharp increase in the number of Sino-Foreign Joint Venture ͑SFJV͒ construction projects in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s. Despite the Chinese Government's new measures for boosting foreign involvements,... more
There has been a sharp increase in the number of Sino-Foreign Joint Venture ͑SFJV͒ construction projects in the People's Republic of China since the 1990s. Despite the Chinese Government's new measures for boosting foreign involvements, entering into the construction market remains problematic for many foreign contractors. One of the problems concerns construction disputes. In light of this, this paper reports a study on disputes and dispute resolution systems in SFJVs. A questionnaire survey of 41 practitioners in the field was carried out. The main purpose was to identify the most common sources of disputes and the most commonly used dispute resolution methods in SFJVs. Results show that the sources of construction disputes can be classified into three categories: contractual, cultural, and legal matters. The most commonly used dispute resolution methods are mediation and arbitration. These findings will give both Chinese and foreign contractors invaluable insights into disputes and dispute resolution systems in SFJV projects.
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... Queena K. Qian, Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. ... 27.5 percent of total national energy use in 2003, and was projected to increase... more
... Queena K. Qian, Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China. ... 27.5 percent of total national energy use in 2003, and was projected to increase to one-third by 2010 (Tu and Wang, 2004; Wu, 2003 ...
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A recent examination of the significant role of public health has prompted calls to re-investigate how the urban environment affects public health. A vital part of the solution includes Healthy City initiatives that have been the subject... more
A recent examination of the significant role of public health has prompted calls to re-investigate how the urban environment affects public health. A vital part of the solution includes Healthy City initiatives that have been the subject of extensive policies, implications, and practices globally. However, the existing literature mainly focuses on big cities and metropolitan areas, while investigations into small and midsized cities (SMCs) are lacking, and thus reflect the underlying issues of health inequity. This study develops an indicator system for evaluating Healthy City initiatives in SMCs, linking urban design and public health, supported by the analyzed opinions from experts collected using both questionnaires and interviews. The indicator system includes six primary dimensions and 37 variables: urban form and transportation (UFT); health-friendly service (HFS); environmental quality and governance (EQG); community and facility (CF); green and open space (GOS); and ecologic...
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Sustainable campus development has gained the attention of several policymakers and urban planners within the past decades with different campuses across the world claiming to be sustainable or have adopted initiatives of becoming... more
Sustainable campus development has gained the attention of several policymakers and urban planners within the past decades with different campuses across the world claiming to be sustainable or have adopted initiatives of becoming sustainable. The different tools for assessing sustainability in higher education cannot be utilised in all institutions across the globe due to factors such as regional variation. This paper established and formalised a systematic approach to comprehensively review sustainability indicators identified in 13 campus sustainability assessment tools. Thereafter, Twitter social media and an online big data analysis tool were utilised in selecting environmental-based sustainability indicators for higher educational institutions in Nigeria. The rise in the use of social media amongst tertiary institution stakeholders ensures that a better understanding of environmental challenges can be derived from the perspectives of these stakeholders. The findings from the c...
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The ageing population tends to be seen as a burden of cities’ future development. Thus, the public funds for older residents’ wellbeing are at risk of being cut back under the economic austerity due to the prevalent neoliberalism policy... more
The ageing population tends to be seen as a burden of cities’ future development. Thus, the public funds for older residents’ wellbeing are at risk of being cut back under the economic austerity due to the prevalent neoliberalism policy atmosphere. However, some cities set good examples to turn their older citizens into active contributors to sustainable urban development (SUD) by developing age-friendly cities and communities (AFCC). Taking Hong Kong as an example, this study aims to raise a strategy for policymakers, especially at the municipal level, to incorporate the concept of AFCC in SUD. Data were retrieved for our analysis from a published report of the Hong Kong Public Policy Research Fund project. A total of 15 AFCC and SUD policy factors were identified by using factor analysis. The correlations between these policy factors were evaluated and visualised in a synergetic effect network. According to the network, this study indicates that developing the silver hair market c...
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Along with the increase of big data and the advancement of technologies, comprehensive data-driven knowledge of urban systems is becoming more attainable, yet the connection between big-data research and its application e.g., in smart... more
Along with the increase of big data and the advancement of technologies, comprehensive data-driven knowledge of urban systems is becoming more attainable, yet the connection between big-data research and its application e.g., in smart city development, is not clearly articulated. Focusing on Human Mobility, one of the most frequently investigated applications of big data analytics, a framework for linking international academic research and city-level management policy was established and applied to the case of Hong Kong. Literature regarding human mobility research using big data are reviewed. These studies contribute to (1) discovering the spatial-temporal phenomenon, (2) identifying the difference in human behaviour or spatial attributes, (3) explaining the dynamic of mobility, and (4) applying to city management. Then, the application of the research to smart city development are scrutinised based on email queries to various governmental departments in Hong Kong. The identified ...
