Green building standards as socio-technical actors in municipal environmental policy

Goulden, Shula; Erell, Evyatar; Garb, Yaakov; Pearlmutter, David

doi:10.1080/09613218.2015.1116844

Cited by 53 publications

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“…Internationally it is suggested that the 'market leaders' have been adopted and adapted for their 'brand' value (Cole & Valdebenito, 2013) and interpretive flexibility (Goulden et al, 2015) and to aid market transformation (Todd, Pyke, & Tufts, 2013). However, the efficacy of certification in producing energy-efficient buildings has been questioned (Newsham et al, 2009;Scofield, 2009Scofield, , 2013.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…BREEAM has been analysed elsewhere for how its use resembles other multi-criteria sustainability assessments that have been found not to guarantee energy performance (Goulden et al, 2015;Newsham et al, 2009;Scofield, 2013). It has been further suggested that BREEAM functions as a design guide similarly to a tick-list (Ding, 2008), whose very flexibility in achieving compliance may explain its uptake as a model for other assessments internationally (Cole & Valdebenito, 2013;Ding, 2008).…”

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“…268-271) labelling and certification schemes) operate as energy efficiency or performance 'standards' in that they define acceptable, expected, normal, legitimate and uniform features and performance of buildings (Faulconbridge, Cass, & Connaughton, 2017). These include building regulations and building environmental assessment mechanisms (BEAMs) (Cole, 2005;Goulden, Erell, Garb, & Pearlmutter, 2015), the analysis of which has focused 'on technical features and building performance, with little emphasis on the questions of how and why they are used in practice' (Goulden et al, 2015, pp. 1-2;also Schweber, 2013).…”

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Energy-related standards and UK speculative office development

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2017

Building Research & Information

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Non-domestic buildings have great potential for energy-related emission reductions in response to climate change. However, high-specification office buildings in the UK demonstrate that regulation, assessment and certification ('standards') have not incentivized the development of lower-energy office buildings as expected. Making use of the concepts of 'qualculation' and 'calculative agency', qualitative case studies of 10 speculatively developed office buildings in London, UK, provide new insight into why this is the case. Interview data (n = 57) are used to illustrate how 'market standards' substitute for user needs, and ratchet up the provision of building services to maximize marketability competitively. The examples of energy modelling and the market's (mis)use of British Council for Offices guidelines are used to explain how such standards perversely bolster energy-demanding levels of specification and building services, and militate against lowerenergy design, in the sector researched. The potentials for alternative, performance-based standards and new industry norms of quality are discussed. It is concluded that at least the London speculative office market by its very constitution and operation, including the reliance on standards, continues to create increasingly energy-demanding buildings.

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2017

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“…The software used for the generation of science mapping and visualization was VOSviewer (version 1.6.16, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands). VOSviewer is an open-source tool, which is highly recommended in the literature, that has versatile features for mapping and has been used widely in various fields [ 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 ]. Therefore, to achieve the objectives of the current study, the VOSviewer was used.…”

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Effect of Short Fiber Reinforcements on Fracture Performance of Cement-Based Materials: A Systematic Review Approach

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Fracture characteristics were used to effectively evaluate the performance of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites. The fracture parameters provided the basis for crack stability analysis, service performance, safety evaluation, and protection. Much research has been carried out in the proposed study field over the previous two decades. Therefore, it was required to analyze the research trend from the available bibliometric data. In this study, the scientometric analysis and science mapping techniques were performed along with a comprehensive discussion to identify the relevant publication field, highly used keywords, most active authors, most cited articles, and regions with largest impact on the field of fracture properties of cement-based materials (CBMs). Furthermore, the characteristic of various fibers such as steel, polymeric, inorganic, and carbon fibers are discussed, and the factors affecting the fracture properties of fiber-reinforced CBMs (FRCBMs) are reviewed. In addition, future gaps are identified. The graphical representation based on the scientometric review could be helpful for research scholars from different countries in developing research cooperation, creating joint ventures, and exchanging innovative technologies and ideas.

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“…There is a substantial literature on how formal regulations have influenced office design (Hamza and Greenwood, 2009;Pan and Garmston, 2012;Goulden et al, 2015). Regulatory standards are, however, only the tip of the iceberg.…”

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confidence: 99%