Green real estate development in China: State of art and prospect agenda—A review

Zhang, Xiaoling

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.03.012

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“…Chan et al [101] indicated that besides the basic policy guidance of government departments, both trade associations and non-governmental organizations can expand the range of education and publicity measures. In addition, from the long-term point of view, awakening the public awareness and enhancing participation on GBTS are important measures to enhance the social appeal of GBTS [77,102] and to improve the adoption and popularization of GBTS. Therefore, in order to better solve the GBTS adoption behavior of the designers, we should strengthen the GBTS-related technical ability of other relevant subjects such as green building materials suppliers, developers, construction enterprises and other relevant subjects with measurements from government, trade associations and non-governmental organizations.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Green building is deemed an effective means to realize the sustainable development of environment, economy and society in the construction industry. Green building technologies (GBTS) are important to realize green buildings. In order to make the application of GBTS be adopted and popularized effectively, it is especially important for us to gain thorough comprehension of the key problems that affect the adoption of GBTS. The target of this paper is to better understand the adoption of GBTS from the perspective of designers. This article utilizes a questionnaire to investigate Chinese architectural designers. Through establishing a structural equation model and an analysis of the survey data, the key factors influencing the adoption of GBTS by designers in the Design Company were found out. The results denote that the adoption motivation, the capability of GBTS, the knowledge structure and the defects of GBTS are the significant factors that affect designers' adoption behaviors. However, the management support of GBTS has no significant effect on designers' adoption behavior. The research results are helpful to improve adoption of GBTS in design units and accelerate the transformation of GBTS achievements. Additionally, they can promote the application of GBTS in the field of construction. Based on the quantitative theoretical model (the structural equation model), this paper finds out the key factors that affect the application of GBTS from the perspective of designers, enriching the theoretical methods of GBTS research and complementing the relevant literature of GBTS research. Future research will analyze the adoption behavior of GBTS from the point of other stakeholders and from the internal level of the design units.Sustainability 2018, 10, 4135 2 of 22 environmentally responsible and improve the effective utilization of energy efficiency" [7]. Because of the negative impact of conventional buildings on both the environment and the climate, green buildings are perceived as effective substitutes for traditional buildings. It plays an important role in environmental protection and resource conservation [8,9].GBTS are an important means to improve energy efficiency and an effective way to realize green building [10,11]. In recent years, due to its advantages, there has been some research on GBTS. From the perspective of the whole life cycle of architecture, researchers study the environmental pollution and other issues [10][11][12][13][14][15]. GBTS include solar systems, green roofs and walls, heat pumps and the application of corresponding technologies throughout the construction project delivery process [8,13,16]. Some GBTS, such as green roofs, solar energy and precast concrete, have been introduced into the development of green projects. Green buildings are required to integrate the interactions between GBTS and other building components to reduce the impact on the environment [17,18]. Building energy efficiency can be remarkably improved by the use of GBTS to renovate existing buildings [15,19]. A large n...

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Wang

Zhang

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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“…There is consensus in the literature that these rating systems and labeling programs are instrumental in furthering the use of GBTs and practices [26][27][28][29]. Scholars have also argued that financial and regulatory incentive schemes are of great importance to the successful adoption of GBTs and practices [30][31][32][33].…”

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“…Häkkinen and Belloni [34] further claimed that developing the awareness of clients about the benefits of green buildings is one of the most essential actions to encourage green building. Moreover, as the attitudes and behaviors of consumers and the public have a significant influence on the promotion of green building [35], strengthening publicity and education has been considered an effective means to boost public awareness of environmental sustainability and customers' willingness to pay for green buildings [28]. After a careful review of the literature, Table 1 provides a list of 12 proposed strategies for promoting GBTs adoption in the construction industry.…”

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confidence: 99%

Strategies for Promoting Green Building Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry—An International Study

2017

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Abstract:Because green building technologies (GBTs) adoption is a promising way of ameliorating the sustainability performance of buildings, GBTs are receiving increased interest in the global construction community. The barriers to the adoption of GBTs, such as higher cost and lack of awareness, further indicate that proper strategies need to be devised for promoting the wider adoption of GBTs in buildings development. However, there exist limited empirical studies identifying the strategies for promoting GBTs adoption in the construction industry. This study aims to identify the strategies that are important for promoting GBTs adoption in construction. After a comprehensive literature review to identify strategies for the promotion of GBTs adoption, empirical data were gleaned through a questionnaire survey with 104 green building experts around the world. The analysis results validated the importance of all of the 12 promotion strategies used for the study. Green building experts from different countries and with different backgrounds had significant agreement on the relative importance ranking of the promotion strategies. Furthermore, "financial and further market-based incentives for GBTs adopters", "availability of better information on cost and benefits of GBTs", "mandatory governmental policies and regulations", and "green rating and labeling" were identified as the top four important promotion strategies. The research findings provide a valuable reference to assist practitioners and policy makers in developing practical strategies for promoting GBTs adoption to eventually achieve the sustainable development of buildings. From the perspective of international experts, this study adds to the green building literature by offering empirical evidence of the important strategies for promoting GBTs adoption in the construction industry. Future research will investigate the interrelationships among the promotion strategies and their impacts on the GBTs adoption process.

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“…In large and midsize cities, represented by Wuxi, Haining, Jinhua, Yangzhou and Changzhou, real estate development maintained relatively stable growth. By contrast, these cities tended to have more capacity for growth in the real estate market than huge and mega cities (Zhang 2015). Several factors for this phenomenon included population influx from central cities, modifications and updates of existing units in older cities, abundant land resources for real estate development.…”

Section: Real Estate Investmentmentioning

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The inhabited environment, infrastructure development and advanced urbanization in China’s Yangtze River Delta Region

Zhu

Gao

Zhou

et al. 2016

Environ. Res. Lett.

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This paper analyzes the relationship among the inhabited environment, infrastructure development and environmental impacts in China's heavily urbanized Yangtze River Delta region. Using primary human environment data for the period 2006-2014, we examine factors affecting the inhabited environment and infrastructure development: urban population, GDP, built-up area, energy consumption, waste emission, transportation, real estate and urban greenery. Then we empirically investigate the impact of advanced urbanization with consideration of cities' differences. Results from this study show that the growth rate of the inhabited environment and infrastructure development is strongly influenced by regional development structure, functional orientations, traffic network and urban size and form. The effect of advanced urbanization is more significant in large and mid-size cities than huge and mega cities. Energy consumption, waste emission and real estate in large and midsize cities developed at an unprecedented rate with the rapid increase of economy. However, urban development of huge and mega cities gradually tended to be saturated. The transition development in these cities improved the inhabited environment and ecological protection instead of the urban construction simply. To maintain a sustainable advanced urbanization process, policy implications included urban sprawl control polices, ecological development mechanisms and reforming the economic structure for huge and mega cities, and construct major cross-regional infrastructure, enhance the carrying capacity and improvement of energy efficiency and structure for large and midsize cities.

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Green real estate development in China: State of art and prospect agenda—A review

Cited by 89 publications

References 109 publications

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Key Factors to Green Building Technologies Adoption in Developing Countries: The Perspective of Chinese Designers

Strategies for Promoting Green Building Technologies Adoption in the Construction Industry—An International Study

The inhabited environment, infrastructure development and advanced urbanization in China’s Yangtze River Delta Region

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