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With the rapid advancement of urbanisation, the adaptive reuse of heritage plays a key role in achieving sustainable development, which is widely recognised by UNESCO and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In the... more
With the rapid advancement of urbanisation, the adaptive reuse of heritage plays a key role in achieving sustainable development, which is widely recognised by UNESCO and International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). In the process of urban renewal, unclear property rights have seriously hindered the relocation of old houses, compensation and the adaptive reuse of historical buildings, even causing a series of social contradictions, such as violence. Moreover, forced evictions and controversy in dealing with the rights of residents, particularly the so-called ‘nail households’ have attracted public attention. However, few studies have analysed the problems and countermeasures from the perspective of unclear property rights. This study focuses on analysing the unclear property rights of historical buildings to propose an Alternative Governance Model for Historical Building Conservation in China. Founded on the Coase Theorem of externalities and property rights to examine the...
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Economic incentives are widely used to promote green buildings (GB) and consume social resources. However, few studies evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing economic incentives, including hidden costs and benefits. This paper... more
Economic incentives are widely used to promote green buildings (GB) and consume social resources. However, few studies evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing economic incentives, including hidden costs and benefits. This paper applies cost–benefits analysis (CBA) and transaction cost (TC) theory to systematically evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing the green building economic incentives, with focused study on the Gross Floor Area (GFA) Concession Scheme in Hong Kong. The data of costs and benefits indicate how the GFA Concession Scheme motivates stakeholders and how much it benefits the built environment, which provides a solid foundation for the improvement of the GFA Concession Scheme. Expert interviews were conducted to verify and compliment the new CBA framework and provide empirical evidence for policy-makers and researchers to better understand the allocation of costs and benefits. The results show that the effectiveness of the GFA Concession Scheme is rea...
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Smart home energy technology has been verified to be successful for energy reduction in the residential sector. However, the current penetration rate of smart home energy technology is at a low level. Considering the factors of economy,... more
Smart home energy technology has been verified to be successful for energy reduction in the residential sector. However, the current penetration rate of smart home energy technology is at a low level. Considering the factors of economy, policy, and demographics, Guangdong Province in China is a suitable region as an exemplary case to promote smart home energy technology through the urban residents. Therefore, using Guangdong as the targeting area, this research examined the factors influencing residents’ intention to adopt smart home energy technology. A theoretical model based on the theory of planned behavior and Norm Activation Model theory was developed, with special consideration of the complex technical features. A questionnaire survey was performed in Guangdong Province and the data was analyzed by PLS-SEM. The analysis results indicated that residents’ attitude towards technical performance, social norm, perceived behavioral control, and personal norm all have positive influ...
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Limiting the amount of embodied carbon in buildings can help minimize the damaging impacts of global warming through lower upstream emission of CO2. This study empirically investigates the embodied carbon footprint of new-build and... more
Limiting the amount of embodied carbon in buildings can help minimize the damaging impacts of global warming through lower upstream emission of CO2. This study empirically investigates the embodied carbon footprint of new-build and refurbished buildings in both Hong Kong and Melbourne to determine the embodied carbon profile and its relationship to both embodied energy and construction cost. The Hong Kong findings suggest that mean embodied carbon for refurbished buildings is 33-39% lower than new-build projects, and the cost for refurbished buildings is 22-50% lower than new-build projects (per square metre of floor area). The Melbourne findings, however, suggest that mean embodied carbon for refurbished buildings is 4% lower than new-build projects, and the cost for refurbished buildings is 24% higher than new-build projects (per square metre of floor area). Embodied carbon ranges from 645-1,059 kgCO2e/m2 for new-build and 294-655 kgCO2e/m2 for refurbished projects in Hong Kong, a...
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With growing traffic congestion and environmental issues, the interactions between travel behaviour and the built environment have drawn attention from researchers and policymakers to take effective measures to encourage more sustainable... more
With growing traffic congestion and environmental issues, the interactions between travel behaviour and the built environment have drawn attention from researchers and policymakers to take effective measures to encourage more sustainable travel modes and to curb car trips, especially in urbanising areas where travel demand is very complicated. This paper presents how built environmental factors affect public transit choice behaviour in urban villages in China, where a large population of low-income workers are accommodated. This location had a high demand for public transit and special built environmental characteristics. Multinomial logistic regression was employed to examine both the determinants and magnitude of their influence. The results indicate that the impacts of built environments apply particularly in urban villages compared to those in formal residences. In particular, mixed land use generates an adverse effect on public transit choice, a surprising outcome which is cont...
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Sustainable building has become a future development trend in the building sector. Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit (BEER) provides excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings, and to promote... more
Sustainable building has become a future development trend in the building sector. Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit (BEER) provides excellent opportunities to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings, and to promote environmental protection, the rational use of resources, occupants' health, all of which helps to improve the sustainability of existing buildings. Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) provided by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) is a market mechanism to provide financial and technological support for energy efficiency projects. This paper aims to develop a sustainability promotion framework for BEER projects under the EPC mechanism to link the sustainable performance of BEER with the success factors of this EPC mechanism. Different types of building have different energy consumption characteristics. This research focuses on hotel buildings in China. The paper develops a framework for sustainable BEER through an EPC mechanism in hotel buildings based on the...
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ABSTRACT Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit (BEER) is an attractive way toward low carbon buildings through improving energy efficiency of high-energy-consumption existing buildings. Sustainable development strategy has been reaching... more
ABSTRACT Building Energy Efficiency Retrofit (BEER) is an attractive way toward low carbon buildings through improving energy efficiency of high-energy-consumption existing buildings. Sustainable development strategy has been reaching many spheres of human activities. Sustainable BEER aims to integrate the sustainable development concept into existing buildings and retrofit projects. To ensure BEER projects that can fulfill the sustainable development strategy, a project delivery model is one major consideration and Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) is one possible market mechanism to deliver energy efficiency projects. This paper aims to use Analytic Network Process (ANP) to develop a model for sustainable BEER under the EPC mechanism. Key performance indicators (KPIs) for sustainable BEER in hotel buildings and critical success factors (CSFs) for EPC have been identified based on a set of interview and questionnaire survey previously conducted by the authors. In this study, the relationships among sustainable dimensions, KPIs, and CSFs are identified through a focus group discussion. Finally, an ANP model is built based on the data collected in the group discussion using the SuperDecision software.
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PurposeThe aim of this paper is to investigate the major differences between the government's role in building energy efficiency (BEE) in China and three developed countries, and to further the understanding of market expectations of... more
PurposeThe aim of this paper is to investigate the major differences between the government's role in building energy efficiency (BEE) in China and three developed countries, and to further the understanding of market expectations of the most effective government measures to encourage BEE development in China.Design/methodology/approachThe approach taken was: establish a framework for a critical comparative study; compare and assess the BEE promotion measures available to governments in the USA, Canada, the UK and China; survey the BEE market expectations of building design professionals to better understand the favourable measures the Chinese Government could take to further promote BEE; and triangulate the findings of the comparative study and questionnaire survey to develop recommendations for BEE promotion in mainland China.FindingsEconomic incentives are important for BEE promotion at the current stage, but they are lacking in China. Active government interventions, such as...
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PurposeBuilding energy efficiency retrofit (BEER) not only provides excellent opportunities to reduce overall energy consumption of buildings in a city but also encourages environmental protection, the rational use of resources, and... more
PurposeBuilding energy efficiency retrofit (BEER) not only provides excellent opportunities to reduce overall energy consumption of buildings in a city but also encourages environmental protection, the rational use of resources, and occupants' healthcare, which all contribute towards the sustainability of existing buildings. However, there is a lack of effective performance indicators to measure the sustainability of BEER projects. The aim of this paper is to formulate a list of key performance indicators (KPI) for the sustainability assessment of BEER in hotel buildings.Design/methodology/approachFirst, a literature review and in‐depth interviews with industry experts and academic researchers were conducted, which filtered the performance indicators for assessing sustainability. Second, a questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data from various groups of experts to analyze the significance of the selected performance indicators. Finally, a model based on fuzzy set theory...
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Page 1. Introduction In the People's Republic of China (PRC), the term `amicable dispute resolution mechanism' includes `friendly' negotiation, conciliation and mediation, both before and... more
Page 1. Introduction In the People's Republic of China (PRC), the term `amicable dispute resolution mechanism' includes `friendly' negotiation, conciliation and mediation, both before and during arbitration proceedings, but stops short of the full hearing in an arbitration. ...
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